Easter Table Crafts and Favors

Create this table setting using a dyeing technique that requires little more than vinegar, oil, and food coloring.

Faux-chocolate rabbits stand guard over nests of candy eggs; the rabbits are made of acrylic and can be displayed year after year.

Scoop up store-bought Easter basket staples to add this simple arrangement to your spring table.

Old Paris porcelain pieces are decorated with eggs, and papier-mache chicks are filled with flowers. The candy boxes are covered in vintage artwork.

Simply pack this charming bunny box with cookies or candy for a one-of-a-kind Easter gift.

Martha's Easter table is colorful, charming, and full of spring flowers: sweet peas, ranunculus, tulips, and leucojum.

Table decor doesn't have to be complicated. Here, Martha filled a simple porcelain dish with pastel marbleized eggs for her Easter table.

Brighten a clutch of undyed eggs with stylized patterns from paper napkins, then tuck them into chipboard baskets to give as Easter favors.

Entice a few cute bunnies out of hiding with some strategically placed carrot ornaments, plucked fresh from your crafts table.

Add a charming touch to your Easter spread by crafting one of these adorable needle-felted chicks.

These charming thread-wrapped egg ornaments would look lovely piled high in a pretty bowl.

Give egg-shaped boxes a natural touch with speckled paint, butterflies, and a rabbit cut from decorative paper.

Add an especially festive touch to your Easter table with whimsical place cards bearing chick, bunny, or lamb designs.

Flower-petal votive holders cast a warm, festive glow over the Easter table.

Make your own Easter linens by block-printing charming leaf and flower designs onto the fabric.

Use colorful printed fabric to create cheerful silhouettes in the shape of chicks, hens, and bunnies.

Transform paper-cutout Easter eggs into place cards and charming favors by inscribing them with guests' names.

Everything is reborn in spring -- even Easter eggs, which can be transformed into votives for your table. Simple eggcups make a lovely base.

Dishes for sweets become well suited to spring when they're disguised as fuzzy birds' nests.

Hide chocolate inside real eggs to create a real Easter surprise.

Homemade marshmallow bunnies are a welcome addition to any Easter basket.

Why not replace your Easter basket with a plastic bucket in a spring color? Just add Easter grass, candies, and some festive eggs.

Dress up a woven basket with silk flowers and leaves, which you can find in most craft shops. A hot-glue gun is essential for this project.

Not only are these beautiful baskets perfect for Easter, but they also can be displayed year-round.

Feather your Easter or spring party table with a mother hen and her brood of chicks.

This beautiful faux-chocolate bunny is a timeless Easter decoration you can enjoy year after year.

A chocolate-nest centerpiece filled with white chocolate eggs makes a sweet place card for each dinner guest.

To dress up your Easter table, make a cabbage basket, bunny bouquet, and a veggie napkin ring, all with one common ingredient: glitter.

These cheerful paper bunnies multiply quickly, thanks to their simple construction.

Why should eggs have all the fun? For one-stop decorating, dye the basket -- and everything inside it -- at once.

Egg cozies shaped like hens will have brunch guests flocking to the table. Made of felt, they keep hard- and soft-cooked eggs warm.

For a festive Easter table, transform ordinary paper cups into favor baskets filled with chocolate bunnies and jelly beans.

Wooden or plastic baskets filled with goodies are an Easter classic. For an unusual variation on a beloved tradition, transform inexpensive peat pots into beribboned Easter "baskets" to use as favors.

These pastel paper bags decorated with construction paper are a whimsical alternative to the traditional woven baskets.

Pipe these sweet little chicks to charm young guests on Easter.

Simply pack this charming bunny box with cookies or candy for a one-of-a-kind Easter gift or favor.

Say "Happy Easter" with paper-envelope rabbits bearing treats. They also make a great Easter basket addition or kids' table favor.

Surprise little bunnies with a jelly-bean carrot on Easter morning.

These sweet Easter favors can be made using paper candy cups, colorful card stock, and a flower punch.

Easter-rabbit-shaped napkins are a festive detail for the holiday table, and they only require a few simple folds.

Decorating for a seasonal lunch needn't be elaborate to feel festive. We used vintage eggcups for these place settings, but you could also use teacups. Fill them with wheatgrass (from health-food stores) and lilies-of-the-valley. Add chocolate bunnies and eggs for postmeal nibbling.

Surprisingly versatile, eggcups can be transformed into miniature vases and place-card holders. Use a set of matching cups for a uniform look, or mix and match for an eclectic table setting.

Celebrate the new season with place cards that resemble tufts of grass.

The "cracked" tops of papier-mache eggshells make pretty dishes for foil-wrapped chocolates and candy eggs.

Welcome guests to the table with these cheerful fringed paper egg cups.