{Getting Ready For Easter} Easter Dinner Decor Ideas

{living}

Since I already shared pictures from last year's Easter dinner yesterday, I thought I'd share some pictures from other years today. After all I can't share pictures from this year until Easter is already past.  Of course, me being me, I can't do the same thing 2 years in a row so each year has to have a different theme (although I have to say I'm not sure I always go quite as "all in" with theme for Easter Dinner as I do for Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner, but even if it's not quite as obvious with the Easter tablescapes and decor it's still in the back of my head as I choose decorations.

{unfortunately I can't find my pictures from Easter 2011.... If I remember correctly that year had some stuff I really liked, but I don't know where the pictures are currently stored, so if I can find them I will add them here, but for the meantime we'll have to make do with 2012 and 2013}

2012

The theme for 2012 was "an Easter picnic"

These first few pictures were taken early Easter morning as we were getting ready for church {I always try to set the table for a formal meal the night before}, I loved the way the early light coming in through the windows hit the centerpiece. It looked like an early morning Easter meadow

The centerpiece was several patches of plastic grass lined up together  and scattered with oversized Easter eggs, tissue paper flowers, and little bud vases with a fresh flower in each....

... and little bunny figurines {which were originally bunny shaped sidewalk chalk, that I covered with several layers of sealant/varnish to turn them into figurines}

the whole tablescape

and in case you were dying to see it from the other end of the table lol

The buffet table.  The table cloth for this was a collection of smaller "picnic blankets" {aka pieces of spring colored gingham fabrics} and decorated with more oversized Easter eggs, normal size Easter eggs and flowers arranged in jars and bottles.  the meal was Rack of Lamb; Ham; Rosemary Green Beans and Carrots; Deviled Eggs; Biscuits; and some sort of potatoes - I don't remember how they were fixed and I can't tell from the picture lol.

We also had a cantaloupe soup instead of sliced cantaloupe

My butterfly dessert plates

and Carrot Cake Cheesecake {a Martha Stewart recipe that is so good and I make almost every year} for dessert

 

2013

For some reason I really didn't get many pictures of the table and such in 2013, but I do have a couple, the theme was "glittery and elegant" or "Easter at Versailles", and I definitely didn't really go as all out with it as I would have liked to (in fact it's a theme I'll probably do again to be able to do a little more with) I don't remember what the deal was this year, I think it was a year where Easter was early and just snuck up on me (kinda like this year) and I just didn't have much time to do as much as I would have normally.

Elegantly dressed chicks and eggs on feather nests down the center of the table.  This the first year I had this china, which my Aunt gave me.  The goblets were also a gift from a lady that I am close to at work.

and of course the silver is my mix and match vintage silverware

I always have small Easter baskets for each person at their place they serve both as gifts/favors and as placecards

This is the one for my husband that year..... notice the "man" {AKA duct tape covered} eggs? lol

The buffet table... I believe the menu that year was rack of Lamb, Ham, Popovers, Scalloped Potatoes, Deviled Eggs, Sauteed Green Beans, Sauteed Asparagus, and honestly I'm not really sure what's in the soup tureen... pasta salad maybe? and for dessert Carrot Cake Cheesecake {a Martha Stewart recipe that I make almost every year... it is soooooo good} and "magic cake" - a recipe I found on pinterest, it was pretty yummy, and I'm sure you can find the recipe if you search for "magic cake"

over-head view of the food lol

beaded eggs, a tall glass candlestick and a sparkly bunny to decorate the buffet table