Spring Wreath

My Spring Wreath and 10 Tips for Making Your Own Spring Wreath

Every time I see my spring wreath it makes me happy!  I just love spring time and to me, it just screams spring!  Spring is one of the best times of the year to create amazing unique wreaths.  There are so many options for fun containers and beautiful spring florals.  Here are my top 10 tips for creating a fabulous spring wreath:

  • Look "outside the box" or "circle" in this case to find a fun container to arrange flowers in.
  • Use a variety of flowers but not too many.  I'd stick with around 3 or 4 different types.
  • Coordinate the color of flowers you use.  You could also use different types of flowers that are all the same color.
  • Use flowers that are different in mass.  Some should be light and wispy, like the white flowers at the bottom of my arrangement and the twigs at the top. Some should be more substantial like the tulips and hyacinth.
  • Choose flowers that will vary in height.  Try to have something tall and wispy, something medium height for the main arrangement and then something spilling over or really low and level with the base.  
  • Keep each variety of flower grouped in a clump.  Clumping them together makes your arrangement more current.
  • Use a variety of textures.  In my arrangement I bring in different textures with twigs, moss, the silk florals and the bow.
  • You don't always have to add a bow, but when you do, keep it rustic and natural.  Burlap, twine and jute are beautiful options.  Keep the colors really natural, especially when using a lot of colorful flowers.
  • 3m Command hanging strips are awesome to hang your wreaths!  I have a clear one on the window to hang this wreath from.  You really can't even see it and I love that you don't have to nail something into the door.
  • Have fun and be creative!  Making wreaths is one of my favorite things to do.  Enjoy yourself!

Stop back tomorrow when I will be sharing some more of my all time favorite spring wreaths.

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Decorating with Meaning

 

Decorating with Meaning- 10 Beautiful Pieces of Art

The art you display in your home is a very personal and meaningful choice.  Each of us are drawn to different art for different reasons.  You don't need to spend a lot of money on an original oil painting to have a beautiful piece of meaningful art. There are many online sources that have made it easy to personalize your space with artwork you love.  You may be looking for something to remind you of a favorite vacation spot, or you may want to display a religious piece of art, or a favorite quote.  Even beautiful family photos make beautiful art.  For a meaningful home, find art that touches you.  Something that you find beautiful and enjoy looking at.  Here are some of my current favorites.

Decorating with Meaning-Collections

Decorating with Meaning-Collections

I love collecting things that make me happy!  Collections can be great to display throughout your home as small groupings.  The picture above shows a few of the cake plates from my cake plate collection.  You don't have to display your whole collection at once, I have many more vintage cake plates that I display in my office.  I just choose a few here and there to display together in other places in my home.  I like to change it up and keep things fresh and new.  

Behind the cake plates in this picture is another meaningful piece I have.  The salvaged wood distressed artwork was a gift that my dad made for me based on one sold in Pottery Barn.  It is amazing!

Another collection I have is my vintage Nancy Drew books.  I LOVE Nancy Drew books!  They are so nostalgic to me.  When I was a young girl I was obsessed with Nancy Drew and read most of them.  I didn't really own any when I was younger, I always checked them out at the library.  I recently saw some for sale at a vintage store, and I was hooked!  I know it's a quirky little collection, but I love it and it makes me happy!  Like the cake plates, I don't display them all, just the yellow ones. (Did you know that the really old originals were bound in blue cloth?  Just a little Nancy Drew trivia for you.)  

In front of my glorious Nancy Drew collection I've displayed a vintage LDS sacrament tray.  I love all the little silver cups.  The trays all stack up neatly in a cool silver carrying case.  I find these fascinating.

Collections you love can become such a fun hobby.  I hope this little peek at some of my collections helps spark your interest in displaying collections you love!

Decorating with Meaning

Decorating with Meaning

My number one piece of home decorating advice is to surround yourself with things you love.  Whether it is the colors you love, things you love to collect, or things that are meaningful and have a history.  There are so many ways to add  pieces throughout your house that make you happy.  If you start by surrounding yourself with things that you love, your home will become a refection of you and you will love being there.

The picture above shows how I've displayed an old handwritten recipe card written by my sweet little grandma.  It makes me happy each time I see it. I love her familiar handwriting and the fact that the recipe is for beet relish.  I wanted to fit the small recipe card in a  5x7 frame I found so I added burlap behind it.  I love that it gives it a little texture and makes it more rustic.  I also felt like the cute red strawberries would pop more with a little extra color so I used washi tape to tape the card to the burlap.  So simple! 

This week I'm focusing on things I love in my home. I have many "obsessions" and collections of things I love, so it's not going to be easy to narrow them down.  Hopefully showing how you how I incorporate things that make me happy into my home will give you inspiration to do the same.  I'd love to see what you are doing in your homes with things that you love!  Share your pictures with this week on instagram at #ohhhomelove (our humble hive home love).