With the end of March only 2 days away we are in deep Easter Dinner Prep here. The Ham and Turkey (we have a lot of guests coming so we are going with variety) are both defrosting, all the yummy food is just waiting to be cooked and as of today the table setting are all set to go as well.
While Easter is officially in April, Easter Dinner prep is ending out what was already a very busy month of March for the Bull Family. Thankfully all the stuff that involved us running nonstop happened earlier in March so we could be home working on last minute stuff these last two weeks. You can read about our early March Madness in my
March 19, 2018 review post but if you are here to read about all the fun stuff we did for Easter Dinner keep on scrolling below.
We actually
decorated for Easter the day after St. Patrick's Day but we had yet to put out our
Easter Bunny so that had to be first on the list of Easter Prep. This bunny has been a decoration here since we lived her and a must for Easter and the Bull Family. I know he is starting to look "ratty" but to us he is perfect. Be sure to click on the picture and see why he is so special to us.
Cloth napkins are the way to go for the Bull Family and we have been using them for around 6years now. With at least 20 guest coming to dinner we definitely did not have enough
napkins for Easter dinner so when I set out to make a new spring table cloth to welcome in the first day of spring I just made up a bunch of napkins too. Wondering why the switch to cloth napkins? You can read why we made the switch at
Napkins Save Money. Yes, it was definitely worth the switch and not just to save money but we have also saved a ton of waste as well in these 6yrs.
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| Bunny Napkins |
We may now have enough napkins for all our dinner guest but they sure as heck didn't match. Some ended up a bit small due to fabric size and there were a variety of colors so to help keep them all "matching" the Oldest Daughter came up with making
Bunny Napkins. So cute and so easy, they are just going to look great on the tables, adding fun and color too.
And since I had already sewed a bunch of stuff to help make Easter Dinner more fun I figured might as well keep going with some
Quick Easy Place Mats. These place mats are just as they are described, quick and easy. Anyone could make them and they are going to just make the table setting so nice for Easter Dinner. Even better there will be no more guessing whose spoon is this game now.
And we close out the table prep with today's pastel yellow table cloth and flower purchase. I'm sure you are all seeing that centerpiece and nice table cloth in the picture that is behind the flowers and table cloth and your probably wondering why the need for the new ones? Simple the centerpiece is made from antique/vintage decorations and I would prefer they not get broken. They will be put up before dinner. The fake flowers in the very old vase are just too tall for diner conversation. We would practically have to stand up or lean over to not feel like we are talking to them. The tulips I purchased were intentionally short to keep them below face level. Besides I just think every Easter Dinner should have real flowers on the table, the pretty smell makes all the delicious food taste that much better.
As for the table cloth, I chose the yellow table cloth to help pull the colors out of the other napkins and all the blues of the place mats should work nicely with it as well and its plastic because I do not have a yellow cloth one. Also the pretty white table cloth in all the photos, that belonged to my Grandma and as much as I would love to have it out for Easter Dinner and enjoy all the Easter Memories of her I would be crushed if something was to happen to it so that too will be replaced with plastic for dinner. Guess sewing table clothes will have to be on next years Easter Prep.
All that is left now is to just wait on the Easter Bunny and for it to be time to cook all the delicious food. Myself, I'm looking forward to the dessert tray and all the springtime treats.
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