DIY Easter Decorations to Add Some Cheer to Your Home This April

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Brass Bunny Tablescape

Create a welcoming fluffle (that’s the name of a group of rabbits!) by anchoring placecards under the paws of small brass bunnies.  For added appeal, create a “rabbit runner” down the length of the table.

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Bunny Napkins

Cute as a pink button nose, these bunny napkins can be assembled in 10 minutes flat and will add so much charm to your Easter table. To make: Paint small wooden craft beads pink, allow to dry completely. Fold a napkin in half, corner to corner, then roll up, starting from the point. Fold the rolled napkin into a U-shape. Loop a length of raffia around the napkin and through the craft bead. Fray raffia to create whiskers.

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Button Eggs

Head the the sewing basket and grab the spare buttons to create these jewel-like beauties. To make:Start by dying eggs the same colors as the buttons. Once dry, hot-glue buttons to the eggs, either covering completely or in a center band.

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Brass Candlestick Egg Display

Place decorative eggs in a mix of sizes and colors on vintage brass or glass candlesticks to create a festive sideboard display.  Keep eggs secured using museum wax.

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DIY Candy Stands

Serve seasonal candy and cookies on DIY pedestals. Set decorative plates or shallow bowls on overturned (or upright) footed dishes, candlesticks, or sugar bowls.  Use museum wax to hold the pieces together.

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Egg Tree

The German tradition of decorating trees dates back centuries. To make this version, fill a tea tin with floral foam and insert blooming branches (here, dogwood).  Hang dyed blown or painted wooden eggs using a length of ribbon looped around the egg and held in place with a wooden craft bead.

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Deviled Egg Plate

Air dry clay makes fashioning this DIY deviled egg plate oh-so simple. To make: Shape air-dry clay into desired-size plate (shown on napkin below). Use a fake or hard-boiled egg to make shallow, egg-shaped indentations in clay; dry completely. Paint edge desired color. Spray with food-safe semigloss lacquer to seal.

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Egg Carton Wreath

Made from the common paper egg carton this wreath will look spectacular displayed on a covered door or over the mantel. To make: Cut individual egg cups from paper egg cartons. Notch and cut decorative edges with scissors. Dye or paint cups desired colors. Attach cups and craft paper leaves to a painted craft ring with hot-glue.

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Coffee Filter Flowers

Make these flowering candy dishes with an item you probably already have in your house: coffee filters. To make: Submerge regular-size white coffee filters (you’ll need four to six for each flower) in a watered-down Rit Dye solution ; dry completely. Cut into flower shapes of various sizes, and stack largest to smallest. Attach at centers with craft glue. Glue a papier-mâché or store-bought candy cup to center of each. Fill with candy.

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Mini Egg Topiaries

Made from moss and faux boxwood, these topiaries make the perfect focal point for your Easter table. To make: Using hot-glue, attach preserved green sheet moss and fake mini boxwood greenery to a round Styrofoam ball until covered. Nestle faux robin’s eggs in moss, attaching with glue. Fill a clay pot with floral foam. Poke a stick into bottom of topiary, and insert into floral foam; cover foam with moss.

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Radish Eggs

Good enough to eat, these radish eggs can either be painted or dyed. To make: Paint or dye three-quarters of a blown-out white egg pink. Create roots by attaching pieces of off-white twine to the bottom with hot-glue. Roll up light green crepe paper to create a stem; seal seam with glue. Cut leaves from crepe paper; wrap around stem, and attach with glue. Glue stem to top of egg.

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Daisy Napkin Rings

Created from grosgrain ribbon and vintage or new buttons, these sweet DIY napkin rings will brighten up any table. To make: For each napkin ring, cut 3/8-inch-wide white grosgrain ribbon into five 3-inch-long pieces; round ends. Glue one piece on top of the next, offsetting as you go to create a flower shape. Glue a yellow button in center and a length of green twine to back for tying.

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Vintage Egg Basket Vase

A vintage French egg collecting basket filled with colorful wooden eggs makes the perfect home for displaying your abundant spring bouquet (lilacs, anemones, Scabiosa lavender, allium, and ranunculus). To make: Dye or paint wooden eggs white or robin's egg blue. You can also leave a few natural. Place a vase inside the basket and surround with eggs. Fill vase with water and flowers.

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