What's on My Table: Tulip Edition

I thought it might be fun 

to occasionally share with you 

what is gracing the top of my coffee table.

It's a spot I enjoy changing out often. 

If I need a quick pick-me-up that's one of 

the first places I'll decorate. 

Yet for many, coffee table accessorizing is a chore. 

Hopefully my quick and easy changes

 will inspire you.

I started with a pot of freshly planted tulips

that I just dug up out of the ground so I could enjoy their beauty indoors. They were a bit top heavy

and even though I tried my best to tie them upright 

they insisted on flopping over.

 I actually preferred their floppy, more relaxed  appearance so I just added in a little nest 

to balance things and hide the dirt.

Then I finished things off with a, 

thrift store acquired, silver leaf and branch.

It was quick, easy, and cost next-to-nothing.  

 I think it shouts, "Springtime is Here!" 

Dollar PomPom Garland

I have been feeling a little non-creative over the past several months, hence my lack of posts. I love to create and I have dearly missed that outlet so I challenged myself to do a little something creative everyday. To get back into the creative habit I started off easy.

I purchased a few bags of pompoms from the Dollar store and with some thin jute and a larger needle I created some cute and very inexpensive garland.

           It looks so sweet on my Spring mantle. 

I also made one with more vibrant colors 

to use for the Summer. 

With a small investment of money and time, 

I was able to freshen up 

my creativity and my home.

Sprinkling in a Little Spring

When the weather outside is full of  

white and gray 

it can get a bit depressing.

Just look at all the snow 

on my make-shift spray paint table---

that's enough to make any DIYer a bit sad. 

To help lift my mood I've sprinkled in 

a little bit of Spring green 

 in with my winter decorations. 

 Green accessories and plants 

(faux and real)

 

 give me hope that  

Spring is just around the corner.

Add Eggs or Chicken

For years my holiday decorating consisted of hauling out totes, clearing off most surfaces, and replacing the everyday decor with entire holiday vignettes. Now I find that I like things better when I just add holiday items into the everyday vignettes.
This year our home became more "Easter-y" by the simple addition of eggs or chickens.
The family room mantle before:And after:The entry table before:Now supplemented with a couple of chickens and more flowers:The living room end tables accessorized with elements of Easter:A few dozen eggs placed here and there:

Layering on Spring

My front porch spring decorations consist of many layers.The wreath on the door is actually two wreaths layered on top of one another then hung onto a scrap of beadboard. There is even a small nest snuggled inside.The pot of faux flowers (it's still too cold for the real thing) is layered onto a silver tray laid a top a cute thrifted metal chair.The layers continue with a faux bush in an urn, complete with another little nest at the roots.The bush stands behind the egg tree (faux of course!) that has been plopped into a pretty distressed white urn.Then the porch is finished with spring green lanterns that have nests with eggs layered inside.

That's how I
layer in a little Spring time!
This post is linked to:

Simple Spring

How to Decorate for Spring

the Quick and Simple Way.

Step One-Get a stick from the yard.

Step Two-With a hot glue gun apply moss to the stick
thus turning it from a "stick" into a "designer branch."Step Three-Place the designer branch on a pretty tray.
Step Four-Add a candle. This vintage tray was a $1 thrift store find.

I LOVE the battery operated candles with timers!!!

Step Five-Complete the vignette with
a springtime flower. If the flower is faux make sure it could pass as the real thing.

Step Six-Enjoy!

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