Cherry Blossom Spring Wreath & A wonderful Surprise

Hooray! I can feel SPRING in the air  at last!

After the last winter storm on Wednesday, the snow has melted so fast, so I'm OPTIMISTIC and POSITIVE that SPRING is almost here!

And to mark this new beginning in our home I had to make our SPRING WREATHS!

Here they are!

This is what we've had the past 3 years - colors faded, dead leaves strewn everywhere.

I ended up recycling our old wreath by adding these...

Cherry Blossom from DOLLAR TREE

I just tucked on each small branch into my grapevine wreath and.....

Viola! Added back our rabbits (used the non-faded side) and hung them on our door.

So easy, I didn't even use any glue gun!

I actually got my inspiration from Andrea at Life Love Larson, check out her fabulous wreath...

She used gorgeous faux tulips on hers.
Thank you Andrea for the inspiration!

I opted to go the 'less expensive' way though, and spent $12 total for both wreaths (6 bunches on each).

Come on in SPRING!

And also, to mark of  this new beginning, I also got a great surprise in the mail yesterday...

]Posted about it on my INSTAGRAM yesterday

with a sweet dedication from the author herself....

My Advanced copy  of KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY'S ( of DESIGN CHIC fame) first novel, "Dear Carolina"!

I am so excited to read this because aside from being a long time fan of her and her mother's fabulous design blog, I have followed Kristy's journey into becoming a full-pledged novelist thru her PERSONAL BLOG! And I know SHE"S THAT GOOD, since she already has Book #2 in the works!!!! So happy for her and so proud too ( kinda like what an older sister would feel for her baby sissy)! You guys will get a chance to read this soon too for sure! I will share about it more later on at a separate post. ;-)

THANK YOU for the trust Kristy and like I always say, a big Congratulations and sending your way a big hug!

Anyway, How about you? Are you gearing up for SPRING YET? Do share away!

It's Spring Break in our household and although we're not going for a vacation this time around, we will be spending some hopefully, marvelous time with 'the sexiest man alive' by the end of the week!!!!! 

Have a Great Week!

VEL 

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