Thinking Spring!
After spending much of January curled up
with an electric blanket,
I am dreaming of Spring!
Valentine’s Day, Mardis Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, …
the early Spring holidays are nice and spread out this year
so we will have plenty of time to enjoy each one of them!
Here are some inspirations for decorating,
crafting and cooking for these upcoming holidays
Put a Valentine card inside a picture frame
for instant Valentine decor
Fill a pretty mug or tea cup with Valentine goodies
for a Galentine gift
Glue wine corks together in a heart shape,
add paint and bling
Cover a foam cone with pink and red candies
to make a sweet Valentine tree
Salt Water Taffy and Kisses Tree
Fat Tuesday falls on March 1 this year,
it is the last day of Mardi Gras celebrations
before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent
Get festive with a green, gold and purple table 👑
Make a Praline Party Mix to munch on
New Orleans is famous for it’s Mardi Gras celebrations
and Bourbon Street is party central
Celebrate at home by cooking with a little bourbon 🎉
Bourbon Recipes for Mardi Gras
Make a wreath for your door with ribbons and beads
Amazon has a lot of Mardi Gras decorations here
Make some festive King Cake Crescent Rolls
with Sweet Almond Filling {see recipe for Almond Danishes here}
These golden rolls are decorated with green sprinkles,
and white and purple glazes
St. Patrick’s Day is about 2 weeks after Mardi Gras
Honor the Irish with a Lucky Tree
decorated with shamrocks and pots of gold!
Treat a friend with a Lucky Gift Basket
filled with St. Patrick’s Day goodies
Make a Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Pistachio Ganache
Paint a leprechaun on a glass, jar or vase
Fill it with Lucky Leprechaun Snack Mix
Toast the occasion with Lucky Shots
Decorate and Celebrate!
You can find Valentine, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day things
in my Society 6 Shop here
Each design is available on a variety of different items
Bless Your Heart water bottle / Jester pillow / Queen of Hearts travel mug
Daffodil coasters / Rosie Rabbit pillow / Lucky Shamrocks tote
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Centerpiece Wednesday / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things
Happiness is Homemade/ Friday with Friends / Share the Wealth
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WOW, loads of great ideas and recipes. Next time I have a dinner party, I am flying you up for a consultation. (I will wait for better weather).
ha ha, thank you Bernadette!
A welcome post with lots of great ideas! Thank you!
I am so glad we have these happy holidays coming up, it’s been a long winter!
Love those happy and vibrant colours…well, it’s already Feb. so the spring is right at the corner if we wait patiently :-))
I’m trying! I’m weary of cold temps!
I should do that wine cork thing. If there is ANYTHING I have an abundance of, it’s wine corks!
Yes you definitely should!
What a refreshing post of fun and pretty inspiration Jenna. I’m loving the wine cork idea, I have plenty of those………..Happy February!
Thank you Emily, I’m hoping this is the last bout of cold weather 🥶
I love it all! You are the most festive person I’ve ever known and you always have such fantastic ideas!
Thanks so much Martha!
I can’t wait! The tulips make me smile!
I love tulips, such a happy flower!
You have assembled so many wonderful ideas, Jenna. Spring will be here before we turn around! Happy Thursday, Jenna!
I so hope you’re right, I am so tired of this cold weather!
I agree, it’s always nice when the holidays come a little further apart, always something to look forward to and plan for:@) Lovin’ your lucky snack mix!
Thanks Lynn!
With 6 inches of snow outside covering a thick layer of ice, my thoughts really hadn’t turned to spring. This is a fun post. I realize EVERYONE is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but my husband really can trace his roots back to the old country so we try to do something special on that day. I’ll draw inspiration from your post.
Oh Linda, I hope you can stay safe and warm! I am not a fan of winter, so trying to lift my spirits thinking about the upcoming holidays! St. Patrick’s Day is my granddaughter’s birthday so it’s a special day for us too ☘️
SPRING is on it’s way and look at ALL these Vibrant and Fun Ideas! Thank you!
You are so welcome! We have had crazy winter weather so thinking about these spring holidays is a great distraction!
Such a fun post with lots of ideas. You make each holiday a blast with tons of projects. We are having some warm weather this month.
Thank you Linda, enjoy that weather!