above is our "springly" decorated living room fireplace. i put away the bucket of kindling, the fire screen, and the folded blanket. out came a homemade spring wreath, candles, and other simple touches.
although i usually decorate with real flowers, i've experimented with real foliage wreaths before and i'm never lucky. due to a lack of water, the plants die quickly and when the leaves dry they fall out and leave a mess. i dried out some eucalyptus beforehand for this wreath and did find some mossy sticks in the woods. all other foliage is fake. i can smell the eucalyptus as soon as i walk in the room and it is heavenly!
early each spring i trim some branches off a few flowering trees or bushes. above are branches off my forsythia. the idea is to "force bud" them. by putting them in a vase of warm water and changing it every couple days, the branches will flower into a gorgeous arrangement weeks before they flower outside. this way i enjoy the bright yellow color twice as long.
the last small detail i added was brightly decorated match boxes to light the candles. i always look forward to the first 65 degree night in the spring when the windows are freshly open and the sun sets late. i will light the candles in the fireplace and enjoy a glass of white wine (another spring delight!).
happy spring!
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