Easter Tableau

This is my Easter tableau for the grandkids.

(Even if they only get to see it on skype.)

I have had my grandmother's antique sideboard in storage for a good while.  Last year, things started coming out of storage, and they are still marching their way out of the dusty past and into the light of the present.

There was a fantastic Thanksgiving meal displayed on this sideboard last year, and a Christmas feast.  Now, it's time for Easter.

But, alas, I'm still looking for a permanent home, so there will be no grande feast this year.  There will  be a tableau however, one that expresses the abundance of gratitude in my heart, and one that will hopefully "wow" the little ones when we video chat.

The entire tableau consists of:

1. Mr. & Mrs. Easter Bunny:  I posted notes on how I put these two together. See "Easter."
2. Easter Egg Tree: I made this tree from scratch.  See my postings under the label "Easter."
3. Baby Bunnies in Carriage: Maker notes also under "Easter."
4. Crocheted hens:  This is an old crocheted pattern. I did these in 1978.  You can find this pattern through an internet search, or sometimes on ebay.  Sometimes, you can even find people selling the hens themselves.  The finished pieces fit over an egg.
5. White picket fence:  I got this at Big Lots.  It has garden stakes on the bottom, and those are planted in some fake plants to help the fence stand correctly.
6. Easter eggs on tree:  I've been collecting/making these since I was small.  Some are crocheted, and some are fabric over styrofoam.  My favorites are the crocheted ones.
7. Afghan/wall hanging:  This is a Thomas Kinkade print made into an afghan.  I hung it as a tapestry background.  I found it at a thrift store, and I picked it because of the white house in the middle of it, in the middle of a woods.  I was thinking about making a house facade for the bunnies, but I like that once Easter is over, I can take this off the wall and use it as a throw.  Seattle can be chilly!