A Heartful Home: Is It Spring Yet? Only In My Dreams (And On My Mantel!)

I'm beginning to think someone needs to find and throttle that groundhog (if he's not frozen to death already)... because, does THIS look like spring to you???

I mean, the kiddos are cute playing in the snow and all, but even THEY are getting tired of having to bundle up in a million layers to go and dig their swingset out of the 4-foot snowdrifts! Despite what the calendar says, the only spring around here is INdoors, on my Spring ~~Desktop~~ Mantel!

I think Mr. Superman thought I was a bit crazy, digging out spring decorations when there's still four feet on snow on the ground. But, hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do... and when I start hankering for spring, I gotta get it one way or another!

The moss balls from Joann's were a bit of a splurge. I had my heart set on making some, but when I saw that the plain foam balls were $5.99 apiece, and these lovely pre-made moss ones were $4.99 each, it wasn't too much of a struggle (oh, and here's a tip-- while they won't let you use two "40% off one item" Joann's coupons in one transaction, they do honor competitor's coupons... so I was able to use a Joann's coupon on one and a Michael's coupon on the other-- bringing the total to just over $5 for BOTH!)

My little mirrored star seems to hang around for every mantel I've done... I think it adds just the right sparkly, metallic touch ;)

Trying to convince myself that spring, and the return of green "nature", is really just around the corner...

I snatched the turquoise bird up a few weeks ago on a trip! We were traveling home from the in-laws' place in Lower Michigan, and passed through Gaylord-- home of the nearest Hobby Lobby (only 2 1/2 hours away)! My sweet, beloved Superman was persuaded to let me run into the store for 10 minutes, and OH MY SOUL! My heart was enraptured by all the decorating loveliness-- I could hardly decide what to buy! But I finally settled on a few things, including this lovely birdie, and a sign that now hangs in my living room (which I plan on showing you SOON!)

The little aqua and gray birdie on the left, and the green one below, are both from Michael's (the nearest Michael's is "only" an hour away, so I get there a bit more often... they just don't have near as many decorating items as Hobby Lobby ;) (If you live near a HL, you are my new best friend... may I send you a shopping list?)

If you can't tell, I've been having a fun time playing with my new camera-- the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V! While not a true DSLR, it has just enough settings for me to get totally lost ;) (And enough settings for me to play with it for hours...)

So that is my tiny little oasis of spring in the midst of the snow! It will have to do, at least until what's outside my window catches up ;)

So what does your "spring" look like? Do you have a crush on any particular store?

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IrisMarch 22, 2013 at 2:11 PM
Love your Post title....I loving the sun and longer days but we are suppose to have snow again next week.

And your mantel is gorgeous. Love the bird and birdhouse theme....as you know. ☺

Iris♥
SharonMarch 22, 2013 at 6:00 PM
So pretty!!! Yes Hobby Lobby is a decorator's heaven!! Let's pray they don't close soon :/ (Google it...it was in the news a few weeks ago)
Carlie V.March 27, 2013 at 9:05 AM
We don't have a Hobby Lobby in Canada - at least not in this part of Canada - but the Michaels is just across the street, so I go there... more often than I should.

I love when people decorate with books!

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Friday, March 22, 2013

Is It Spring Yet? Only In My Dreams (And On My Mantel!)

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