28 Mar 2021 Easter Holiday and Crafts to Celebrate
Easter is coming up soon and now is the perfect time to prepare for the holiday by decorating your home with festive decorations and handmade crafts to celebrate. In Christianity, Easter is a holiday that celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. Its origins date back to the 2nd century, but it has evolved over the centuries. It is most commonly associated with the ideas of spring and fertility, and the name “Easter” is derived from the goddess Eostre, who symbolizes dawn and light. It is said that at the inception of the Easter holiday, feasts were celebrated during the Easter month in her honor.
Nowadays, Easter is celebrated on any Sunday between March 22 to April 25, depending on the calendar year. Popular ways of celebrating the holiday include eating meals with sweets, ham, eggs, cheese, and bread that have been blessed. Painted Easter eggs have come to symbolize the emergence of new life, as compared to Jesus rising from the tomb. It’s a fun tradition for children to play Easter egg hunts during the holiday.
Easter holiday 2021 is Sunday, April 4, and with the warmer weather and spring setting in, now is the time to brighten up your home and make it reflect the changing seasons. Featured here are handpicked home decor pieces from the Craft Montaz collection that will get you ready for the holiday in no time. Learn more about our decorative and hand dyed Easter eggs made from Kenyan brown soapstone and choose from Indian stitched floral foyer murals and Mexican spring ceramic flower vases. Get ready for all things bright and festive with items from the Craft Montaz collection!
Decorative Easter Eggs – Brown Soapstone Eggs from Kenya
These decorative and intricately designed Easter eggs are the ideal addition to your home decor this year. In Kenya’s western highlands, carvers transform soft soapstone into these beautiful eggs. They are hand dyed and etched in vibrant terracotta color. Place them on your tabletop, on a bookshelf, or use an egg display stand to showcase them. They make the perfect gift as a set for the Easter holiday.
Black Soapstone Egg and Ball Display Stand
A useful accompaniment to our soapstone Easter eggs, each display stand is handmade from soapstone by Kenyan artisans. Together with the Easter eggs, display them on a bookshelf or on your tabletop during your Easter festivities and celebration.
Mexican Talavera Style Ceramic Vase
This is a floral Talavera style ceramic vase that is handcrafted in Mexico. These glass like vases are handcrafted and hand painted by the famous Mexican potters and make the perfect addition to your home for Easter and the coming of spring. The flower motif gives it an earthy and classy look. Perfect for a gift for someone special for the Easter holiday.
Black Silk Tapestry Wall Foyer Mural on Kantha Stitch
This silk tapestry is hand embroidered with an intricate design from India. The tapestry is based on black silk material with motifs of trees and birds nests, which makes it perfect for the Easter holiday. Use it as a wall mount or a small table cover. The use of several lively colors can add spark to your wall at home. The bird motifs on the silk piece are intricately designed. The multicolored motif is complemented with greenery all around. The background area of the silk is stitched with silk silver thread running kantha stitch.
Kantha is one of the oldest forms of embroidery that originated in India. Kantha is one of the beautiful styles of Indian embroidery, practiced largely in Bengal. It’s a simple style of running stitch which is used to create the most beautiful, intricate patterns. Contemporary Kantha uses white cotton or silk as a base fabric. An entire piece of fabric may be covered with running Kantha stitch and in different shapes – creating beautiful motifs of flowers, animals, birds, geometrical shapes as well as themes from everyday activities. Welcome spring and Easter with this beautiful piece of embroidery.
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