Taste of Spring

This morning before work I decided to venture outside to my backyard. And look what I found.

My peach tree is starting to bloom.

And some of my spring bulbs are already blooming. And it's still January!!!

Spring comes early to southern California.

Lucky me!



Linking to:

Winter Bliss(dom) over at The Inspired Room

Show and Tell Friday over at My Romantic Home

It's still winter

Brrrr! It's been a bit nippy here in southern California. That means it still must be winter.

I have made a decree that this will be the last week of winter.

Inside my house that is.

I wish that I could make Mother Nature comply. But alas, I can not.

Sorry! If I could, I would have all of you living in warm sunny weather.

But since I only have dominion over my own household (I hope that hubby doesn't read this), I can only enforce the decree in my own home.

Before I banish all traces of winter, I thought I would share a few more winter vignettes with you. My winter theme was trees, snowflakes, birdies and silver.





I filled this cheese dome cloche with silver & white glass pinecones and a couple of crystal snowflakes.
I used birds to remind me that spring will soon be on it's way.

I got my fleur de lis and the birdy votive holders from Dollar Tree.


I love this photo holder. I picked it up from Goodwill last year for a buck. This is the first time I have used it.

I have a few CD's with vintage images that I've picked up over the years. I just printed some winter birdy prints and letters to spell out winter. I love how this turned out.

This glittered Eiffel Tower is actually a Christmas ornament. I took it off my tree & put it under this cloche. Added some Epsom salt for snow. I love how the glitter is already tarnishing.

I think this is my favorite cloche I've decorated so far.

Printed out a vintage winter time bird print & propped it up on a flower frog. Stole some rocks from my fountain & used my sharpie pen to write "Brrr". Added Epsom salt for snow.

Behind the print I added a small collection of vintage bottles. Then I added some broken twigs from our weeping willow tree. Placed everything on a silver tray.

I forgot to take a photo of this entire vignette on the sofa table behind my couch. Basically what you are missing are 5 silver candlesticks between this cloche & the Eiffel tower cloche. So you aren't missing much.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing a bit more winter decor. Next week I'm hoping to have all my Valentine decorating done. But I've really enjoyed decorating for winter this year.

If you missed seeing my winter mantel and china hutch, you can see them here & here.

And one final thing, be sure to visit all the parties that I'm linking too this week. There are so many talented people out there in blogland. You wouldn't want to miss them.



Linking to:

Tabletop Tuesday over at Grits and Glamour

Three or More Tuesday over at The Gypsy's Corner

Winter Bliss over at The Inspired Room

Show and Tell Friday over at My Romantic Home

Where is Winter?

The calendar says it is winter.

The weather here in southern California says something completely different.

We have had temps in the high 70's to low 80's for the past week or so.

More like Spring weather instead of Winter.

And I love winter.

But then, I don't live where it snows and freezes.

I want me some winter, I need some winter.

So I gave myself some.

At least in my family room.

What says winter more than white, snowflakes, snowmen & trees?
I don't feel so bad about putting away the Christmas decor.
I still get to enjoy a little bit of it.

The chenille snowflakes were on my tree.
I also nabbed snowflake ornaments from my tree as well.

We need some birdies.
And the birdies need a birdhouse. Don't want them to freeze to death.

This snowman was an ornament on my tree as well.


And we needed a new sign to remind us it is indeed Winter.

I had to come up with a "w", "e" and "r" for this sign (already had the other letters).

I'll share later in the week how I made this sign.

Translation: I need to take more photos. UPDATED 1/15: click here to see how I made this sign



UPDATED 1/15: I tweeked my mantel just a little. To see tweeked mantel, click here.


Nothing new was used for my winter decor.

Just reused Christmas stuff and other items from around my house.

This is my first time decorating just for winter.

I kind of like it.

If only Mother Nature would cooperate.

And she just might.

We are suppose to get rain in a couple of days.

And southern California could sure use the rain.

Come to think of it. So could I.

Now if I could just get it to snow.



UPDATED 1/13: It rained a little today & the temps are in the 60's. Winter has officially arrived in SoCal.

Linking to:
Metamorphosis Monday hosted by Between Naps on the Porch

Tabletop Tuesday hosted by Grits and Glamour

Celebrate the Holidays hosted by Its So Very Cheri

Transformation Thursday hosted by The Shabby Chic Cottage

Winter Home Linky hosted by The Inspired Room