Decorating with wreaths is a wonderful way to welcome guests into your home. It’s also a great way to show off the beauty of the season or to announce a special occasion.
Today I will be sharing two autumn wreath ideas with you. This came about from a recent cleaning and gathering of old wire hangers that found their way into the different parts of my house. I noticed the color variations on some of the hangers, almost copper-like. I took one of the hangers apart and bent the wire into a circle then twisted the two ends around each other to make a wreath form. It was sturdy and it held the shape well when branches were added. The copper/gold tone on the wire also blended nicely with the branches. This simple wreath became the inspiration for the autumn wreath drawing {above}.
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I converted the wreath image into two different sizes. The small image was made into printable gift tags. I used one of the tags to tie on a gift package in a recent blog post, Welcoming the Autumn Season.
Not everyone lives near the beach, but one can always bring a little bit of it into their home.These beach accessories and treats are some of my favorite things I’m currently enjoying and using in my home. .
1. Bring out decorative bright napkins {by Caspari} printed with coral, shells and starfish will put a little beach feel to a lunch or dinner. It’s available at many specialty retail stores, grocery stores and online store such as Paper Style.
2. Pewter shell/coral hors d’ oeuvre forks are great as a multipurpose picker-upper for cheese, shrimp, crab, veggies, fruits, and other yummy goodies. I purchased it at a local specialty store, hedge & vine. Here’s a link to an online store currently carrying these forks, The Bowl Company.
3. My new favorite candle scent is ocean by Linnea’s Lights. The scent is a soft ocean breeze, with a subtle hint of fresh citrus. It’s a nice addition to any room in the house.
4. Printable vintage coral print from the Zoological Society of London {1895}. To print a copy, click here.
5. Try a sailboat craft project made from driftwood. Click here for the tutorial.
Easter will soon be upon us along with coloring and dying Easters eggs. But for now to welcome Spring, I like to simply use and display eggs without any {or very little} adornments and in their natural pure form. Here I have filled a large white platter with an assortment of eggs with a sprinkle of feathers from my chickens as a center piece for a gathering or other entertainment.
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Placing eggs in a small ceramic crate egg holder is another simple and easy display to do. Having a few eggs on the kitchen counter is a pretty sight. I love seeing the many beautiful shades of cream, brown, and green eggshells. It’s always handy to have some nearby for cooking and baking too.
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To show off a particular egg {in a subtle manner}, I placed it on a white plate with a bed of green moss, a paper nest, and covered it with a glass dome. This little light brown egg with tiny dark speckles came from one my chickens. I kept the eggshell along with a few others as an inspiration for possible paint colors and for other uses. A great way to display and protect a fragile egg.
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Over the years I’ve collected quite a few antique egg prints and one of the ways I like to display the collection is to group them together. This will bring attention and cohesiveness to the display wall.
Interested in collecting vintage prints, a good place to start your search is at the website, Panteek. They have a wide variety of egg prints and many other vintage prints to choose from.
Another source for egg prints and many other vintage prints is the website, Vintage Printable. All are free for you to print/dowload till your heart’s content. The two vintage egg prints above came from there. I changed the background and made it lighter and sharpened the images slightly. Feel free to use these egg prints however you like.
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For an Easter table centerpiece, my friend Lynn put this together using a variety of baby lettuce plants, pansies and moss. Tuck a few eggs randomly in the centerpiece to add a touch of playfulness. After Easter, it can go outside to be enjoyed a little longer and the lettuce leaves will be a wonderful addition to a mixed green salad or a sandwich.
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To add a personal touch, personalize each place setting and/or gift with an Easter tag.
Free printable Easter gift tags, Here.
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I hope you enjoy decorating with eggs this Spring!
The urge to tidy up and put things away has been on my mind for the past few months. Finally, I had some time available last week to really sit down and sift through the piles of stuff growing in every part of our house. All the cleaning, organizing and removing of unneeded things felt really good, but so much more still to get done.
This Spring Inspiration Board is my little distraction from the cleaning and dusting… lovely and pretty things to look forward to this spring season.
{images & sources starting from the Top then left to right}
✽ Sweet little egg planters from Better Homes and Gardens. My inspiration for simple decorating with eggs…. I will be posting about it in the near future.
✽ A wonderful addition to our house is this simple watercolor painting of flowers by my daughter Hannah. {print,Here}
✽ A fun idea from fête to color code latte/coffee cups with fun tapes.
✽ Pretty display of macarons from Style Me Pretty, my inspiration to make these cookies soon!
✽ It’s time to start collecting variety of seed packets for the garden. {image,fête}
✽ Simple and rustic terra cotta pots from Olive Manna.
A precious thing to know that you are loved. This well known Bible verse, John 3:16 captures God’s love for all of us completely. His love will never be changed or taken away.
Print John 3:16 Bible verse, Here . {For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV}
