When hosting Easter dinner or brunch, do you set the table ahead of time? I like to eliminate the so where shall we sit question as everyone gathers to the table. This year I'm decorating each place setting with these gorgeous DIY Rae Dunn-inspired Easter Egg Place Card Holders.

They have lovely timeworn French Country style and would make great guest favors too. They are so easy to make and budget-friendly Easter table decor too. Everything you need to make them can be found at the dollar store.

DIY French Country Place Card Holders

Instead of eggs for Easter, they would make lovely wedding place cardholders with small floral arrangements. The possibilities for these adorable pedestal flower pots are endless.

But for Easter, instead of place cardholders, they could be used as a table centerpiece. Set several in a row on a table runner or wood table riser and fill them with spring flowers or candles.

Easter Guest Favor Ideas

If you'd like to make these for Easter guest favors, instead of eggs here are some other ideas for the mini terracotta flower pots.

1. Line with Easter grass and fill them with pastel M & M's, jelly beans, or set a decadent chocolate Easter egg or bunny on top.
2. For children add a small stuffed Easter bunny or toy.
3. Place lovely scented votive candles inside.
4. Plant a mini succulent garden.
5. A few weeks before Easter force a Spring bulb inside like hyacinth, tulip, daffodil, or crocus.

These are the dollar supplies used to make the place cardholders. You'll need mini terracotta pots and saucers, chalkboard signs (for the pedestal base), and plastic Easter eggs.

Supply List

• Mini Terracotta Flower Pots and Saucers
• Pedestal Chalkboard Stands
• Sage Green Chalk-Style Paint
• Warm White Chalk-Style Paint
• Clear Wax
• E6000 Glue
• Easter Grass or Moss
• White Plastic Easter Eggs
• Easter Candy (optional)
• Clear Packing Tape
• Scissors
• Mod Podge

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Let's begin with how to make the French Country-style pedestal flower pot place cardholders.

DIY French Country Style Place Card Holders

Step 1 - Pedestal Base Assembly

First, remove the pedestal base from the chalkboard stands. Keep the mini chalkboards for future crafting potential. They make cute signs for seasonal vignettes.

Glue the wooden bases onto the bottom of the small terracotta saucers with E6000 glue and set them aside.

Step 2 - Painting Mini Terracotta Pots

While the glue cures on the bases, it's a good time to paint the mini terracotta flower pots. I used Fusion Mineral Chalk Paint in the color Upper Canada that I had on hand. Any chalky type paint or multi-surface craft paint in sage green is fine. Brush two coats of paint. The porous terracotta absorbs the paint and will dry very quickly.

To give the pots the pretty timeworn French Country style, dry brush a thin coat of warm white paint over the green. Again, I used Fusion Mineral Chalk paint in the color Raw Silk that I had on hand. Any white chalky paint or multi-surface craft paint is fine too.

If you've never tried the dry brush technique here are the steps for doing it. Dip just the tips of an inexpensive chip brush into the paint and offload the excess onto a paper towel. The key is having very little paint left on the brush.

With light pressure, swipe the brush across the painted flower pots with long random brush strokes. You want the green to still be visible underneath.

Step 3 - Painting Terracotta Saucers And Wood Bases

Once the glue has cured on the bases, brush two coats of the arm white paint on the wooden pedestals and mini saucers.

Step 4 - Pedestal Flower Pot Assembly

Once the flower pots are dry, glue them onto the center of the saucers with E6000 glue.

This next step is optional but recommended to protect the paint finish. Once the glue is completely cured, protect the paint with clear wax buffed to a matte finish with a lint-free rag.

Now we're ready to make clear decals for the Rae Dunn-inspired easter egg place cards.

How To Make Rae Dunn Inspired Easter Egg Decals

The clear Rae Dunn-inspired decals are so easy to make with clear packing tape. Besides Easter eggs, they are great for labeling glass and ceramic containers.

Step 1

I went over to PicMonkey to create the typography for everyone's name. Designed with the Amatic font in a 150 pt size. You'll need to print them on bond paper with a laser printer ONLY.

Step 2

Place packing tape over the names and overlap the tape slightly on each row of tape. Rub a credit card or brayer over the tape for a tight bond with the paper. Cut each name close to the letters.

Step 3

Fill a small bowl with warm water and soak your tape-covered labels just long enough for the paper to get wet. With your fingers gently rub the paper off the back of the tape. Set the decals on a towel (sticky side up) to dry.

Step 4

If the tape is no longer sticky, brush a thin coat of Mod Podge or white school glue onto the sticky side of the decal. Then attach the decals to the plastic Easter eggs, the glue will dry clear.

I'm not sure how well the decals would go on real blown eggs without risking cracking them. But they'd certainly work on hard-boiled eggs.

For more Easter table decor ideas, here is a fun Faux Wheatgrass Easter Planter Centerpiece idea with chair spindle carrots and speckled eggs. I also made these Burlap Cutlery Holders which look pretty on the table but are also great for self-serve buffets. For more Easter and/or Spring ideas visit our DIY Spring & Easter Ideas page.

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