I know it's April 2nd and that means spring cleaning. However, my spring cleaning usually starts after Christmas. You know that feeling you get when you are putting all your decorations away...you just want to clean and organize things to get your house back to normal.
I've been doing my basement for a few months now. Long process of clearing things out, throwing things out and moving things around. I should have a post on it soon. Nothing earth shattering...just a few tips on organizing. Our basement is unfinished, so it's truly for storage.
While purging things, I found one fruit garland. One small, short garland won't help me in decorating anything, but I couldn't throw it away. No surprise there. Here's what I made with it. The word "made" is used lightly. I actually just threw them in the vase.
Look for them in the clearance section of craft stores. This isn't a Christmas garland. It's fruit that I bought in the summer a couple years ago.
Sometimes when you see something in the clearance section, you only see it for what it is and say..."oh, I don't need "one" small garland". Don't look at things for what they "are"...look at things for what they "could be"!
They look like crab apple buds
Just snip the string...and slide them off into your container.
Just a simple vase with a candle. (click HERE if you want to see the makeover I did a while ago for the coffee table in this picture.)
You could also put a smaller vase inside a larger glass container. Surround it with the berries and then you can put fresh flower in the center vase.
Hunt through your things. You might find something fun to put in a vase too!!
Have a great start to the week,
~Karen~
I've been doing my basement for a few months now. Long process of clearing things out, throwing things out and moving things around. I should have a post on it soon. Nothing earth shattering...just a few tips on organizing. Our basement is unfinished, so it's truly for storage.
While purging things, I found one fruit garland. One small, short garland won't help me in decorating anything, but I couldn't throw it away. No surprise there. Here's what I made with it. The word "made" is used lightly. I actually just threw them in the vase.
Look for them in the clearance section of craft stores. This isn't a Christmas garland. It's fruit that I bought in the summer a couple years ago.
Sometimes when you see something in the clearance section, you only see it for what it is and say..."oh, I don't need "one" small garland". Don't look at things for what they "are"...look at things for what they "could be"!
They look like crab apple buds
Just snip the string...and slide them off into your container.
Just a simple vase with a candle. (click HERE if you want to see the makeover I did a while ago for the coffee table in this picture.)
You could also put a smaller vase inside a larger glass container. Surround it with the berries and then you can put fresh flower in the center vase.
Hunt through your things. You might find something fun to put in a vase too!!
Have a great start to the week,
~Karen~
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