Droplets of Color Abound!!

If you're up to seeing something really cute, then you definitely want to take a peek at members of The House celebrating Easter!

To accommodate their fun, I made sure they had an egg hunt! I proudly present polymer clay eggs, a go-go!

I had one of The House members hanging out on the table with me so I could make sure of the size! Then, I went to town making eggs in each clay color that worked for Easter! I made six of each simply to remember how many to find! If you've hidden or looked for eggs, you know how that goes ...

After baking, each got a dip in the semi-gloss poly:

I dunked them, tapped the tweezers lightly (working to avoid dropping the egg into the vat-o-poly) and put them on parchment paper. After letting them sit for a few minutes, I transferred the dunked ones onto a new piece of parchment so they wouldn't sit in the pool that accumulated under them after the dip-and-tap. They sat on the new parchment for about a minute before I rolled them off of their spots just to make sure they weren't sticking. This little process worked like a charm!

And, the outcome is fabulous!! They are oh-so-shiny looking just like plastic eggs! This particular process was very satisfying! It was better than the traditional egg dying. You know. The kind where you drop the tablet into the vinegar and let the egg sit only to have a faded representation of the dye color OR you let the egg sit in the dye forever-and-a-day which is just frustrating and dumb.

But, who cares about yesteryear when this is the current result!

My Girl said they look like Nerds candy! They, do, too, which is a good heads up for down the road should there be littler hands interested in the dollhouse goodies! Anyway, My Girl joined me in creating the hunt:

This one served as my model, so she got in on the hunt fun:

And, sure, the basket is a little big, but you use what you can to get the loot!

This is where the Big Bunny was a little mean:

On the roof?! I blame Hal for that.

I love the eggs, and I also love the Easter garland across the front and sides! I'm pretty sure I picked that up from Hobby Lobby many weeks ago ...

I'm glad I had help from My Girl because I would have never thought to just put the eggs out like this ...

... but, I love how they look! It's good for the tots to achieve egg hunting success, too! 😊

Across the way ...

I know you don't recognize these people. I barely do. They're new, and I love them! They came in to quarantine with family for now!

Some of the family is still inside enjoying a little brunch!

In my real-life world, it's our family tradition to have colored pancakes for Easter breakfast. Check 'em out from yesterday:

So, of course, The House needs the same! I made them out of polymer clay, too. The syrup is liquid clay that I colored with shavings from chalk pastels!

Some people are more interested in dessert, though ...

I most definitely did not make the cake! I recently ordered it from Miniatures.com. I ordered it because I knew I would never, ever make that cake. 😁

And, up on the sun deck, we have Grandpa Buddy and Holly Ann having a peaceful play date because they are good buddies:

She has an egg for each of the dolls on the table, and Grandpa Buddy has the chips stash ready for snack time!

Putting the eggs out and adding so many splashes of color was just delightful! It felt like punctuating little bits of hope and happiness all around both in this house and our own! More signs of life to come!! After all, signs of Spring are due ...!