I recently created this moss cross decor piece for Easter, and I wanted to honor it with a symbolic styling. I created a decor vignette on the antique secretary desk in the living room with a traditional Easter decor vibe.
The bunnies and eggs are fun and good, but remembering the reason for the season is super important too. This Easter styling has an inspirational and symbolic undertone with the moss cross as the star of the show. I am happy to share all the details of this vignette with you today.
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Inspiration behind the traditional Easter Decor Vignette
Like I mentioned earlier, the inspiration behind this Easter decor vignette is the moss cross DIY I recently shared. There are religious touches throughout the display as a nod to the resurrection, which is the reason for Easter Sunday.
I filled the display with my green Wedgwood Jasperware since the pieces have a great spring inspired look. This way in a couple of weeks when Easter comes and goes, I can easily adjust the styling to spring vibes by removing most of the religious pieces. I do decorate with a bit of symbolism so some small details will probably remain.
Spring will be here soon, and Easter is early this year, so I am making my decor work for me. This Easter decor vignette can easily morph into a spring display and ride right into summertime without missing a beat.
To relieve stress and work, I try to plan ahead and make holiday decor that can transition from season to season easily. Holidays are fun to decorate for, but I like them to work with my everyday decor as much as possible, making the transitions seamless whenever feasible. I just transformed my mantle from early spring touches to full on Easter mode, which I will share shortly.
Details About the Traditional Easter Decor Vignette
For most projects it’s preferable to start with a clean slate. It clears the mind, getting rid of any “noise” and provides a blank canvas to start creating.
I usually have an idea in my head of what I want to do and might even have some simple notes, but I love when a project just takes you somewhere unexpected. I originally wanted the cross hanging from and center, but as I stepped back it just seemed too contrived to me.
Changing a vignette while in progress is part of the process. Embrace these changes since invariably they help make a better composition, creating a better display. Another example is how the shelves looked when I made the first pass through. I did not have the books as risers and accents and the composition was just too flat for me. Vintage books always add interest and texture in decor vignettes.
Total side note here: I know many avoid including personal photographs in decor vignettes. And I get that. But, you see, this secretary desk belonged to my parents, and my mother always had a picture of herself on her wedding day regardless of whatever else was displayed. I, on the other hand, have always displayed my two babies, which are my two greatest masterpieces, aka. Mister Masterpiece & Miss Masterpiece, and the reason I started this blog almost twenty years ago. So moral of the story, their photos stay. ?
Religious Pieces
The religious undertone is the theme of the vignette with the moss cross leading the parade. included our family bible, which was gifted to us when we got married. It pairs beautifully with the moss cross.
Other religious artifacts include the Santos bust which is always part of my decor somewhere in our home. The bust is adorned by my mother’s rosary beads, which I carried down the aisle on my wedding day. A gilded Mary accent piece sits on a vintage floral frog.
There’s also a beaded metal cross on the bench decor underneath the desk. I created this accent piece many years ago, which you can see here {super fast, easy & inexpensive Easter craft}.
Wedgwood Jasperware Collection
I assembled all my green Wedgwood Jasperware pieces along with some items that are not necessarily Wedgwood, but coordinate with the collection.
As I gathered all my pieces I was not able to locate one of my larger Jasperware pieces. It’s a 7-8-inch plate, which you can see below in other projects I have shared here. I was so frustrated and disappointed I couldn’t find this plate, I almost scrapped the whole project. It’s very strange since I usually store the whole collection together.
Sometimes after thinking about things for awhile I remember something, but unfortunately not this time. But the pause did give me a boost, and I powered through and finished the vignette.
Organic Elements
There are some floral elements to give spring time feels. The moss cross is adorned with faux florals and dried roses sit in a little nest plus a bouquet if dried roses sit on the bench tied with a green velvet ribbon.
To compliment the florals our collection of vintage floral frogs are scattered throughout the display. As well as some birds and nests.
A floral smudge stick also peeks out of little green ceramic pot Miss M made in high school during art class. I love sentimental & personalized little touches like this in home decor.
Final Thoughts About the Traditional Easter Decor Vignette
I’m glad I powered through and got this project done, regardless of the lost plate hic up. I’m hoping it will turn up soon, but for the life of me I cannot image where it is.
Plate or no plate, I am pleased on how the styling turned out. I love the Wedgwood Jasperware, and I think I don’t bring it out to play enough. I’m thinking of adding more pieces, maybe?!
In other news, both Masterpiece kiddos will be home from college next week for spring break. They will be here through Easter Sunday, and this momma canNOT wait!!!
Other Secretary Desk Stylings
“Our lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.”
Martin Luther