With Easter just a week away, I finally managed to pull together some Easter decorating around here! The other day, I shared some of my Easter decorating ideas from the past few years. (Click here if you missed that post.) If you saw it, you’ll notice many of the same Easter decorations here; I just mixed them up in a different way.
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I really liked the simplicity of the muted Easter mantel I created a couple of years back (see my 2011 Easter mantel, featured at Better Homes & Gardens). So I decided to stick with the same color scheme, but I added some mossy, woodland-inspired items. That mossy grapevine wreath has been re-purposed a bunch of times.… {more…}
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Hope you all enjoyed St. Paddy’s Day!
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March is really flying by, isn’t it? Now that all the leprechaun fun is dying down, I’m looking forward to taking down the St. Patrick’s Day decorations from my mantel (click here, if you missed that post!), and decorating it for Easter over the next few days.
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I’m not sure what I’ll come up with. I’ll definitely use some of my favorite Easter decorations, but I enjoy changing things up from year to year.… {more…}
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If you know me, then you know things rarely stay the same for long around here! Like, for instance this gallery wall over our sectional sofa that I talked about a little while back.
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See what’s changed?!? Here’s how it looked back then…
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Yup, I removed some of the fussiness (the basket, the mirrored botanical print, and the wine label art), and whipped it into shape with some modern, clean-lined gallery frames. I was happy enough with how the gallery wall turned out before, but after living with it little awhile, I decided it was a little busier than I had planned.… {more…}
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Around this time each year, Miss G (now 8) begins drawing up her plans to make a leprechaun trap for St. Patrick’s Day. Every year since she was 3 or 4, she’s tried to catch one! I’m not really sure how or why this tradition began in our home. It’s certainly not an idea that I planted. Let’s face it, I’ve got enough little beings to care for around here already; I don’t need a leprechaun too, lol! But she goes about it with the same excitement as finding her Elf on the Shelf every morning during Christmas, so who am I to interfere!… {more…}
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Yesterday, I showed you how to make shamrocks with a heart punch for St Patricks Day crafts or decorating. Today, I thought I’d show you what I did with all the paper shamrocks I made! You guessed it. I decorated my mantel with them! I don’t usually decorate my mantel for St Patricks Day, but this year, I really needed some festive spirit around here to get through the final weeks of winter. So I added a simple, light hearted paper garland to the mantel, with a good dose of polka dots and glitter!… {more…}
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It’s been awhile since I’ve pulled out my craft supplies, and I forgot how therapeutic it can be! This weekend, I decided to play around with some paper and punches to see if I could create some shamrocks to use as St Patricks Day decorations.
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OK, so I know that it’s not like St Patricks Day ranks up there with Christmas and Easter in terms of holiday importance, but hey, it’s a special day in the middle of the dreary duldrums of winter, so it’s as good an excuse as any to add some festive cheer around the house, especially for the kiddies. I took this photo last year at this time, but it will show you what early March looks like in these parts!… {more…}
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I hope you all had a lovely weekend!
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Tonight, for your viewing pleasure, just some seasonal home decor silliness: an idea board 100% inspired by Ireland and the upcoming holiday, St Patricks Day!
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(OK, I know what you are thinking, and yes, I really could have spent that hour doing something more productive around here, lol. But sometimes you just need a little escape. The laundry will still be there in the morning. 
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I totally loving that Black Dog Brewing Co.… {more…}
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