If you're an ambitious holiday decorator, you've already brought out your Easter tree and the large collection of mixed-media bunnies. We know. For the rest of us, there are some really easy ways to brighten up the house for the holiday:
- Eggs are the quintessential Easter decoration. Bright eggs like ours look terrific in the Sweetique Egg centerpiece, but any clear or open container looks great when you fill it with colored eggs. Look around your house with an open mind -- do you have a brandy snifter, an old fish bowl, a low planter you haven't used lately?
- Flowers are always a good choice, and they're particularly appropriate for spring. We've said it before, and it's still true: if you have limited talent with flowers, use lots. If you have the skills, use a few choice blooms and some twigs for an inexpensive and artful arrangement. It's a trade-off.
- Animals -- not just the Easter bunny, but lambs and chicks and butterflies and ducklings, too -- are charming at Easter. Bring an air of whimsy to the table with a collection of toy baby animals in a basket, or use PDF files from The Toymaker or Martha Stewart to make old-fashioned paper decorations.
- Spring colors can do the trick, too. Change towels, napkins, and table cloths to pastel shades or grab some paper party dishes and napkins in clear spring colors for a quick transformation.
