DIY Easter Centerpieces

We have collected a handful of beautiful springtime-inspired centerpieces to make for an egg-cellent Easter celebration.   

Ornamental Egg Tree

Use blown-out eggs, delicate ribbons and pussy willow branches for a whimsical take on the traditional Easter tree. Use blown-out eggs to add a delicate touch to the centerpiece and a vintage container to house the contents. Center ribbon on craft wire and carefully feed through the egg. Remove the wire and tie an overhand knot in the ribbon at the top of the egg. At the bottom of the egg, tie the ribbon ends together with a double knot. Hang the assortment of eggs on the branches for a stunning focal point for an Easter celebration.

Source: Taste of Home

 

Stylish Painted Eggs

Transform a trifle dish by simply adding a dozen or so hand painted wooden eggs. Use a bronze metallic or statement color paint on a variety of the wooden eggs to spruce up the look of the tablescape. This centerpiece can be stored away after the holiday and used year after year.

Source: Better Homes and Gardens

 

Spring In A Pot

Bring your garden inside for your springtime brunch. Enjoy the hallmarks of spring – fresh grass, flower blooms and a cache of pretty eggs.  Collect handsome or rustic-looking flowerpots to create the centerpiece. Begin by adding a small glass or plastic container into the interior of the pot. Fill the gap between the two with rich potting soil, and water sparingly.  Add a desired amount of wheatgrass with roots included and arrange them in the soil.  Place a small ball of wire mesh inside of Add springtime flowers into the small container one by one. Top it off with a collection of eggs in different sizes.

Source: Martha Stewart

 

Beautiful Bird’s Nest

For a centerpiece charming enough to make birds sing, line a medium-sized wooden basket with aluminum foil then place a brick of florists foam inside. Loosely loop grapevine around the base of the basket. Place a bird’s nest at the center of the basket and continue to add artificial eggs to the nest. Finish by arranging grape hyacinths, tulips, daffodils and lilacs to the outer rim of the basket.

Source: Good Housekeeping

 

Chocolate Bunny Favors

Round up a collection of charming chocolate rabbits and wheatgrass from a local health food store. Use vintage eggcups or teacups for the display. Add a sprig of lilies of the valley to add a delicate detail to the setting. Add the wheatgrass, flowers and chocolate bunny to the teacup for a festive Easter brunch favor for guests.

Source: Martha Stewart

 

Springtime Blues

Flowers and chocolate are intertwined to make this fashionable piece of Easter décor. Begin with a favorite seasonal flower, bits of moss, ribbon, chocolate eggs, a stylish serving tray and minimalistic steel containers. Simply tie a ribbon around a bouquet of flowers and place in a brick of florists foam inside of the container. Surround the bouquet with fresh moss and include an assortment of themed colored candies on the serving tray.

Source: Everything Fabulous

 

Tulip Basket

 Snip a dozen tulips from the garden and combine them in a rustic-looking basket for a beautiful centerpiece. Add wheatgrass to spruce up the springtime feel of the arrangement.  Coordinate colors by using warm tones and wrap it all up with a cream-and-orange ribbon around the base of the basket. Use an assortment of different shapes and sizes of bowls and containers to display sweet treats.

Source: Fancy House Road

 

Traditional German Egg Tree

Hanging eggs from trees has become a customary way to celebrate Easter in Austria and Hungary. Bring the tradition indoors by creating a chic centerpiece for a table. Thread and hang the eggs by entering a slipknot on a length of ribbon and thread the ends through a large eyed needle. Gently pass the needle through the holes at each end of the egg and pull the ribbon through. Double-knot the ribbon above and below the egg then tie the loose ends to a branch with a bow.

Source: Martha Stewart

 

Delightful Daffodils

Use a variety of matching milk glass bowls or containers to display stems of daffodils in mossy beds and assortments of neutral colored eggs. This makes for a sweet and simplistic rustic country themed centerpiece.

Source: Party Resources

 

Crepe-Paper Spring Birds

Use quince branches to set the stage for an outdoors inspired centerpiece. Begin constructing the birds by using a glue gun to attach a small polystyrene ball to the rounded end of a larger polystyrene egg and let dry. Cut a 7-inch square of colored crepe paper. Lay the body near the bottom edge. Wrap the body by stretching the paper to fit the contours and brush with tacky glue. Taper the back end to create a tail and twist from the front end to create a beak. Brush with glue and taper with scissors while paper is still wet. Let dry and wrap beak in brown floral tape. For eyes, just press in map tacks. To make wings tear strips of crepe paper in desired hues and glue. Cut two rectangles and glue to each side of the bird. Taper to create unique wing shapes for the bird. For the breast, cut a paper oval in a contrasting color and glue. Round up nests to place on the Quince branches and fill with dyed eggs.

Source: Martha Stewart