A Nest for My Rustic Eggs

Spring is in the air and Easter is … well, for some of us Easter…

Spring is in the air and Easter is … well, for some of us Easter is almost here.  As for me, Easter will have to wait a bit longer,  specifically the first of May. You can read more about my Easter here.   But that doesn’t mean we can’t decorate our homes in preparation for the holiday.  Today I’m going to show you an easy nest for my rustic eggs  that I’ve made using things from the house and farm. 

Η άνοιξη έφτασε και το Πάσχα είναι … καλά, για κάποιους από εμάς το Πάσχα είναι σχεδόν εδώ. Όσο για μένα, το Πάσχα θα πρέπει να περιμένει λίγο ακόμα. Μπορείτε να διαβάσετε περισσότερα για το Πάσχα μου εδώ. Αλλά αυτό δεν σημαίνει ότι δεν μπορούμε να στολίσουμε τα σπίτια μας για τις γιορτές. Σήμερα θα σας δείξω μια εύκολη φωλιά για τα  ρουστίκ αυγά μου που έχω κάνει χρησιμοποιώντας πράγματα από το σπίτι και το αγρόκτημα.
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Anest for my rustic eggs - www.theboondocksblog.com
I’m teaming  up with 8 very talented ladies in the Hoppy Easter blog hop and you can also add your Easter creations below.

The nest started out as a homely wreath. It looked like this …

Συνεργάζομαι με 8 πολύ ταλαντούχες κυρίες στο Hoppy Easter  blog hop και μπορείτε επίσης να προσθέσετε τις Πασχαλινές δημιουργίες σας παρακάτω.​

Η φωλιά ξεκίνησε ως ένα απλό στεφάνι. Έμοιαζε έτσι …
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original wreath, A nest for my rustic eggs - www.theboondocksblog.com
… till about a year ago whenI transformed it to this with some white paint and a cool hedgehog ribbon. 

… μέχρι περίπου ένα χρόνο πριν, όταν το μετέτρεψα σε αυτό με λευκό χρώμα και μια  κορδέλα  σκαντζόχοιρου.
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the wreath with hedgehogs, A nest for my rustic eggs - www.theboondocksblog.com
I used a small glass dessert plate.

Χρησιμοποίησα ένα γυάλινο πιατάκι για επιδόρπια.
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a glass plate as a base, A nest for my rustic eggs - www.theboondocksblog.com
The wreath was re-painted white after being freed from the hedgehogs.  It was placed on top of the plate. 

Το στεφάνι ξαναβάφτηκε λευκό, μετά την απελευθέρωσή του από τους σκαντζόχοιρους. Τοποθετήθηκε πάνω στο πιατάκι.
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Adding the wreath on the base, A nest for my rustic eggs www.theboondocksblog.com
I placed some velvet fabric, a left over from a dress (you knew that was coming), inside the wreath.  We’ll pretend that this is the grass inside the nest!

Έβαλα βελούδινο ύφασμα από φόρεμα, μέσα στο στεφάνι.  Αφού  ξέρετε  ότι  δεν  πετάω τίποτα!Θα προσποιηθούμε ότι αυτό είναι το χόρτο μεσα στη φωλιά!
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velvet in the nest, A nest for my rustic eggs www.theboondocksblog.com
Now for the eggs.  I am pretty much a traditonalist when it comes to eggs, but this year I felt like red would not be the right color for this particular nest.  I bought home these beauties from the farm in all their brown glory and decided I really liked their natural color. So instead of dyeing them, I just added white chalk paint in various shapes and designs – nothing fancy.  And I finished them off with a marker. 

Και τώρα για τα  αυγά!   Ειμαι  αρκετά  παραδοσιακή  με  το  βάψιμο  των  αυγών,  αλλά φέτος αισθανόμουν ότι το κόκκινο δεν θα ταίριαζε για αυτή τη φωλιά.  Έφερα  από το κτήμα αυτά τα  όμορφα καφέ αυγά και μου άρεσε το φυσικό τους χρώμα. Έτσι, αντί να τα βάψω, απλώς πρόσθεσα άσπρη κιμωλία χρώμα σε διάφορα σχήματα και σχέδια – τίποτα ιδιαίτερο. Και τα τελείωσα με μαρκαδόρους.
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the chalk painted eggs, A nest for my rustic eggs www.theboondocksblog.com
I really love the contrast of the white against the natural brown of the eggs.

Μ’αρέσει η αντίθεση του λευκού με το φυσικό καφέ των αυγών.
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rustic eggs, A nest for my rustic eggs www.theboondocksblog.com
You can see that the paint on the  wreath also adds lots of rustic goodness. 

Βλέπετε πως το χρώμα στο στεφάνι προσθέτει μια χωριάτικη πινελιά. 
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painted wreath branches, A nest for my rustic eggs www.theboondocksblog.com
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A nest for my rustic eggs www.theboondocksblog.com
To be honest I don’t think these lovelies will last till Easter so I may be back next month with some more eggs. Let’s hope my chicken is working hard. 

Για να είμαι ειλικρινής δεν νομίζω ότι αυτές οι ομορφιές θα αντέξουν μέχρι το Πάσχα γι’αυτό ίσως να επιστρέψω πάλι τον επόμενο μήνα με περισσότερα αυγά. Ας ελπίσουμε ότι η κότα  μου θα εργάζεται σκληρά.
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Using a vine wreath to create a nest for my rustic eggs #Eastereggs #RusticNest #EasterWreath #SpringCraft #Easycraft #Eastercraft #vinewreath #paintedwreath #SimpleEastercraft #eastercenterpiece A nest for my rustic eggs www.theboondocksblog.com
And with that my nest for my rustic eggs is complete.   Nothing fancy and all things you can find at home.  Happy Easter everyone!!

Κι έτσι η φωλιά μου ειναι έτοιμη.  Τίποτα φανταχτερό και όλα πράγματα που βρίσκονται στο σπίτι. Καλό Πάσχα σε όλους!!​
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Αν σας αρέσει αυτό που βλέπετε, να το μοιραστείτε με τους φίλους σας, ή να το αποθηκεύσετε στο Pinterest. Επισεις μπορείτε  να εγγραφείτε στο blog μου και να λαμβάνετε τις περιπέτειες  μου δύο φορές την εβδομάδα στο e-mail σας.
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127 Comments

  1. How fun Mary, Thanks for the Blog Hop, I linked up my Easy Easter Nest! Your nest is lovely, I love the rustic wreath you used for it and the natural tone of the eggs paired with the white designs is right up my alley! It looks lovely and very natural and rustic! How nice to have fresh eggs from your own hen!

    1. Katrin about those eggs, I should have done them the way you mentioned to me later on. Now I can only hope they don’t stink up before too long. I boiled them and then painted them. But we must make sacrifices for our blogs.

    1. Thanks so much Debra. Now at some point I’ll have to make some more eggs because I don’t think these will survive till May.

  3. I really like how the eggs turned out. They look awesome! I really have to get some chalk paint. But…I am wondering if you hard boiled them first? I am just curious. You have a chicken?!!

    1. Thanks Krista. I have one chicken at the farm and she lays her eggs wherever she pleases. A diva! I did hard boil them but I’m not sure if it would be a good idea to eat them. I celebrate Easter May 1st so I’ll be making another batch till then. These are for display purposes only..lol

    1. That’s exatly what prompted me to paint them Gail, the contrast of the white against the brown. A new look for me because I usually go with red.

    1. As long as we don’t eat them we can experiment to our hearts content. This is the first year I’m stepping away from the traditional red. I s hould have a label that says “for blogging purposes only” lol

    1. Thanks Marie, Now I just have to remind myself not to eat them. haha! My lone hen should come up with another batch for Easter.

  7. Mary, I love these natural colored eggs!! The brown and white look so wonderful together!! Your designs are really cool too!! Yes, let’s hope your chicken gives you lots more eggs!! 🙂

  8. I love the idea of using a grapevine wreath for a nest! And your painted eggs look so perfect in it! You are very lucky to have fresh eggs. This is perfect for spring and Easter!

    1. Yes, it came together wonderfully at the last minute Celeste. Although my hen is a bit finicky about laying her eggs.

    1. Thanks Ilka. I am slowly but surely moving in the farmhouse rustic direction, and I guess it’s only fitting since we do have a farm.

  12. love your eggs – you know I love color but the white/tan look great together, these rustic eggs do not need anything else. I am sure they appreciate the cool nest you made 🙂 thanks for inspiring us today!

    1. Thank you Millie! I just need to put a label out that says “for display purposes only” so no one will eat my chalk paint! lol

  13. How darling! I love your little Easter nest and the painted eggs are the perfect rustic touch. I always admire how well you pull things together in natural way that works so well:) Pinning my friend!

    1. Thank you so much Wendi! I wanted to try something different this year instead of the usual red eggs and it is a refreshing change.

  15. Your spring nest turned out lovely! I like the browns and how you add some white to them. I would think since you boiled them they should be ok for a while. I haven’t even started on spring, I had been working on St. Patrick”s Day. I sure need to get it together (-;

    1. The funny thing Linda is that my Easter is in May, so I am way too early with all this, but you have to make sacrifices for your art 😉 lol I don’t have to worry about St Patrick’s here in Greece we have the carnival to finish with.

  18. Έχω και εγώ ένα στεφανάκι αλλά δε το σκέφτηκα ποτέ να το κάνω φωλιά! Πολύ έξυπνο Μαίρη! Πραγματικά το άσπρο στα αυγά κάνει αντίθεση!! Καλό τριήμερο να περάσεις!

    1. Ευχαριστω Ελεανα μου. Δυστυχώς ειχαμε πολυ κρύο και συννεφιά αλλά από φαγητό ήμασταν μια χαρά!

  19. Mary, Your Easter Egg display is wonderful! I love that you used things that you have at home right down to the piece of green velvet! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday!
    ~Laurie

  20. Using small twiggy wreaths as nests is a great idea! Using brown eggs with white decorations is the perfect touch. Happy Easter!

    1. It was an easy project. And they complimented each other perfectly. Thank you for the visit.

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