Easter Decorating Ideas

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The Cutest Easter Decorations For The Home Ever!

Ah, cute, adorable or outstanding Easter decorating items and collectibles displayed all around the house! Although Easter time celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ it is also celebrating the rebirth of the nature. The spring has set in and installed for good and we all get a special feeling of fresh air, the need to bring bright colors to our homes, and feel happier and more joyful than in the winter time.

One of the best ways to celebrate the advent of the spring is to put up your Easter decorations or browsing the stores searching for spring-y colored decorating items. Here you will find a wide range of Easter decoration ideas that will set up the new season in your home and bring a smile on your face.

Decorate the House with Easter Crafts Made by the Kids

Easter crafts always make superb ornaments

Easter eggs painted like bunnies

Easter homemade crafts to make with the kids are always a great source for decorating the house. A few weeks before Easter, you can plan some Easter craft projects for the children so that you can keep them occupied before spring definitely sets and allows them to play outside of the house. This way you'll have all your homemade Easter decorations ready on time and all would have been made at home.

In the wide range of Easter crafts projects for kids, you can make homemade Easter cards, Easter banners and signs, dyed eggs, build your very own Easter tree, create Easter table centerpies and much more. Here are a few tutorials and printables for starting to make Easter crafts at home.

Photo: Easter eggs painted like bunnies © Melinda Nagy - Visit Dreamstime.com if you wish to see and get the actual the photo.

Find Easter Craft Ideas to Make at Home

Create Easter bunnies, chicks, bells and more!

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Clothespin Easter Bunny or Clothes Peg Easter Bunnies
How to make Easter bunnies from clothespins or clothes pegs.
Clay Pot Bunny Craft
How to make a clay pot or terra cotta bunny, with sculpey clay features.
Bunny Boom Craft Family
How to make an Easter bunny family from chenille stems and pompoms.
Jewelled Eggs - Faux Faberge Jewel Eggs for Easter
How to make faux Faberge jewelled egss for Easter.
How to Make an Easter Chick Door Hanger
Free printable pattern to make an Easter chick Door Hanger.
Carrot Tree
Lure the Easter Bunny to your house with this mini indoor tree bearing his favorite snack; another great Easter craft from FamilyFun.com.
Easter Eggs: Easter Dove
Make an Easter dove with this egg decorating craft from FamilyFun.com
Easter Printables
Easter Printables for children | Easter bookmarks | Easter stationery | Easter scrapbook paper | Easter cards to print
Easter Printables: Coloring Pages, Puzzles & More
These Easter printables include a word search, dot-to-dot printables, Easter coloring pages, word jumbles, and mazes.

Display Dyed and Decorated Easter Eggs Through the Home

Eggs are the most popular Easter symbols

Faberge St. Petersburg Crystal Petite Egg Collection Clear Crystal Eggs Imperial Crown Egg
Photo: Faberge St. Petersburg Crystal Petite Egg Collection Clear Crystal Eggs Imperial Crown Egg

Easter eggs, whether decorated Easter eggs or simply dyed eggs are the most popular Easter decorations. You can get Easter eggs from two different sources: craft them at home as a wonderful Easter craft project or buy them directly from the store.

Dying eggs is quite easy to do, all you need is vinegar, food coloring and water. Mix these ingredients and trempez the eggs in the mixture. An alternative would be to create character eggs with paintings and craft materials such as beads, pipe cleaners, construction paper. A fantastic idea to decorate Easter eggs would be to paint them a sober color and glue beads and artificial crystals on them in order to make Faberge styled Easter eggs.

Buying Easter eggs in stores can be challenging as those available on the market are made out of so many different materials such as plastic, ceramic, crystal, etc. and come in so many different exquisite designs that you might find yourself wanting to get all of them.

Pack of 24 Textured Glitter Pastel Floral Hydrangea Easter Egg Ornaments 5"

Amazon Price: $79.99 (as of 05/31/2012)Buy Now

I definitely love flowers and their bright colors, therefore, I just can't help myself but love these brightly colored hydrangea Easter eggs which will bring a classy touch to your Easter tree. Ornaments measure 5"x4" and come in a box of 24 Easter egg ornaments.

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Easter Flowers Bring the Spring to your Home

Symbolize the rebirth of Nature with bunches of Easter flowers

Tulips and decorated easter egg

Tulips, lilies, daisies are known as Easter flowers and bring the spring to your home on Easter time. As a matter of fact, flowers remind us that Nature is once again back to life and that winter's definitely behind us. Flowers bring a touch of color to any house and color brings happiness and joy to individuals.

As said above, white lilies ( that represent the resurrection of the Christ on Easter time), multicolored tulips and daisies are generally regarded as Easter flowers but you can, naturally, use any type of flowers to decorate the house on Easter; just make sure you use a bunch of different pastel or bright and warm colors such as yellow, pink, red, orange, pastel pink, yellow and coral or dark orange.

Photo: Tulips and decorated Easter egg © Melinda Nagy - Visit Dreamstime.com to see the actual photo.
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Create an Easter Tree Decorated with Easter Ornaments and Symbols

Adopt the European custom to display an Easter tree in the home

Avon Blossoming Fiber Optic Lighted Musical Tree
Photo: Avon Blossoming Fiber Optic Lighted Musical Tree

Easter trees are an European tradition that is coming from Germany and which has become popular on Easter time even in America. Making your own Easter tree is really easy: gather some branches, arrange them in a vase or a container that you can decorate with Easter symbols and hand some Easer egg and ornaments. Personalize your Easter tree with homemade Easter garlands or tissue paper flowers.

Naturally stores also sell Easter trees and you can fin a wide range of different ones, from Easter egg ornament stand to actual Easter trees made with ornamental branches. Personally, I always set up a homemade Easter tree but I'm currently thinking of buying one as while browsing the Web, I saw some outstanding Easter trees that really would work wonders in my house.

Pack of 2 Decorative Spring Pastel Easter Egg Potted Wire Trees 18"

Amazon Price: $64.99 (as of 05/31/2012)Buy Now

This lovely white wire pastel Easter tree comes already decorated with exquisite eggs and an Easter bunny on its top. The pot is made out of resin. This 18 " tree is definitely a must have to decorate your house on Easter and come in pack of two trees.

Easter Baskets and Easter Nests Make Fantastic Easter Decorations!

The different uses for Easter nests and baskets

Easter baskets are certainly the most popular gifts to get our loved ones on Easter but they also make outstanding Easter decorating items to emphasize the Easter atmosphere in the house. Along with baskets, Easter nests make also outstanding decorations! They come in different forms, like nests with eggs, Easter wreaths to hang on the entry door, and you can even find Easter trees with an Easter nest on their top.

Athough both Easter baskets and nests make an excellent support to hide eggs and have the kids hunt for them in the home, they also make perfect ornaments on your Easter table. For example, an exquisite ceramic Easter basket including salt and pepper bunnies bring joy to your table. Another excellent Easter table decorating item would be empty nests to place next to your guests plates filled with bread.

Pack of 6 Spring Serenity Flourishing Brown Decorative Twig Birds Nests 12"

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Easter nests are popular decorating items and will look gorgeous displayed in the house. You can fill them with candies for the kids to hunt for them on Easter Sunday. Another idea would be to fill them with tiny decorated eggs and place these exquisite nests on your Easter table.

Some Easter Basket and Nest Examples to Display all around the House

Details that bring the Easter mood to your home

Pack of 4 Glitter Springtime Basket & Easter Bunny Table Top Decorations
Photo: Pack of 4 Glitter Springtime Basket & Easter Bunny Table Top Decorations

Easter baskets can be filled with many other things than eggs. For example, you could get a nicely crafted Jim Shore Easter diorama basket filled with two bunnies, a church and a lovely countryside decor.

Instead, a cute Easter egg and bird topiary tree placed on the center of your Easter dining table will look gorgeous and perfect your table decorating. The pleasure is even more delightful when you place four of these cute EAster egg and bird topiaries all around the dining room on Easter Sunday.

As said in the previous chapter, your Easter table wouldn't be complete if you don't have a basked filled with bunny shaped salt and pepper containers, so make sure to get a set and place it on your table during Easter period.

Another fantastic Easter nest decorating idea is the one of an adorable Easter wreath that comes in a rustic and natural appearance and will work wonders on your front door or even on any door of your house.

How about getting an adorable lit Easter basket? Like one that's been crafted after Sam Butcher's creations and that would represent 35 Easter eggs and Precious Moments chidren... The range of choice is quite large and you just might find yourself wanting to get all of them.

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Easter Cutouts, Paper Ornaments and Window Clings

Cheap and quick Easter decorations to set up

Easter Window Cling Glitter Decoration - 6 pack Assortment
Photo: Easter Window Cling
Glitter Decoration

Gathering Easter ornaments is sometimes a long process, more particularly if you're on a tight budget and can't afford the expense of 100's of Easter decorations in just one month. Therefore, in order to set up the Easter mood to your house, a great alternative is to use Easter cutouts and paper decorations.

These Easter decorations mostly made out of paper or other materials feature Easter symbols such as banners and garlands, featuring religious characters and symbols as well as flowers, bunnies, chicks, etc. They're a great alternative to decorate the house on Easter time when one doesn't have a fortune to spend on this.

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Displaying Easter Banners and Garlands Indoor and Outdoor

Easter garlands and banners can bring a touch of magic to your home

EASTER PASTEL Glass Beaded Garland Bethany Lowe
Photo: Easter Pastel Glass Beaded Garland Bethany Lowe

Easter garlands and banners are also a great way to brighten the house as well as to welcome your visitors. They're easy to install as you just have to pin them on the walls or the doors and come in several different designs. A first idea that comes to my mind is a lighted garland featuring brightly colored Easter eggs; as indeed, lighted garlands aren't just Christmas-y decorations.

Another idea would be to display a nicely done garland made out of berries, branches and eggs; that is really in the Easter spirit, in the dining room in order to reinforce the spring-y atmosphere of your Easter Sunday dinner.

How about a nice metallic garland displaying dozens of pastel colored Easter eggs? They even may address a Happy Easter message to your family and guests.

Personally I love and enjoy flower garlands and even have some at home; they make oustanding decorations for your Easter holiday and can even stay hanged on the walls for the entire season.

In the quite wide collection of potential banners, we also find Easter flags, those also come in many different designs such as funny bunny, adorable chicks and, naturally, Christian flags that deliver a message of peace and love for Easter.

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Easter Decorating Ideas in the News

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Lest we forget: Graves decorated for Memorial Day
James Miller/The Marion Star » Artificial decorations are allowed at Marion Cemetery on Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Memorial Day. They may be placed three days prior to the holiday, and can remain until the seventh day after the holiday.
Help for grooms wading into unfamiliar territory
Easter suggests that a groom who wants to have a hand in the ceremony's colors or decorations tread lightly. "Most brides are going to do things the traditional way," he says. "They buy dresses with their maid of honor or her sisters or her mother.
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It makes them special and associated with that holiday more. we have with our holiday decoration, same tote (Halloween, Easter, Valentine's day too) and we also have seasons- they come out on the equinox/solstice (ex. spring books on garden, ...
Jackson County deals with sharp increase in indigent burials
By KAREN NELSON ? klnelson@sunherald.com KAREN NELSON/SUN HERALDA prayer group from Ocean Springs placed Easter decorations at the Jackson County Cemetery for the indigent near the Seaman Road landfill on Seaman Road in Latimer.

A Stunning Easter Table to Make with Just Themed Centerpieces

Easter centerpiece, table linen and more

Pink Flower Centerpieces (6 count)
Photo: Pink Flower Centerpieces
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There's nothing as agreeable as a nicely decorated holiday table on Easter time. For this reason, you're going to want to find the most beautiful and delicate Easter table linens to brighten your Easter dinner. There's a wide range of nice Easter table linen to find in stores, such as table cloth, napkins and napkin rings, Easter themed placemats or table runner. On the other hand, there are some decorations that will brighten your Easter table, such as an Easter floral centerpiece, an Easter salt and pepper set, Easter themed dining set, etc.

The Pink Flower Centerpiece presented on the right is a great example of exquisite Easter table decoration. This exquisite Easter flower centerpiece supports a battery operated tea light and come in a pack of 6 so that you can display all of the on the center of the table. They'll bring a warm atmosphere to your family Easter dinner. Each container measures 3.25" x 8.25". Do not use real flame candles, only battery operated candle lights.

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  • elynmac Apr 10, 2012 @ 9:05 am | delete
    I like to put chocolate eggs in nests. Very sweet.
  • TheLifestyleChanger Apr 7, 2012 @ 2:05 am | delete
    I love the Saint Petersburg Faberge crystal eggs. Happy Easter and Easter Blessings.
  • mariajones Mar 30, 2012 @ 8:31 am | delete
    Such a colourful lens.All these ideas are really beautiful.
  • Theresa Malloy Mar 29, 2012 @ 10:04 am | delete
    The entire family( 6 of us ) colors Easter eggs. Its a whole evening , some colors some paint its pretty involved. But in order to have just three each i have to boil so many they will not be eaten. So this year i am trying something new. I am getting styrofoam eggs at the craft store and We are going to decorate those.I have styrofoam safe paints ,glitter , sequences . It should be fun. I wonder if we put the styrofoam eggs in the dye mix if it will work or would the vinegar and styrofoam react to each other ? Happy Easter Everyone !!
  • uneasywriter Mar 22, 2012 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Nice lens. Great ideas for Easter. It's a beautiful lens as well!
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Homemade Easter Craft Ideas to Decorate the House 

All New Crafts For Easter (All New Holiday Crafts For Kids)

Amazon Price: $3.20 (as of 05/31/2012)Buy Now

This book is packed with gorgeous tutorials to help you make from tissue box Easter basket to ribbon flower garland; and includes drawings to allow you ensure what you do is right.

Easter Table Centerpiece Decorating Idea 

Set of 2 Decorative Pastel & Plaid Dressed Easter Bunny Table Top Figures 19.5"

Amazon Price: $139.99 (as of 05/31/2012)Buy Now

Setting up a gorgeous Easter table doesn't require more than a 19.5" tall exquisite pastel couple of Easter bunnies.

How About Easter Bunny Hats to Decorate the House? 

Pack of 9 Whimsical Spring & Easter Themed Top Hat Decorations 8"

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Although it might sound strange, I definitely like the idea to decorate the house with lavender and pastel pink bunny hats. These 6"x 8" Easter hats are quite original spring-y decorating items; which will wow your guests!