Bring the beauty of the season into your home with flowering branches. Shop
your yard for forsythias, lilacs, cherry blossoms, honeysuckle and pussy
willows, all great choices for forcing branches.
Cut branches on an angle with sharp,
clean pruners and put them in warm water.
Arrange the branches in a tall, clear
vase and place in a spot with good indirect light.
Remember to change the water
every few days to ensure the longest life for your blooms.
Garden Party
A neutral backdrop of linen, burlap, and white dinnerware sets the stage for a
garden party accented with spring green and tones of orange.
Moss covered
bunnies are dressed up in linen ribbons and vintage buttons and are ready to
graze on a centerpiece of herbs and veggies nestled in a bird’s nest basket.
Napkin Rings
Give your napkins some “carrot-ture.” Create napkin rings from recycled paper towel tubes, make a vertical cut through the entire length of each tube, then cut the tubes into 1 ½ inch pieces.
Lay each tube piece on a 6-inch piece of burlap
ribbon.
Bring the sides of the ribbon up and around the tube and secure with
hot glue.
Overlap ends of tubes and glue together.
To hide the seam, glue on twine-wrapped
carrots or other colorful vegetables.
Chic Chandelier
Orange burlap carrots dance around the dining room chandelier. Carefully wrap a
wired garland of greenery to create the base.
Finish the display with a garland
made from burlap carrots.
Places, everyone
Egg cups make great place card holders. Tuck in neutral-colored moss to create a nest for the eggs to sit in.
Glue on a tiny tag and embellish with a vintage
button.
Mirror Image
Dress up a mirror or other architectural wall hanging with a small wreath of greenery.
Feed a wide, patterned ribbon through the center of the wreath and
attach the ends to the top or back of the mirror.
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