A Tisket, a Tasket, Some Hearts and Little Baskets

Hello, Dear Friends, with Easter upon us

I found a few little baskets to brighten 

up the day.

It's a wonderful time of resurrection, 

not only of faith, but of nature, too. 

I found this hanging moss basket and 

filled it with a sweet bouquet of paper flowers 

that my dear Sis sent to me. 

xoxo

This larger moss basket 

 is surrounded by paper carrots,

wired together. 

It was one of those quirky little things 

I couldn't resist at the craft store :)

Kai is posing as the Cadbury bunny. 

I made some heart sachets out of a little scrap 

of flannel fabric I found in the discount bin

at the craft store. 

 I sewed on a crocheted, string flower and 

 filled a gauze drawstring bag with lavender, and put it inside 

before I stuffed it with fiberfill.  

I sewed a blanket stitch around the edge, 

single-crocheted in the stitches, 

then added a simple shell stitch.
I used off-white 'kitchen cotton' yarn. 

I wiled away a rainy day up in my sewing room......

I stuffed smaller bags of lavender into the hanging hearts

and put them here and there. 

A little squeeze releases sweet aroma. 

A vintage springtime needlework hangs next to the glass door. 

We are going to my son's home for Easter brunch

and an Easter egg hunt for the little ones.

I put together some sweet baskets for 'the girls'. 

Mom's need a little treat once in a while, too :)

The felt bunnies are actually stickers that I hot-glued onto the baskets. 

I found these in the card dept. 

I found these pretty Easter-egg colored alyssum 

and stuffed them into coffee-filter lined, painted peat pots.

That way, they can be planted in the garden, pot and all. 

The peat pots were left over from a previous project,

which is the reason they are painted. 

xx

I lined the baskets with green tissue paper 

and added some foil-wrapped chocolates

tucked into 'grass'. 

I even found cute 'basket' cards that I'll tuck in at the last minute. 

These felt baskets are for my four little grandson's. 

Instead of candy, I found some fun bath items. 

 Colored bath fizzies, finger paint soap.

Bathtub markers and crayons, scrubbies, and some little toys and books. 

I did tuck in a tiny bag of foil wrapped, chocolate 'carrots' 

for the two older boys, though. 

The twins get little owls. 

I can't wait to see them hunt for Easter eggs :)
The twins are walking now.
xx

I'll try to get some good photos to share. 

Our rainy skies sometimes bring a sweet surprise.
The forecast is for sunshine at egg-hunt time.

I hope you have a lovely Easter and Passover, 

dear friends! 

Thank you for your always kind visits. 

xoxo

"I am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes in me,
though he may die,
he shall live.
And whoever lives and
believes in me
shall never die"

John 11:25-26