{Chocolate Bunny} Mantle

The whimsy of spring and Easter is fun to add

to a vignette or any space.

Bring on {Spring Mantle} & Linky Party

Hurry Spring!

Now that the calendar tells us that it is March,

I'm bringing out the Spring decor. 

I don't know about you, but I need some GREEN around here to bring a little springtime cheer.

The Best of 2013

Where did 2013 go?

Time flies when you're having fun!

And this year did not disappoint.

DIY Burlap and Velvet {Christmas Stockings}

Rustic Elegance...that's the name my style has been given.

No matter what the name, I like rustic things 

and I like luscious and beautiful things. 

{Christmas Home Tour} & Handmade Decor Ideas

Welcome to my home!

I am thrilled and honored to be among 30 incredible bloggers
who are virtually sharing our Homes decked out for Christmas.

{Fall Mantle} and Vignette

Provision.

That's the word that came to me when I had finished my Fall mantle.

As I was gathering stuff from around the house,

I noticed a theme...

Dream.Create.Inspire Fall Link Party & Giveaway

 Hey friends, welcome to the Fall PARTY!!

A change of seasons is always welcome. 

Here in South Texas, just ten degrees cooler makes a big difference,

 and that might begin to happen in late September. 

So I go ahead and help it along by decorating for Fall in early September!
Can't hurt, right?

Fall Decor {Autumn Bunting}

Who's ready for a little change of season?

It's been a dry hot summer here in South Texas,

so when September hits, and football begins,

you know hope it's about to get a tad cooler.

{Mantle vignette} for Spring

I am one who likes to change things up...

so when I began decorating for Easter, I decided to move my big clock

and put this lovely picture of a shepherd and a lamb in its place.

{Stacked Books} Winter Mantle Design

It's drab and dreary here today...

 been raining nonstop!

Makes me want to crawl in bed with a good book and read all day!

The Stockings are hung...{Burlap velvet stockings}

The stockings are finally hung,

and the Christmas mantle is done!

5 {Christmas Mantle} DIY projects

My work was cut out for me when I decided to change 
my Christmas color scheme this year! 
The front door and porch were the first to be done. 

Chocolate Bunnies in Jars...Kitchen Mantle

 I know...I know...I'm almost done with the Spring and Easter decorating!  I've been on a roll lately, but Easter if quickly approaching, so a bit of a time crunch.  

 I thought these chocolate bunnies would be cute on the Kitchen Mantle.  Added a few faux carrots for color and whimsy.  Wish those books were old cookbooks, but just don't pay attention to the titles....

Did you see these adorable bunnies in a jar from Martha here?

These were my inspiration, but I knew I wanted to go with 3 different colors of chocolate. 

I adore the chocolate lamb, but my local Target didn't have any...guessing I'd have to visit a chocolatier shop.  Maybe next year!

What I did find.... Dove has a White, Milk, and Dark chocolate bunny. Not to mention the fact that Dove makes a pretty tasty chocolate anything!  And these will be consumed in a few days!

 I made the nest out of shredded sheet music paper.  Added chocolate whoppers, pastel eggs, and cookies & cream eggs (unwrapped)  Each jar is different.

It's kind of hard to see through the glass, but...hopefully you get the idea.

Bought 3 ball brand jars, and hot glued a burlap strip around the lids.  Tied a little raffia bow around each bunny, and wahhh la!

  The fireplace is a see through one, into the living room, so I have this stone mantle in the kitchen.  The copper tray and antique scale are regulars in here.

 And while we're talking bunnies...

I Love my Big Bunny on the island too!  He's just adorable...eyed him from a distance at Warrenton Antique Fair.  

I have no idea what he is made of.  It looks like faux bark...but his eyes are like marble. 

This cute little bark basket is holding a carrot!  

I LOVE SPRING!

Looking forward to sharing my Carrot Cake recipe with you this week, so stay tuned...

XOXOXOX

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"He Is Risen" Banner

I am so EXCITED to share with you my latest project!  I finished it up last night and I'm just so pleased with how it turned out.  

I have seen many "spring" banners and have seen a few "He Is Risen" banners.  Considering some of my technical limits...and size restraits...I printed out the letters onto burlap.  You can find that tutorial here.  I wanted to sew them onto script of some sort.  

 

I have this Young People's Hymnal, and the pages were the perfect size, so I decided to sacrifice 11 of it's pages.  I know...it's cool...1900!

So I chose carefully, and found hymns that I knew and saved the ones I remember singing at Easter for the plain pages that act as spaces.

Using black thread, I sewed the burlap to the pages.  Then I attached the pages to cardstock.  I used my handy dandy glue gun to attach the jute...just one dot on the back of the cardstock.  

The pages were already perfectly aged!  I love the way it turned out!!

Here are a few more pics...

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