Yes, It's *Still* Up!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday ... Happy Spring !!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ye</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">s, our Christmas tree turned Valentine tree, turned Easter tree is still alive and kicking in our kitchen.  I wonder how long I can keep it going ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QEkwF3TvYLntQaPFic9Xaon83QdUbZWpCBqNhOUUY8cmgVWhTnIECAxdDM3POOpxizO3PDEmXJSNk1JhnEjsFWFptKZEg6jURKEUjABPtI0dL9XytV1FdEPM7cUQKpXUhUIE3lA_1YQ/s1600/easterkitchentreeoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QEkwF3TvYLntQaPFic9Xaon83QdUbZWpCBqNhOUUY8cmgVWhTnIECAxdDM3POOpxizO3PDEmXJSNk1JhnEjsFWFptKZEg6jURKEUjABPtI0dL9XytV1FdEPM7cUQKpXUhUIE3lA_1YQ/s640/easterkitchentreeoverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a Spring welcome, I wrapped it in pink and white mesh, along with a striped pastel ribbon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGaO-6gwrHq6mvjuRKhBUXDfUPE_RXHt8Ou3xN5aNIoOuRD3GxS7mcJSrExrmAccKHFf2jzruodB3K44G21tqVPkjOii949OOjjZRap7Hq8-DgSYVTGSJgkxxF50wOmH2gWV4tlpaw0Q/s1600/easterkitchentreeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGaO-6gwrHq6mvjuRKhBUXDfUPE_RXHt8Ou3xN5aNIoOuRD3GxS7mcJSrExrmAccKHFf2jzruodB3K44G21tqVPkjOii949OOjjZRap7Hq8-DgSYVTGSJgkxxF50wOmH2gWV4tlpaw0Q/s640/easterkitchentreeclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then added lots of fun and budget-friendly ornaments, like this cute bunny, with a head full of feathers (from Pier One)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej8oIK_mQLvDvmZ4ghKnBkUnye5BbdhG02BiQaBRelXSYUN8KKmZCM3qM-S01VAKdMCOtqEajdpcCbjBA9NVvn9guhyphenhyphenOjAORnqZ4jX4rKebmWWEYsc1Su586uHXs5TfwF1jSfQ-0OLAw/s1600/easterkittreefurry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej8oIK_mQLvDvmZ4ghKnBkUnye5BbdhG02BiQaBRelXSYUN8KKmZCM3qM-S01VAKdMCOtqEajdpcCbjBA9NVvn9guhyphenhyphenOjAORnqZ4jX4rKebmWWEYsc1Su586uHXs5TfwF1jSfQ-0OLAw/s640/easterkittreefurry.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, this sweet bunny in a basket, from Michael's.  I also bought an inexpensive bunch of flowers from AC Moore, cut off each floral stem and scattered them about the tree, as well:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lESrzkYwBrg4xtQHK-4WHhTP24jLytG0BTAo9Y9YneSWgiM2UjHn2q3dqKsEnKQzR2K7lfueQIFhcy5RZ2S2xAz-8LXaMqwobiwrtmCBOCcMr10raOWH_yJOJKR7NAki1vNU-eSblJ0/s1600/easterkittreebunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lESrzkYwBrg4xtQHK-4WHhTP24jLytG0BTAo9Y9YneSWgiM2UjHn2q3dqKsEnKQzR2K7lfueQIFhcy5RZ2S2xAz-8LXaMqwobiwrtmCBOCcMr10raOWH_yJOJKR7NAki1vNU-eSblJ0/s640/easterkittreebunny.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A carrot with fun feathers (also from Pier One) ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkw6kOu3PRZ0TeY8LSLy_SzwND6eSMOGGfhc7ZprLqCfz-kloDVoeCNbNgOdHlvAaFphwPL3yoHa6wlRcWWpBAIgeU1GZuIkP_Fg1eXuHfJdgDj8MWv3HT145Hg0Yim4O6jV4dVK6Rws/s1600/easterkittreecarrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkw6kOu3PRZ0TeY8LSLy_SzwND6eSMOGGfhc7ZprLqCfz-kloDVoeCNbNgOdHlvAaFphwPL3yoHa6wlRcWWpBAIgeU1GZuIkP_Fg1eXuHfJdgDj8MWv3HT145Hg0Yim4O6jV4dVK6Rws/s640/easterkittreecarrot.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I flanked the tree with a couple of ceramic bunnies that I had on hand ... this one reminding you to "see no evil" ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQU6xAxOA7L70vWnoDJwwZzkgijWGftcRMLr2CfibhnK8mACqh4-XDGpSBuDN5VjKMb4sgcZ5nViO5F3GUxwwoLHefbQW5j5v00rswYg3IwJq15dqyGfHe9w54ez6nDWV1SevR8AaOXbc/s1600/easterkitchenbunnysee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQU6xAxOA7L70vWnoDJwwZzkgijWGftcRMLr2CfibhnK8mACqh4-XDGpSBuDN5VjKMb4sgcZ5nViO5F3GUxwwoLHefbQW5j5v00rswYg3IwJq15dqyGfHe9w54ez6nDWV1SevR8AaOXbc/s640/easterkitchenbunnysee.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">annnnnd, the other reminding you to "speak no evil," either.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm4pf5l7RXIhJZfuf1Qzbss4f_CwSbZOz0SR5lYplVlPQnFLNBkTQMNR_l0mQh7MA8HAy7PS6Y8Gep87un5Qg0elff_Hof6fLcLjNBhacCLdSM5zHT4D_w2HGSEtvy-4ZkTb1y098Meg/s1600/kitchenbunnyspeak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm4pf5l7RXIhJZfuf1Qzbss4f_CwSbZOz0SR5lYplVlPQnFLNBkTQMNR_l0mQh7MA8HAy7PS6Y8Gep87un5Qg0elff_Hof6fLcLjNBhacCLdSM5zHT4D_w2HGSEtvy-4ZkTb1y098Meg/s640/kitchenbunnyspeak.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I filled our handy canisters with yummy Easter treats:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZccWkII0LUgFdvbWsIks_LQ5eCX29L0EU5jOn2-KKwxuC4Mayq0jHhesaLaawHTntj918D80p8jklbSDjT4euCD6nDIfo4fQdvrT6qmaGqbfbrEVG5HHGHpmQtpAtFRdnQGTdUulE7tE/s1600/easterkitcandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZccWkII0LUgFdvbWsIks_LQ5eCX29L0EU5jOn2-KKwxuC4Mayq0jHhesaLaawHTntj918D80p8jklbSDjT4euCD6nDIfo4fQdvrT6qmaGqbfbrEVG5HHGHpmQtpAtFRdnQGTdUulE7tE/s400/easterkitcandy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, over on the other counter, added another splash of Easter:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsph81I3ihHheS2sI0W4vwDlnm5oPlT45KjA_pqHyFABiQprlfnLwYQPsz4qM8q5IIqJ2vSSAkJEL7UPLSX3gDbCwlmdswDOXuu96aOGfVE4scHYgRj4WiLDIi80EEdmMwnyAdnmqyB0/s1600/easterkitvignette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsph81I3ihHheS2sI0W4vwDlnm5oPlT45KjA_pqHyFABiQprlfnLwYQPsz4qM8q5IIqJ2vSSAkJEL7UPLSX3gDbCwlmdswDOXuu96aOGfVE4scHYgRj4WiLDIi80EEdmMwnyAdnmqyB0/s640/easterkitvignette.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love this little, pink bunny from Michael's, who is nestled on shredded book pages (although, admittedly, I feel as though I'm suffocating him under the glass cloche) ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyktdVb8bO8gOdrerQDW1ETLHsqi0BfK39ht03xfzq4RXotQIVwyiIAxxhdKIZAabdqSbOguWtztKyfg6wudrlCsM_8viYbNhE6NopH9TnrCa_MQ6lECAtm2g8UStPS7xY-5M5p4pUv40/s1600/eastercloche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyktdVb8bO8gOdrerQDW1ETLHsqi0BfK39ht03xfzq4RXotQIVwyiIAxxhdKIZAabdqSbOguWtztKyfg6wudrlCsM_8viYbNhE6NopH9TnrCa_MQ6lECAtm2g8UStPS7xY-5M5p4pUv40/s640/eastercloche.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnnd, of course, I had to add a few pastel malted milk balls to a wine glass on one of our shelves ... I'm hoping that since they're high up, I won't be tempted to eat them!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GtBAX7E5B_lqVa8avZIX6TTY58bHmNqOim0SZf5fdjBCmUW_SpiLz1N8CamPHel0i7YhXmQFto0LTph4WJYV8lJeE9BqHzS_WwJTSZF5bA-4pR-ztN93dTgzk4XuFzYcSK4GKufYHBU/s1600/easterkitchenwine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GtBAX7E5B_lqVa8avZIX6TTY58bHmNqOim0SZf5fdjBCmUW_SpiLz1N8CamPHel0i7YhXmQFto0LTph4WJYV8lJeE9BqHzS_WwJTSZF5bA-4pR-ztN93dTgzk4XuFzYcSK4GKufYHBU/s640/easterkitchenwine.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a few little splashes of Easter ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVgBJp-MjQdud7k4-5KJxN9T4PCWZq8CuO5aSGUITenEHkmoYuYKjsiDDGh5gmro-S8Uexy50RF6aCM1U4-OejU6RvwtD0Yi2lzTSJHrFemvkeAMydJmsrAtLTOykiVF8fQp9zXnsjRc/s1600/easterkittreenight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVgBJp-MjQdud7k4-5KJxN9T4PCWZq8CuO5aSGUITenEHkmoYuYKjsiDDGh5gmro-S8Uexy50RF6aCM1U4-OejU6RvwtD0Yi2lzTSJHrFemvkeAMydJmsrAtLTOykiVF8fQp9zXnsjRc/s640/easterkittreenight.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, sweet friends!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Come party with me at these fabulous gatherings!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coastal Charm/<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2012/03/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no107-and.html">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2012/03/tuesdays-treasures_26.html">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div>

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