Spring Centerpiece

These eggs are paper mache eggs from Hobby Lobby. I decoupaged them with some old book pages, old music pages and some scrapbook paper. They are nestled among some Hobby Lobby carnations in a silver bowl, and I set the bowl on a gold charger (also Hobby Lobby - of course!) Very simple, but I really like it.

I am going to include some of these eggs in my 100th-post give-away. This post is 97. So keep checking in! Every comment between now and then gives you another chance!

Shannon

Give-Away Coming!

This is my 96th post, so you know what that means! Above is a little preview. More to come.

Every comment you leave between now and then gives you another chance!

Thanks for visiting and being a part of the friends I have that live in my computer!

Shannon

Blizzard Warnings

We are under blizzard warnings today and tomorrow. So I am getting one last chance for a cozy day at home in front of the fire. After I finish our homeschooling day, I think I am going to polish silver. I just got the best silver polish - MAAS. It really is as good as they claim. I am going to carry this in my store. Everyone should have this product in their home!

Hope you are enjoying your spring or winter day, whichever one you happen to be having!

Shannon

Spring Centerpiece

I am not real big on decorating with bunnies and eggs for spring and Easter. Mainly because it just doesn't really go with my decor.

But I really like these two egg centerpieces that I found on the Better Homes and Gardens website. I love the compote above. So simple. Lettuce or cabbage leaves, and white and brown eggs. Wouldn't that be pretty on the breakfast table? Or how about for your Easter lunch?

And the centerpiece below could be done with whatever color combination would work with your kitchen or dining room. What about white carnations and brown eggs? Green carnations and white eggs? White carnations and blue eggs? Pink carnations and different colors of pastel eggs? The possibilities are endless.

Both of these centerpieces could be done with real, hard-boiled eggs. But if you don't want to be constantly popping your centerpiece into the fridge for a cool-down, go to Hobby Lobby. In the craft section you can buy brown and white bisque eggs. They really do look real. Leave them in their natural colors, or paint with watercolors to get that look of dyed Easter eggs.

While you are in Hobby Lobby, grab some carnations in your color preference. Voila. Maintenance-free materials for your spring centerpiece.

I think I will shop while I am at work tomorrow!

Shannon

My Favorite Piece of Furniture

My parents ran across three of these old church kneelers at an auction many years ago. Thankfully, they won all three of them. So now my mom, my sister and I all have one.
It's my favorite piece of furniture I have. Ever since they found these, I have watched for other similar pieces. I haven't ever seen another. Maybe someday I will run across some other kneelers. It would be fun to buy a few more so I could give some to my kids.


We are on spring break this week, and have a lot going on, including my nephew's wedding. So if I don't post, or get around to see you this week, I will be back next week.

This post is my 93rd! So you know what that means! Please be watching. Give-away coming!

Shannon

Advice Needed, Please!

I am trying to decide on a "motto" for a new business I am in the process of setting up. I created a little voting poll. I tried to put it inside this post, but that would not work. I have no idea why. I was able to finally get it installed over there --------> on my sidebar.

I hope it actually works and lets you vote. Please remember that I am the one who created this. Since I am so highly proficient in technical computer skills, there is a slight possibility that it will not actually work. Or maybe you cannot even SEE it. I can see it. Can you????

Please vote!!!

And if you have some other ideas for a motto, please feel free to leave a comment on this post!

Thank you so much!!!

Shannon