...the french pussy willow sprig made me do it! (& the OWOH giveaway reveal)

...hello dear ones!

Are you,

by any chance,

*** READY ***

for Spring

 to...well...ummmmm....

spring???!!!

I sure am!

I thought I'd help call forth this renewing season

no,

* you will NOT see me doing the ancient indian spring dance

* I am only 1/16th (a dash) american indian

* the rest of me is french, english, irish and czech

* there really is a spring dance

* I believe it's called the Prom

* my son is a senior this year

* he will be attending

* I will be making the flower corsage and boutonniere

* I used to work in a flower shop

* I'm thinking gardenia's

* hubby o'mine and I are on the decorating team

* and the chaperon team

* and the clean up team

* we are a "team" kinda' fam! 

* there is an american indian dance for everything!!

whoaaaa there,

how did I get soooo off track???

where was I,

ahhhh yes ~

Spring!

it really all started with this:

  

okay, okay ~

yes,

I"ll admit it!

I carefully removed ripped this sprig

off of a tree from the Home Depot,

it has been calling me ever since...

* I think I may have to own it now

* it WOULD be the right thing to do ~ LOL!!!

* it really is called a french willow

* and it IS gorgeous!

*it's settled then!!

*here willow, willow!!

sooooo,
as I was saying...

THAT ripped off sprig (literally)

* I'm not proud of what I did,
I'm just sayin' :(

was my total inspiration for this early spring vignette

this is my chicken wire cloche ~

I simply adore these and have various sizes around my home:)

( if you like the look of these too, you can pre-order them HERE )

((no, I do not get a kick back, I just know how it is to adore something!!

~that~

and I spent almost a year searching for them ~ lol!!))

anywho...

here is my early spring vignette...

  

a small bird nest on top of a paper seed cup that I tied with some vintage lace

and then tucked in a milkweed pod (LOVE those!)

a vintage image copy of Mary,

a rhinestone Jesus pin,

and my personal favorite

that sprig of French Pussy Willow...

  

oh look!

another holy candle!!

(I think I'm up to about 10 of these, floating around my house!!) 

but this one has one of my silk prayer ribbons tied around it.

aaahhhhh...simple elegance...

   

so now I'm off to secure what started it all

The French Pussy Willow Tree!!

Wish me luck

but before I go,

it's time for the One World, One Heart giveaway reveal!

soooo

here we go!

the fairy lights are for: Miss Gracie 

ex-voto paper locket is for: Cat & Cricket 

pink silk prayer ribbon is for: Bonjade 

Congratulations dear girls!!

Thank You to all who visited and entered :)

It was quiet the experience!!

~

linking up to Common Ground's Vintage Inspiration Friday

French Country Cottage's Feathered Nest Friday

Romantic Home's Show and Tell Friday

here's to springs ~ EARLY ~ arrival!!