Vintage Style Easter Table and DIY Bunny Garland

Decorate for Easter with vintage style using cabbageware and transferware dishes. Bunny napkins and dishes add charm, and a DIY decoupaged egg garland adds color and style.

brown transferware dishes, bunny napkins

Believe it or not, this is my third Easter table of the year! If you missed the previous Easter tablescapes that I shared, you can find them here:

Peter Rabbit table

Cottage blues and whites Easter table

Both of these tables were inspired by paper napkins that I found and used to decoupage decorative items for my tables. If you missed the projects, catch up below:

Vintage style Easter table with decoupaged garland

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So it should come as no surprise that THIS table, this vintage style Easter table, also has a decoupaged decor element! I'll show you how I made the vintage style egg garland a little further down. But first, let's take a look at the table.

I would normally never choose brown for Easter...brown is for Fall. But, my inspiration came in the form of the cutest brown dishes!

Bunny dishes

When I spotted these brown transferware dishes with bunnies on Marshalls.com, I could not resist! I just checked and they're currently half off what I paid! I was lucky enough to find both the dinner dishes and the lunch dishes.

I fully plan to use these brown transferware dishes for the Fall! In fact, I've been looking for some for awhile now, but the brown is so popular, it's hard to find pieces at a reasonable price.

Cabbageware

The brown rabbit dishes needed to be paired with a little Easter color. I used my green cabbageware that I found at Target this year. I love the vintage cottagecore vibes that these pieces have.The teapot and mugs fit nicely on my tiered tray, so I decorated that as the table centerpiece.

Tiered trays look best when they have lots of items, and interest from all angles. To that end, I added DIY orange gingham carrots and coffee filter cabbages that I made for my Peter Rabbit table. There's also a little flower candle that I made last year using tiny paper flowers from Hobby Lobby.

To keep the centerpiece from looking too sweet, I added tarnished vintage flatware pieces and green floral decoupaged eggs.

cabbageware teapot, orange gingham carrots

Easter tiered tray, cabbageware, candle, decoupaged garland with bunnies

Those green glasses were found at the Target Dollar Spot a few years ago, and the color is perfection! My table, with its vintage inspired layered dishes, came together so quickly!

These darling bunny napkins are also from Marshalls. I think these exact ones are sold out, but I linked a really cute neutral set that's less than $10 if you're looking.

I'm a sucker for napkins with pretty trim like this crocheted edge! It feels vintage and cottagecore and all the cozy things!

layered dishes, crocheted edge napkin with bunnies

I used rustic white wood chargers under my dishes. Chargers help to give a table setting more oomph and presence.

Let's look closer at the decoupaged garland and I'll show you how I made it.

Decoupaged garland

The eggs have a vintage wash on them that was very easy to achieve. I draped the garland up around some of the elements on the tiered tray, as well as down the table runner.

Here's how to make your own vintage inspired Easter garland with bunnies.

Supplies for garland

wood or chipboard eggs
paper napkins (I used these exact napkins)
creamy white chalk paint - my favorite color!
foam brush
mod podge
clear wax, dark wax and brown ink (I used this product)*

*I keep clear and dark wax on hand for furniture projects. If you don't have it, you can still add a little age and distressing with just the brown ink

napkins, flat eggs, mod podge, foam brush

The eggs I'm using for my garland had bright colors, which required 3 coats of chalky paint to cover. If you use unfinished wood ones (like I linked in the supplies list) you'll only need a coat or two or paint.

How to make the decoupaged garland:

1. Remove all layers of ply from napkins so you're left with just the design

2. Cut out design to fit on crafting surface (the eggs)

3. Brush a thin layer of mod podge onto egg and carefully apply design, smoothing with fingers

4. Brush a thin layer of mod podge onto the TOP of the design and let dry completely

5. To distress, rub on some clear wax and then dark wax to age the eggs. Let dry and buff
6. Rub a brown ink pad around the edges of the eggs to highlight

You can see in the image below how the color of the napkin has been darkened with the inks and distressing that we did. This is optional but a great way to achieve an aged appearance on your project!

napkins before and after aging with wax and ink

wood egg decoupaged garland, bunnies and flowers

Aren't these the cutest napkins? I love the variety of flowers with the bunnies!

Let me know if you try this project 🐇🌸🐇🌸🐇🌸

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Comments

The Antiqued JourneyApril 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is ADORABLE!!! LOVE all of the vintage looking elements from the transferware to the cabbageware. Those bunny napkins are darling!
MelanieApril 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So cute!!!! I love the brown transferware bunny dishes, and your egg garland is adorable. What a pretty Easter table.

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