BEAUTY IS A LIFESTYLE THING

ReImagining Things I used to own several mass-produced Easter trees. Well, over the years and many kids later, needless to say, they broke. So Today I'm reimagining these trees. (I had saved the hanging little Easter ornaments) I shopped at my home, and in my study, I found two (very) old white-painted metal urns! They are so cute and perfect for these mini-trees. They are super heavy so they actually can hold up some weight. I went out with the dogs and found a few branches. (I pulled some dead ones, they are quite brittle though). I figured I'd give them a coverage of white spray paint, but ultimately I liked their natural state, so I left them with no paint. Assemble I added dry floral foam cut to fit into the little urn. Then stuck the sharp edge of the branch directly into the foam. I added a bit of white glue surrounding just the foam and branch for extra added strength. I didn't want to use fake Easter grass, so I added green natural moss (the g

We are like the seasons In many ways, we are like the changing of the seasons. We change and adapt to our surroundings and we are always a work in progress. I used to think it was a bad thing to be a work in progress, but then I realized just like seasons, I change too. Officially, in the northern hemisphere anyway, Spring isn't supposed to be here until March 20th, but don't tell that to the Robins. They're here chirping and getting their nests ready. Spring brings happy changes, like temperate weather, and the emerging of all things growing. Like flowers, nature gives us color and shapes and scents. We emerge as we grow and change and perhaps we haven't quite hit our most colorful time yet, or perhaps we have and now we are at the point in our lives where we want to wallow in it! Whatever point of beauty you are in, be blessed to know like the artist and poetess Jody Hills once said: "She wasn't where she had been, She wasn't where she w

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