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Friday 29 March 2013

miss b loves.........giant Easter eggs in Manchester




A couple of weeks ago as we were walking through Manchester City Centre we came across some beautiful giant Easter eggs. They were part of The Big Egg Hunt sponsored by Lindt chocolates raising money for Action for Children, a UK charity.      


101 eggs designed by leading artists had been dotted about the city centre. The range of designs was fascinating and I was on a mission to track them down even though this was meant to be a shopping trip!! It was a cold, wet day but we still persevered although we certainly didn't find them all!! 

As it's Easter Weekend I thought I would show you a few of our favourites from cute.....to quirky.....


Butterfly Catchers by Rheannon Ormond

Equinox by Barbie Harrison




Century Egg by Will Daw

Skeleton Hug by Jo Lynn

The Big Estate by Thibaud Hérem

Tie Dye Egg by Lindsey Bull

Fancy by Eleanor Wright

A Frugal Meal by Charlie Billington


The Explorers by Luke Best

Last year The Big Egg Hunt was only in London but I'm so pleased that this year it has been touring the UK visiting major cities giving more people the opportunity to take part. 

The eggs have now returned to London and will be in Covent Garden until Sunday 7th April. There's an online auction here where people are bidding for their favourites. You can see all the eggs here

Happy Easter to you all!

Look who I spotted visiting our garden a few days ago........


........the Easter bunny!

50 comments:

  1. How cool! What a unique idea. Thanks for sharing! xoxo

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  2. It must be amazing to see! these giant eggs are so cool and creative! My fav is the one "Equinox", so lovely! Aww the bunny in your garden is too sweet! Happy Easter dear, have fun! Kisses! xo

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  3. Happy Easter :) very nice eggs! I like funny outdoor exhibitions!

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  4. So so cool - really love the butterfly catchers - what a great idea

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  5. Wow Miss b, these Easter eggs are works of art! So beautiful and exquisite. Happy Easter!

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  6. How lovely! They are all so well done...

    You must do an easter egg hunt and hope the bunny joins in - Happy Easter!

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  7. The Easter Bunny is so cute! I remember seeing these eggs in London last year. Such a fun concept.

    LUXESSED

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  8. Oh these are such a fun take on the traditional eggs of Easter. You are so clever to post these. Your little wild bunny is my favorite!
    Happy Easter!
    xx, Heather

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  9. They are all lovely! Happy Easter:)
    ~Anne

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  10. What a gorgeous idea... Love the butterfly designed egg:)x

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  11. Miss B, those are so cool and I love the cause. My favorites are the tie dye and of course the frugal meal one. Too cute! Thanks for taking time and showing us these. Happy Easter to you and your family!

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  12. Gorgeous eggs! Saw similar ones in London last Easter:
    http://shoptravelfood.blogspot.hu/2012/04/easter-eggs.html
    Wishing you a happy Easter!

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  13. Happy easter time :)


    Http://Fashioneiric.blogspot.com

    Coline ♡

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  14. I love the egg with butterflies! Have a great Easter! xo Caroline

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  15. They look amazing and I love Lindt chocolate x

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  16. Hi there! Such gorgeous eggs and lovely pictures too, thanks for sharing and for stopping by too xx

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  17. Oh,my.....I do like your post so very much!!!

    Happy Easter to you too!
    Enjoy your weekend;-)*

    Sending warm wishes from Amsterdam,

    ***Violetta***

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  18. Lovely eggs and Happy Easter to you! I am excited for Mr Selfridge tonight as looks like it's going to be fabulous. I was thinking we should talk about you doing a guest post on my blog. Would be honored if you would. :)

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    1. Thank you very much for suggesting that I should do a guest post. I shall be in touch with you!

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  19. The Easter bunny is real! Yey! Happy Easter!

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  20. I like them too. Best wishes for a great easter holiday miss b.
    Best Regards
    Miss Margaret Cruzemark
    http://margaretcruzemark.blogspot.com/

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  21. Lurv lurv those giant eggs, awesome post!!!
    Rock4less.blogspot.co.uk

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  22. Nice idea!
    I saw such big eggs this week in Leipzig on our way to (cold) Berlin.

    ♥ Franka

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  23. What a great campaign for charity, they look beautiful, never seen anything like it before. I wonder if something similar took place here in Birmingham and I didn't realize - that's a shame.

    aaaw that is so cute and coincidental to spot a wee 'bunny' in the garden at this time of year ha ha

    Happy Easter

    http://forcailini.blogspot.com

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    1. They were in Birmingham in February. What a pity you missed them. We just came across them in Manchester.

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  24. Wow they are all gorgeous but my favourite is the one with the butterflies....

    Hope you are having a fabulous Easter.

    Leeann x

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  25. I love the gigantic Easter Eggs, the egg hunt is so nice. Glad that you were able to see it, and share with us. The century egg and Frugal meal are my favourites! :) xx/Madison

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  26. its so nice to see your blog again!!!
    hope you had wonderful easter. have a lovely week!!!

    take care.xoxo,Meg
    Sweet Gala's

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    1. I've just noticed that you are a new follower. Thank you!

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  27. Great post. I follow you on gfc, we follow each other?

    Kiss!

    Francesca
    The Glossy Mag

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    1. Thank you for following. I shall pop over to have a look at your blog soon.

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  28. London had something similar last year and my husband and I turned into kids hunting for them! I was hoping they would have something similar this year. And how adorable is that bunny you spotted!?

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    1. They are in Covent Garden until Sunday 7th April so you may still get the chance to see them!

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  29. What a treat this post was! Love the real live bunny ...

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  30. The cute Easter bunny paid you a visit :)It must be such a treat to gaze at these wonderfully designed gigantic eggs during a leisurely stroll.

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  31. Wow amazing eggs....such fun!! xx

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  32. A very Happy Easter to you and yours, miss B! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. And I'm so glad that you shared these eggs with all of us, this is such a clever project and for a wonderful cause, too! I would love to bring the Tie Dye Egg home, if only I thought I could find space for it in my Parisian apartment and, later, transport it back to Canada :)
    xox,
    Cee

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  33. Great city decor!
    Have a lovely holiday :)

    NEW POST
    http://beautyfollower.blogspot.gr/2013/04/i-love-max-maras-pieces-why.html

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  34. love this eggs and also your blog! It's so nice!!! I follow you!
    Pass to my blog and if it likes you follow me too, I will be so glad :D
    Kisses
    http://francescagiusti.blogspot.it/

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  35. Thank you everyone for all the lovely comments. I'm glad I stumbled across these very special eggs and it's hard to choose a favourite but I really liked Equinox and the Tie Dye Egg.

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  36. What a fun (and festive) idea! :)

    -Ashley
    http://lestylorouge.com

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  37. those are SO PRETTY! & omgosh THAT BUNNY<3 so cute!!!! totally just made my day at work :DDD
    happy belated easter!
    xx Corinne
    cateyesandthighhighs.blogspot.com

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  38. I love this kind of street art! great pics!


    http://fashion-gourmet.blogspot.com/

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  39. Awesome post! What a great idea for fundraising and supporting artists as well. B

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  40. That tie dye one looks awesome!xx

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  41. It looks awesome, i always wanted to go <3

    // www.fashionbysterup.dk

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  42. Such wonderful Easter eggs! My favorite is the tie-dye, which is what we call it here. It has all the colors of the rainbow. Some of these are so unique and creative. And I love the little bunny that visited your garden. I hope you had a blessed Easter, my friend.

    Have a nice week. It is very windy here today.

    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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  43. beautiful eggs! love the butterfly catcher one.
    x Rigel
    http://www.peachmacarons.com/

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  44. Hey I like the egg parade : ) My fave is the one with butterflies. I saw a similar but giant egg art in Dubrovnik too : )

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