Well, the day I placed my new spring wreath on my front door, the temperature dropped 30 degrees, there was crazy wind, and oh so cold, but the calendar tells me it’s spring.
Today a short and simple post sharing a $1 thrift store find and a $2.49 hyacinth.
I was attracted to this odd shaped container right away, not only the shape, but the fact it was white.
Scrubbed the container and gave it a fresh coat of paint.
White, of course!
One of my local stores had a display of spring bulbs outside as you entered the store, some were already starting to bloom.
I chose a pink hyacinth for my new pot.
Oh how lovely my little spring project turned out.
Adding a bit of moss to the top finished it up.
For $3.49 I have a sweet spring and Easter piece for my home.
It brings spring inside with a lovely fragrance.
Simple as I said, in fact, there were two of these odd pots but I only brought one home, I’m now thinking I need the other one!
I have always been drawn to any vintage garden item, and one of those is a bee skep.
If you have never heard of a bee skep, it is an old man-made bee hive created by using an upside down basket with an entry hole near the bottom. The bees would make their honeycomb inside.
These skeps were beekeepers go to hives for years, but because of the difficulty getting the honey out without injuring the bees, and as new hives came about, these skeps became obsolete.
People still love the skeps today but as a popular feature in gardens and home decor.
I have always wanted one for my garden area, so I made my own.
If you love garden inspired decor, as I do, let me show you how to make these easy DIY bee skeps.
I simply used an old plastic flower pot as my form, a glue gun, and several packs of jute from the $ store.
Using the hot glue gun, I attached the jute around the entire pot.
Apply a stream of glue and press the jute to it until the pot is covered.
When I reached the top I made a loop and secured it with more glue.
Since this is a decorative piece I made a circle of jute and glued it on the front as an opening, and painted the inside with black paint.
Oh my goodness, I love it!
It is so darn cute.
Hope all you garden lovers try this project.
It is still summer to me even though the stores are full of pumpkins and fall decor.
I realize it is almost September, but can’t we give each season it’s time.
My local store had shelves of flowering spring bulbs on display as you entered the front door, daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths, in a variety of colors.
Needless to say, I brought home a couple of each.
Once I was home, I gathered different size clay pots from my potting area, and some potting soil, to transfer the plants from the plastic containers they came in.
I planted some together, others alone in smaller pots.
Gave the bulbs a good watering, and cleaned off the pots before I placed some of them on a basket tray.
Added a white bunny, and some of my decoupaged eggs, for a beautiful spring centerpiece.
The tray is in my living room now, but I plan on using the pots on my Easter Sunday dinner table.
I decided to top each pot with some moss for a more finished look.
The bulbs will continue to flower, and by Easter, they should provide lots of color to my table.
This is the first time I have done this, but I think it will be something I do every spring.
It is just so easy.
Together, it all feels like spring, and looks like Easter.
Once the bulbs have finished blooming, they can be planted outside for next year’s blooms.
I am sure your local store has a similar display out front.
Pick up a couple pots to bring some spring to your home.
The pots are easy to care for, watering every 3 days, and give them lots of sunshine.
So that’s it, an easy and simple way to create a beautiful spring centerpiece.
Hope you all were inspired, and are enjoying the beginning of spring.
I remember, in the cold of winter, looking out my kitchen window, longing for the warmth, the green, the colors, the sounds, of this glorious time of the year.
It’s here, I am so pleased and thankful!
Love to add whimsy things to my porch and yard, simple fun things.
Found this plain wood box at the thrift store some time back, stashed it away, I knew I would find a way to use it eventually.
I also found this old flower box in my garage, from years ago, when I displayed at craft fairs.
It was a popular item I made and sold some 20 years ago!
Both boxes just needed a bit of sanding, some paint, and little time to turn into two whimsy flower boxes.
Take a look at my old boxes now!
Love them!
The addition of a knob from Hobby Lobby gave the plain box, now painted white, that little extra it needed to be special.
The picket fence box didn’t need much, I still loved the primitive look from so many years ago. Just repaired the mini birdhouse on the fence, sanded and cleaned.
