When you enter my friend
Alison's beautiful home at Easter time
you are greeted by this charming
figure atop her living room mantel.
The sheer simplicity of it makes me smile.
The mantel in Alison's family room,
showcases fresh peach blossoms from her garden
and a simple metal tree from Mexico.
Simplicity at its best!
These metal trees were all the rage in the 1980s,
and many of us here in Central Texas have these.
Years ago I shared mine
decorated for the 4th of July HERE.
Alison has inspired me to pull out
my metal tree and use it more creatively.
My friend Susan loves to decorate for every season.
Believe me, her home is a wealth of inspiration, and every
year she does something different each holiday.
You can see more of her home
Susan has a beautiful collection
of blue and white ceramics.
She has inspired me to incorporate
my blue and white pieces into my Easter decor next year.
Her collection of needlepoint Easter figures
has also inspired me. I stitched the petite little white bunny
with green background for Susan many years ago.
I didn't stitch this Peter Rabbit for Susan,
but I did stitch one just like him for a friend's daughter.
Just looking at Susan's delightful group of needlepoint
inspires me to get stitching to add a few more
Easter needlepoint pieces
to these above that I stitched many years ago.
Perhaps more two sided figures like
this little guy I stitched in the 1990s.
Yes, I'm inspired!
Time to stitch a few bunnies to add
to my own Easter decor next year.
My friends inspire me.
Have you been inspired by someone recently?
All the best to each of you in this season
of promises of new beginnings.
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