Easter Baskets

I can't believe Easter is only about a week away. Usually i'm on schedule with decorating and putting together baskets. This year it seemed to sneak up on me. Is this happening to you?

I have been trying to put together baskets to give out to friends and family, but didn't want to use the traditional plastic type colorful baskets. Don't get me wrong, this is what we use here at the house for the dogs and sometimes for my husband and I. I'm wanting the baskets I give people this year to stand out and also be something they can use year round.

The Zook Family makes an oval Easter Basket that is perfect. I can fit lots of goodies in there, along with jars of Apple Butter and jams. It's a nice deep size so that the fake grass, which by the way is a pain to clean up, can be put in and items on top of it.

There are several baskets you can use for Easter Baskets. It's so much fun to stand out and get really creative with them. Which baskets would you use this year?

My First Real Apron

I found some material at a local thrift store that I thought would be really cute for an apron. I'm not one to like aprons. I don't cook much so what would the use be for one? I had talked to the Stutzman women about aprons before. It's an everyday item for Amish women. And every new bride receives a special one as part of their wedding gown/outfit. {They wanted to make me one for my wedding, but I had to tell them we don't wear them since we get to wear a nice, yet expensive, dress. I took them pictures to show them and they still thought I could have pulled it off. haha}

I explained to them that I wanted something with lots of cute color, since i'm not Amish and don't really fall into the plain black or white apron. Amanda, eldest daughter, told me to find material I liked and she would make me my first real Amish apron.

They even added a pocket for my cell phone. {We have an ongoing joke about cell phones. I always tell them to call me! It's just a big joke for them. So they added the pocket so I could get the phone if they called.}

It looks so cute hanging in my kitchen! My husbands apron for the grill is so dirty I refuse to wash it! Ha-ha