Spring has Sprung - Inside the Wessel Home

Yay!!! I'm happy to say that I have completed all the spring decorating inside our home.

The weather outside is still not cooperating with the concept that it is officially spring but thankfully we did not receive the 2 - 3 inches of snow predicted for today, just rain. 

On my previous post Spring? Really?!!, I had laid the foundation for the dining room centerpiece. Today, I added some painted paper mache eggs and bought some beautiful yellow tulips to complete the "look". 

I also placed the remaining painted paper mache eggs in the window sill tray. My plan is still to put the kid's decorated eggs in this tray.

Here is a picture of my spring mantle scape. My previous post Spring Decorations - In Progress gave details on the photo cube word display made for the mantle.  

I chose to make this display dual functioning by having on the other side of the word "Bloom" the word "Risen" which will be displayed for Easter.

Using the same card stock from the photo cubes, I created this photo tray using pictures of my kids from last Easter. I used several sticker embellishments to make the tray pop.

The last mantle feature is the candlestick display. I will admit I do need to spend a little more time on my topiary skills but I'm happy with my first attempts. The "cones" were purchased at Michaels during the Christmas season and intended for a future Christmas display but I changed gears and used them here. I had previously painted them a pine green and covered them with burlap. On both, I used flower pieces and colored twine left over from the scroll piece decorating. For the final candlestick, I covered a Yankee candle with a piece of burlap and embellished it with twine.

In the end, I am pleased with the outcome and love the look of spring....now if only the weather would cooperate.  

I Feel Blessed....

Blessings come in so many different "packages".  I feel blessed to have a wonderful husband and two great kids..... things aren't always easy but I choose to look at the things God has provided and praise Him! Things may not always be what I "desire" but what He desires and in the end I want His desires to be mine!   

God has blessed me with a creative talent and just recently He has shown me how to use it for His glory both in the home and out of the home. I have been abundantly busy this past week and am  "booked" for the weeks to come.  I love that God has taken my love for crafting and made it a blessing to others. 

Here are the projects I worked on last week and today during my new work hours of 10 - 2:

These are title placards and "icons" I created for a friend's school classroom.

HCS Perpetual Calendar Changed for December

The winter themed bulletin board at Bible Baptist Church

Christmas decorations at home - Dining room centerpiece and stair vignette.

Elements for HCS Winter Themed Bulletin Board - SCHOOL CLOSED snow day poll. Going up tomorrow.  

On the agenda, another bulletin board at church and several Christmas projects for friends/clients.  

God has truly sent many blessings my way!!

A Touch of Fall

I was trying to wait until Saturday and the first day of Autumn to start my fall decorating but I just couldn't wait.  

Pinterest has been an excellent source for finding new centerpiece arrangements.  

I purchased this footed pedestal "vase" (one I can use over and over again for other arrangements) and a wide pedestal candle. The candle wasn't the height I was looking for so I did a little "tweaking". Under the candle, I placed two small Styrofoam wreaths bringing it to my preferred height. I then poured in corn kernels which encircled the Styrofoam and also filled the middle of the wreaths just to give the candle more stability.  I placed the candle on top of the corn and then added the acorns (a Hobby Lobby birthday purchase) around it. The candle is from Walmart and it is scented "apple cider" and smells very yummy.

For the sideboard, I used the fall colored hydrangeas I had from last year. I did add the new "falling" orange flowers. In the base of the vase, I used coffee beans to secure the stems in their place.

Right now my dining room smells like coffee and apple cider.  Yummy!

Spring is Coming Up at the Wessel House

We have started with our Spring/Easter decorating here at the house.

The first task was the centerpiece for the dining table. The vase is filled with Sweettart jelly beans and Peep bunnies. Emily chose the daisies which are dyed these beautiful bright colors. As we get closer to Easter, the flowers will be changed to my favorite, tulips - or maybe hyacinths. Next on the agenda, Peep wreath topiaries. Stay tuned for a picture. :)