Mossy Makeover Menagerie

Happy Monday, I have a menagerie of mossy makeovers (thrifty, no less!) to show you.
Remember last spring when everyone had those bunnies on a stick.....

I had some leftover moss that I wanted to use, and I remembered Miss Mustard Seed came up with a great idea. You can check her site here.

I have a silver rose bowl that was a wedding gift a thousand years ago and was tucked away in a cabinet.

Add a scrunched up plastic grocery bag....hot glue the super moss on top.......

And there you have it!

I know gazillions of people have been making moss balls, but I'm slow....that is it takes me a while to decide I would like to have something in my house. So.....just a little more hot glue on a styrofoam ball....add the super moss......

And place it atop this silver cup that Debbie at Confessions of a Plate Addict and I found while thrifting. Only $2.50 each!

You can take this little gem anywhere....

Or how about a moss ball in a small silver Revere bowl in a grouping with the faux plant on the right ($1.51-GW and doesn't it look real?!) You will notice Nina's Nest on the left : )

My artistic shot - TA DA!

OK, last week some of you liked the clean look on the PB inspired mantel, and some of you liked the books in the middle. It looked like this......

I love the simple clean look, but I sort of slipped in a few layers (I can't help myself!) I put 1 book under the fleur de lis and then added a wicker charger behind the white vases (which I staggered from large to small TO large, small, medium). Again, I saw something similar in Savvy Southern Style (I think) and liked the texture of the wicker. Whaddaya think?

I hope you have a great Monday. And now for the latest transformation.....I am wearing glasses today. Yep, I lost a gas permeable contact lens last night. While taking it out (which I have done a hundred million times) it hit my hand and popped somewhere. After spending 30 minutes on the floor, checking inside/outside my clothing, etc., I have deducted that it hit the sink and bounced in that little overflow hole on the back of the sink. Who'd a thought? If Kentucky had shot like that in the basketball game last night, they would have won! Tomorrow at 9am I'll be ordering another lens. Wish Kentucky could have another try, too!

Hey, my daughter Mindy is joining a couple of parties. She did an amazing makeover on 2 GW lamps. Check her site.

OK, I'm joining these great ladies for their parties:

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday

Rhoda at Southern Hospitality for Today's Thrifty Treasures

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

May you have a wonderful week leading up to Easter - a most GLORIOUS DAY! Linda

A Mantel and a Priceless Treasure

First, "un grand merci" to my friend Debbie at Confessions of a Plate Addict who created my new blog header. I just love it, and it's all her idea! Thanks, Debbie!

I wanted to change up my winter mantel. But first, let me say that my walls are not the screaming yellow banana color that it appears! They are a soft, warm mustard color - Benjamin Moore #198. Also, that is NOT a psychadelic (sp?) lantern on the left! It is some weird sort of reflection from the French doors off to the right. That being said.....before


Inspiration from Pottery Barn

After.....

All the white containers are GW finds - $1, $2,, $4.......all the greenery (except for one piece) is stuff I had.

Do you think it looks better with or without the books in the center? The cleaner, bookless look is more like the PB inspiration.

My Priceless Treasure....my 3 grandies started picking flowering weeds and brought me piece after piece, telling me that the flowers would help me remember that they love me......Aww....gulp.....lump in my throat....what a treasure!

I am linking up to some great parties. Be sure and drop by each site. These ladies are some very creative hostesses who will have lots of people joining them

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday

Rhoda at Southern Hospitality for Today's Thrifty Treasures

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

Linda at Coastal Charm for Thifty Nifty Tuesday

Hope you have an outstanding springey week! Blessings to you. Linda

A Christmas Mantel and some Treasures

I'm joining Susan @Between Naps on the Porch for her wonderful Met Monday and Susan @Thoughts from Over the Rainbow for her fun Deck the Halls event.

Don't you love it when you accidentally do something you like? Well, I was putting some Christmas balls on the tree and sat one in one of our children's baby cups - liked it so much, I put one in each cup! It took 10 seconds!

There was a time when I didn't like shiny Christmas balls. Anybody out there remember the 70's and all that wooden stuff? You'll see some later. Anyway, I really like the way they look.

My mantel has meta-morphed from my blog header to this:

I have a thing for lanterns.....and reindeer!

And the famous stockings!

Now this little horse is very nostalgic - got it in 1972 while expecting our first child.

And this one we got in 1974 when expecting our 2nd child! I want to pass them on to the kids, but the tree just wouldn't look right without them.

I do have a Willow Tree manger scene that I dearly love and proudly display. However, I always get out this one and put it down low. I bought it about 38 years ago at Woolworth's - anyone remember that dime store? I thought it would be great for my children to play with - you know, a hands on experience.

One manger scene from Woolworth's - about $5.00

Your grandchildren playing with it....telling Mary that it is Joseph's turn to ride on the donkey - PRICELESS!

Happy decorating! Be sure to stop by both Susan's for some great ideas. Thanks so much to these 2 gals for hosting these events. Linda