I Couldn't Wait ...

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it's officially March (yay) ... so excited about that ... not so much that I'll turn 43 tomorrow, but, that's okay ... nothing a bottle of Botox won't cure!  Kidding!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know it's early, but, I'm feeling Spring in the air.  So, I thought I'd kick of March by sharing our Easter mantel:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAc2o55uGUHtAq7Z7LSUfspFRDEO39-LHIp433svKPFXX8I2ThnMJQmMx1NLVzN-UW7BtnoYeRDTQNpHu-ftgc4MPyengwspgShNDBzipx8yc6vlJi3R2SLjK70KuxpOMzEB9gO17O5s/s1600/eastermanteloverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAc2o55uGUHtAq7Z7LSUfspFRDEO39-LHIp433svKPFXX8I2ThnMJQmMx1NLVzN-UW7BtnoYeRDTQNpHu-ftgc4MPyengwspgShNDBzipx8yc6vlJi3R2SLjK70KuxpOMzEB9gO17O5s/s640/eastermanteloverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought I'd really play up the pastel colors this year, starting by removing the red berry sticks in this vase (for Valentine's Day) ... they have been replaced by lush pink florals:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvzuZqeSC_vpt35MQH8smZ7d8vHV4gdV1MWKS_TfZvYVTk25JP0Ox3GOJTPr4PJgCaFB03-w7ldyxXjYgftZd5EsMYoErZCPeBbUNpOXBajJKjylUxBRsWrZfCd4taCOJKLx-ndSDiDo/s1600/eastermantelfloral1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvzuZqeSC_vpt35MQH8smZ7d8vHV4gdV1MWKS_TfZvYVTk25JP0Ox3GOJTPr4PJgCaFB03-w7ldyxXjYgftZd5EsMYoErZCPeBbUNpOXBajJKjylUxBRsWrZfCd4taCOJKLx-ndSDiDo/s640/eastermantelfloral1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found this cute bird cage at Michael's, so I placed shredded paper, along with a bird's nest in there ... all of which I placed on top of a glass cake stand (from Wal-Mart):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANw-zBvqJNzYGn8B1q61lLefIEJkNHLq_aLOlO0Zt898yX3t8FFbF4-kPI13xjwkg40x14Wqk1TSGQ0526EQFBSwtI9SDfNzjQA6zF7QE5w31gi40b-yMob_7O0DaGY0noL-4HFsAhjI/s1600/eastermantelbirdcage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANw-zBvqJNzYGn8B1q61lLefIEJkNHLq_aLOlO0Zt898yX3t8FFbF4-kPI13xjwkg40x14Wqk1TSGQ0526EQFBSwtI9SDfNzjQA6zF7QE5w31gi40b-yMob_7O0DaGY0noL-4HFsAhjI/s640/eastermantelbirdcage.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Front and center are a few more ca-ute(!) bunnies from Pier One ... they were so reasonably priced.  If you see them, you better grab a few up before they are gone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTPPaTVQXglP9wryLlzd1w4qEyFY7JQDi4hiQ-7IeUSAlNNODuo1EmCJXWAQ7OTxofHyggdLvpY0WaJRlxqUnk2c6rpOHX5XdSR8c4xLGCr3dj45AE1jKsuEkT_xF_KymTwI_05OIrSA/s1600/eastermantelbunnies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTPPaTVQXglP9wryLlzd1w4qEyFY7JQDi4hiQ-7IeUSAlNNODuo1EmCJXWAQ7OTxofHyggdLvpY0WaJRlxqUnk2c6rpOHX5XdSR8c4xLGCr3dj45AE1jKsuEkT_xF_KymTwI_05OIrSA/s400/eastermantelbunnies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moving on over ... I placed soft pastel eggs in a glass apothecary and layered a sea fan behind it just for a bit of unexpected texture:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk-BoQ-Kz1zld1ZPikm0t27721Vb1mMECTWdcGjVBRt7A-DgTY09AIuuc5P4E4e-o1b9g43K0muQB6lDOEb_T167-51LlWMchJAj80eRNrISkBl9Ses7A6fwtHwHvx4Jjd0qteDt6POI/s1600/eastermanteleggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk-BoQ-Kz1zld1ZPikm0t27721Vb1mMECTWdcGjVBRt7A-DgTY09AIuuc5P4E4e-o1b9g43K0muQB6lDOEb_T167-51LlWMchJAj80eRNrISkBl9Ses7A6fwtHwHvx4Jjd0qteDt6POI/s640/eastermanteleggs.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, you may remember how I wrapped red ribbon around my candles for Valentines as an inexpensive way to add a splash of color ... no surprise then that I wrapped Spring ribbon around them now for the season!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c1AgVEO1bACh-s39VkqTp2WnWXzAQL-vCBoWG8iD1Wyq1LYoyzUaX41oTf3sicPRhk8ah4V4jMhl6SiouEk3olEU7fi6JqWhCS4FlgJzegYy921yt1PJ1vhU3Pgr-6k0mNFuvstYI9Y/s1600/eastermantelcandles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c1AgVEO1bACh-s39VkqTp2WnWXzAQL-vCBoWG8iD1Wyq1LYoyzUaX41oTf3sicPRhk8ah4V4jMhl6SiouEk3olEU7fi6JqWhCS4FlgJzegYy921yt1PJ1vhU3Pgr-6k0mNFuvstYI9Y/s640/eastermantelcandles.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up above hangs a festive egg wreath I recently scored at Home Goods ... let's hope it doesn't come crashing down on my sweet bunny family!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_vgoqHXDt1WGC2R7jE16GhS5_Ay1YvTKiOCz8IKw4VlTzfWEPglL0ne6iH5bElq2AtcwLu_kYc9EPjHlz50v2hm8o9JFKYlRnXXQd7KzXh6Y-DkmsoriuTedJo7wQ5s1e9chblMwsTU/s1600/eastermantelwreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_vgoqHXDt1WGC2R7jE16GhS5_Ay1YvTKiOCz8IKw4VlTzfWEPglL0ne6iH5bElq2AtcwLu_kYc9EPjHlz50v2hm8o9JFKYlRnXXQd7KzXh6Y-DkmsoriuTedJo7wQ5s1e9chblMwsTU/s640/eastermantelwreath.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, just *look* at the fun "SPRING" banner I found at Target ...</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxJPMC0iiVhi_cMepFenfgOnMYXdr6A3Z_wci2v8X-0PBKiR9I85vEAuLImLpSJlw-2FhoN9o3dykavvnlzsImqq4AnpcBA8k7VW5kKJjfybrlFMiQzfZ247hvWbIPsSyFUO3VO3yTc4/s1600/eastermantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxJPMC0iiVhi_cMepFenfgOnMYXdr6A3Z_wci2v8X-0PBKiR9I85vEAuLImLpSJlw-2FhoN9o3dykavvnlzsImqq4AnpcBA8k7VW5kKJjfybrlFMiQzfZ247hvWbIPsSyFUO3VO3yTc4/s400/eastermantelclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Down below, I added a pastel pillow from HomeGoods to the chair ... I need to wrap burlap around it though:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdz5-8JbEdxO7PShDql2xqOhbzSbt37XJ0x5K4nXszUnG_V2eewE9ZHf3X6D_cj0C3sboKXNIJ0Ytw3k1VRr4Jbth_YW5aSBZrgdFK1LtdzO8MFTh3agyLI6TLIsAZRORN87OgAxomdI/s1600/eastermantelpillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdz5-8JbEdxO7PShDql2xqOhbzSbt37XJ0x5K4nXszUnG_V2eewE9ZHf3X6D_cj0C3sboKXNIJ0Ytw3k1VRr4Jbth_YW5aSBZrgdFK1LtdzO8MFTh3agyLI6TLIsAZRORN87OgAxomdI/s400/eastermantelpillow.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm sure I'll tweak this a bit more before the Spring parties start, but I just couldn't wait to share!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMLZY98w2jt6ArZci0J-QvRahik47NpblXc1uoMJo85JZvG7KL0lrMUcIbw25zyVoSl0kEVBBeQTEqW50vjyDO4JnUgcePKZpfheKyhB5lN-HNRJhRYU8HNrsie7cZGM2k0UGpyin7mQ/s1600/eastermantelside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMLZY98w2jt6ArZci0J-QvRahik47NpblXc1uoMJo85JZvG7KL0lrMUcIbw25zyVoSl0kEVBBeQTEqW50vjyDO4JnUgcePKZpfheKyhB5lN-HNRJhRYU8HNrsie7cZGM2k0UGpyin7mQ/s640/eastermantelside.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before you go, I simply *have* to add a shameless brag about my sweet (and, now 6!) kiddo!  Today was "Storybook Character Day Parade" at his school, and, in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, he chose to be the "Cat in the Hat" (although, in this pose, he's more like "Ninja Cat in the Hat," lol) ... he led the parade with another young cutie ... proud Mommy, fo' sho' !!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQNIxYLYU7ghxpC6LVsrmRGYOPcMvVDK6crQBD-sTRPyQjUMru4-eMSI8uHT4O3shddPNZfv2hHlk8YDdtxI0Hp4F7oDUVgP5KzoPOBQ1FoEChvmXjYJSOTvw1DTDoDPgHoaM-sM5zW8/s1600/jaxseuss1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQNIxYLYU7ghxpC6LVsrmRGYOPcMvVDK6crQBD-sTRPyQjUMru4-eMSI8uHT4O3shddPNZfv2hHlk8YDdtxI0Hp4F7oDUVgP5KzoPOBQ1FoEChvmXjYJSOTvw1DTDoDPgHoaM-sM5zW8/s640/jaxseuss1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy *almost* Spring, friends ... have a great weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up with these fun parties ... come on over and join us:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/03/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-54.html">Inspiration Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2012/03/tuesdays-treasures.html">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coastal Charm/<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2012/03/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no104.html">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/03/wow-us-wednesdays-56.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No Minimalist Here/<a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2012/03/open-house-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoMinimalistHere+%28No+Minimalist+Here%29">Open House Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">French Country Cottage/<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/03/feathered-nest-friday_08.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fox Hollow Cottage/<a href="http://foxhollowcottage.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-mantel-link-party.html">Spring Mantel Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Michelle Paige/<a href="http://michellepaige.blogspot.com/2012/02/springtime-holiday-link-party.html">Springtime Holiday Linky Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's Overflowing/<a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/03/overflowing-with-creativity-13.html">Overflowing with Creativity</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Grits and Glamour/<a href="http://gritsglamour.blogspot.com/2012/03/welcome-to-egg-xellent-spring-mantel.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GritsAndGlamour+%28Grits+and+Glamour%29">Egg-xellent Spring Mantel Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Lettered Cottage/<a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/spring-decorating-link-party/">Spring Mantel Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">52 Mantels/<a href="http://www.52mantels.com/2012/03/thursdays-are-your-days-vol-11.html">Thursdays are Your Day</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2805/<a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/2012/03/potpourri-friday-29.html">Potpourri Friday</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I Couldn't Wait ...

Well, it's officially March (yay) ... so excited about that ... not so much that I'll turn 43 tomorrow, but, that's okay ... not...

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