Easter 2020

Flow Blue Mosaic Cross (on vintage wallpaper)

Easter 2020.  It crept up on me quickly this year, and it will be unlike any Easter before us, for a huge part of the world that celebrates Easter.

Egg1: Pink Polymer Clay Floral Easter Egg in vintage Egg Cup

For my family, it will be an Easter without the extended family gathering, without church services (in an actual church), and without the student's hurried return to college campuses.

Polymer Clay Easter Egg - Butterflies on back of Egg1

A fast (same or next day) post-Easter return to colleges and schools has been a part of the pattern of my life for well over two decades now, with my children spaced as they are. 

Egg2: Purple Polymer Clay Easter Egg - Floral Side View A

This year the college kids have already been home for weeks, and will be staying home much longer.  I initially delayed planning and decorating for Easter, distracted, but now I am determined to make this Easter special at home, partly because it won't be as rushed as in previous years - "come home late Friday, leave Sunday."  
(One of my children always had college classes on Good Friday.)

Egg2: Purple Polymer Clay Easter Egg - Floral Side View B

The patterns of other's lives has changed as well, I'm sure.  So many different lives, so many radically different changes.

Egg2: Purple Polymer Clay Easter Egg - View C: Back (Butterfly) side

I hope you find a way to make Easter special in spite of, or because of, your changed circumstances. 

Eggs signed in polymer clay with ACH

Reach out to elderly people, college students, or others who may be in total isolation, encourage those who deserve or need acknowledgement, encouragement, a smile, a wave, groceries, or something else.  Remember, alone (or not), we are in this together... 

Flow Blue Mosaic Cross

About the Easter photos in this post: 

I made the mosaic cross last year, using some chipped flow blue tea saucers and other blue china. 

I got 6 vintage chick egg-cups recently for about $2 each. They are quirky and not "beautiful", but ownership has made them grow on me and I love using them for soft-boiled eggs from the insta-pot.  

The two polymer clay eggs were estate sale finds. I marvel at the expertise of the artist who made, since I have tried some FIMO clay projects myself. The "canes" she created are inspiring. Though they are beginning to crack, I am happy to own them, I enjoy looking at them every Easter, and now this post documents them if they eventually fall apart. The artist, "ACH" signed the eggs in clay, so if anyone knows who "ACH" is, let me know... (unlikely, I know, but someone this skilled may have been a teacher...) 

*** SURPRISE NOTE ***!  I think I found out who ACH is - The creator of the Easter Eggs is possibly Angela Hickey of Polymer Clay Creations
who has this Etsy site.  

My Wish List Egg Set (2011) (Hint for my family?)!
2009 Egg A,  2009 Egg B,  2011 Egg C,  2011 Egg D,  2011 Egg E,  2009 Egg F,  2009 Egg G
2013 egg H,  2013 Egg J,  2013 Egg K,  2013 Egg L,  2014 Egg M,  2014 Egg N*
2014 Egg P purple*,  2014 Egg R pink*,  2014 Multi colored Egg
2009 Round Ornament,  2011 Star Ornament,  2012 Bell Ornament

Flow Blue Mosaic Cross (on vintage wallpaper)

Once again, try to stay healthy and sane!

Happy Easter!

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