Well this week we had a little peak of what spring will be like if it ever truly arrives. That was enough for me to go on a Pat Catan's shopping spree for new craft materials. Last month I actually had to sign up for Catan's VIP card because I spend so much money there. I'm addicted to their seasonal aisles. Last fall I started making my own wreaths. I could never find any that I liked at the store and never wanted to pay $50. So now I just cruise through Pat's wreath accessory aisle (made up name) and grab a million things. Therefore, I end up spending probably $50 anyways so....ironic?
I'm a little nervous to share these pictures and ideas. I am nowhere close to being any kind of interior decorator--like, not even an amateur one. I don't know what's "cool," other than some things I might find on the internet. And no matter how hard I've tried to replicate online ideas, I just can't do it. I use whatever catches my eye and fits my mood at the time. So, I hope there are no superstar crafters or decorators reading this :)
Here's the wreath I made for Easter:
I love grapevine wreaths. I stepped away from them for Christmas and post-Christmas but was drawn back to them this time around. So I grabbed some of this stuff:
(sorry for the blurry picture) It's basically just wire wrapped in sparkly silver and pearls. I cut each strand apart and intertwined them in the grapevine. Then I bunched these flowers together and stuck them in the wreath.
And I had to wrap some yellow ribbon around them to hide the stems. I love pink and yellow and Easter is the best time to use them! So then I found these adorable gems:
You probably can't tell from this horrible picture, but basically they're just jewels and gems on wire.
After my wreath I moved on to other decorations. Bob and I found this table (at Marc's actually) to go behind the couch. I was so excited to finally have a space to go crazy with fun decorations. The first thing I put together was this vase:
I don't know about everyone else, but I am a flower killer. Before I lived with Bob, plants knew me by name and warned their friends to run in the opposite direction. You would think that I make the obvious mistake of forgetting to water them. Well, I do. But I also over water them. They hate me. So Bob has his special plants that he waters religiously and I stay out of it. This is why I stick to fake flowers. I mean, these are still pretty, right? I found some pretty stones and jewels to put in the bottom of the vase. I also got the vase at Pat's. Then I perused the flower aisles and grabbed anything pink, yellow, and white that I liked and was under $2.
While in the Easter/spring/wreath accessory section, I found those adorable flowers on the left. They have words on the petals and are the prettiest colors. Then I found some ceramic and wooden painted eggs. I arranged them in a shallow vase and stuck the flowers in. For the other vase, I combined some of those green decorative stones you can find anywhere with some different sized pearls I had from Valentine's Day. Those were another great find at Pat's.
I also found this frame on sale. It says, 'we may not have it all together, but together we have it all.' :)
And here is the finished product:
OH--those candles! Easiest craft ever. Get some plain white candles and a stamp with words on it. Ink your stamp and roll the candle over it. It smears a little but I think the imperfection makes it better! (thank you to Pinterest for that idea)
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