EAB Designs

An Easter Surprise

 

 

When my girls were younger, I decorated special Easter baskets which we use every year.  Since one of our daughters will not be able to make it home from college to join us on Easter weekend, I decided to come up with an alternative basket that would ship easily yet still be beautiful.

 

 

As soon as I saw this lovely Easter printable, by White Gunpowder (a favorite blog of mine), I knew it would be the perfect image to use for decorating a box to use in place of a basket.

 

 

Some time ago, I saved this cream box from Anthropologie because it was too beautiful to recycle. I placed a lovely shade of pink shredded packing paper in the box and added all of the sweets and surprises inside. (Can't show an image of the inside because a certain someone reads my blog & I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise.) The box was tied with blush ribbons and I added a few vintage flowers and a sparkling rhinestone finding. I hope she loves it!

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New to the Collection!

 

Our custom pillow covers are now available in grey cotton, as well as our original linen beige.

Shop the collection here.

Also, we have added a new color to our line of Swarovski cushion cut bracelets -  a beautiful white and pacific opal. Matching earrings are also available. Shop our jewelry collection here.

 

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Three Weekend Favorites

 

 A bowl of dark chocolate caramel robin's eggs - so delicious!! 

 

 

Petite white and pink floral arrangements all around the house.

 

 

And my most favorite surprise of the weekend was a parcel delivery on Sunday morning straight from England - my new quilted Joules jacket!  I quickly opened it and hoped it would be a perfect fit.  It was and I love it! I appreciate the small details and craftsmanship. And who can resist a pop of color with the floral lining? Perfect for cool spring days.

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Happy Friday!

Popping in to share a few brand new pieces just added to the Pemberley Collection. All necklaces are available in 14", 16" and 18" lengths. I enjoy wearing them as a choker, layered with my longer string of pearls.  For more details visit my shop.

 

 

 

 

Wishing you a beautiful weekend!  Spring is finally in the air and I'm looking forward to going on my long walks again.

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A Month of Entertaining

 

One of my favorite things about entertaining is planning all of the little details, from recipes to flowers and tableware. This past weekend we entertained ten friends and I chose simple arrangements of hydrangeas and roses. 

 

 

I keep these lemonade bottles out on the sideboard so guests can serve themselves. However, I love the labels so they do double duty as decor.

 

 

This coming weekend we are hosting friends for dinner followed by game night. The menu is simple and comforting, with chicken pot pies as the entree. I prepare the pie crust and filling ahead of time and before our friends arrive, I assemble them in these lion's head bowls so they are ready to pop in the oven.

 

 

Since we will be entertaining friends a few weekends in a row this month, I added a little welcome message to our chalkboard.

 

 

On a side note, I read a tip online about how to make fresh cut hydrangeas last longer and it really does work.  You just dip the cut stems into Alum (a crystalline powder found in the spice aisle) before placing them into the water. The arrangements I made last Thursday, now in my studio, are still looking fresh today.

 

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Sources

Lemonade Bottles - World Market  |  Flowers - Fresh Market (great prices!)

Lion's Head Bowls - Sur La Table  |  Wire Pedestal Stand - World Market