How to Make a Blooming Bunny Easter Table
What is more iconic at Easter than bunnies? From toddlers to teens to grownups, bunnies are our favorite easter decoration. Let’s invite some bunnies over for Easter dinner to decorate our table and make it a blooming bunny Easter table.
I love celebrating Easter. Whether you use these bunny Easter table ideas this year or not for Easter entertaining, I hope that you will PIN them for future years.
I’ve combined the old and the new in this year’s Easter table for a bright, light, and springtime vibe.
Easter Table with Bunnies, Bows and Blooms
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I love to decorate our home for Easter. Since I love pastels, it’s the perfect time to bring out as many pretty spring colors as possible. I love bunnies and bows, place cards and peonies, so you can guess what other elements this Easter table has going for it.
The first step is to decide if you are going to use placemats or a tablecloth. I love to use both, but for this Easter table, I wanted as much color as possible so I opted for my aqua tablecloth from HomeGoods.
TIP: Always be sure to iron your tablecloth for a seamless, wrinkle-free base.
I love to use my padded ironing pad for tablecloths and larger pieces of fabric. If you place it on your table, be careful – no high heat and don’t press down too hard. If you have a table with wood veneers and it’s an antique, I would do this on a kitchen counter.
I actually don’t mind ironing.
Place the tablecloth on your table and immediately smooth out any remaining wrinkles.
Once my tablecloth was on the table, I brought in the Easter basket centerpiece that I made and shared last week. It’s one of my favorites. I made a video of the entire process, which only took 15 minutes. It’s on the post.
As usual, I gathered all the dishes and other items that I would need in this tablescape. Here I have:
- white chargers from Dollar Tree
- pink melamine plates from Tuesday Morning
- white salad plates from an estate sale
- bunny plates from Pier 1
Setting the Easter Table
Now I am ready to set the table. My table will be for 6, so I placed 6 chargers around the table. Keep your eye on the sweet white plates with the “dotted~swiss” pattern. They were an estate sale buy.
Next came the pink melamine places. I’m so happy that I found these at Tuesday Morning (sadly, my closest Tuesday Morning recently closed). They were a set of 4 places for $9.99 and I bought 2 sets. I even love how they were packaged.
The plastic bands can be used again for storing the plates. Notice the pretty little pink tag? You know that I’m going to keep it, right?
The bunny plates would be used as a bread and butter or dessert plate. I decided to once again use the mother-of-pearl-handled flatware that belonged to Sweet Shark’s grandmother.
In my original vision, I had planned to use the “dotted-swiss” salad plates.
I realized that our everyday china Manior by Villeroy & Boch matched the scalloped edge of the pink melamine plates, so I decided to use those instead.
I had the perfect glassware in mind: my antique mall Fiesta glasses ~ one of the best finds ever.
For napkins, I wanted to again use the bright pastel ones that I bought years ago and Crate and Barrel.
I first stuffed them in the glasses. This method gives the table a great pop of color, but the fabric is very soft and didn’t have enough body to stand up.
On to plan B. I also only had 1 of the blue napkins. I decided to use 2 pink, 2 aqua, and 2 yellow.
Head slap here. I remembered my Easter bunny napkin rings that I bought a couple of years ago at the McKinney Antique Mall. I had to use them again.
This was much better.
Finishing Touches on the Easter Table
I have told you before that I love using place cards and I always try to include a little DIY in every tablescape.
Remember the tags that came with the pink melamine plates? They were a perfect size and shape for a place card.
I looked through my plastic boxes of cardstock (I have 6 organized by color.) and found a package of pink patterned paper that had never been opened.
I picked the pattern that I liked best for this Easter table. Then I used the original tag as a pattern and traced around it.
Next, I turned them over and used my hand-lettering skills to write my guests’ names on them with Sharpie markers. I did say that this is a pretend Easter tablescape.
Then I used some of my curly ribbon to tie a tag to each glass. I need some more to have on hand. I found this set of 10 rolls that I’m going to order.
One more thing. I found another bag of cherry blossoms left from last year, so I tucked a sprig in each of the napkin rings and in and around the Easter basket centerpiece.
Setting the Easter table took longer than creating the Easter basket centerpiece, but the finished look was bunny~perfect.
I invited a couple of my Easter friends to join us. That’s Jelly Rabbit on the right.
If this were a real Easter table, I would have pastel macarons and pink and green and aqua iced cookies, and strawberry ice cream.
Join me for a little tour of how I put this Easter table together.
I do hope that you’ve enjoyed this tour of my Easter table and that it has brightened your day and made you smile. And, of course, I hope that you will PIN it for next year’s inspiration.
Happy Bunny Day.
Carol, I love how you take us through your process of how you set your table. You are amazing! The Easter basket centerpiece is gorgeous. All of the details you put into your tablescape are lovely. It is always wonderful to hop with you. Take good care and stay well! Easter blessings to you!
Carol, I am finally able to conclude my commenting for the Easter blog hop, so I am sorry this is coming rather late. Your table is so precious. I love the multiple colors and your bunny salad plates stole my heart as well as your bunny napkins. The little pink name tags are a sweet detail. So adorable. The decorated Easter basket is perfect for a centerpiece for all of the sweetness at the table. Have a safe and healthy Easter holiday.
Carol, I love all the dyed Easter egg colors of your table set on that lovely blue tablecloth (wish I had as much success ironing our all the wrinkles of some of mine!). Using a different color napkin at each setting was a clever way to bring in all the shades. Your filled basket centerpiece is darling!
I’m still so in love with your centerpiece! Your table all came together so beautifully! I love the Fiesta glasses and colorful napkins. The tags on the glasses is such a great idea!!!
Darling blog post, Carol. I enjoyed your tutorial step by step pictures and your video! I love your tablecloth, colorful vintage glassware, multi-colored napkins, and very cute bunny napkin rings. The antique flatware is beautiful and your plate stack is lovely. Your Easter basket is gorgeous. I love the bow and all the goodies inside. Quite stunning!
Wishing you a blessed Easter! So different this year but the real reason for Easter has not changed. I read that on a post yesterday and it has stuck with me. So special.
You have all the elements of a festive Easter table! Love the dishes and those glasses couldn’t be more perfect. Your basket arrangement is wonderful. Glad you iron your linens as I always do too! Beautiful table. Wishing you a wonderful Easter.
Your table is so cute. I love all of the colors. I especially love the pink plates and the name tags. Just adorable. TFS
Carol, this is a pretty table, love the basket centerpiece. The napkins and bunny napkin rings are just perfect! The bunny plates are the icing on the cake. You always share great ideas. It is always a pleasure to blog hop with you!
Carol, that is such a lovely tablecloth, and I adore you small bunny plates! Lovely table! Happy almost Easter! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Your table is so colorful and pretty! I LOVE the pink plates…and that basket…what a beautiful statement piece!
Good Morning Carol,
Lovely tablescape, so bright and happy, thanks for including this great step by step tutorial too!
Great to blog hop with you!
Jemma
Carol, I just love your bright and colorful Easter Table. It was so fun to watch how you created it. I checked out your video and subscribed. Great job. So fun hopping with you.
Thank you, sweet friend. I take that as a grand compliment.
Your table is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing so many thoughtful ideas for creating a pretty table.
My pleasure. Happy to be hopping again with you.
Carol, your Easter tablescape is so beautiful with all your cheery linen and dishes! It all goes together so beautifully! It just makes you happy when you look at your table. Love the basket you made the other day. It makes such a nice centrepiece. Your antique bunny napkin holders are so cute — and the cherry blossoms you added look so pretty. Thanks for sharing with us. Hope that you and your hubby have a good week.
Thank you, Mary~Ann. Creating definitely keeps your mind and hands busy. Stay safe up there in Canada.
Carol, I love your color combination! It’s so cheerful and perfect for Easter. I always love when you give step by step instructions for decorating a table. It’s always helpful to see your process. Your table turned out beautiful. I hope you have a happy and healthy Easter!
Shelley
Duh, all of our holiday meals for the last few years have been at my daughter’s! I’m gonna need to get a plan for the 2 of us! Your table was beautiful. I just plain love colors, pastels, brights but colors. Had to smile at Rita’s memory of mangles; I started out ironing hankies and dish towels WAY back in the day!
Super duper cute, Carol! I love those color bands on the Fiesta glassware. You always have beautiful tables! I love how you chose your napkins. They go great with the Fiesta glassware.
I don’t mind ironing either, and I love using Magic Touch sizing on clean linens. Growing up, our family had a mangle. Every time we see them at estate sales, my Panoply sisters and I laugh over our love of linens and reminisce on that.
Hi Carol, such a fun table. The colors are so perfect for Easter, starting with the lovely tablecloth. Those pastel striped glasses caught my eye. The basket is so pretty filled with Easter goodies. Love the bow! The plates are as cute as can be with the adorable bunny napkin rings. clever woman with the tags, very nice touch. Always a pleasure to join you on these hops. Stay safe.
Carol, you have styled such a colorful and fun table for Easter! Yes, we are all pretending we will be hosting this year. I really enjoy all of the lovely color on your table! We need bright color and the joy it brings us at this time. I am so impressed with your lettering, there is another thing for me to practice while I am stuck at home! Those plates are beautiful you would never know that they are melamine! I would be happy to sit down at your lovely table! Have a happy Easter and stay safe and well!
Hi Carol, There’s just so much to love on this Easter tablescape! I’ll start with those glasses!!! Those are nothing short of fabulous!!! The pink dishes are just perfect with them. I’m so happy to be joining with all you talented ladies on this blog hop. Well done!!
You have included details at your Easter table that everybunny would love! Love the sweet basket centerpiece and pretty goblets with the pastel stripes and coordinating napkins. Happy to be hopping with you this week. Happy Easter wishes to you!
So adorable Carol! I love the Easter basket you made, and the way you combined so many pastel pretties! The bunny napkin rings are too cute, love the flower tucked in 💕 It’s all so colorful and happy! Happy Easter Carol!
What a bright and cheery table! Your bunny dishes are so cute. This will be an Easter to remember…Years from now people will be asking “where were you during the 2020 pandemic?”
Yes, Patti, we will always remember Easter of 2020. Thanks for the sweet comments on the table.
gret table. I may not be entertaining but I still will set the table. Love the name card idea.
Carol, your table is so pretty and fun. Love each and everything you placed on your table. Those plates are perfect together. Love the pink. Happy Easter!
Carol, I enjoy ironing too but that is a closely guarded secret. I love all of your pastels for Easter. Those bunny napkin holders are adorable and then you tucked in the Cherry blossom and made them even prettier! Your antique mall Fiesta ware glasses go so well with this table and what a find! I am looking forward to going back to our antique mall once we are all free to leave home again. Happy Easter season to you!