Saturday, April 3, 2010

I WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY EASTER




I want to wish everyone a very Happy Easter and hope you are spending the day with loved ones. I wanted to share one of my favorite Easter decorations. About 15 years ago, I spotted this vintage Easter Bunny Basket on Ebay, it was a mess, it is made of paper mache, wicker and wood. It is very heavy. The eyes were missing and the ears were cracked and almost broken off, but I loved it and thought I can fix this basket. I love to try and save things, so I paid $6.00 for it and when it came I loved how unique it was and spent days working on repairing it, I used paper clay and filled in all the cracks and replaced parts that were missing and put eyes on him and then re-touched up the paint to match. I wish I would have taken pictures of it when I bought it. My husband thought I was nuts. It took a long time, but I loved fixing it. Every Easter I get it out and enjoy it so much. I thought I would share with you this wonderful vintage basket. Thank you for visiting and Happy Easter.
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12 comments:

  1. Tallulah's Antique ClosetApril 3, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    I luv that old basket! Ive never seen one like that before it must be from the 1920's or 30's. What a great find. I like collecting real old vintage holliday before the 1950's. Thanks for shareing...Julian

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  2. Julia @ Vintage with LacesApril 3, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    Hi Terri, That's really an extraordinary basket and it was worth that you put all that work into it. Your decoupaged eggs look wonderful in there.
    Have a lovely Easter!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  3. DortheApril 4, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    Hi Terry,
    Your easter basket, is so very wonderfull, with your divine eggs, love them.
    xo Dorthe

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  4. DebbyApril 4, 2010 at 3:26 AM

    Happy Easter, Terri. Love your bunny!
    Debby

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  5. Bryanna LenanApril 4, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    Happy Easter!! Darling Bunny Rabbit!

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  6. ClaudiaApril 4, 2010 at 8:04 AM

    What a beautiful restoration! Happy Easter to you and yours.

    xo
    Claudia

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  7. Holly Loves ArtApril 4, 2010 at 2:16 PM

    Happy Easter! I just love visiting your pretty blog.
    Cheers!
    Holly

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  8. Pearl MapleApril 4, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    Darling little basket, how lucky of you find it and spot the potential with a little care and attention it sure is a cutie.

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  9. IvyApril 5, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    Beautiful basket Terri! Happy Easter!

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  10. CassandraApril 5, 2010 at 6:32 AM

    I hope you had a wonderful Easter! Hugs Cassandra

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  11. Corinne ClarkApril 5, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    What a lovely basket! You did an excellent job restoring it. I'm crazy about bunnies and this bunny basket is divine!

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  12. Bella's Rose CottageApril 5, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    Hi Terri, That is a fantastic basket & you did such a great repair job! it looks perfect! I am still hearting those pink eggs :-)
    Thanks for stopping by, and sharing your kind words tonight.
    Bella

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