COTTONTAIL COLLECTION

15. Bottled up. Paint an assortment of bottles with pastel chalky-finish paint, distressing with a bit of stain. Use decals or decoupaged letters to spell out “spring” or another word of your choosing.

16. A tisket a tasket. Direct attention to an Easter sign by framing it within a small tobacco basket adorned with lace and burlap ribbon. Take a cue from the sign and position a small bushel basket with a chalky blue finish nearby, filling it with a bunny and faux grass. 17. Show me the bunny.

Gather a bevy of bunnies to get any area hopping. Position a stuffed burlap fellow peeking from behind a plant or fill an under-table box with an appliqué pillow and cozy striped throw.

18. Egg hunt. Elevate a tiny item, such as a nest filled with eggs, by creating a pedestal stand. Glue a small round cutting board or plaque or lid from a Shaker box to the top of a candlestick. Add a fern wreath studded with fresh daisies and tuck the nest inside.

19. Weighty element. Let an old scale play a supporting role, using it as the base for another component, such as a gathering of fenced-in eggs. “I love decorating with scales because they are so versatile,” Carolynn says. “This one has a fan shape that fills in an open area in the grouping.”

20. Tasty tieback. Fashion cute curtain holdbacks from decorative carrots combined with a length of twine. H