So a couple months ago, we were able to finally purchase this certain sofa table I've been eyeing to be my "decoration" table. It's too intimidating to me to decorate for holidays more than that (other than Christmas I suppose), but I still really craved to have an area designated specifically for holiday decorations. And so, St. Patrick's Day was my first holiday to decorate for on my new table... It was a lot harder than I thought to find St. Patrick's Day decorations that I liked, but I was well pleased with the end product! Simple, yet just my style.
And then came the next holiday: Easter. Any time I go to a craft store, I LOVE browsing through the floral department. I love looking at the pre-made flower arrangements (and gasping at the price tags on them!) & I love looking at the individual flowers and imagining how they might be put together beautifully (although I never was brave enough to actually attempt it). And so I searched for that perfect floral arrangement or wreath to add to my Easter table...
Well, after much searching and not much finding of anything to my liking within my price range, I decided to attempt putting together my own floral arrangement... And boy was it ever thrilling! I felt just like a little kid at Christmas-time as I was able to create something of such beauty! I'm sure it's not perfect & it probably doesn't follow all the right rules, but I have to admit that I was quite pleased with the end result! I was amazed at how proud I was of my little creation & at what pleasure & satisfaction it brought me to make it. That being said, I'm now kind-of craving to make another one or maybe even take a floral arrangement class someday to learn more about this particular kind of art. Either way, here was my Easter decoration table...
Now my only problem is figuring out decorations for the next holiday (the 4th of July)! I've been constantly amazed though at the process of beautifying and decorating our first house over the last year... I find such pleasure as a wife in making our house beautiful & liveable & a place where we can feel the Holy Ghost. Who knew that something so simple, could be so invigorating & yet so challenging?! It's sure a good thing this job isn't left up solely to our husbands though! :)
Your arrangement is beautiful! I'd never guess it was your very first one. I also love decorating. It is such a simple thing yet it adds such a nice feeling.
ReplyDeleteSo when we dropped off the gift at your house I peeked at your table and the Easter decorations were up and I kept meaning to tell you that I loved your flower arrangement and I had no idea that you made it! It is so pretty! You definitely have a talent for it. I also love your st. Patricks day stuff, it turned out perfectly. Good luck with fourth of july! you have to post pictures of that one too!
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