Easy Elegance: The Sweetest Spring Mason Jars . . .

Looking for a quick DIY project to make a simply stunning centerpiece for your Easter Brunch?  Well, look no further, because these easy-peasy bunny jars from The CSI Project are just the things to create a whimsical & fun focal point for your holiday tablescape!

Bunny Mason Jars

Supplies You Will Need:

~ mason jars of all shapes & sizes...as many as you like!  

~ Krylon Spray Paint in your favorite Spring colors

~ small bag of potting soil

~ pretty flowers (that grow well in small groups).  Those in the photos are alyssum:)

~ A roll of white vinyl

~ an exacto knife or scissors

~ cookie cutters in Spring shapes

Directions:

1.) With your jars flipped with the mouth down, spray paint each jar the color you want. The first coat should be a very light coating, not covering all the way. After the first coat sets for just 10 minutes, you can follow up with a second coat. Repeat until you have the coverage you want.

2.) After they have dried 24 hours, transfer over your Spring plants. Make a paper funnel and place it in the mouth of your jar. Slowly scoop in potting soil.  Fill just over two thirds full, leaving plenty of room for your plant.

3.) Remove your flowers, roots and all, from the pots you bought them in.  Separate your flowers into smaller, natural groups.  

4.) Transplant your flowers into the jar. Add in any extra soil around the plant that is needed to fill the jar.

5.) Repeat with all of the jars.

6.) Unroll as much of the white vinyl as you need and using your Spring cookie cutters, trace shapes onto it.  With an exacto knife (or a pair of scissors if you don't have one!) cut out the shapes and apply them to the side of your mason jars.

Repeat with all the jars, some of the jars, and whatever shapes you like!!

Aren't those darling?  And you don't have to stick with just Easter & bunnies, you know!  These would look great with any colors or shapes that go with your next big event . . . you can fill them with plants, wrapped candy,  straws, heck, whatever you like!

And in case you feel like fancying things up a bit for Easter, now that you have been all inspired, don't forget to check out our Easter Brunch invitations in the Juneberry Lane Etsy Shop!

And don't forget about our sweet little 'Bunny Tail' cake pops from last year . . .

  Why, they would go quite nicely with these lovely mason jars too, don't you think?  Have a wonderful weekend!!

Easter Brunch Invitations & Favor Labels...

As promised, the invitations to go along with your elegant Easter Brunch...

(as always, the printable & customized file is available for purchase & download in our Etsy shop at 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/JuneberryLane)

And what better way to send your  guests on their merry way than with a 'Bunny Tail' cake pop or two for the road?

(labels also available in our Etsy shop)

Or if you'd prefer, wrap your tails up & use the label as a tag.  Just punch a hole in the tag and tie it to your cellophane wrapped pops with a pretty ribbon...

An Elegant Easter Brunch...

As the Easter holiday approaches, it's time to start thinking about how to welcome the bunny and the plethora of treats he brings with him every Spring.  I am thinking at my house we will celebrate with an intimate & elegant brunch.  

As of late, I have been completely fascinated with white porcelain bunny statues and all things milk glass, and have been planning a trip to my local 'Melrose Trading Post' flea market to find out what type of serving treasures I might discover there.  

In the meantime though, I have put together these inspiration boards to help usher in the arrival of our new line of Easter invitations & favor labels, which we will be debuting here at Juneberry Lane tomorrow...

If weather permits, as it often does here in California, I just love the thought of an outdoor backdrop for a Spring brunch.  Using the variety of aquas, oranges, yellows, & greens, as in the picture above, and complemented with classic white serveware, table decor, and blossoming hydrangeas in vintage turquoise mason jars as seen below...

(stay tuned for tutorials on how to make the playful Easter Bunny garland strung from the table above and how to turn your mason jars turquoise, if you don't have time for scouring the second-hand stores for these rare, antique beauties.)

And lo & behold...our lovely cake pops displayed in pretty pastel glassware, a hand-painted wooden bunny silhouette tray, and wouldn't you know it, delicate white handmade wrappers & sweet little bunny toppers to finish off your delicious cupcakes!

And a bit of invitation inspiration...

Don't forget to check back tomorrow to see our very own line of invitations & labels, soon to be available in our Etsy shop for your own DIYing pleasure...

It's time for Easter Eggs!!

Who doesn't love to color Easter eggs?  Whether you have children of your own, or you are just looking to indulge your inner child...there is something terribly thrilling about boiling those eggs every year and dropping that magnificent little dye tablet from your PAAS Easter Egg Kit into the cold water & vinegar mixture.

Here are a few rather grand approaches at the Spring time-honored tradition, to help spark the creativity of your inner-Easter Egg artist.  Stay tuned for tomorrow's tutorial on a clever way to dress up this year's batch, to make your eggs the most sought after treasures in the hunt!

Two kinds of eggs after my very heart...