Did you have an Easter celebration last weekend?
Our two youngest bunnies were invited to an egg hunt at my friend’s house with her little bunny
She hid eggs of all sizes throughout her front yard
With bunny and carrot signs pointing the way
Look, over here!
This way!
Look what I found!
Over there Charlotte!
I got it!
What’s this Daddy?
It started to sprinkle so Baby Boy hung out in the back of the car and ate puffs
Then we walked through the gorgeous side patio full of palms, ferns and weeping willows to the pool deck
For some more Easter fun
Bubble blowing and chasing
And a tea party with the adorable French bull dog Beau
And then it began to hail!
Quite a phenomenon on the coast of Alabama in March, ice covered grass and sand…
So while we were waiting for a break in the weather, we were treated to a peek of the Easter vignettes inside
My very brilliantly creative friend goes all out for holidays, you can see a sample of her Halloween decor here and Mardi Gras here
This fabulous egg tree was made of fresh branches and ferns, and hung with vintage eggs, cards and ornaments, and guarded by Peter Cottontail himself
The vignette continues across the counter top with old photos, cards, nests with more eggs, baskets and bunnies in a field of dried hydrangeas and silk flowers
Nearby stands a beautiful old wooden church and silk flower covered hats from her mother’s vintage collection
The dining room chandy has been draped with flower covered vines and hung with eggs of all sizes
With a large egg nesting in the middle
My favorite vignette was this ceramic rooster sprouting an egg tree of branches, bird’s nests and hydrangeas
Fabulous!
We brought some Easter Egg Hunt Carrot Cake Bars to our hostess
To thank her for our afternoon fun
I got the recipe and cute serving idea from Mary at Home is Where the Boat is. The flower petal cupcake papers are from Target, and I made the tag with PicMonkey
It’s a great 7 layer bar type recipe to use up those leftover Easter candies
I discovered that if you “hide” the eggs underneath the coconut, chocolate and butterscotch chips they won’t crack like they do if you put them on top
You can use carrot cake mix as Mary did here, or use any cake mix or other base, and candy combo you like
7 layer bar recipes are so EASY to make and a great way to use up leftover candy, here are some of my favorites:
Christmas Candy Squares have a crushed pretzel base
5 Minute Trick or Treat Bars have a graham cracker crumb base
Chocolate Cashew Pecan Bars feature a crescent roll crust
Bad Boy Birthday Bars have a potato chip crust for a sweet and salty treat
And if your perfectly pretty “eggs”
Crack after baking, you can always call them Hatching Bird’s Nest Cookies!
Did you know that you can keep M & Ms in the freezer for up to 16 months? I love to stock up on the limited color and flavor editions to use in cookies or snack mixes for showers, football parties and other theme events throughout the year
Be sweet!
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