For the eggs, I looked online for the various things that can be used to naturally dye eggs, and just kind of did my own thing. I would take whatever the color ingredient was, mix it with about 1/8 to 1/4 cup white vinegar, and place it in a glass bowl overnight or for around eight or nine hours. I mixed it around every so often.
Above is the blueberry mixture. I thawed frozen berries and mashed them with a fork, added vinegar, and then the eggs. On the right is turmeric. I loved this color! I used several tablespoons of turmeric.
Above from top to bottom is turmeric, blueberry and coffee. The coffee just made it look like a normal brown egg, but I did enjoy the speckles and inconsistencies in the shade.
For this one, I put the eggs in there with beet peels and vinegar. I was so excited about this color. When I finally took out all the eggs and put them in various centerpieces and decorative bowls, I felt like fucking Martha Stewart. Unfortunately, being natural and whatnot, these colors faded in the sun, and my beautiful brunch took place in the backyard in the unforgiving beams of color-killing sunshine. Thanks a lot, sun!
I thought I was really clever coming up with the whole wreath and green Spanish moss thing, but then I looked back at the initial website that inspired me and noticed how I just stole exactly what that person did. There are no new ideas!
Here's another amazing idea I stole from the internet. It's an Easter banner made from paint swatches! I loved it! Here it is blowing in the wind above the food table.
These are some little tulip toothpicks I made with hot glue and pretty paper. They were for the fruit, but no one used them except me. Maybe they thought they were too pretty to use. Maybe I didn't make it clear enough that I wanted people to spear their fruit with tiny spring-inspired toothpicks. Party planner problems.
For the table settings, I utilized my huge stash of small glass jars. Each one served as a water glass, but initially I set a colorful napkin and a fork in each one.
For the lamb and potatoes, I made two white sauces; one minty and one filled with horseradish. I didn't want people to be confused and I also wanted an excuse to make another tiny paper and toothpick craft, so I killed two crafty birds with one stone and labeled them with these adorable egg-shaped markers.
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| Here's me checking on my crown rack of lamb. |
My crafty decorations and elaborate menu were fawned over by all, and we got tons of great photos of our loved ones having a fabulous Easter! Thanks to my exhaustive planning and timeline-making, the brunch was an absolute smashing success. Special thanks also to the mimosa bar. Feliz Pescua!
