It's That Time Of Year

Mmmmmm....the stores are filled with Easter candy. Cadbury Mini-Eggs! Nicole and I have loved these for a long time. They are deadly on the waist line.

Love them! Which brings me to this little decoration. 

 The other day Nicole and I visited one of our favorite home decor stores.  In the Easter section we found a funny little decoration. 

It's really quite odd, but my eyes were drawn to it. 

 Maybe it's from staring at all the nest and bird decorations in blogland. :)

Of course I have to try and make it instead of buying it!

So I found at our new and fantastic Hobby Lobby, these ceramic eggs.  Is that what they're called?

I painted the egg cream, flecked with watered down brown paint and dabbed with a towel.

Next I used a wooden candlestick and one nest.

To add a little oomph, I cut up a few pieces of wood and used it as a base. 

 Gail, from My Repurposed Life

 did this with her bed spindle candlesticks. Cool idea.  It makes them more substantial. 

I glued them together. 

Sprayed it black.

Gathered some "nesting" materials.

Wove them into the pre-made nest to give it a more authentic look. 

Hot glued the egg on top!  Whaddya think?

Is it a little strange or do you like it?

An EGG on a NEST...on a candlestick!

I can't claim the idea as my own, but it was fun to copy.

When I was making this it reminded me of something I couldn't put my finger on.

Cadbury Mini Eggs! 

Soft, pastel, brown flecked mini-eggs.

So, I took some extra ceramic eggs and made some BIG (mini) eggs.

I thought they turned out cute.

(I like my yellow better)

Now, I need to keep myself from eating the rest of the bag :)

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