Just Popping (Or Hopping?) In To Say Happy Easter!

I'm busy today as I imagine most of you are, but I did just want to pop in and wish you all a Happy Easter, with the decoration above (which was part of the stash of them I found in my last post), and a couple of the dearest illustrations from one of my "thrifted" books.
"The Easter Rabbit", a little story from "Folk Tales Children Love", edited by Watty Piper, printed by the Platt And Munk Co., Inc., in 1932:

 And beautiful "Spring", seen below:

(My book is incomplete and I did not find any other names.)

This Bunny Cake was in a vintage cookbook Lori found at a thrift store last week:

And I'll end with one more decoration, this one in pretty pastels:

Happy Easter to all and to all a good day!

Adorable Vintage Decorations For Easter And Springtime

I have been finding some adorable vintage die-cut decorations lately for Easter and springtime, so I thought I should share them with you.
A lovely little basket of eggs with a dear little chick:

 These chicks are lookin' good in their Easter bonnets, alongside more beautifully decorated eggs:

 Not painting the town red, but just painting some eggs in pastel colors:

 Betsey Clark is welcoming springtime with flowers and birdsong:

 And so are these cute-as-can-be dancing bunnies and chicks:

 Another sweet little chick with a happy message:

And a gorgeous bouquet of flowers for you:

 I've saved the best , (or at least MY favorite), for last - these bright and beautiful eggs:

Easter is nearly here!

April Has Arrived, And So Have My Last Illustrations From "The Year Around Book"

All right, so no (April) foolin' around here - this post marks my last installment of my monthly posting from my vintage find "The Year Around Book", written by Helen Jill Fletcher and illustrated by the fabulous Jerry Pinkney.

 What an adorable Easter Bunny, and his eggs are the absolute best, too! I would like some eggs like those, please.
 April got a two-page spread in this delightful vintage book (not every month did!), and deservedly so:

 The page below is, I simply must say, my favorite one in the entire book, so perhaps it is fitting that it should wind up being the last one I'm sharing with you:

Because I love everything about it.
Happy April, everyone!!

My Easter Decorations

Sending Happy Easter wishes out there to all of you in Blogland!
Just sharing a few pictures of some of my Easter decorations, beginning with the photo below which shows my treasured vintage papier mache egg-shaped boxes.
The orange bunny on the left has been mine since childhood; an Easter surprise that held candy on that long-ago Easter morning. The similar one on the right was an eBay find - surely you can understand why I "had" to have it!

Assorted little treasures line a little shelf, my favorite of which is still the orange card with the bunny up at the top right, which my sister Lori gave me probably in the 1970's:

And something in every cubbyhole, here:

Atop the next shelf are two of my framed vintage Easter items (both of which have been shown on this blog in earlier posts):

I have only three of these special little wooden egg cups.
I like to think the little gal in the middle is having trouble deciding between her two suitors........

Close-up on the cubbies:

And another shot:

Easter baskets and chicks and such in the foyer:

Nests and bunnies under glass on the table:

And one more close-up, because this framed illustration from a vintage Raggedy Ann book ( which I did not tear apart, by the way) is one of my favorite things:

May all of you be as delighted on this Easter day as the little girl appears to be with her huge bowl of Easter eggs!

Easter Finds

I have managed to find some sweet Easter items over the last few months.
I'll start with this dear little bunny:

I found the glass rabbit on the left and the vintage glass Easter Bunny candy container at the same shop. I have a reproduction candy container, but this one is vintage - it's heavier and is marked J.H. Millstein Co., Jeanette, PA. on the bottom:

I love the design on my antique postcard, and the candle holder may not really be an Easter decoration, but they sure do look pretty together:

A vintage paper bowl made in Western Germany for Hallmark:

A couple cute die-cut decorations - spring lamb with a pretty Easter bonnet:

And a rather dapper duck sporting a cool bow tie:

And a vintage paper egg box, which had the blue egg inside when I found it:

I love these old eggs; I passed up a couple of them the other day and now I'm sorry.
I kind of want to go back and see if they're still there!

This last one isn't an Easter thing either, but since they're cute rabbits, I decided to throw in this vintage hot iron transfer package.
Although - the "Sunday" one appears to have an Easter basket, doesn't he/she?
 Oh - and the "Friday" one! I think that, rather than cleaning (washing dishes?), that rabbit actually found that gorgeous teapot at an estate sale or a thrift shop!
Yes, I believe so. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

See now - those rabbits look as though they keep up very well with all of their chores.
Hmm ...  I get it....  so, if you DO that, then you may not even have the need NEED to do any "spring cleaning"
Wow - what a concept!

Easter Wishes from 1916 - A Hundred Years of Chicks and Bunnies!

Good morning, Tina here.

Today I am sharing postcards which were sent in 1916 as Easter greetings.

A lot of the same themes show up in the art on these cards. Daffodils are popular, as the harbringers of spring.

A floral cross with forget-me-nots and another daffodil.

Angelic faces!

More daffodils. Although Easter falls rather early this year, our spring was earlier, and we will have few daffodils left blooming by this Sunday.

Chicks. Definitely a sight of spring.

We have no clematis here in Kelsey, not for lack of trying, they just don't seem to like our soil or climate.

I am not sure what flowers these are supposed to be, I am guessing primroses?

Can't forget the Easter bonnet! It really is a shame that bonnets have gone out of style. What a great way for a lady to make a fashion statement!

The joy of receiving a package in the mail, obviously her Easter bonnet. Her bunny just happens to be snacking on a bit of green.

Easter eggs, crocus and Easter lilies. I love this illustration!

Chicks offer violets, daffodils, and lilies to our bonneted lass.

Wishing a joyful Easter to you all!

Easter Decorations - And Happy Wishes

Today's "thrifty" finds for Easter are mostly eggs and egg cups.
First up, this fabulous vintage egg box:

I was tickled to find it because it is like a few others I have, one of which was an Easter gift when I was a little girl:

I also found the yellow and green egg box front and center in the photo below - this one was discovered at Mountain Treasures in Sonora, where we have our booth:

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it - because I had recently added one exactly like it to my "Favorites" on Etsy!
This one was priced at less than one-fourth the price online!
Yay!
Look at those adorable little green bunnies around the sides:

I found this little egg cup guy at a thrift store, also.
He appears to have had a bit of a rough life:

But things are looking up for him since I paired him up with the little gal below.
It seems she only has eyes for him:

I decided this little man was a pastor preparing to give his Easter sermon, rather than a groom - what do you think?

 I'm calling this next little scene "Chocolate Eggs Under Glass":

I found this antique ceramic stand some time ago. It looks pretty nice filled up with a couple of plastic eggs and a couple of thrift store pomanders that I have filled with lavender:

I can't seem to resist china egg cups, especially vintage ones made in Japan - like this orange pair:

I found the orange chicken  cup last year after Easter, and my little egg-shaped rock fits perfectly. The hand-painted egg cup is a more recent find:

Here's the painted egg cup again, below.
 The Betsy McCall figurine and the ceramic eggs were found during the year, as well:

I found a little bag of painted wooden eggs, and I managed to use them in a lot of different places:

A new copy of "The Golden Egg Book" - thrifted, of course:

And last, but not least two cute Easter egg cookie cutters:

(I kind of wanted  to make some Easter cookies with some of the cutters I found, but I was afraid I might find them far too tempting.)
I hope all of you have a wonderful Easter day!