Table Vignette

Hi Everyone!  We hope you are having a great week!  Today we wanted to share a simple table vignette.  I love the yellow with the black table.  The colors are perfect for spring.

We decided to put a empty basket on the bottom to keep it simple (for now).

We love all the Tuscan style canisters.  We always like to change things up and we are really liking some new bold colors right now, especially for spring.  It is fun to make a simple change like bringing a different color into a room!

I really love these berries and how they hang down the vase.

Ok this rooster has a little of a mean face but he is one of my favorites! haha!  I love the print on him for something a little different.

We filled the vase with artichokes and put the hanging berries in it.

.  This winter is really dragging on for us, we can't wait for the warmer weather!  We have some projects we want to get into eventually but are having a hard time staying motivated!  Do the long winter days get to anyone else?  We hope you all have a great weekend!   Thanks for stopping by!

Joining:

Feathered Nest Friday

The Charm of Home
Flaunt it Friday

Valentine's Day Vignette

Hi Everyone! We hope you are all having a great week.  It has been crazy here with weather, it went from temperatures in the 20s to the 60s.  It is a little tease for Spring!  Today we wanted to share a Valentine's Day Vignette.  We used different ceramic teapots, coffee pots, faux flowers, battery operated candles, and lots of ribbon.  We used a burlap table cloth in order to break up the colors of the reds, pinks, and whites. 

We placed different doilies on the table to add some warmth to the glass.  

I absolutely love these colors!  They aren't your typical pink and they have a little bit of a peach color in them and they are just so different.  We wove some ribbon throughout the whole display.  I especially like how it is in the flower arrangement.  

 

 The pink round item is a picture frame, we took the glass out to make it look like a wreath!

 In this picture we tied some greens around the candles and put some iced fruit with them for some color.

This is a nice festive table for Valentine's Day.  Having such a nice day here today got us in the mood for spring!  We have lots more to show so stay tuned.  As always we thank you all so much for stopping by our blog!!

Audra & Denise

 Sharing:

Wow us Wednesday

A Stroll Thru Life

Treasure Hunt Thursday

Top of Hutch

Hi Everyone!  Sorry we have been missing for a couple days.  We got about 4 inches of snow this weekend and it was soooo cold!  Denise got really busy and we have a lot of new post to share!  Tonight I am going to do a quick post sharing the top of my dinning room hutch. I kept it simple and used lanterns, roosters, and some ivy.  All of the ivy makes me really excited for Spring!

I added two lights and two battery operated candles with timers on them to add some light.

The black rooster is my favorite! 

We hope everyone has a great week and we will have lots to share this week!  Hope you come back and join us! :)

Audra & Denise

Sharing:

A Stroll Thru Life

 

  

Valentine's Day Mantel

Today we wanted to share a Valentine's Day Mantel!  Normally I don't decorate much for Valentine's Day, but I was home from work today so I thought I would give it a try.  Everything on the mantel I already had, I did however spray paint the hearts and some of the berry balls. 

This greenery swag I made out of two of the same swags that were used on our last post, which you can view here.  I used a sinamay bow and let everything flow naturally.  I hung the grapevine wreath with a piece of sinamay from the picture frame.  I spray painted the frame picture frame and the grapevine wreath.

I had a couple grapevine hearts that I spray painted and hung from the mantel.  Just for something a little different.  The garland is a hanging garland.  I let some of the garland lay on top of the mantel and let the rest flow down the mantel. 

 The two end candle holders I filled with more greens and some red and white berry balls.  The middle ones I just used a glass bowl filler.  I like to do things different and not all matchy match!

I still have a mess at my house, do you all have a hard time transforming from Christmas to now?  Between cleaning and getting new things out it takes me sometime to get it all done!  I hope you are all enjoying decorating.  I know we always do we still have lots to show and are waiting for the nice weather even though it will be awhile! :) 

Thanks for stopping by!!

 Sharing:

Wow Us Wednesdays
Treasure Hunt Thursday

Table Top Tuesday
One More Time

Simple Everyday Swag

Hi Everyone!  Wow we have been away for awhile!  Denise has been really sick and she is just starting to feel better so we have been taking a little break, but are ready to get back to it!  Today we wanted to share a simple everyday swag.  I made these last year and decided to change them up a little.  I use them on my front doors in my entry way.  They are fun to make to!  You can use any type of greenery, I used a long hanging green, and a hanging ivy bush.

First thing you I did was pulled some small pieces from the top of the bush and used these for the top of the swag.  Next I mixed the two different bushes together.

I used a sinamay ribbon for the bow, which I absolutely love for spring/summer and everyday! I also used a small bush to fill in different areas of the swag.

I pulled this bush apart and cut the stems off into smaller pieces.

I attached the bow with the wire.

On a swag like this I just stuck the pieces of the bush in the swag, filling in some of the bare spots. There was no need to glue or wire the filler on.

In the picture above you can see on the right side where the I put the small pic and and how much better it looks to add a little more greenery.

Here is some of the start of how we decorate after the holidays.  We have so much more to do, and are a little behind but are really in no hurry.  We are working on a lot more projects and will be sharing soon!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and sorry we have been so out of it!  I am hoping Denise feel much better next week!  Have a great weekend everyone! :)

Sharing:

Flaunt it Friday
A Stroll Thru Life

And so it begins...

Hi everyone!  We hope you all had a very blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!  We really enjoyed our time off and had a wonderful holiday with our family.  We enjoyed the snow we got and are actually still enjoying it!  Now it is time for it to all come down.  This season really flew by for us and we can't believe it is over, but we are excited to start redecorating and sharing it all with you.  We wanted to let everyone know we are still here and we are working away for our next post!  We thank you all for joining us blogging in 2012 and really look forward to 2013!  Stay tuned, and as always thanks for stopping by!  :)

Blogger Day of Silence

Prayers

With the tragic events that took place in Connecticut on Friday,  we are completely lost for words and our hearts are aching for the innocent lives taken.  We cannot begin to describe the pain we feel for the families that have to face this horrific tragedy.  We want them to all know we are praying for them and will continue to pray.  We wish you all a blessed Christmas.  God Bless.

Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.

They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven." declared a small boy. "we're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
Those children all flew into the arms of their King!
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had,
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"May this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And I heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA

Christmas Mantel

Hi Everyone!  We hope everyone is having a great week! 

Today we wanted to share one of Denise's Christmas Mantels.   She came up with some great ideas this year.  She used some different picture frames to create a very different and unique look.

 

 

 

You can see that she put a wreath on one of the frames, a deer in one, and a swag on the last.  She added burlap bows to two of them and a green satin bow to break up the colors.

 

 

I love this swag.  She used different cedar and put a berry pic in the middle to add some color.

 

 

She tied a bow around a battery operated candle, and made a small center piece for the candle.  She started with a cedar candle ring and added some pine pics around it to make it fuller and cascade down the mantel.

 

 

I thought putting the deer in the picture frame was such a good idea!  I love how it turned out and I think I will steal this idea sometime soon! :)

 

 

I also love how the deer matches the picture frame! (she says this is just luck!)

 

 

Here she wrapped burlap ribbon around a small tree.

 

 

On the bottom of the mantel she added some tall sticks and wrapped it in a piece of burlap and added a bow.  She used a lot of natural cedar and pine.  She decorated the lantern simply by placing a piece of natural cedar on top.

 

 

 

 

  She used a moss sheet under the burlap baskets, deer, and lanterns to create a natural look.

 

 

 Putting a burlap bow with a piece of pine on the deer make them show up nicely.

 

Thanks everyone for stopping by!  We still have more to show.  Hopefully we will get most of it on before it is all over! :)

Audra & Denise

Link up to:

52 Mantels

 

Feathered Nest Friday

 

 

 

  Flaunt It Friday   Common Ground