Is it spring yet?

I don't know about you, but around this time of year my decor starts to look a little like I feel after a long, cold winter.  Tired and worse for wear.  I had the urge to bring some spring to my house; I tried, I really did, but mother nature had other ideas.<br /><br /><br />  I had visions  of something  like this  for my front containers with a bit of fake thrown in until the real thing is possible - that means late June here.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNx_MFsmaB6PnwIknanooJglsYjbne-OYD0yd4xmcbpnVMTrTbQjBqHOEU5ASUJ-Km6rabodstEHOFOJmf4M3_eXjpFUATivfi775a4OtNj48sUhsJIgVYO4cfBHuaFMPsiJA21UDg6aE/s1600/planter+spring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNx_MFsmaB6PnwIknanooJglsYjbne-OYD0yd4xmcbpnVMTrTbQjBqHOEU5ASUJ-Km6rabodstEHOFOJmf4M3_eXjpFUATivfi775a4OtNj48sUhsJIgVYO4cfBHuaFMPsiJA21UDg6aE/s1600/planter+spring.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kellydesignsofct.com/author/admin/page/5/">Source</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> I bought pussy willows and some  short, purple flowers to  add to the greenery that is there.  Unfortunately the current items from Christmas are still frozen solid.   I have  what survived the raging winds and snow of winter ....<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SQ9NkCh5Jq6MS56KEKwSiwppxrAb42C3XyNJIcaCgms5FZxw9vyLjjzQUy5PLh1MCReOhNWmSGRqnXab_vNf2TvunteLO2FKcDCMn4JTJC50q292yhn24kE0OrG0iuNcatEgRjhf17vo/s1600/close+up+planter_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SQ9NkCh5Jq6MS56KEKwSiwppxrAb42C3XyNJIcaCgms5FZxw9vyLjjzQUy5PLh1MCReOhNWmSGRqnXab_vNf2TvunteLO2FKcDCMn4JTJC50q292yhn24kE0OrG0iuNcatEgRjhf17vo/s1600/close+up+planter_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />I guess it will be red dogwood, Spanish Broom and pine for a little longer! The berries are long gone.<br /><br /><br />Then I thought what about a new wreath to hang over the containers.  I wracked my brains.  Do you know a spring motif that would look great with Christmas planters?  I  couldn't come up with one thing apart from twigs.  That wouldn't help my craving for colour.<br /><br /> My only recourse was to take in my Christmas wreath in an effort to remove a little more evidence that I am not with it.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPOhlspGy1AcVs7wBTTDzmv0zNemGcvCeQbU-VsnvaHImTEhjX5Sv8jpAei0QgTBC1zcsJ3QfL8Zc0CewhQ-zHL3ifTmK4oW8xd8UzJFmDzvAr8pQFv27PKMuNjn8v9YzzPjSh71MFFpb/s1600/CC960+french+violet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPOhlspGy1AcVs7wBTTDzmv0zNemGcvCeQbU-VsnvaHImTEhjX5Sv8jpAei0QgTBC1zcsJ3QfL8Zc0CewhQ-zHL3ifTmK4oW8xd8UzJFmDzvAr8pQFv27PKMuNjn8v9YzzPjSh71MFFpb/s1600/CC960+french+violet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cc960 french violet Benjamin Moore</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /> Then I tried to convince myself that my Benjamin Moore cc960 french violet door was my spring statement!  Feeble. But hold on a moment. <br /><br />Would this convince you?  "... evoking thoughts of strolling along the Seine with an armful of violet bouquets"  according to the Benjamin Moore site.  That's close, I chose it because of my memories of the lavender fields in France. My granddaughters have noticed that I love purple, at times it is a little too obvious!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ja0wTb9x1EEXLY5Z0t6RCW6B0G_hO39OGtJNvAM0xvEKnQCXcOuL3gNT-9f1XoObdS8ClxqIkswXAwys5HEOR7G-svE_iverjkxWwm5IAPFp-6i7GbzaUaXWLuZgOdPIK4UMiYKTbRPk/s1600/banded+pillow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ja0wTb9x1EEXLY5Z0t6RCW6B0G_hO39OGtJNvAM0xvEKnQCXcOuL3gNT-9f1XoObdS8ClxqIkswXAwys5HEOR7G-svE_iverjkxWwm5IAPFp-6i7GbzaUaXWLuZgOdPIK4UMiYKTbRPk/s1600/banded+pillow.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> As in my latest pillow thanks to a scrap of lavender velvet left from </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_w2WIH_-P4pGgPh789il66NedpRSoAxmaB6e8VI8Eye4uZ7WQ5Lz7phf-bBYNJvmHt0cVPgiT1cRuyes-jKuLH5Q75b2x6UXhyphenhyphengOqblDdPOS7345Z3LR17K6RNFXniQuLYjxC7fxj58-/s1600/DSCN0851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_w2WIH_-P4pGgPh789il66NedpRSoAxmaB6e8VI8Eye4uZ7WQ5Lz7phf-bBYNJvmHt0cVPgiT1cRuyes-jKuLH5Q75b2x6UXhyphenhyphengOqblDdPOS7345Z3LR17K6RNFXniQuLYjxC7fxj58-/s1600/DSCN0851.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />this little beauty my sister made for a bench in my front porch.  Don't you just love the decorative tucks that make a pattern?  My sister is a class act when it comes to sewing and decorating.  When I got rid of the nasty red accent pillows  I thought I wanted last spring, I knew my accent would return to purple and I would have to elevate this pillow to sofa status. Bye, bye porch bench. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZn8eyH_1wTlY9G6l2Xip44ol_YPUxWkjBdi7h_1ncsIczoaYVlYTzZzpZcLsRpW6CQhzXc7JWetrFPo1poLei8F4s01YhXYTzBm1CxSmQ09NKxqnpBMwULbLBSVveRR4-y-AJQX6IG1Vv/s1600/spring+2015+living+room_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZn8eyH_1wTlY9G6l2Xip44ol_YPUxWkjBdi7h_1ncsIczoaYVlYTzZzpZcLsRpW6CQhzXc7JWetrFPo1poLei8F4s01YhXYTzBm1CxSmQ09NKxqnpBMwULbLBSVveRR4-y-AJQX6IG1Vv/s1600/spring+2015+living+room_01.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> If you look up you can see where the idea for purple came from.  So spring has hit my house in the form of pillows.  I admit that isn't too overwhelming.<br /><br />Where does that leave me?<br /><br />Still thinking about the  dining room table.  Still thinking..... Hum....<br /><br /><br />

Is it spring yet?

I don't know about you, but around this time of year my decor starts to look a little like I feel after a long, cold winter.  Tired and ...

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