Quick Five! Spring

The days are slowly getting longer and springtime is right around the corner.  It's the best time of the year!  The animals will be having their babies and everything will be blooming and new again soon.  Everything looks dead during the Winter, and Spring proves over and over that plant and animal life are alive and well!

 

On the home front, Spring is a great time to clean and decorate for the new season, so I picked a few of my favorites from "you know where!"  Pinterest IS the place to go for inspiration on just about anything.  Looking over the new ideas makes me yearn for my home in the country.  I love this little Easter vignette which contains a rabbit, cotton stems  in a white pitcher and a featured set of dishes. Christy, at Our Southern Home, dressed the grouping with pastel eggs for that Easter look. 

 

My friends and I have recently been talking about how we don't dress our dining room tables any more with our prettiest dishes.  Our lives are so busy and styles have changed.  Instead tables are empty, plastic is used and those pretty sets of china are purchased as singles for vignettes such as the one above.  However, photographer Alexandra Rowley from Women's Day magazine captured this beautiful Spring "tablescape" so we won't forget how to do it!  Perhaps some people still do it...

 

Brian Woodcock captured the beauty of this dessert in his photo featured in Country Living magazine.  It's Speckled Malted Coconut Cake and you can click here to find the recipe!  Easter is a perfect time for a Sunday celebration with wonderful desserts like this. The name of the cake sounds scrumptious!  I haven't eaten any yet, but I think I've gained five pounds already!

 

Speaking of Easter parties, we must not forget the Easter Egg Hunt!  When the kids were young, I always searched for new ways to decorate the eggs.  The Enchanted Cove page was found on Pinterest with a ton of ideas.  In one pin, the host featured these decoupage and printed eggs.  I couldn't find the original creator of these beautiful works of art, but chose them anyway.  If you know who did them, I'll be happy to add their name to this post.

 

Finally, at French Country Cottage, Courtney believes a room isn't finished until it has fresh flowers!  And boy does she know how to style her flowers!  Take a look at her site here and get some fresh ideas for a French country cottage look for your nest.  The pink and white is enchanting when paired with this chair and background wall.  The container, as well, adds yet another layer of interest.  I'll have to read more of her blog to see if she grows her flowers or purchases them.  I would love to grow my own!