My older girls will be at their dad's this weekend, so we celebrated our secular Easter yesterday afternoon.
I always say I'm going to use natural dyes: beet juice and blueberries, spinach leaves and violet blossoms, and the like, but alas,
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A PAAS brand kit, again, but still beautiful, no? |
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The inevitable twister arms |
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And long wait |
But before you know it all the eggs are dyed, or broken.
We'll let them dry while we go on our plastic egg hunt...
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Ooh, pretty |
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Garden art as camouflage |
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Ditto. This one took a while to spot. |
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Yes, but do you see both of them? |
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Shine! |
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Blend |
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The loot |
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The empties |
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The dried eggs |
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In a pretty bowl |
Happy Easter to you and yours. May you revel in this season of rebirth and renewal ;-)
2 comments:
Oh this is so gorgeous and touches the depth of my soul.
I love love love the pretty eggies and the pretty hidey places and the pretty camouflage.
But mostly? I love the despair of the *wait*.
LOVE.
Ellie
Very nicely placed! The Easter Bunny is so clever and crafty :)
Happy Easter, Kiss my Keister.
xoxoxoxo
Jacquie
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