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2025 Mini Easter and Spring House Contest

February 1, 2025 by Lucy 112 Comments

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    • And the winners are ...
    • Overall Winners:
    • Whimsical Award
    • Innovative Award:
    • The People's Choice Award:
    • Special Awards
    • See all the entries for the 2025 Mini Easter and Spring House contest below.
  • Official 2025 Contest Submissions
    • 1. Cathy - Easter Bliss House
    • 2. Carol - Springtime in the Neighborhood
    • 3. Melissa - Bunny's Candy Basket
    • 4. Beth - Whitewood Easter Cottage
    • 5. Karen - Easter in an MCM House
    • 6. Shari - Spring Fling House
    • 7. Gina - Easter Villa
    • 8. Karen - Rose Cottage
    • 9. Judy - Pastel Palace
    • 10. Judy - Springtime Chalet
    • 11. Max (age 14) - Easter Egg Factory
    • 12. Cathy - Pastel Glitter House
    • 13. Karen - A Handyman's Dream
    • 14. Joyce - The Beauty of Spring House
    • 15. Melanie - Easter at Our House
    • 16. Cathy - Believe in Fairies Easter House
    • 17. Donna - Betty Bunny's Bungalow
    • 18. Joyce - Rainy Day and Then There is a Pagoda
    • 19. Alda - Easter Bunny Crazy House
    • 20. Shari - Easter Bunny's Carrot Castle
    • 21. LaDonna - Our Family Easter House
    • 22. Elizabeth - The Holy Roller Express
    • 23. Jodie - Flutterblossom Meadow
    • 24. Eileen - Church of Everlasting Light
    • 25. Melissa - Cottontail's Cafe & Bakery
    • 26. Lizzie - Shepherdess Hut
    • 27. Suzanne - For the Love of Purple Fairy House
    • 28. Serene - HareBNB
    • 29. Nora - Sweet Dreams Cottage
    • 30. Jean - Hippity Hop Easter Day School
    • 31. Misti - Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle
    • 32. Joyce - Rose House
      • All items below are of Joy of Creation submissions.
    • 1. JOC1 - Karen - Birthday House for my Daughter
    • 2. JOC2 - Karen - Dutch Windmill
    • 3. JOC3 - Dana - Easter Bunny Friends
    • 4. JOC4 - Dawn - Bunny Eraser House
    • 5. JOC5 - Shannon - Pete's Greenhouse
    • 6. JOC6 - Melody - New to Us Home
  • 2025 Mini Easter and Spring House Contest
  • 2025 Miniature Easter and Spring House Contest Rules
    • 🏆 How to Enter
    • Design Inspiration for Easter House Contest
    • Prize List for the 2025 Miniature Easter/Spring House Contest:
  • Rules for the 2025 Miniature Easter or Spring House Contest
    • 1. Have fun
      • The Joy of Creation Option
    • 2. Name Your Design
        • PLEASE WRITE A SENTENCE OR TWO (OR TEN!) ABOUT YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS, YOUR INSPIRATION AND THE LIKE. MANY PEOPLE REQUEST THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LEARN FROM YOU. INSPIRATION IS CONTAGIOUS.
    • 3. Three Ways to Enter the 2025 Miniature Easter/Spring House Contest
    • 4. Permission to Post Your House Photo on my website and on social media.
    • 5. Size Limitation for the 2025 Miniature Easter or Spring House Contest
    • 6. Use any pattern you like
    • 7. The house must be made of cardboard or cardstock
    • 8. Creativity and Originality are emphasized
    • 9. You may enter up to 3 houses, but the houses must be unique and constructed in 2025
    • 10. How to Vote for the People's Choice Award for this Year's Contest.
    • GET THE KIDS INVOLVED MAKING A MINIATURE EASTER OR SPRING HOUSE!
    • Deadline for the 2025 Miniature Easter or Spring House Contest is April 15th.
    • And if you would like more inspiration ...

And the winners are ...

To reward as many people as possible, remember that each person can only win one award. Judy's house #10. Springtime Chalet - won the Overall award from the judges and her house #9 was second.

Overall Winners:

  1. JUDY - SPRINGTIME CHALET - House #10

2. SERENE - HAREBNB - House #28

3. CATHY - EASTER BLISS HOUSE - House #1

Whimsical Award

Lizzie - Shepherdess Hut (No. 26) - $25 Amazon Card

Shepherdness Caravan

Innovative Award:

We're calling this the Max award, because his Easter Egg Factory (No. 11) won for both the most innovative and the kid's award.

Easter Egg Factory

The People's Choice Award:

JEAN - HIPPITY HOP EASTER DAY SCHOOL (No. 30) - $25 Amazon Gift Card

Pink Easter egg-shaped house
Jean's bunny students
Jean's bunnies at reading class

Special Awards

Best Spring Greeting: Joyce - the Beauty of Spring (No. 14) $25 Amazon Gift Card

Beautiful miniature Victorian house

The "Wish My Yard Looks like This" Award: Melanie - Easter at Our House (No. 15) $25 Amazon Gift Card

Miniature Easter house with flower garden

Chocolate Bunny Awards - $25 Amazon Gift Card
Melissa - Bunny's Candy Basket (No. 3) and Gina - Easter Villa (No. 7)

Easter villa

Beautiful Easter Church - $25 Amazon Gift Card
Eileen - Church of Everlasting Light (No. 24)

Miniature Easter Church

Best Name - $25 Amazon Card
Misti - Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle (No. 31)

Fairy house with lots of bunnies in the yard.

For the Birds - $25 Amazon Card
Carol - Springtime in the Neighborhood (No. 2)
Jodie - Flutterblossom Meadow (No. 23)

Wall of miniature bird houses
Bird house in a frame

See all the entries for the 2025 Mini Easter and Spring House contest below.

Official 2025 Contest Submissions

Every contest we are blown away by the ideas and how the ideas are brought to life. There is never an exception to this, but this year's houses are a level beyond!

1. Cathy - Easter Bliss House

Cathy submitted several beautiful pictures, but we picked this one because the lighting shows off the features so well. The vegetation, the bunnies, the colors, the house itself, this submission is a complete package, and a tour de force of creative genius.

2. Carol - Springtime in the Neighborhood

With the proliferation of wreath habitat for house display, it is easy to think it is harder to do without the wreath, but Carol shows the fallacy of that thinking with these delightful bird houses, all unique, all owned by different birds, highlighted by amazing vegetation and butterflies! So beautiful!

3. Melissa - Bunny's Candy Basket

Am I the only one being overcome with appetite for Easter candy after viewing this submission? Every feature is thought-out and artfully executed. I love the colors, the stylized eggs, the trees, the basket design. This is a lovely Easter season submission. Please excuse me, I have to go find a chocolate bunny!

4. Beth - Whitewood Easter Cottage

There is a special art to the use of color in cardboard house crafting. Some colors don't lend themselves to the purpose, and the challenge can be greater the more colors that are used. That isn't a problem in Beth's incredible submission, and the balloons on top just make the case more convincingly. Just look at the great colors on the house! There are beautiful little pictures in the windows, and if you aren't thinking of Up, the movie, it is past time! Great concept!

5. Karen - Easter in an MCM House

Many group members have experience with the MCM houses, with their clean lines, open spaces, and a harmonious connection with nature. As you can see, they lend themselves to use in an Easter setting very well, indeed. Look at the textures on the white chimney! This is an Easter fest feast for the eyes!

6. Shari - Spring Fling House

There are many features of this submission that jump out. Look at the great doors and windows and the skylight! The colors blend together seamlessly, and the planters really accent the submission. This is a great creation, Shari. Thank you for sharing it with us.

7. Gina - Easter Villa

This creation makes me think of the woman who lived in a shoe. This time, it is a chocolate bunny house! How cool is that! The window at the top of the bunny ears is so precious! The eggs and bunnies along the entrance path make the most delicious, benevolent gauntlet you will ever see. Please visit!

8. Karen - Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage makes as lovely a spring scene as it does an Easter one. Karen suggests a stroll through the flower beds with a glass of wine. There are beautiful flowers on both sides of the houses that the frontal view does not show, but you can see the bunny peeking around the corner, at least! These are great colors for a spring submission, and the window box at the top is magnificent!

9. Judy - Pastel Palace

PPG veterans require no introduction to Judy and her incredible houses. Every detail is exquisite and - anyone tasked with posting her houses to the group can save themselves the words. The houses speak for themselves.

10. Judy - Springtime Chalet

Judy Spring house submission. Beautiful. 'Nuff said.

11. Max (age 14) - Easter Egg Factory

It is a special joy to see this, as our Christmas contest received no youth submissions. Look at the imagination Max offers! A production line with eggs flowing post and bunnies doing the honors with the decoration! Who else could conceive such a magical scene? Thank you, Max!

12. Cathy - Pastel Glitter House

With all of the glitter in this beautiful entry, the house name is easy to understand. I find myself captivated by more, however, the super colorful little characters, the many eggs and perhaps most of all by the ingenious flower effects at the windows and on the roof. I have never seen that before. It really works well.

13. Karen - A Handyman's Dream

I know in her YouTube lives, Lucy has told about plans to go to the Netherlands in a few weeks. Perhaps that's what is so compelling about the tulips in this exceptional Spring submission. The welcome mat for this Handyman's Dream house is welcoming indeed. It is a beautiful, warm house.

14. Joyce - The Beauty of Spring House

It's so easy to think of Spring as 'just' a season. But what if the seasons are alive and aware of us? Aware of our appreciation? Can we do any better than consciously welcoming them into our presence? I can't imagine that any craft house can have done it better than Joyce's house does. Welcome Spring!

15. Melanie - Easter at Our House

What a cool Easter House! The colors and textures are so rich! My eye keeps returning to the roof, of all places. The colors in the roof are not glossy, yet they seem to glow. The multi-tone chimney aligns the scene perfectly, with everything further set off by the vegetation and the eggs. There are people for whom the holiday is a soul-level event. This show makes it so clear. Thank you for sharing it with us, Melanie.

16. Cathy - Believe in Fairies Easter House

Believe in fairies, believe in fairies ... do you remember in Wizard of Oz where the cowardly lion repeated to himself over and over that he did believe in ghosts? I do believe in fairies, and I don't think I have ever witnessed them in such a delightful scene.

17. Donna - Betty Bunny's Bungalow

Betty Bunny welcomes you to this creative scene! The entrance gazebo is nearly as cool as the beautiful house, itself! How many times has Betty Bunny passed through to care for her family? The vegetative effects leap off the screen in their brilliance and their variety. You can't tell me you have ever seen a cuter fox in any PGG picture! Finally, if you did not see the magnificent poem Donna wrote to accompany her submission, go right now! (Link should convey you straight there.)

18. Joyce - Rainy Day and Then There is a Pagoda

It is always a special feeling when we get a glimpse into the seasons in an eastern culture. Joyce's beautiful pagoda transports us into a spring world of cherry blossoms and glorious spring color.

19. Alda - Easter Bunny Crazy House

Alda's fine submission is an explosion of color, from the sides of the house with the egg shapes to the greenhouse attached to the left. All houses don't benefit from lighting within, but this one clearly does, giving the windows a welcome contrast. Look at the egg shapes on the roof! How novel is that!

20. Shari - Easter Bunny's Carrot Castle

Who could have ever imagined carrots as essential support elements in a castle? Shari could, and did! Watch out, though, a bunny is trying to vandalize carrots in the adjacent garden!

21. LaDonna - Our Family Easter House

LaDonna's incredible house includes ideas from just about everyone in the family, which is easy to see in the wealth of color and vegetation. While the submission is in three dimensions, the lovely side views make it seem like more. I particularly love the house textures, and how well the turquoise elements set the house off. It is the home of a happy family, indeed.

22. Elizabeth - The Holy Roller Express

Elizabeth used her own design for this remarkable creation. The caravan transports the Easter Bunny to deliver treats and gifts to children along the way. I particularly love the lamb and the little yellow chick! Such a joyful scene!

23. Jodie - Flutterblossom Meadow

It is hard to imagine a creature more suited to the renewal of Spring that butterflies. They gift such a fine, delicate energy. They are colorful, ubiquitous and they have a lovely sense of joy, as you can see in this super-colorful and imaginative creation from Jodie. I just love this scene.

24. Eileen - Church of Everlasting Light

Sometimes the quickest path to appreciating a house is to abandon straightaway any counting! There are so many wonderful elements here that it's tricky. The light seems to surround and embrace this church. The community members give it soul, and look how the people are smaller in the distance at the church, a unique perspective element. I love the clock on the left and the freestanding wall on the right, and everything in between.

25. Melissa - Cottontail's Cafe & Bakery

Sometimes we get a submission that really is mouth-watering! Look at the confections in Melissa's creation! Cakes and eggs and goodies abound! I really like the carrots bracketing the house! Delightful!

26. Lizzie - Shepherdess Hut

If you think it is possible to include baby goats in a Spring/Easter submission without comment, you are mistaken! Look at hoe cute they are! With this little trailer home, they only complete an already magical scene. The house and the steps have such incredible rust-like textures, and the window boxes add a festive flair.

27. Suzanne - For the Love of Purple Fairy House

I really like the purple shades in this scene. It's like the angels blessed the whole with the lovely colors. The vegetation elements really compliment the main structure, as does the wonderful walkway. The side house is stunning, and please don't overlook the magical little birdhouse! Do you see it?!

28. Serene - HareBNB

This is Serene's first time participating, but her concept shows great experience and talent. HareBNB (what a great name!) sleeps six bunnies, features carrot dormers, a peeps decorated front door, a swing for relaxing, and a carrot garden for snacking. It makes a complete and beautiful Easter presentations. (The bunnies know best!)

29. Nora - Sweet Dreams Cottage

No one needs to clarify that Nora's Sweet Dreams Cottage is a Spring Dream, the colors themselves shout it! What a happy, happy place! For the bunnies, of course, but for members of PPG, as well! Your ensemble is a dreams for us all, Nora. Thank you for sharing it with us.

30. Jean - Hippity Hop Easter Day School

I most love the playful nature of Jean's imaginative Hippy Hop Easter Day School. I can just picture kids peeking out the windows to try to see where the eggs are being hidden. I can feel their excitement being magnified because of learning in such a fun and colorful place! I never had so beautiful a school!

I'm adding the adorable handmade students than Jean made because it really makes the school. All the little bunnies are made out of felt. Aren't they cute?

Jean's bunny students
Jean's bunnies at reading class

31. Misti - Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle

I have not yet decided on my favorite name for a creation in this year's contest, yet, but Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle has to be high up there! Look at the bunny appreciation for this delightful scene! So very cool!

32. Joyce - Rose House

Rose House on Rose Lane with such a cool Rose arbor entrance, this is just great! The bunnies are there to welcome you into a haven of Easter eggs and delightful seasonal color! The rose colors just work so well with this! You have done a great job, Joyce. We're proud of you.

All items below are of Joy of Creation submissions.

We encourage Joy of Creation because these works of art showcase and share creativity, which is really what the group is about, what we hope you take away from your creations. Please enjoy them and submit more!

1. JOC1 - Karen - Birthday House for my Daughter

Enjoy this beautiful little house, Emily! Happy Birthday! And congratulations on having such a creative, loving Mom!

2. JOC2 - Karen - Dutch Windmill

This is a particularly exciting submission, since Lucy and her brother are planning a bike trip to the Netherlands in late May. Your windmill is just extraordinary, Karen! Great colors and such imaginative features.

3. JOC3 - Dana - Easter Bunny Friends

While in the contest our focus is on houses, we love the Joy of Creation submissions because magnificent creativity can stretch outside of the contest categories. Dana's lovely work shows no house, but what exquisite creations and what lovely words! Our appreciation extends beyond categories, as well!

4. JOC4 - Dawn - Bunny Eraser House

One of the best things about Joy of Creation submissions is how astonishingly creative they are. Dawn's delightful house is as imaginative as anything you will see anywhere. We really appreciate your sending that, Dawn!

5. JOC5 - Shannon - Pete's Greenhouse

This glowing greenhouse speaks well of Pete's growing capabilities! I cannily imagine how bright it would be in there during the day when the plants are growing! Didn't Shannon do a beautiful job with this?!

6. JOC6 - Melody - New to Us Home

This beautiful creation shows both the joy of a new home and the placement of that home in a magical season: Spring! May you and your family always experience great joy in your new home!

2025 Mini Easter and Spring House Contest

Cute Easter House with yellow roof and trim bunny in front

This house is Bobbi's house named "Miss Cottontail Easter House" from 2022. I love the colors, the design, and the adorable little bunny in the front. Bobbi did a great job.

2025 Miniature Easter and Spring House Contest Rules

Spring is in the air, and it's time to celebrate with the next crafting challenge! I'm excited to announce the 2025 Miniature Easter/Spring House Contest, where you can showcase your creativity by designing and submitting your own handcrafted miniature house inspired by Easter and Spring. Whether you love pastel-colored cottages, whimsical fairy houses, or charming garden retreats, this is your chance to share your artistry and win some fun prizes!

Here's a great entry that Gina made in 2023. The little Peep cottage always makes me happy.

Gina's Peep Cottage Inn is such a cool little house, with a yard home to two spaniels and a bunch of little chicks! You can get feed for the chicks from the little machine on the sidewalk. 5 cents!

🏆 How to Enter

Submission Opens: March 15, 2025
Entry Deadline: April 15, 2025
Winners Announced: April 18, 2025

To enter, create a miniature house that embodies the spirit of Easter or spring. You can use cardstock or cardboard as the main material for your house, Submit a photo of your creation along with a brief description of your design to my private Facebook group or email the photo to me - [email protected]. More details below.

2025 Easter contest announcement bunny and easter house

Design Inspiration for Easter House Contest

Not sure where to start? Maybe ...
Easter cottages decorated with bunnies, eggs, and flowers
Spring fairy houses with mossy roofs and tiny doorways
Charming garden retreats with picket fences and blooming vines

ENJOY! FUN IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT! The first day to enter the contest is March 15, 2025. Your entry must be in by midnight on April 15th. We will announce the awards on April 18th. We'll announce the winners here.

Remember the entry dates start March 15 and the deadline is April 15th, 2025. Winners announced April 18th.

And thanks in advance for entering. This is going to be FUN!

Prize List for the 2025 Miniature Easter/Spring House Contest:

  • First place - $100 Amazon gift card
  • Second place - $75 Amazon gift card
  • Third place - $50 Amazon gift card
  • People's Choice award - $25 Amazon gift card
  • Whimsical award - $25 Amazon gift card, to a submission that characterizes a more whimsical version of Easter or Spring
  • Innovation award - $25 Amazon gift card, for the submission with the most novel innovation. That can be part of a house or structure, or it can be an embellishment, or anything else super creative you can think of.
  • Two Kid's awards for two separate divisions (10 and under, and ages 11-16) - $25 Amazon gift cards

(The Whimsical and Innovation awards will go to submissions that did not win in the top placings category, to expand the winning possibilities.)

I reserve the right to expand prize categories and awards, and I always do this.

Rules for the 2025 Miniature Easter or Spring House Contest

1. Have fun

Really, the entire purpose of this is to have fun and to share the fun. Simply make a house that expresses a Easter or Spring season theme or atmosphere and enjoy the process, the fine company.

To emphasize this point, the contest period is now open to what we call "Joy of Creation' submissions, of which we received two for Halloween.(Hat tip Amy and Julie!) Every year we seem to have members who just want to participate in the creative challenge, not the contest itself. We applaud this mindset, because it reflects the spirit of our group so well, where satisfaction is found in creation of little houses and scenes and in the sharing of that with friends.

Another possibility, as noted in Rule 8, you may enter up to three houses in the competition.

The Joy of Creation Option

We enthusiastically welcome Joy of Creation submissions because you may not be interested in competing for prizes - you just like to create. We want to see and appreciate what you make. In addition, we are not setting any limit on such submissions. Just please add the tag #JoyOfCreation when you post them. For that matter, these submissions can also be items too large for contest qualification, or even creations that are not houses. Express yourself!

2. Name Your Design

First NAME YOUR DESIGN! This helps the judges (and contest visitors) remember each design. It also adds to the design.

It's much better for those viewing your creation if it has a name. Some of the names of the previous submissions are incredibly creative. Naming your design enhances your submission, and is an avenue of creative expression in its own right.

PLEASE WRITE A SENTENCE OR TWO (OR TEN!) ABOUT YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS, YOUR INSPIRATION AND THE LIKE. MANY PEOPLE REQUEST THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LEARN FROM YOU. INSPIRATION IS CONTAGIOUS.

3. Three Ways to Enter the 2025 Miniature Easter/Spring House Contest

a) Post your house in the Paper Glitter Glue Facebook group with the tag #2025MiniEasterHouse. Please join this Facebook group so you can enter there. It's the best way to enter. (This is best way to insure your submission is captured without issue.)

b) Email me a photo on or after March 15. The address is [email protected]. Please include the title 2025 Mini Easter or Spring House in your email title so I can find the photo easily and include it as an official submission.

c) Follow me on Instagram and post your 2025 Easter and Spring house and tag me @lucyf7b on Instagram. 

A note about submissions. It often happens that folks share their houses in the Facebook group prior to the beginning of the contest. That is fine, just please remember to either re-post it once the contest opens, or send me an email with a link to the submission. We won't start scanning for official entries prior to the start of the contest. But the house does have to be made this calendar year.

Finally, after you have submitted your house and we get the entries all posted here, please check to be certain that we have captured your submission(s)! Email immediately if we missed something or made an error with it!

4. Permission to Post Your House Photo on my website and on social media.

In submitting your creations, you are giving me permission to post a picture or pictures of your project on my website and social media just like I did for the Christmas house contest last December. I love to share your projects because they are all so incredible. This allows all site visitors and guests to see your creations, which can help inspire them in turn. Our usual convention is to post only first names with the house names with no personal information.

5. Size Limitation for the 2025 Miniature Easter or Spring House Contest

Here are the size limitations:

Base - no limitation on the base so you can landscape as much as you want, but the size of the house does have limitations

House height - no taller than 12 inches tall

Width of House - no wider than 12 inches

Depth of the House - no deeper than 10 inches

Villages or small groups of houses are welcome as long as each house is no bigger than the measurements listed above.

Note: It is much harder to take in all the details in one photo. We need one good photo for the judges to look at. Post as many as you like, but for the judging we usually have room just to include one photo.

6. Use any pattern you like

For your entries, you can use your own pattern, my patterns, patterns from my friend, Jackie of A Cottage in the Forest, Tim Holtz houses, or even a purchased pattern.

7. The house must be made of cardboard or cardstock

Your house needs to be paper-based - made out of either cardboard or card stock. No wooden houses. But you can use other materials for the base, landscape, and embellishments.

8. Creativity and Originality are emphasized

Creativity and originality are important and will be emphasized in judging. Hint: Let the fun shine through!

Also creativity in naming your house helps to make it more special. Please tell us a little bit about your house - how you made it, what inspired it, etc. We all love to read about the creative inspiration behind your projects. We are delighted to note that people are becoming much more creative with house names. It is a very welcome trend.

9. You may enter up to 3 houses, but the houses must be unique and constructed in 2025

Up to three submissions, all of houses created in this calendar year. (Again, note, this rule does not restrict submission 'Joy of Creation' houses, which are not eligible for prizes.)

10. How to Vote for the People's Choice Award for this Year's Contest.

You will have one vote when you post a comment at the end of this post AFTER ALL THE ENTRIES ARE IN, VOTING STARTS ON April 16th and lasts until midnight on April 17th. And you have another vote on my YouTube channel. Subscribe to get notifications of when we post the contest video. Please note this is intended to be about fun and creativity, not competition. Vote for your choices, but please don't 'stuff the ballot box.'

GET THE KIDS INVOLVED MAKING A MINIATURE EASTER OR SPRING HOUSE!

We always love to see house submissions from your children (in two categories this year! Ages 10 & under and 11-16. Please note their age with the submission so we can get them properly entered in the correct category). Allow their youthful creativity to flow. The names of the children's submissions will be placed in a hat and drawn randomly. Those submissions aren't - and should not be - competitive. They should have fun with no other concerns! But we love encouraging them to exercise their imaginations and creative skills.

Note: Prizes in children's submissions in the two age categories will be by a random drawing. No competitive pressure! No value judgments.

So that is the Easter and Spring House Contest for this year. Whatever you do, enjoy it! Enjoy making your houses and sharing them. That's what it is all about.

Deadline for the 2025 Miniature Easter or Spring House Contest is April 15th.

Deadline for photo entries is April 15th and the winners will be announced on April 18th.

And if you would like more inspiration ...

Here are links to the previous Easter contests.

2022 Easter Miniature Contest

2023 Easter and Spring Miniature House Contest

2024 Easter and Spring Miniature House Contest

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  1. Serene

    April 20, 2025 at 9:24 am

    Oh my gosh, thank you so much everyone! This is so exciting! So many beautiful houses!!

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  2. Karen Funk

    April 19, 2025 at 1:47 pm

    So many lovely and unique designs. I don't have time to look at all of them today! But I agree with your winning entries! thank you for sharing all the wonderful artistic contest entries.

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  3. Gina

    April 19, 2025 at 1:19 pm

    max would like to thank everyone! (he doesn't have social media but I did show him all of it.) he is beyond happy right now.
    I would also like to thank you as well. max makes me up my game to build better houses. you should see his creations in mindcraft!

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    • Lizzie B.

      April 19, 2025 at 8:00 pm

      Congratulations, Max!!!! Your house/factory is fabulous! ~ Lizzie B. @ The Paper Patisserie

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  4. Lizzie B.

    April 19, 2025 at 8:24 am

    Thank you for voting for my little Shepherdess Hut! And, congratulations to all of the winners! Spring blessings to you all ~ Lizzie B. at The Paper Patisserie™

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  5. Luana Mikulich

    April 18, 2025 at 9:10 pm

    I love #2. Each of the birdhouses are so unique!

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  6. Nancy Hignite

    April 18, 2025 at 12:55 pm

    I LIke #1.

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  7. Mike Roberts

    April 18, 2025 at 11:32 am

    #4

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  8. Chuck Roberts

    April 18, 2025 at 11:31 am

    #4

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  9. carol

    April 18, 2025 at 10:10 am

    I vote for Max #11 Easter Egg Factory

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  10. Meg

    April 18, 2025 at 9:57 am

    #30 Hippity Hop Easter Day School

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  11. Sharon Andrle

    April 18, 2025 at 9:35 am

    I vote for #14. The photo does not do it justice. The colors, intricate details and overall simplicity is beyond description.

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  12. S. Geller

    April 18, 2025 at 8:30 am

    30 Hippity Hop Easter Day School
    The play ground is the best! I want to play there, though I'm not a rabbit...

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  13. Gina

    April 18, 2025 at 6:56 am

    I vote for number 7. yum chocolate bunny house!

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  14. Jo

    April 18, 2025 at 6:44 am

    All the submissions are wonderful, but I'm voting for #30, Jean's Hippity Hop Egg schoolhouse. It's different and adorable!

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  15. Nancy M

    April 18, 2025 at 5:45 am

    I want to vote for so many! But, I think I'll have to go with #28 HareBNB

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  16. CATHY TORSKE

    April 18, 2025 at 5:06 am

    I vote for #1. just something about catches my eye!

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  17. Joyce Chee

    April 18, 2025 at 4:29 am

    I love the little bunny students in the Bunny School #30!

    Reply
  18. Sandy

    April 18, 2025 at 3:26 am

    30 - Jean's Easter Egg School
    I laughed and laughed! Fun!

    Reply
  19. Bianca Mitchell

    April 18, 2025 at 3:08 am

    Number 11 has my vote, it's so clever and I love the gnome Easter Tree overseeing the hard working bunny artists:) Quite difficult to choose just one this year but for me it has to be #11.

    Reply
  20. Teresa

    April 18, 2025 at 12:22 am

    I vote for #16. I can't leave a comment on the You Tube site and my You Tube vote is for #1

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 18, 2025 at 12:25 am

      I will count both your votes. Thank you.

      Lucy

      Reply
  21. Paul

    April 17, 2025 at 11:24 pm

    30. Easter Egg School
    I picked this one because the bunnies spoke to me! I really had to smile.

    Reply
  22. Ruth Rowe

    April 17, 2025 at 11:16 pm

    #29 Nora's Sweet Dreams Cottage was a very close favorite. So many great Easter buildings. It was a hard decision.

    Reply
  23. Christine Chee

    April 17, 2025 at 11:06 pm

    I vote for #30!

    Reply
  24. Christine Chee

    April 17, 2025 at 11:04 pm

    How nice and creative these all are!

    Reply
  25. Steven

    April 17, 2025 at 10:40 pm

    Love the bunny school and the bunnies at play and listening to the teachers at story time. I vote for #30, Jean's Hippity Hop easter day school.

    Reply
  26. Linda M Alston

    April 17, 2025 at 9:51 pm

    My choice is #9. It very spring and it looks like you can see inside the house. All the houses are well done.

    Reply
  27. Clay

    April 17, 2025 at 9:48 pm

    Love #2, Carol’s birdhouses!

    Reply
  28. Pam

    April 17, 2025 at 9:41 pm

    #12 The Pastel Glitter House I love pastels and glitter.

    Reply
  29. Nora Ruiz

    April 17, 2025 at 9:26 pm

    I love # 17 I give my vote to this beautiful house

    Reply
  30. Vivian

    April 17, 2025 at 9:03 pm

    #30 Hippity Hoppity Easter school
    But where are the buunies? I want to see them too.

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 9:31 pm

      To be fair to everyone, we only include one photo of each house, but I have some photos of the bunnies. They are so cute. It really makes the school.

      Lucy

      Reply
  31. Jean

    April 17, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    30 Hippity Hop Easter Day School

    Reply
  32. Vivian

    April 17, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    #30 Hippity Hop Easter School
    But where are the bunny students? Oh, inside studying hard. Too bad, I'd have liked to see them!

    Reply
  33. Jane Elizabeth

    April 17, 2025 at 7:56 pm

    My favorite is # 26! Unique ... clever! Lambs...

    Reply
    • Lizzie B. at The Paper Patisserie

      April 17, 2025 at 9:44 pm

      Thank you for your vote! I think the little, lambs might be my favorite part, too! You can see more photos of my Shepherdess Hut and it's little story on my new blog (www.the-paper-patisserie.blogspot.com) ~ Lizzie B.

      Reply
  34. Belinda

    April 17, 2025 at 7:51 pm

    My vote is for 19. ALDA - EASTER BUNNY CRAZY HOUSE, love it!

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 8:23 pm

      Alda's designs are amazing. Her details are impressive.

      Lucy

      Reply
  35. Pye Cornejo

    April 17, 2025 at 7:42 pm

    #9! Perfectly pink!

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 8:24 pm

      Judy always does great work. We always look forward to seeing what she comes up with.

      Reply
  36. Edel Richard

    April 17, 2025 at 7:05 pm

    #11, so creative and adorable!

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 7:42 pm

      Max makes incredible houses.

      Reply
  37. Donna Camacho

    April 17, 2025 at 6:43 pm

    My vote is for 9. JUDY - PASTEL PALACE

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 7:43 pm

      Donna,
      I always love to see what Judy makes. I also love your crafts, too.

      Reply
  38. Pat

    April 17, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    I like #11 because I think it is the most creative idea!

    Reply
  39. Kim

    April 17, 2025 at 6:34 pm

    Each one is incredible, everyone is so talented! The one that stood out most, to me, was 10. Judy - Springtime Chalet. Beautiful!

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 7:44 pm

      Kim,

      I am impressed with that house as well. I love the arched front and the colors. They are so bold and work together so well.

      Lucy

      Reply
  40. Amy Ukena

    April 17, 2025 at 5:08 pm

    I love the Sheperdess' Caravan. Soooo clever! Gets my vote!

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 6:55 pm

      Amy, I think that the Shepherdess Caravan is seriously cool, too. It makes me want to make a caravan pattern.

      Lucy

      Reply
      • Lizzie B. @ The Paper Patisserie

        April 17, 2025 at 9:48 pm

        Thank you, Lucy, for such a cool compliment! 🙂 ~ Lizzie B.

    • Lizzie B. @ The Paper Patisserie

      April 17, 2025 at 9:46 pm

      Thank you for your vote! You can see more photos of my Shepherdess Hut and it's little story on my new blog (www.the-paper-patisserie.blogspot.com) ~ Lizzie B.

      Reply
  41. Pat Hutcheson

    April 17, 2025 at 4:46 pm

    I love #14 the beauty of spring.
    #32 the rose house is a close 2nd.

    Reply
  42. Joyce Arnold

    April 17, 2025 at 4:37 pm

    #15 Easter at Our House. All of the entries are wonderful! Thanks Lucy for all your work and encouragement!

    Reply
  43. Sandy

    April 17, 2025 at 3:58 pm

    They are all so well done and beautifully executed!!! Thoroughly enjoyed looking at them all and as others have said, very difficult to choose one that I really like.
    I have to go with #18, the Pagoda, because it spoke to me and my heritage and a memory of going to Japan in the spring a couple years ago and seeing something very similar.
    #16 and 30 was a very close second in my books because they are so different. Love the spin on Fairies, my granddaughter would love that and the whole egg school! Now talk about thinking out of the box! How did she ever construct that!

    Reply
  44. Jeannette

    April 17, 2025 at 3:30 pm

    They are all unique in their own way, thanks ladies. My favorite is
    9. Judy - Pastel Palace

    Reply
  45. Cindy

    April 17, 2025 at 3:27 pm

    WOW! This was a hard one for me to decide. So many wonderful entries! I eventually decided on #25 - Melissa Cottontail's Cafe & Bakery.

    Reply
  46. Margie

    April 17, 2025 at 3:14 pm

    #19 - glorious!

    Reply
  47. Jan Hebert

    April 17, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    #24 is my favorite but it is a really hard choice to make! So many awesome ones.

    Reply
  48. Kathy Consolaro

    April 17, 2025 at 2:23 pm

    I would be pleased to display any of them in my home, but the Easter bliss house (#1)really stands out for me.

    Reply
  49. Diane Day

    April 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm

    #27 For the Love of Purple Fairy House
    The detail is amazing!

    Reply
  50. Laura

    April 17, 2025 at 1:48 pm

    #9 - Judy - Pastel Palace. It was a very hard decision but this house really spoke to me! It's so beautiful! I think all the houses are amazing and I hope one day I can't make one!! great job everyone!

    Reply
  51. Cathy L HARRIS-ENSLOW

    April 17, 2025 at 1:08 pm

    my choice is number 14 looks like Easter is just around the corner very cozy and spring-like

    Reply
  52. Lisa C Hochstetler

    April 17, 2025 at 1:05 pm

    #10 Springtime chalet
    Just so pretty

    Reply
  53. kay

    April 17, 2025 at 12:54 pm

    #Cute idea and cheerful

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 17, 2025 at 10:20 pm

      Kay, I don't know what number you chose.

      Lucy

      Reply
  54. Lauren

    April 17, 2025 at 12:42 pm

    1st place: Melanie Easter at our house #15
    2nd place: Judy Pastel Palace #9
    3rd place: Nora Sweet dreams cottage #29

    Reply
  55. Anna T

    April 17, 2025 at 12:36 pm

    29. Nora - Sweet Dreams Cottage
    Super cute, Great attention to detail, expanded on the house to add yard and accents that enhanced the house overall. seem to take pride in details

    Reply
  56. Kerry

    April 17, 2025 at 12:28 pm

    I vote for #17 Betty Bunny Bungalo

    Reply
  57. Irene Trahan

    April 17, 2025 at 12:25 pm

    I vote for # 28 Hare BNB

    Reply
  58. Brenda Owen

    April 17, 2025 at 12:19 pm

    My goodness, there are so many great designs. I had to make a list and then narrow it down from there. I have decided to choose 28. Serene - HareBNB. I just loved the play on words, the swing, carrot garden and impecable design. Great job.

    Reply
  59. Denyse Curtright

    April 17, 2025 at 12:12 pm

    Have to vote for the #20 Easter Bunny Carrot Castle, so clever!

    Reply
    • Shari Webb

      April 19, 2025 at 4:08 pm

      thank you Denise, I had a lot of fun making it

      Reply
  60. Stephanie Yavorchak

    April 17, 2025 at 11:52 am

    It was truly a very tough decision. I chose number 11. Mas is only 14 and did an amazing job, especially with the assembly line. Great job, Max. For the Joy of Creation series, I pick number 6. The fantastic craftsmanship with such sharp corners, and the addition of the for sale sign and smoke coming out of the chimney was just fabulous.

    Reply
  61. Pat Shingledecker

    April 17, 2025 at 11:48 am

    I am voting for #14 the Factory.

    Reply
  62. Brenda Hedgecock

    April 17, 2025 at 11:39 am

    #3 Love the Bunny Easter Basket

    Reply
  63. jenn

    April 17, 2025 at 11:37 am

    11. Max (age 14) - Easter Egg Factory. All designs are awesome, but this brought an instant smile <3

    Reply
  64. Karen Holt

    April 17, 2025 at 11:36 am

    #11 Max: Egg Factory. Cute and very clever and original idea concept

    Reply
  65. Pamela

    April 17, 2025 at 11:18 am

    My vote goes to #7, the Easter Villa. I love bunnies and making one into a house is a clever idea.

    Reply
  66. Donna Deskin

    April 17, 2025 at 10:59 am

    #21 LaDonna gets my vote, beautiful, lots of beautiful done paper additions, love the blue color.

    Reply
  67. Charlotte

    April 17, 2025 at 10:58 am

    #2 - Springtime in the Neighborhood by Carol. Very unique design for wall or door display.

    Reply
  68. Michelle S

    April 17, 2025 at 10:49 am

    It was a difficult decision but I vote for #21. I love all the little flowers in the yard. The light that flows out the window on the roof of the porch is amazing. Thank you everyone for sharing your creativity.

    Reply
  69. Clare T

    April 17, 2025 at 10:47 am

    I loved all the hard work and love that went into these creations. It made choosing very difficult. I chose #1 Cathy's Easter Bliss House because I liked the lights and the detail, especially the characters in the windows.

    Reply
    • Teresa

      April 17, 2025 at 12:46 pm

      Tough decision, all were very well done. I have to give my vote to #9 Judy's Pastel Palace

      Reply
  70. Maryah WInkle

    April 17, 2025 at 10:47 am

    LIzzie-Easter hut

    Reply
    • Lizzie B. @ The Paper Patisserie

      April 17, 2025 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you for your vote, Maryah! You can see more photos of my Shepherdess Hut and it's little story on my new blog (www.the-paper-patisserie.blogspot.com) ~ Lizzie B.

      Reply
  71. Sharon Wolfe

    April 17, 2025 at 10:38 am

    Wow~ So much talent here makes it tough to choose just one.
    Think I have to go with 28. Serene - HareBNB: very professional look and I love the name!

    Reply
  72. Debbie

    April 17, 2025 at 10:38 am

    #9 Judy's Pastel Palace embodies many spring elements while showing good taste and excellent skill!

    Reply
  73. Lynnette Gerbert

    April 17, 2025 at 10:36 am

    25 - the cafe

    Reply
  74. Michael

    April 17, 2025 at 7:22 am

    #30 Hippity Hop Easter Day School
    I like the simplicity and novelty.

    Reply
    • Tauni

      April 17, 2025 at 11:16 am

      such creativity. I loved looking through them all. my favorite was number 14. The colors are so pretty

      Reply
  75. Alda Cantù

    April 17, 2025 at 6:34 am

    All entries are really special, but my vote goes to #29 Nora Sweet Dreams Cottage, for the joy that instantly communicate. Happy Easter to you all
    Alda

    Reply
  76. Beverly

    April 17, 2025 at 3:13 am

    I vote for #30, Jean's Hippity Hop Easter Egg day school. Pretty Easter eggs represent Easter to me and an Easter egg school is so imaginative and unique!

    Reply
  77. Sue D

    April 16, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    Love #19 Easter Bunny Crazy House!

    Reply
  78. Misti Houglum

    April 16, 2025 at 8:16 pm

    I don't feel right voting for myself so I'm going to cast my vote for #14 The Bunny Factory!

    Reply
  79. Colin

    April 16, 2025 at 7:49 pm

    vote for Buffys Fluffle Shuffle

    Reply
  80. Melissa

    April 16, 2025 at 3:46 pm

    They’re all so wonderful! Had so much fun building mine. It was a nice distraction from the cold weather we’ve been having here where I live!

    Reply
    • Lucy

      April 16, 2025 at 10:53 pm

      I love your houses. They are very creative and inspiring.

      Lucy

      Reply
  81. Serene

    April 16, 2025 at 3:25 pm

    There are so many beautiful houses, I had a hard time choosing my favorite! I keep going back to Judy'pastel palace, so that is my choice. The different shingle colors was a great idea!

    Reply
  82. Clarissa

    April 16, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    #31. Misti - Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle

    Reply
  83. Stephanie M.

    April 16, 2025 at 2:22 pm

    WOW Lucy!! You are so inspirational!! These entries are AMAZING !! Don’t know how you could possibly choose a winner. They ALL look like winners to me!! Congrats to everyone!! I enjoyed every design!!

    Reply
  84. Gail Knoll

    April 16, 2025 at 11:49 am

    So many beautiful and creative houses it's very hard to choose just one. I enjoyed #19 because it was different.

    Reply
  85. Maria Teresa

    April 16, 2025 at 11:43 am

    My favorite is #31 Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle

    Reply
  86. Big Fan

    April 16, 2025 at 11:42 am

    31. Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle

    Reply
  87. Andrea Standifer

    April 16, 2025 at 10:52 am

    Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle ----#31 is my vote. Thank you.

    Reply
  88. Erika

    April 16, 2025 at 10:46 am

    My vote is for #31 Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle

    Reply
  89. Doye Williams

    April 16, 2025 at 10:37 am

    #9

    Reply
  90. Lizzie B.

    April 16, 2025 at 10:29 am

    So many pretty entries! I don't envy the judges having to choose. ~ Lizzie B.

    Reply
  91. Emily

    April 16, 2025 at 10:24 am

    #31 Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle for the win!!

    Reply
  92. Sydni

    April 16, 2025 at 10:23 am

    Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle

    Reply
  93. Devin

    April 16, 2025 at 10:17 am

    #31 - Buffy's Fluffle Shuffle is so cute!

    Reply
  94. Stacy

    April 16, 2025 at 10:17 am

    Hello!
    I am voting for #31! I LOVE BUFFY'S FLUFFLE SHUFFLE ! HOW UNIQUE!

    Reply

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