Rain or shine let your table setting this Easter speak of Spring. Take tips from the experts using found objects like bird cages, pitchers, vases, empty egg cartons, and nests of shredded paper and fill them with flowers, eggs, luminaries, and sweet treats. Let Martha show you how to rabbit a napkin, use lemon wedges to add a special touch to your stemware, mismatch your plates for added variety and use eggs (real or fake, colored or plain) and stick the names of your guests to them.  Even better, if you have children at Easter, they can enjoy racing their spooned egg for a small price. Well go on, hop to it!

1, 2, 7, & 8.  elizabethannedesigns.com, 1, 3, & 6. Speckled Eggs, Cream quail eggs - set of 8 & Blue robin eggs - set of 12, $14, Potterybarn.com, 4. Bunny fold Napkin, instructions on marthastewart.com, 5. This is Glamorous.

Because everyone knows I love all things chalkboard…check out this fabulous fixer upper from Danny Seo. He took his not-so-pretty fridge and made it not only funky but dually functional. What a great way to make a grocery list! I could see this in a college dorm room also, lots of creativity can spur with late night study sessions and the munchies.

Spotted on designmom.com.

If only spelling and wine pronunciation or mispronunciation for that matter could be made this easy. Wine labels created by designer Caroline Gilroy using phonetics and basic typography are simple and yet so clever.

Spotted on commarts.com

Loving the fresh spring ideas from West Elm!  A big bowl of fruit is as functional as it is beautiful, a tray can make the carpet seem like a comfy place for reading, and a stack of books can add life to a console or side table.  Easy steps to make any space seem inviting.

westelm.com

For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way -
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
~Author Unknown

poem quotegarden.com

Forget the green beer… here are some tasty cocktails to toast with this St. Patrick’s Day.

1. Jameson & Ginger - recipe courtesy of cocktails.about.com

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 parts Jameson Irish Whiskey
• ginger ale
• squeeze of a lime wedge

Directions: Pour the whiskey into a highball glass filled with ice. Fill with ginger ale. Squeeze a lime wedge over the drink and drop it in.

2. Irish Car Bomb - recipe courtesy of coctails.org

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pint (8 oz, 24 cl) Guinness stout
• 1 oz (3 cl) Jamison Irish whiskey
• 1 oz (3 cl) Bailey’s Irish cream

Directions: Pour Guinness into pint glass. Pour Jamison into shot glass and then without mixing pour Bailey’s into the shot glass. When ready to drink drop the shot glass into the pint, be mindful of spilling.*When the Bailey’s mixes with the beer it will start to curdle very fast,  forcing one to chug the bomb making this drink a favorite among drinking contenders.

3. Irish Coffee - recipe courtesy partyfood.suite101.com, photo gourmetgirlmagazine.com

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces Irish Whiskey
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 6 ounces strong, hot, brewed coffee
• whipping cream

Directions: Pour whiskey into the bottom of a coffee mug. Add brown sugar and hot coffee; stir to combine. Gently spoon several tablespoons of cream over the top of the hot coffee mixture. Do not stir! Serve immediately.

I know where I will be this weekend…Homemade: Brooklyn, March 12 to 14, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm

homemade: brooklyn blog

A three-day pop up shop that showcases all locally made products. Shop food, art, home design, and clothing/ accessories. Enjoy free DIY Classes, Lectures, and Giveaways. Co- Sponsored by The Shiny Squirrel and Sew Moni.

Kill Devil Hill, 170 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

admission is FREE

Diggin Oh Joy’s comparison shopping combos. Where the line between fashion and home design kindly cross one another. Which was inspired first, we may never know, but does it really matter they are both fun to look at! See more of this & that here

Shiny, seductive and sleek. Rich in luster for all to admire and crave.

1. oscar, em-il-ie.com, 2.-5. this is glamorous, 6. this is glamorous, 7. Dan65’s photostream flickr.com, 8. Christian Louboutin shoes, bagsnob.com, 9. Gold Wine Goblets, $124.00, edenandeden.com

Dreaming of all things Alice in honor of Tim Burton’s debut of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. A fresh take on an amazing classic… the legacy undoubtedly lives on. Treats, tricks, mushrooms and mirrors oh my!

1. photo spotted on filmsnmovies.com, 2. Magic mushroom seating, blogs.babble.com, 3. Croquette set, stlouishomesmag.com, 4. White Porcelain Mirror, $5720, piecesinc.com,  5. Alice tea party pillowcase set, set of 2 $28, urbanoutfitters.com, 6. Tissue paper flowers, instructions and more partybluprints blog, 7 Bow headband, $11, gemdropsjewelry’s etsy.com, 8. casino treats, photo spotted on amyatlas.com

If you like this, you may like Alice in Wonderland party ideas posted here