Happy Spring! When it’s the first day of spring and there’s a light snowfall coming down outside your window, some drastic creativity needs to happen for a person’s mental health! I’ve always thought these vintage LuRay pastel platters looked like Easter Eggs. And I often display them standing on end at Easter. But today I’m going to re-imagine them as giant Easter Eggs using some fun fabric trims from my stash!
This is Easter Egg decorating for the vintage-loving adult! Guess I’ve graduated from the RIT dye and water version! Last year I decorated giant styro eggs with pretty, vintage fabrics,”Divided Drawer: From Workbench to Centerpiece“. Maybe I’m starting a giant Easter egg trend…
If you need some Easter festivity, grab your oval platters and whatever trims you can find and join me. You’ll also need a fabric scissors and some non-permanent tape; either double-sided or you can make the little rolls like I did.
My stash of vintage trims included crochet-edging from old pillowcases that had bit the dust, vintage rick-rack and seam binding I grab at church and estate sales, and newly purchased trims from the fabric store. The giant rick-rack is probably what inspired this idea to begin with!
Cut your trims long enough to wrap around the back of the platter about an inch. Have fun with your patterns and colors! Making little tape rolls was pretty putsy, so if you can find a double-sided tape that’s not permanent, that would be a lot easier!
I started with the middle trim and worked my way out on either side from there. You can add anywhere from 3 to whatever lines of trim. Sometimes I’d take one off if it just wasn’t looking good and put it on another. This would be a fun project to do with a bunch of ladies or girls!
It was wonderful to see all these springy colors and textures on such a gloomy, snowy, 1st day of spring!
Aren’t they just fun?!
Then you get to decorate with them! I decided they needed to be the centerpiece of my kitchen cupboards, along with some bunnies and garden items.
Use a plate stand to stand the platters on end. If you add some fake grass or moss around the base, you’ll create a giant Easter Egg hunt as a display! Vintage inspired, of course;)
You can also use patterned oval platters; they don’t all have to be solids. I think the patterns on the plates really added to the charm!
Peter Rabbit’s shelf is under the one above. He’s cultivating fresh veggies;) I also made a “cultivate” printable to go along with the whole scene. You can grab it below…
Notice how the touches of black balance out the sweetness of all the springy colors. It makes all those pastels “grow up” a little. The “Sheet Metal Frame” can be used so many ways! I love hanging a simple wreath on it with a metal “S” hook.
Your decorated platters could also be added to a basket to create a unique “Easter Basket” display:
Add some rustic grass around the base, some faux apple blossoms {“Get the Most from your Faux/Everlasting Flowers“}, some succulents and some eggs. Instant, pretty vignette for your Easter buffet!
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Have you been styling your home for Easter and spring? If you’d like some tips on styling large cupboards check out my post from last year, “5 Tips for Styling Shelves“.
I’m a third of the way done…(sure is more fun to look at then snowflakes!)
If you own some oval platters, grab some fabric trims and easily turn them into unique, giant Easter eggs! Keep one un-decorated for your Easter ham, though;) Oval platters re-imagined are a great way to use some of that pretty, dish collection in a totally new way! And also enjoy some of your pretty trims!
>>Dealer Tip>>Add some trims to the oval platters you have in your booth to increase their style and sell-ability during the Easter season!
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Cute, cute, cute! Love the trims you used–thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!
Anyway I can use dishes, you know;)
Lora, these are adorable; wish I had an uncluttered shelf to do this with. I love the pastel colors of Lu-Ray. I, too, love the bluebird plate; I inherited the love for bluebirds from my Polish grandmother; she had pillowcases and a figurine! Don’t dare start another collection! I have an awful stash of braid, rick-rack and lace trim that’ll never get all used on doll clothes for grands! This’d be a great way to use some of it!
I know I can’t start any more collections, Kathy! If anything I need to let some go…but that would be like choosing one of my children over the other! This disease comes from my grandma; she had a little Polish in her, too!
This is just the cutest idea, Lora! Another item added to my thrift store shopping list because Mama needs some colored oval platters! Pinned and sharing
Always good to have another treasure to keep an eye out for, Marie;)
What a cute idea! And a neat way to use up ribbon pieces that aren’t quite long enough for anything else. The whole vignette is just adorable!
Thanks, Audra! I can’t stand to throw away even a bit of that hand-crocheted lace or that vintage trim! A great way to see them out in the open, too!
I love the little platter with the bluebird–those are hard to find at a decent price. I finally have one…a little creamer. This is a cute project and I like that it’s not like that forever, so you can re-use the platter for other things when you’re tired of them this way. I can’t imagine the time women put into all the hand-crocheted trims!! Now, things are more convenient but I think we’ve lost something in the process. Absolutely love your vignettes!!
Thanks, Vikki! Yes, I didn’t want to permanently damage the plates! This is just a quick , easy, creative project for fun! It is hard to find bluebird pieces that are affordable; they are highly collectible. This platter is actually huge; I should look up how much it’s worth. I picked it up from someone before their estate sale because I was helping them out with pricing and advice. I do treasure it!