~~~Easter Dining Room~~~~

Last week I decorated the dining room for Easter but have been so busy I haven't had a chance to share. So, here it is. This is how the table looked for winter with the oriental accents.

 Here we go with Easter! I didn't have a runner but as you will see I found a beautiful one the other day at....wait for it....HOME GOODS!!!! I swear they should pay me to advertize:):) They do not, sadly:):)

 I placed  my faux tulips in faux water on a glass cake pedestal and surrounded that with sparkly eggs. At the base is a feather wreath that I Love!!!!

 These 2 bunnies were a gift from my daughter years ago. I had seen them in a gift shop, way up on a shelf and told her about them. She surprised me and got them! I will always treasure them.....and HER!

 The server.

 I put all the "sparkly" bunnies on here. This guy holds an Easter tree.

 This tall bunny is from Steinmart last year.

 I got 2 of these where I used to work, last year for 50/50! That menas half off then half off again (75% off).

 This one is so pretty!

 sweet face

 "Here Mom"!

 Here is the runner.

 I love the embroidery at the ends

I changed out the candles to yellow.

 They look much GOLDER in these pictures than they really are. They are a pretty soft yellow.

I also found some sparkly egg branches the other day at Pier One so added them to the server to embellish it a little!

Hope you have enjjoyed seeing some more of my Easter decor. I love changing thigs out for the seasons. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. I love to read them all! Have a great weekend!!!! XO, Pinky

~~~So, this is SOME of what I did yesterday~~~~~~

Ok, so these pics came out at the beginning of the post and I don't know how to change that:):) Here is the hutch totally "done". I am happy with it now:):)

Yesterday was a glorious day, it got up to 79 degrees!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to get alot accomplished and I DID!!! Here is some of it. In the morning I decoded I wasn't happy with the hutch, so I "embellished " it a little. Added some branches, then later added my "spice" dishes. I will add that picture at the end cause I forgot to put it here:):)I also took the flowers that were still alive and put them in this tulip vase for the table. I cut some forsythia to add to it too.

 I got Mrs. Bunny that other day at Michaels with my 40% off coupon. Isn't she CUTE!!??

 Detail of the tulip vase. I got this many years ago.

 Then it was out to my work table in the garage. During the winter stuff just got thrown out here and it was a big mess!

 I organized all the boxes a little better and cleared off the work table except for my latest project. I am going to make this wreath for next Winter!

 Then I cleared out all the leaves that had blown under the over hand in the front of the house. This is just a SMALL pile. There were ALOT more!

 Work in progress:)

 I also found my Bunny pillow and.....

My little chicky pillow!

 Embellished the bunny planter with some yellow flowers.

 Then it was dinner time. I had made the deviled eggs in the morning, we also had potato salad and sliced tomato for our burgers that Joe did on the grill. YUM!

 Joe's favorite beans, B and M. I don't like them so didn't have any beans:)

 It was so nice to eat with the sliding doors open and the breeze blowing. We could hahve eaten out on the deck but we haven't gotten the chairs out yet:) Even though I worked my BU__ off, I enjoyed every minute of it! I also stripped the bed and washed the sheets, swept and blew the front porch, driveway and breakfast room deck, and washed the glass on the storm door and the 2 big windows beside the front door. WHEW!!!!! Thanks again for stopping by! XO, Pinky

~~~Look what came in the Mail yesterday!!!~~~

I was so excited yesterday to receive these items that I WON from Michael Lee at Designs by Gollum!!!!! The new book by Lori Wilde, The Welacome Home Garden Club............

 whoops!

 AND, these GORGEOUS dishes!!!!! Now we all know I do not NEED any more dishes but I am so thrilled to have WON these. They are so pretty and I can't wait to do a table with them!

 I got a 16 piece setting, service for 4! So be on the lookout for a new table done with my new dishes in an upcoming post! THANK YOU so much to Michael Lee for the opportunity to win these!!!!! If you haven't been to her blog RUN right over there. She is a GREAT writer herself having published a LONG list of books that I am enjoying too! She also has awesome giveaways, (as you can see) and has a beautiful blog. You can find her at http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/.  As always THANKS for stopping by!!!! XO, Pinky