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April 16, 2011

It’s Sister Saturday and An Easter Link Up!

Welcome to the first ever Easter Edition of


We are so excited to have you join us!
Now, if you came over for Inspiration Friday no worries it’s still going on one post below!  You can link up your inspiring posts through the weekend.  However if you have an Easter or Spring post you’d like to share then Sister Saturday is for you!

Sister Saturday was created as a way for the two of us to share holidays together from across the miles, and we invite you to join us! You are invited for a little peek into our homes each holiday, and than we want you to share your Easter Inspired Posts with us!  

We have been so amazed at all of the fabulous Easter and Spring Inspiration you have been sharing with us over the last few weeks!  We wanted to feature some of the projects, crafts and recipes you’ve shared at Inspiration Friday, as well as our versions of a few of them!



Spring is in the air in Kentucky!


My flowers are blooming!




which makes me very happy! Spring has arrived, and Easter is right around the corner!

I have Easter decor I pull out each year in honor of this special Holiday, but I thought it would be fun to try our hand at a couple of the awesome projects I’ve seen linked up to Inspiration Friday.

When I saw Lauren from My Wonderfully Made’s Twine Eggs, I knew I had to make some to put in one of my apothecary jars on my new buffet. 

My Wonderfully Made’s Twine Eggs



I thought it would be a perfect craft for the girl and her friend to make together.



The hot glue was a little messy, but I think they had fun!



Aren’t they cute?!  I just love how natural and earthy they look.  Here is one of my favorite Easter decorations.  I put it out every year in honor of my husbands childhood.



How precious is this!  My husband has had it since he was a little boy living in Germany.  Can you get more vintage? Not my husband, the egg…okay so he may be getting a little vintage too…but vintage like a good wine. 😉  I LOVE this little egg of his! 

Here’s my new buffet dressed for Easter.




The next Easter project was shared with us several weeks ago by Kristi of I Should Be Mopping The Floor and I knew as soon as i saw it, that I would be making this one!

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I Should Be Mopping The Floor Easter Egg Garland


This project truly couldn’t have been easier.  It would be a great one to do with little ones and you can choose any color scheme that suits your fancy. 


 I used supplies I had on hand, so it didn’t cost me anything…my kind of craft!  






Thanks for visiting a small corner of my home this Easter…oh wait you want to see more?  Okay you asked for it…

Welcome to my kitchen painting nightmare.  Please promise me there is an end in sight? grin. 


Thanks for visiting my home in the rolling hills of the Bluegrass State…time to head on over to Vanessa’s beautiful Northwest home.  


Welcome to the West Coast!

Hi there! The rain may be falling…and falling…and falling here in Oregon but I haven’t let it dampen my excitement over the arrival of Spring to our home.
Come on in, won’t you?

The cross has been hung in the middle of my forsythia wreath so that all who enter our home will know why we celebrate Easter.

Eggs have been tucked into the my Spring Dining Room centerpiece.
And, I’ve even been inspired to knock-off lovingly recreate a tasty treat that was shared at last week’s Inspiration Friday!
As soon as I saw these “Easy Peasy Bunny Cookies” from Sue at Munchkin Munchies
I knew they would be the perfect thing to make with my own munchkins.
Of course, my little munchkins decided they really, really did not want mommy trying to make the cookies look too perfect so I only managed to (somewhat) salvage one bunny. The rest ended up looking like “Deranged Easter Bunnies” or Grumpy Kitty Cats!

So, let’s just say that my bunnies are the
 “long-lost-backwoods-distant-cousins” of Sue’s darling bunnies. OK?
Seriously! If that isn’t a “one of these things is not like the other” photo than I don’t know what is!
I also plan to try my hand at these EggMallow Treats from Landee See, Landee Do.


I’m not holding my breath that mine will look like this.

But, as I will be taking them to my son’s class for his Easter Party, I imagine they won’t last long enough to be admired for their beauty!





Here are a few more incredible projects you’ve shared with us:


J and J Home Easter Wreath


Cozy Home Scenes Make Your Own Easter Cottage



Landee See, Landee Do Easter Egg Bling



Munchkin Munchies: Funny Bunny Cookies
Elizabeth & Co. Pottery Barn Easter Inspiration
Paisley Passions Peeps Wreath
Sweet Little Smoothie Elegant Hydrangea Eggs
My Garden of Eden Easter Blocks


Signs By Andrea He Is Risen!
Click on any of the captions above to visit these wonderful projects!


Thank you for sharing all of your inspiring Easter and Spring Projects with us over the last few weeks! Now it’s your turn to join us for Sister Saturday Easter Edition!  We will be holding an Easter Party all week here At The Picket Fence! You can link up any past or future Easter projects throughout the entire week and we will be sharing several of them on our Facebook page, so make sure you’re a friend of ours on facebook.  You might just see your project!  There are just a few rules for Sister Saturday.

  • Link up any Easter or Spring project.  It can be a past, current or post from this coming week (just make sure you’ve posted it to your blog before you link up) It can be one you’ve share with us before, all Easter and Spring posts are welcome! The party will be going on all week!  
  • Use the actual url to the post you want to share and not the main url to your blog.
  • Please post the Sister Saturday Button located in our sidebar somewhere on your blog, preferably within the post.  You may use a text link instead if you desire. (MANDATORY)
  • Please visit other party guests..cause that’s just the polite thing to do at a party!  It makes us so happy when we see comments from our friends at the fence on the posts of other guests!
  • If you like what you see here At The Picket Fence, we’d love you to become a friend.  This is not mandatory..but it is an honor to have new friends here at the fence.  We’d love you to share Sister Saturday with your Twitter friends (@meetuatthefence) or on Facebook..the more the merrier!
That’s it!  So let’s start this party!  Link up!




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  1. Trisha says

    April 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    LOL! You “backwoods bunnie cousin”! I think hes cute 🙂
    Thanks for hosting! So many great projects!!

    Reply
  2. Rachel says

    April 16, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    I love it! “Deranged” Easter Bunny! Too funny! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Sue says

    April 16, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Heather, Your plastic egg garland on the fireplace mantel is so cute and would be so easy to make. Vanessa, I like your twig tree centerpiece for your table. I have forsythia blooming in my yard- guess I could go out and clip a branch, huh? Wait- it’s pouring down rain and the blooms are probably all spent! LOL- guess I’ll have to fabricate one of my own! Glad I could join the party- even with a re-post. hugs, Sue

    Reply
  4. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    April 16, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Thanks so much for featuring our Pottery Barn inspiration! Those little eggs are so cute and super easy to make!

    Reply
  5. Happier Than a Pig in Mud says

    April 16, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    You’ve shared some great things! Lovin’ the Funny Bunny cookies:@)

    Reply
  6. Landeelu says

    April 16, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Thanks for the double feature!! 🙂

    Reply
  7. jandjhome says

    April 16, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Thank you so much for featuring my wreath. What adorable Easter projects!

    Reply
  8. Cozy Home Scenes says

    April 16, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Thanks so much for featuring my Easter Cottage. Looks like you chose some great things to make and show off. Trust me, as long as those goodies you are making are full of sugar, those kids won’t care what they look like…..but I’m sure you’ll make them cute anyway!

    Reply
  9. Kristi says

    April 17, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Your garland turned out so fabulous, Heather!! Thank you bunches for featuring the tutorial! Happy Easter!!

    Reply
  10. Kathy says

    April 17, 2011 at 4:25 AM

    This is lovely – looks like fun crafts – I too like the twine eggs – I have so many plastic eggs left over and all my children are grown! Love all these great ideas,
    Kathy

    Reply
  11. Happy Homemaker UK says

    April 17, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Thank you for hosting! Love the spring photos of where you are 🙂 XOL

    Reply
  12. Leslie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    Wow!
    YOU have been busy!
    YES, I promise, there is an end to the door painting nightmare- and when you are done, your kitchen will be dreamy!
    I don’t have anything to link- but am simply enjoying visiting some of the ladies!
    Christ’s resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances!
    Easter is every day!
    HUGS!
    ~me

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  13. Becca says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    What fun, creative and beautiful Easter inspiration !! Love all of the eggs … the vintage Easter egg is too cute, as is that fabulous garland !! (And, good luck on the painting!) Becca

    Reply
  14. michelle says

    April 18, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Hello lovely ladies!! I love all of your Easter decor, Heather those twine eggs are great and the Easter Vignette is so pretty. Your kitchen is coming along, there will be an end, soon…..maybe. 🙂
    Vanessa I love your wreath and your treats look so good!! Good luck with the marshmallow treats, they look amazing!!
    Have a beautiful Monday my friends!!

    Reply
  15. Sarah @ Modern Country Style says

    April 18, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    I find it so impossible to think up really great Easter crafts. I was trying and trying this year to think of a craft that I love AND that reflects the whole meaning of Easter…but I have given myself a fail on that score. Hmmmph. Probably not helped by being v. short on time as it’s out Easter holidays over here.

    Still…there’s always next year, right?

    THANK YOU again for featuring me and for your lovely sidebar button!

    Sarahx

    Reply
  16. Val says

    April 18, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    So many great links!! I love it.

    Reply
  17. Sue says

    April 18, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Heather, I love your egg garland and your husband’s vintage egg! Can’t wait to see your kitchen cabinets completed:)
    Vanessa, You’re so funny…I’m glad you and your munchkins made the bunnies:) Thanks for featuring the funny bunnies too!
    I just love it that you two meet “at the picket fence” and invite us all to join you! XOXO Sue

    Reply
  18. Pamela says

    April 19, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Heather I feel you pain!! Your kitchen is going to be beautiful! Can;t wait to see it finished!

    Reply
  19. The "Boutique" Girls says

    April 19, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Vanessa….Thank you for offering our 1st “Link Party”. We are new to the blog world and you were the first ones to reach out to us!!! Thank You!! Sorry we didn’t know how to link back!!! But now we DO!!! Thanks again 🙂

    Reply
  20. Traci says

    April 20, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Everything looks great! The pics of the flowers are gorgeous!

    Reply
  21. Doreen @ Redesign by Grace says

    April 20, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Vanessa,
    It’s always nice to get to “meet” another Oregon blogger! 🙂

    Reply
  22. The "Boutique" Girls says

    April 21, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Hey… Thanks for the “Shout-out” on facebook 🙂 You gals are the BEST!!!

    Reply
  23. Simone says

    April 22, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    First time visiting and linking up! What fabulous ideas, can’t wait to have a good look around your site!

    Reply
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