Designs by Pinky: Spring mantle 2016

Monday, April 4, 2016

A New Spring Mantle Design

It was time to remove the bunnies and eggs from the mantle. I still wanted to keep it light with my blue and white pieces. I started with a plain green, twiggy garland. To that I added a few nests and some beautiful blue berry branches! The white lantern is staying but I added some pretty faux violas in keeping with my color scheme. On a side note, as I was putting this post together yesterday, I was thinking of my Mom, in Heaven. Yesterday she would have been 100 years old! I wish so much she could have seen this new home of ours as she lived with us in the old house for the last 5 years of her life. Now, back to the mantle:):)

Next to that is one of my blue and white lidded jars.

As I said, I added some nests too.

A whitewashed urn holds a faux pothos with some light blue flowers added.

Another little nest

The silver and glass candlesticks got some blue candles, replacing the white ones.

And a sweet, blue bird is nesting on a cut glass bowl turned upside down!

The mantle will stay like this for quite awhile, I am sure!

I will share the hearth changes soon, when I complete them:)

Thanks for your visit!!

XO, Pinky

I will be sharing at these fun parties:

Anything Blue Friday @ The Dedicated House

Dishing It and Digging It @ Life and Linda

Coastal Charm

Dixie Delights - Share Your Style

Our Home Away From Home - Tuesday at Our Home

The Dedicated House - Make it Pretty Monday

Savvy Southern Style - WOW Us Wednesday

DIY By Design - Fall Into Fall

THE DEDICATED HOUSE for Before and After Wed.

Metamorphosis Monday,

The Scoop, Inspire Me Tuesday,

Wow Us Wednesdays, Feathered Nest Friday

Foodie Friday and Everything Else Link Party

Share Your Style

Life and Linda, Table It Link Party

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Spring/Easter Mantle and Hearth

I have done the mantle and hearth very differently this year. It is
all part of my lightening up and using my blue and white pieces for Spring and Summer. I was looking to get a white bunny with a basket on his back....and I found that AND this one! I filled his cabbage shaped pot with various eggs.

I used 2 different white bushes in this handled pot and..

I kept the glass and silver candle sticks on this side. Just white candles and white berry rings.

On the hearth I am using blue and white pieces, candles and a little greenery.

I love this white basket, found very inexpensively. This is the other bunny I found with a basket on his back, that I filled with tiny faux flowers.

A stem with a nest and pastel flowers is between the large jar and bunny and then one of my blue LED candles completes this little vignette.

I was so excited to find these blue LEDs at Joann Fabric for half price!

I added some white faux tulips and blue berry stems to my tall vase.

The tiny pot holds some more eggs.

I am liking this lighter and brighter look for Spring! AND, Mother Nature is cooperating; we are having temps in the 70's this week!!! I am LOVING it!!