Wednesday Wonder: Some Easter/Spring Ideas

 

Hello dear Friends 🌸

Do you have your Easter countdown on? Mine is a-ticking away over here. I've been tweaking my menu, and making my grocery and to-do lists and getting all set. 

Even though it's gray out today. And the forecast is calling for potentially 7 or 8 inches of snow by Friday (nope that's not an April fool...but our real forecast). Easter Sunday has a glorious forecast of sun and mid 40's. I will take that all day! ☀️🐰

Since I have Easter on my mind, and I was looking at some of my pinterest boards for inspiration...I thought I would share some of my finds with you too. In case you were wanting some added inspiration for the weekend ahead as well. But first, here's a look at my sleepy babies today. It is kind of a gray and good for a nap kind of day. Can you see  why I like to keep the recliner covered with a blanket? Less fur stuck in there. Lol

However, there's no time to rest. Easter is practically here! :) 

So here are a few fun ideas. If you want more in-depth info like the recipes etc - you can find all of these on my "Spring/Easter" pinterest board, and then click on the links directly. And a few of the salad recipes are under my "salads" board.  You can find my pinterest page if you click here.

First up, how about some fun decorating inspiration:

inexpensive hack to get free paint samples and cut out in egg shape for a cute garland

rustic but cute and inexpensive too 

love the idea of filling an old small trunk or case like this

i love how this wreath is simple, yet stunning

Now that we have things looking pretty, how's about we get it smelling pretty too. Love the idea of a Spring simmer pot. 

Now maybe it's time to create some fun appetizers to share with guests?

how cute are these peep and chick cookie cutters? (you could cut cheese and salami in these shapes too)

and I love the idea of decorating a crudite platter with a chocolate bunny or bunny decoration

Or have a Spring tea party and do the crudite in little teacups

And I think Springtime just sings for light pastas and salads as main dishes, don't you?

a light pasta filled with seasonal veggies and parm - perfect!

or create a seasonal salad or steamed veggies and use this vinaigrette 

maybe elevate a leftover Easter ham sandwich into this?

mmmm - more fun tea party ideas

And of course, we need to end with a sweet treat:

bunny topped pretzels or butterfly topped cupcakes...yes please!

be still my heart - look at these sweet teapot chocolate covered strawberries

or even enjoy Spring flavor sweets with your breakfast coffee

There are so many fun Spring and Easter ideas out there once you start looking. Do you have any favorites??

xoxo

Wednesday Wonder: Pinterest Love

 

Hello lovely Friends! 

Happy mid-week to you.☀️

 It's a gray and drizzly here today. I had to run some errands this morning. But then had lunch and hung out with my Annie a while. The time is flying so fast and she'll head back to college soon. So we've been doing lots of gabbing, planning, playing games, golf, watching shows together and just enjoying each others' company. I'm so grateful to have such a special relationship with her and reaching a level of friendship that fills my heart. I love my kiddos more than anything in this world and thank God EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. for the gift of them in my life. 🙏🏻

As I think about feeling so blessed to be their Mom...this thought transitions into to my topic today. Pinterest love. I have loved and used pinterest from the first moment I discovered it. I have way more boards and pins than I could possible need...but yet, they continue to grow. Lol I have many different themed boards that provide inspiration in many kinds of ways. So, back to my love of my kiddos - one of my boards is titled "mom stuff" and I have many quotes, funnies & some photos that makes me think of my kids or the joys of being a mother. 

Some examples include:

I think a lot of people use pinterest for recipe ideas. It's SO wonderful for that purpose. I have so many boards related to recipes and some include:

 

seasonal ones like a SUMMER one

CHRISTMAS & WINTER one

MY FAVORITE SEASON (FALL) one

SIDE DISHES board

YUMMY DRINKS  board

even a board dedicated just to SLIDERS

Here are some of what I have pinned on all of those various boards to give you more of an idea:

this is a maple chai pumpkin bread 😋

I have also used it as a tool when I'm working on plans for something specific. For example, I had a board for when I worked on Annie's graduation party and did a luau theme. And I have a board for inspiration related to the cottage renovation that Matt and I work on as our retirement plan. Here are some pins from those boards:

I have so many more boards than I've been mentioning here. And thousands of pins. But that's what works for me. I love knowing I have a giant resource, at the ready, that visually fills my brains in the inspirational ways I'm looking for. But I could understand that to some people that's just overwhelming. 

I have several boards that are just related to things that speak to my soul. Not for necessarily a definite purpose other than to make me happy. Or be a feast for my eyes and soul. 

Some of those boards include: 

STAINED GLASS  board

POETRY board

STYLE  board with outfit ideas

MOTHER THERESA  board filled with quotes

COLORS  board 

Here are some samples of pins from those boards:

So what about you? Are you a pinterest person? If you are, do you have thousands of pins? Or very few? 

I have more boards like salads, slow cooker, cottage core, scrapbooking, crafts, artists I like etc. If you want to see all of my pinterest boards and pins just click here.

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