Celebrating Spring

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"  ~Robin Williams

With forecasts of another snow storm due to hit the northeast U.S. tonight, I am giddily happy to be living in a warm southwestern state. We are actually experiencing unusually warm temperatures for this time of year.  This is a sign for me to celebrate spring before it quickly segues into summer.  I've decorated my holiday tree for Spring/Easter and am ready to party.

The base of my tree is a bright red and so  I searched for a way to cover it with something more appropriate for spring.  I had some leftover variegated cotton yarn in my stash that had good colors for my theme and found a pattern here on Dottie Angel's blog that I whipped up quickly. And, voila!, my table top is now in party mode.

And Even More Hearts

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I bought a little artificial tree years ago for Christmas and really enjoyed placing small ornaments on it that I had made or bought over the years.  It always made me a bit sad to take those ornaments off and pack them and the tree up when Christmas time was over.  Then one day, a lovely idea came to me.  Why pack the tree away when it could be decorated throughout the year for the different seasons or holidays?  Here it is in its role as my Valentine's Tree:  

I made this heart garland for my mother-in-law to hang in her living area.  We won't see her for Valentine's Day, but I wanted her to know she was in our thoughts. I made it so she would have a visible proof of our love.  I used Peaches & Creme yarn in the Peppermint colorway.  The pattern Crochet Heart Garland can be found here.  Thanks, Suzetta of Suzies Stuff. It was a lot of fun to make and I love the way the variegated yarn made each heart unique.