I shared this tutorial originally over at The DIY Club but love to have it here on my site too.
I fell in love with a Pottery Barn vignette as I often do. This one was for Easter. PB one is pink but I wanted yellow.
Problem: Silk flowers/branch, pitcher, 2 bunnies = $200 for seasonal decor!
So pretty much not going to happen on my budget.
However, out of reach decor inspires DIY projects.
Materials:
- Creamy white vase (I had a pitcher. Scour thrift stores/etc.)
- White ribbon
- Straight pins
- Deco Art Paint (Americana Gloss Enamels in white and added a bit of Deco Art Dazzling Metallics bronze and Americana Acrylic in eggshell)
- White bunnies (I used two ceramic bunnies I already had in my Easter decor)
- Paper Mache Eggs x 11 (approximately less than $10 with Michael’s coupon)
- Faux Forsythia ($5 at Michaels). If it’d every stop snowing, we have real Forsythia but no such luck just yet.
My Total: Less than $20
Tutorial: Arrange Forsythia or branch in vase. Decide where eggs should be hung.
Make a loop of ribbon and knot the end
Insert straight pin through side without knot.
Push pin with the ribbon into top of paper mache egg.
Hang on a branch in your arrangement.
I used these three paints, mostly white mixing in a touch of the others.
Paint the paper mache eggs.
I painted them while they were hanging so I didn’t have to paint then dry and turn and paint again. However, my fingers were covered in paint. 🙂
My existing Easter bunny stash dug out of storage…
Ali helped out and gave the bunnies a fresh new look using the same paint I mixed above to paint the eggs.
Let eggs dry about 30 minutes. Use a pencil to draw the letters to spell
“HAPPY EASTER” or “spring”.
I made a similar fuzzy/scribbled font as my PB inspiration using a Sharpie, tracing over the penciled letters.
All done…
I love the vase you have the flowers in and those eggs are adorable! The whole thing is too cute and SCREAMS Easter.
Wow! You did a great job knocking off PB's decor! I love the bunnies painted white! What a difference some paint can make! And I love the yellow flowers! If my dining room table wasn't covered in dishes from my kitchen (currently re-finishing the cabinets) I'd try to do this too! I'll save it for next year. Beautiful!
Jen
Scissors & Spatulas
Wow Roeshel – your centerpiece turned out great!! I LOVE how BIG it is. It really fills up your table, and those yellow flowers are so pretty.
You had me cracking up with those bunny quotes. Thanks for a great tutorial!
Meredith @ Welcome to Heardmont
Yes please! How gorgeous!!! The power of paint still amazes me 🙂
Shelley
Crazy Wonderful
I love this! I love yours better than PB…great job! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful! Love those bunnies white!
Mary
looks great !
GORGEOUS!! loveee this a lot
lindo maravilhoso ……….
This looks gorgeous! I would love to try this out, plus our forsythia just started blooming!
Awesome idea! This turned out so well!
I like yours better than Pottery Barn's! Fantastic!
This is amazing! Yours is better thou, for sure! And I especially love the squiggily letters! xox!
you clever girl!!! that looks great! and dare i say better than PB's!!
Fabulous!! I think I like it better than PB's!! I'm featuring you for my Flaunt it Friday Features… thanks for linking up. 🙂
Roeshel, Your easter display is wonderful! I love the bunnies painted white and the egg tree is adorable.
xo,
Sherry
The simplicity is amazing…very elegant. Sometimes I get tired of the “pastel colors” of Easter. I’m on the hut for some rabbits and eggs to paint ;o)
your spring decor is fantastic! I mean dreamy! You absolutely nailed that PB ensemble! Thank you for the step by step, it really opens my eyes as to options and how I can DIY too!
I LOVE this! I am heading over to my local thrift shop today – I know I saw some bunnies the last time I was there! What a great idea to paint them white!
🙂 Rachael
Thanks for doing a tutorial on this! I am still absolutely head over heels over your Easter centerpiece.
Adorable love it !!!!
Kathy 🙂
This is absolutely incredible! I am much more of a wish-er than a DO-ER but do I ever wish I could do this!!
Amazing!!!
Your vignette is so beautiful!!! Looks amazing!!
I came over from the White Party at 504 Main.
Ruth
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