Spring Has Sprung - In the Dining Room

Earlier this week I told you that I was laying the "foundation" for spring decorating in our home. Well, I did get a few areas completed, others are still in progress.  Sadly, our weather here in northeastern NJ is not indicating spring has arrived. My hope is these decorations will set the mood for the season of renewal that is hopefully on its way. 

The first area completed was the sideboard vignette in the dining room. I used the word "HOP" decorated last year and hung over it a small banner that says "hippety" which I created using my Cricut machine (Pretty Pennant & Lyrical cartridges). The eggs are paper mache that I painted in coordinating colors. The candy in the jar was changed to pastel colored jelly beans.

My second task was to make a display for the artificial Gerber daisies also purchased last year. The tall green pail was a sale purchase made at the end of season last year. In the bottom, there is a layer of stones securing the daisies and twigs in place. A layer of green Spanish moss was added at the top of the pail to cover the stem area. Of course, a green bow completes the look. This display is on a table in my living room and adds a nice pop of color to this corner.  

In the picture above, you can see on the wall next to the kitchen pass through the twig wall hanging that I've decorated in seasons past (Thanksgiving, Christmas). I decided to give this a little spring touch. I found small wooden flowers and tags at Micheal's and painted them in coordinating colors to the card stock being used on the items for my mantle scape. The letter tiles were glued on and I use fine twine to attach those and the flower pieces to the twigs.

Next week, I will have the mantle scape completed and also have flowers in the dining room centerpiece, so come on back! 

Happy Spring!!