A few years ago, I found some vintage yard goods with rabbits printed on them. Remember these cut, stitch, and stuff items? Well, here's one I've sewn and placed in a basket trimmed with pink blossoms and butterflies.
A spring lamb rests in a vintage porcelain basket adorned with a single pink dogwood bloom.
This old (slightly rusty) basket is the perfect place for timid little chicks to hide.
This was my childhood Easter basket. The colors have faded, but it still holds happy memories. I love the shape.
When my three sisters and I outgrew Easter baskets filled with chocolate treats, my Mother replaced them with little porcelain figurines. One year I received these bunnies. I love the sweet expressions on their faces.
Another year we all received sets of ducklings.
Trust me, I've had the bunnies and ducks long enough for them to qualify as vintage items.
I've shared some of my favorite vintage items as part of Anything Goes Here's
Be sure to visit Joan for links to more vintage Easter posts.
KAY
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26 comments:
Oh what a lovely post that I m seeing at 1:20 a.m. I adore your childhood basket. It is one of a kind. Stunning! And I love your pretty chicks. They are the best chicks I have seen. I am now following you as you have a great site to visit.
A Happy Easter Greeting!
You have such lovely Easter goodies. Vintage is lovely - but vintage full of personal memories is the best!
xo
Claudia
All of your Easter displays are wonderful! How lucky you are to have saved some things from your childhood. My sister and I had those same chicks and ducks...wonder what happened to them? It was great to see them again. I loved your basket and the cute bunny inside!
Easter blessings to you!
Joyce
I love all your vintage Easter decorations, such sweet memories, I'm sure!
What a beautiful Easter post. Your photos are so lovely. I enjoyed all of your Easter decorations but I think my favorites are the rusty little basket and sweet chicks and your childhood basket. I am sure that basket holds lots of special memories. Wishing you a blessed Easter,
Mimi~
How nice that when you outgrew the basket of candy it was replaced with lasting treasures! I adore the little chicks in the last photo! And the metal, rusty basket has to be my favorite and the brown shredded paper was perfect! All very nice ~ Happy Easter ~ Judi
That is my childhood Easter basket too. I have it in the basement still. I love the white basket you placed the flowers on the handle of!! It is awesome!!! I used to get chicks and butterflies stuffed in the handle of my basket. Wonderful post.
Hi Kay! All of your Easter decorations are so sweet! I love the bunny that you stitched, and those little ducklings too. I just got outbid on a set of those on Ebay. They're just darling!
Happy Easter!
Carol
I love the ducklings. I still fill an Easter basket for my daughter, even tho' she is 29! I'll never quit until I'm too old and forgetful to even know what the day is! This year she even helped select some of the things that will be there! Thanks for sharing. ♥♫
Easter memories are so wonderful, I love all your vintage Easter thanks for sharing. Vicky
Hi Kay,
Sweet Easter basket. It's so nice that you still have it. I wish I had one of mine. I love these little ducks. What a great idea to give little figurines.
I love all of your treasures. I specially love the little tin basket, it is darling.
thanks for sharing
happy spring
michele
I love the rusty tin basket. It is so sweet. I know what you mean, things from our own childhood are considered vintage.... oh well. They are all lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Your childhood basket is so very pretty...as are all your vignettes...you put them together so well!
Warmly,
Tracey
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P.S. I believe that the three baby chicks are my favorite!
I love all your beautiful Easter decorations, especially the rusty tin with the chicks! Happy Blog Hop! Suzie
Oh~~~ what a cute post:)
Have a wonderful Easter Kay!
Bless you,
Kay Ellen
Aaawwww those baskets are just adorable and the bunnies, lamb, and chicks are just the cutest! That one little bunny look real and love the basket that was your when you were little. Lucky you to have kept it all these years. Memories must overflow whenever this season comes and you get to display your little basket :-)
Mizpah,
Li
Oh how this post brought back memories. I had an Easter basket just like the one you have pictured in your 4th photo.... WOW---that is so neat.
Love your bunnies, chicks and ducks also. Oh--how I remember these things!!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy
Oh, I just love your decorating style. I just love your stuffed bunny. Very good memories of those stuffed animals. Love them! And the lamb, well, I have such a soft spot for lambs. It all is "perfectly Easter"!
Blessings and Happy Easter,
Kitty
Hello Kay,
I so loved visiting you today (sorry if I'm late, by the way!).
I'm partial to the handsewn bunny, very Victorian and totally inspiring, but all your Easter goodies are gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing, and also for your nice comment about my vintage postcards.
Happy Easter,
Monica.
What a great idea for your Mom to do, that way you start out your own home with some decorations. Cute displays you have made. Happy Easter.
Your photography is stunning. I love each vignette and the way that you photographed them. Such lovely memories, Easter does that. Such a sweet holiday.
I love your header, it is gorgeous.
Karen
Glad I found you.. pretty as can be - Jennifer jennsthreegraces
Love all the lovely ways you decorated for Easter without the candy.
Just hopping over to say hi!!
Happy Spring sweet Kay :))
Kay Ellen
Kay,
I was born in Sept 1963 and I had the same Easter basket. It was destroyed in our house fire in July 2010. I am currently searching for another to cherish. It is how I found yours. I want to use it for my centerpiece. I have some leads. It is funny how we used the same basket for our whole lives and these days the new generations just want “stuff” that is disposable. No tradition! We all knew which baskets were ours (family of four children) just like we all had our own Christmas stockings with our names embroidered on them (hand sewn)! Love all the ducks and bunnies. I’m a duck and bunny girl too. Most were lost too. Brenda
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