Showing posts with label SPRING DECOR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SPRING DECOR. Show all posts

Thursday, March 15, 2012

SPRING VIGNETTES

March is upon us, and here in Indiana the daffodils stalks are pushing through the mulch and reminding us that the spring season is upon us.


I just did some very simple additions or changes to the already existing vignettes...I like change, believe me but when I find something that works I tend to stick to it until I am absolutely sick of it!!! With work, teenagers and trying to sell a house, this seems to be working well for me too!


So, main rooms that got "hit" were the main living areas: Kitchen, dining room and a wee touch in the living room.


Kitchen table: Boot tray, corks (hmm...wine consumption.....but many years worth!!) 

cabbages (not real! but garage sale purchases last year), spring green hydrangeas (on clearance)
chicks and nests (had a long time).
Kitchen mantle: Large blue eggs (a few years old and realize I need to remove labels...!), broom brush bunny (Goodwill last year).
Kitchen Hutch:
Cabbage bowl (last year Ebay - dirt cheap), ceramic bunny (old) cloche filled with eggs, croissants and artichokes (all stuff I had),

cabbage plates (Goodwill last Fall), cabbage jug (Goodwill last winter).
Dining room:

Centerpiece: Same old basket from sale last year. 
filled with 3 wire baskets (Tuesday Morning) full of gourdes, decorative balls and two large decorative eggs (Michael's). 
Plate wall: added a couple of cabbage plates (had for years), two large white plates (Goodwill last year) and two small french label plates (Tuesday Morning). 
Living room: 
I tweaked the mantle. Brought back orange Japanese Lanterns and 3 cool handmade brown artichoke looking stems (World Market), painted an existing cardinal orange and added milk glass etc.


That's all folks!!


Hugs,
Mandy
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Sunday, April 10, 2011

THEY'RE GROWING....!

I am so excited about this project.....

Gorgeous last summer.....yanked out of window boxes and  laid to rest in the basement hanging from a closet rod.....potted last month.....they looked like this.....
And this..... not too promising are they?
But given some plant food, a little watering, a western exposure and 3 weeks later......
Woo-hoo!!!! 
Needless to say, I am very proud of my accomplishment!!!! I have never winterized anything before, so for a first this is awesome!!!

So roll on warm days cos I am soooooo looking forward to planting these beauties out in my window boxes!!!!

Hugs for now,
Mandy

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