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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Below are all of my friends who are participating in the Hoppy Easter Blog Hop.  I hope you Hop on over to their blogs to check out more Easter projects. 
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  2. When my kids were little, we would start long before Easter blowing out the eggs; we ate scrambled eggs for weeks so the blown out shells lasted for years (or until they got broken; I still have a few!). I swear the egg white helped reinforce the shells! Miss those times. Thanx for giving me some great ideas; I have more grapevines in the yard that need to come down; smaller wreathes for nests may be in my future!

  5. Beautiful eggs! I was so drawn to the picture…love all things with that natural look. Perfect for spring, we definitely need some here in Virginia, snow storm today! My husband is Greek (Dad came over to US as a child) and we would love to visit one day!

    1. We also had a snowstorm Tracey and I am so tired of all this cold. When living in Greece it never got this cold and I really longed for the snow but now that I am here and reality has set it, I am done with it! haha! I would highly recommend you visit one day you will not regret it.

  6. What a fabulous idea! I love how the wreath turned out after you painted it. It looks so realistic! I may have to try something like this myself this season. 🙂

  8. Your vintage eggs are really popular I see by the comments! And I am featuring your story on #omhgff this week, pinned to share your story!!

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