SPRING WILL SOON BE HERE AND THE BLUSTERY WINTER OF 2010 WILL BE HISTORY!  

Now is the time to do a little sprucing up, dust away the cobwebs and open the windows for some of that wonderful fresh country air.  Long gone will be the days of shoveling snow and building snowmen!  We have lots of great ideas to help chase away the cold weather blues and get everyone in the mood for Spring and Summer!

Try this creative idea with your old muffin tin.  It will make a great primitive votive candle holder!  Add a little homespun ribbon & some grungy candles and see how many compliments you have coming your way!  Of course, you may also want to spray paint your muffin tin to match the candles or your decor.  Try placing votive candles in small clay flower pots, or turn the pots upside down and secure taper candles to the pot bottoms with candle stick-um.  Different size pots and different height and color candles grouped together makes a nice centerpiece on a patio table too!  Seashells or green leaves scattered around the pots add the final touches.

Bunny rabbits aren’t just for Easter.  They are a springtime favorite.  Our adorable primitive metal “cookie cutter” rabbits are just so cute perched in a windowsill or on a shelf. Of course, during Easter, Ms. Bunny wouldn’t mind if you scattered a few Easter Eggs around her!  

There is nothing more charming or simple than placing a grapevine wreath on a table as a centerpiece. A pillar candle, or smaller tapers in a grouping, will make this a special centerpiece.  Depending on the celebration or season, scatter some type of floral, pip berries, ivy, apple slices, etc. on top of the wreath. Easter eggs for spring, small pumpkins or gourds for fall, snow flakes in the winter, etc.  The ideas are endless! 

Along those same lines, a simple grapevine wreath with a homespun bow can bring life to a bare wall or entry door.  If you are lucky enough to have a white picket fence, a grapevine wreath on the gate is primitive decor at its best!

Ivy has been a longtime favorite for adding country charm to home décor.  Buying a garland of artificial ivy offers many decorating possibilities.  Lay a garland across a fireplace mantel and place candles randomly. An ivy garland draped over a doorway or over a picture also adds lots of color and coziness to a room. Add a few extra magnolia blooms, and create a southern  hospitality atmosphere.  Minature white lights also work for adding a bit of charm and coziness to a room.

Adding electric candles to a window always looks inviting from the outside.  We have the perfect electric candle to display and add a bit of inviting warmth to your country home.  Adding a bit of greenery or pip berries around the candle base will give your light even more country charm!  Try curling a sprig of ivy or a sprig of pip berries up the candle - Very charming!