Hello there! What have you been up to lately? I’ve been adding some Easter decor to the Spring decor around the farmhouse. I decided to drag out the cloche I had stored underneath the tea cart and finally do something with it. So today’s post is how to make an Easter Cloche in 4 easy steps.
How to Make an Easter Cloche in 4 Easy Steps!
But first I have a question. Do you or did you have an Easter Tradition? Growing up, my mom and dad always had my sister and I pull grass from the yard and make a “nest” so the Easter Bunny would come visit us. I never asked why the Easter Bunny needed a nest to leave us a treat. I just pulled up plenty of grass and piled it up by the back door taking great care to make sure it was lower in the middle and higher on the sides. I even added the purple and yellow weeds flowers for beauty and enticement.
On Easter Sunday my sister and I would wake each other up and head to the back door. We weren’t allowed to devour what was in the nest until after church. Most likely because of the chocolate. This was back in the good ol’ days when we wore fancy dresses, ruffled socks folded down in our white patent leather shoes, gloves, bonnets and little matching purses. Seriously, we were so cute.
We couldn’t wait to get home. We’d shove each other out of the car and race back to the nests filled with goodies. Of course there were always plastic eggs – LIKE BUNNIES LAY EGGS! Why didn’t I ever laugh at that or the nest thing?!
This is crazy and you probably aren’t going to believe me but I never questioned it. Not until one day when one of our kids said “Why a nest? The Easter bunny doesn’t lay eggs”?! I was like what in the world have I been doing all these years? I’m crazy and have turned into my mother!
NOOOOO!
Anyway, that was our Easter tradition. Was your Easter tradition as odd as mine? I still think about those days and giggle at our Easter Bunny deliveries. Then get a giant grin from the thought of how my sister and I were quite the fashionista’s. 😉
The 4 Easy Steps!
Step 1: Decide on your base. I am using a charger because this cloche has a large mouth. You don’t necessarily need a base. The cloche can easily sit on a table. I gathered moss from the front yard but any small greenery or sheet moss will work for this Easter look.
Step 2: Have a theme/focal point. Place your focal point in the middle. It’s a good idea to know what the inside of your cloche measures. Height and width. I’ve tried several items inside this one and many many times had to take them back. I finally wised up and measured.
Step 3: Coordinate extra theme related pieces. Figure out what sort of items work well with your focal point. When I think of bunnies, I think of them hiding in garden beds. So I collected a few small terracotta pots. LOL – and eggs! Easter+Bunnies=Eggs!
Step 4: I believe adding some height under your cloche makes a bigger impact than having dinky looking things inside. Like these carrots. They aren’t necessarily large or tall but add a little extra texture and height. Plus they make the back of the cloche look cute too.
That’s it. So simple, so easy and so cute.
This is so cute Cindy!!! My sister and I always got to wear our new Easter dresses to church! Ruffles and all! And our cereal bowls would be filled with little chocolate eggs in the morning!
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Thank you Tracey. I like that Easter tradition! Bet you were adorable too in your ruffles. 😉 Happy Easter!
Love your cloche. Cute story too. We hunted for Easter eggs. My dad would hide them around the house. Living in NJ Easter can be chilly so it was always inside.
I remember the days of getting dressed for Easter with bonnets, pretty socks and a purse. I never had white patent shoes. I was rough on my shoes so I had black. The great days.
Cindy
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There were a couple of years we had our egg hunts in the house too – didn’t like it. I think what made me more mad was when I had to wear a coat over my fancy clothes. I wanted everyone to see my outfit! Don’t you wish you could go back and do a few things over? I certainly do! Happy Easter Cindy.
I’m old, LOL, so we had real boiled eggs🥚hidden in the back yard that were beautiful colors and when all those sugary marshmallow eggs came out, the church egg hunt usually had those for us. I did not like them at all. LOL I was crazy! The best part of Easter to me was my pretty new dress, bonnet, shoes, gloves, purse and cape. I felt so special!
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A cape?! I would have loved a cape to go with my outfit! Your childhood sounds nice and my favorite dish at Easter is deviled eggs and I bet y’all had those. But I still want the cape. Not sure I would have taken it off. I’ve always thought I was Super Woman! 😂😂
Cindy, cute how-to. Good advice about measuring the cliche first. I remember the days of super dressing up and never questioned why bunnies leave eggs either. Please share at Happiness is Homemade.
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Thanks Carol! We were gullible kids. 😂 I’ll try the party. Thanks for the reminder.
Very cute – I’d love to have it on my table
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Thank you Carol. It makes a festive statement. 😉 Happy Easter!
I thought I was the only one that built an Easter nest outside! I took great care in building an excellent nest with grass clippings and freshly picked flowers. In the morning, my nest would be full of colored hard-boiled eggs, and I would have an Easter basket full of chocolate off to the side. Outside of my family, everyone thought that was a strange tradition, albeit cute.
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Oh My Golly! I can’t believe you did the same thing! Did you ever question the nest? LOL. Thanks for letting me know. I love it Karen!
Love your cloche and the story, mom’s always told us stuff but, you believe everything mom says. We colored and dyed eggs and hid eggs on Sunday after church and then ate them the next few days.I have pictures of us in our Easter clothes.
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I want to find pictures of us when my sister and I were younger. I would put them all over the place. Sounds like you have nice Easter memories too. Thank you Marlene. ❤️