Easy spring decor

I don�t do a whole lot of decorating for �smaller� holidays, or much for the seasons really (except fall!) Would you believe I didn�t even have one bird in our house before last spring? Nada. What kind of blogger am I? Sheesh.

But last year I won these beauties over at my friend AnNicole�s place and they started the collection:

By �collection,� I mean those and my Dollar Tree birds I used on the dining table. That�s the extent of it.  ;)

You want to know another secret? I didn�t have a nest in this house until last month:

But now I�m kind of in love with them. Cauuteness! (Nests aren�t just for Easter, right? I�m a nest newbie.)

Confession number three � part of my spring decor involves faux flowers.

I know! OH the HORRORS!!! But I try to only use those that look real. Like somewhat, kinda, if you squint, �real�:

Years ago I picked up a wire vase I loved, but once I got it, I had no idea what to do with it. I ended up weaving ribbon through the wires, then put floral foam down inside, and filled in the rest around the flowers with moss:

It�s still one of my favorite spring/summer decor pieces!

Speaking of faux � I have used these on our front door for the past couple of years:

I love this stuff � it�s worse than faux�it�s foam. ;) I find it at Hob Lob and on sale I think they are about $2 each?:

I love em! There are a TON of colors/varieties available. I used white for a pitcher on my DIY Ballard Design shelves:

But I do have the real stuff around here too � I found this precious green pitcher at HomeGoods ($20) and just love it!:

I can�t remember what the name of the plant is, but it�s about the only flowering anything that isn�t poisonous to cats, so it was in my cart lickety split!:

(Yes, I just said lickety split.)

When I had the burlap out for the dining room table, I got a wild hair to use it one more spot:

These are actually candleholders we�ve had for years. I just used double stick tape to wrap it around each one, then added ribbon to the top and bottom to hide the raw edges:

I LOVE them! These flowers are also from Trader Joe�s and I think it was $12 for all of them? I�ve had them for two weeks now!:

I got daffodils for the first time a couple weeks ago as well, and I just threw these out a few days ago � I couldn�t believe how long they lasted! Perfect in my jute vase:

They were CHEAP!! I believe $1.49 a bundle? I use a little trick to make the flowers a bit fuller � a few plastic shopping bags in the bottom give them just enough height.

Gorgeous!

I�ve promised myself a little splurge of fresh flowers around the house this year � so far I think I can get away with only spending $15 every couple of weeks:

SO worth it for the fresh scent and the feeling of spring!!

I hope you are having a great week! It�s spring break for us, so we are enjoying lots and lots of family time. LURVE.  :)