Winter Terrarium Let it Snow Centerpiece

One of my favorite things to transform, throughout the year, is our terrarium. Well, actually it's the one that I gave to my honey for our anniversary many years ago ;)

For the longest time it only displayed small seasonal plants and still does occasionally.

Until the day that I was inspired by a very creative winter scene that took my breath away!

This year I featured a burlap poinsettia, a draping of pearls and my red cardinal that I used on our winter mailbox last year.

I gave the poinsettia some shabby glam with a stamen of pearls.

The cardinal sits on a nest of greens and snow on top her eggs of pearls.

Burlap lines the bottom with a covering of epsom salt snow and a dash of diamond dust glitter.

Icy picks that I had left over from our mantel wreath add a little covering on the rooftop.

Hot glue, epsom salts and diamond dust created the icy effects that cover the terrarium all around.

It's such a perfect centerpiece for the look of our dining area with our kitchen's bay window and chandy this year.

The fun of it all was the finishing touches that my daughter, Tanya, and I had when she helped me with the special touches...she's got talent, too!

 Past Christmas and Winter Vignettes
here 


and here


I'll be back to share yet so much more!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

 
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Mantel Clock Re-do for this year's Holiday Mantel

 Winter Ice & Snow 

that's my decorating theme for this year as many of you have seen a pattern of in my last several holiday posts.

Our brown clock got a "shabby, white, little facelift" sometime this past year. It was time for a change and the white paint fits in just about anywhere I want to put it.

  It's center stage, this year, with many other special projects that complete our white, silver and ice mantel.

 Here it was, in 2012, from our last Holiday in our New York home.

It was given to us, one very special Christmas, from one very special daughter....thank you, Tanya Lin xoxoxo

 last year's mantel post is here

And then for New Year's Eve.......here

  Pretty as a picture with a little bit of "ice!"

Next, I think I'll share the fluffy, sock, snow couple that I made. Since you'll soon see them sharing the white, wintery stage.
I'll share the DIY from my Pinterest inspiration and admired blogger/creator....I'm sure you'll want to make some of your own!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

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Winter's Ice & Snow in Our Terrarium

I thought I wouldn't want to decorate much at all this year, mostly because we are away from our girls and grands for the first time ever and that is very sad.

But, it didn't take long for me to yearn to do what I love most and that's to decorate!

Since, we are now, officially, "southerners" and we won't be seeing much snow or ice for the holiday's I decided to go with a winter, ice and snow theme this year. 

It started with our front door wreath and is now in our terrarium.

I just adore my little snowmen in their wintery scene with the tiny banner, I made, for some season's cheer

and a flickering votive that glistens on the snow.

Lots and lots of pretty snow.

Just a delight to see.

It takes center stage in our kitchen's bay window.

With lots more wintery ice and snow.

Balls of snow, fluffy snow, flakey snow, epsom salts with glitter...loose snow flakes, hanging ones and an assortment of icicles dangling from above.

I'll share more of that in my next post!


In case you missed them....here are a few more of my terrarium posts to inspire you.
winter-wonderland-in-our-terrarium
a-valentines-day-vignette
love-birds-in-our-terrarium 
and
the snowmen were so cute here...
winter-mantlebaby-its-cold-outside

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

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A very special "thank you" to
Miss Stacey from staceyembracingchange  
and
Patti & Paula from  ivyandelephants
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An Icy Winter Wreath with a Burlap Nest

As much as I love living in North Carolina, now, I still love looking at snow and ice. Thus, my desire to create this year's winter wreath!

I found this nice, pre-lit, realistic one with pine cones at my nearby Habitat and scapped it up for a cheap $8.

I used lots of Snow-tex and glitter to enhance it and bring it to life!

Lots and lots of wintery snow, all over and on my great big burlap bow.

At the dollar store I found strands of plastic icicles. I cut them one by one and added them here and there.

Then I made a little, burlap nest filled with "snow" and added an icicle strand around the rim.

  I found the perfect "fluffiest" cardinal to snuggle in the nest!

 I'm so happy with the way it turned out and the fact that I'll get to display it for the entire winter season!

I'll be working on the inside decor and will be back to reveal it soon!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

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