Easter Goodies and a ROYAL announcement...

well, my intentions were good.

 I had more ideas to share the other day but my blog wouldn't let me:(

so let's finish up today.

and be sure to read to the end for my little announcement:)

okay, I think we left off at CUPCAKES...

BUNNY cupcakes!

 just one question for you...

any idea how they made the ears?

i have no idea but want to give them a try:)

 and no matter the weather, be HAPPY !

moving on...to

CHICKS!

 no, not the "shabby chicks" hahaha...

but EASTER chickies!

actually, I don't have much to say about these cuties...

 except they will make your Easter table oh so sweet:)

Have a Happy, Beautiful and Blessed Easter...

because when all of the goodies are gone we remember that this is

the reason for Easter...

 THIS is what gives us HOPE...

Happy Easter!

and now for my "Royal Announcement"...

 all next week is ROYAL WEDDING week on my blog...

complete with a ROYAL GIVEAWAY on wedding day!!!

now here is your royal invitation to the festivities

(I worked hard to get this you know)

so don't say you weren't officially invited:)

off to London on Monday...

CHEERIO!
XOXOXOX
Suzanne

Bunnies, Chicks and Eggs..

...cute ideas for EASTER!

wish I could say they were all MY ideas but...

you would know better, right? hahaha

good thing we have MARTHA and some incredibly talented people to 

INSPIRE us!

one of my favorite memories from childhood was

coloring easter eggs.

even though it TOTALLY stunk up the house with vinegar...

and even though I HATED boiled eggs at the time:)

but it was tradition and it was FUN!

so here's to decorated easter eggs...

hmmm...eggs, yes.

shredded paper basket...probably not this year.

but COOL, huh?

okay, how EASY is this...

white eggs with glittery stickers ($1.00/pack at Walmart:)

          eggs tied with ribbon...

(even I can handle this one:)

one guess who colors eggs in similar shades and decorates

with pretty designs...

YEP...Martha:)

  this is a GREAT farmhouse chic idea...

straight from the pages of Pottery Barn.

how simple to put letter stickers or stamps on plain white eggs!

 these are adorable...

but WAY beyond my knitting capabilities.

maybe some of you could make them.

and good news...they'll still be fresh NEXT year:)

 how fun are these little guys?

and if you go to the dollar store and buy those cheap plastic eggs,

just look what you can make!

cute egg cookies...

now THIS looks good...and EASY!

and did I say TASTY?

you know, I have made and bought elaborately decorated cookies

through the years.

but sometimes I think they don't taste quite as yummy as they look.

just my own experience:)

but a simple sugar cookie recipe and easy frosting is all you need here.

so let's get baking!

unless, of course, you're super talented like

Bakerella...then you could make bunny cake pops!

or how about these ADORABLE bunny cupcakes...

so cute!  what do you think they used for the ears?

(just trying to figure it out so I can make some:)
OOPS...at least half of my blog post didn't come out so
all I can say is...BUMMER!!!
and stay tuned for part 2:)

XOXOXOX
Suzanne

a WHISPER of PINK...

 

 sometimes I think that NON-pink lovers are 

SPOOKED

by those of us who DO love it.

 i wonder if they know that a soft WHISPER of pink is nice too.

take a look at these beautiful ideas.

soft pink flowers by a bedside...

 bright pink daisies...

a bouquet of soft pink feathers:)

 a single pink rose...

 pink flowers on a pillow...

 peonies...always a perfectly shabby touch:)

 all that glitters is not gold...or silver...sometimes it's pink, too!

 a rustic bath and the finishing touch is...pink flowers

 LOVE this one...a white room with a PINK furnace thingy

(can you tell we don't have these?)

 ballerina pink walls...did you know that ballet shoes are not a pinky pink...

like cotton candy...but more of a blush pink...just like these walls

 okay...my FAVORITE room to drool over these days with a lovely pink duvet...

 saved the best for last...I could frame this pic I love it so much...

 so you see, pink is nothing to be afraid of...

even in the most masculine of households you can't go wrong with

SOMETHING pink...

you know, just a WHISPER...

so happy decorating because I just KNOW you're adding pink

to your home today!

and to see more PINK prettiness,

visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound, 

our Pink Saturday hostess,

for a complete list of blogs to visit.

XOXOXOXO

Suzanne