I have a deep-seated dislike of plastic Easter grass.
With four children, the mess was just more than I could handle!
With four children, the mess was just more than I could handle!
(and I can't even begin to tell you how many vacuum cleaners that stuff destroyed!!)
So years ago, I started finding alternatives....
the easiest one is just cutting up paper into small strips and crumbling it a bit.
Vintage sheet music, construction paper, wrapping paper - anything works better than plastic!
Another is shown above: fuzzy green 'eyelash' yarn, piled luxuriously in a basket or bowl.
Vintage sheet music, construction paper, wrapping paper - anything works better than plastic!
Another is shown above: fuzzy green 'eyelash' yarn, piled luxuriously in a basket or bowl.
My favorite solution for an abundant bed of 'grass' for a large Easter basket?
It's a BLANKET!
Made from soft, fuzzy green yarn, it's always reminded me of grass...
Made from soft, fuzzy green yarn, it's always reminded me of grass...
I used it to cover a footstool in my home one Spring years ago:
A fuzzy green (or pink, or yellow!) SWEATER would work as a basket liner, too!
One final option is HAY. Yes, REAL hay!
OK, maybe I mean STRAW.
Grab a mini-bale at the craft store, break the strings that hold it together,
Grab a mini-bale at the craft store, break the strings that hold it together,
and fluff it up by shaking it around in a paper grocery bag.
Then fill baskets, galvanized pails, etc. with it to nest your eggs in!
Gorgeous image from Aunt Ruthie's Sugar Pie Farmhouse