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DON’T LET SPRING GO DOWN THE DRAIN

So, while I should be working on my 100 count greeting card order, I just couldn’t resist sharing this sweet and super easy idea with you. No tutorial needed for this one; it’s a real no-brainer.

Transform mesh sink strainers into fabulous, palm-sized spring bonnets. I whipped up one, but I know that you can come up with many, many more versions. They make darling little favors, napkin rings or place cards for springtime soirees. Easy. Painless. Fabulous.

©Linda Nelson 2015

©LInda Nelson 2015

©Linda Nelson 2015

Check out my post from the past to see other bonnets I’ve made, then read my tutorial on how to make them, yourself.

There you have it. Now, get creative.

SPRING TABLESCAPE: A ROLL OF INSPIRATION & REMEMBERING MY LATE AUNT

March 4, 2014

©Linda Nelson 2014

This past February I took on the bittersweet task of clearing out my late aunt’s summer cottage in time for the closing on its sale. I have many fond memories of visiting her there, but rummaging through her personal belongings was not one of them. I was tortured between feeling shame for delighting in the curious things I found and the feeling of solemnity with the responsibility of the task. Truth be told, I am so grateful that my aunt upheld her old world Italian ways, and didn’t throw anything out.

Enter, my Spring tablescape…

It begins with the vintage aluminum edging roll found in my aunt’s shed. Industrial. The dishes go back as far as I can remember. Vintage. The ceramic planter (from Italy) is the perfect little cache for my African violet. Nature. The moss filled zinc ball jar covers will cozily nestle little egg shaped confections. Repurposed. The whisk broom, adorable. Yittle bunny, a yittle splash of Lladro.

There you have it, an industrial, vintage, nature, repurposed, adorable, Aunt Rose inspired tablescape, with a yittle splash of Lladro.

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