Spring In A Bubble

It's 75 degrees and gorgeous here in San Diego today. 

Is it Spring yet? 

Maybe not, but I'm adding a little spring to my hanging glass bubbles.

Here are my Christmas bubbles.

Here is their Spring debut. 

Tillandsias with a side of mushroom, served on a bed of hot pink and purple moss, garnished with a sprig of lichen branch.

I call it it "Spring In A Bubble."

I've been in love with these little miracle air plants since back in the day when I used to make and sell table top fountains. 

I'm not the first to stick them in a bubble.
I found this Christmas ornament on Pinterest from Floragrubb

Here are some of mine from last September. 
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I found the pink moss and mushrooms at a great store called Pigment in North Park, San Diego.

The little faux mushrooms were inspired by the real thing.

This little guy appeared in one of my terrariums all by itself.

It was love at first sight.

 I think I have a case of "fungi fetish." 

I appologize if my humor tends to be juvenile. 
I used to teach middle school and I thought Beavis and Butthead are funny. 
They reminded me of some of my students. 

That's about my level of witty sophistication.

Come to think of it, Beavis and Butthead would probably try to smoke my faux "shrooms."

 

 Those prepubescent teenagers made me laugh everyday.

Enough of my trip down memory lane, back to the bubbles.

One good thing about having a neutral color pallet in my house is that I can add any color, at anytime and it pretty much goes.
Perfect for a changeaholic like me.

I'm loving the pop of hot pink right now.

It's a nice contrast with the adjacent succulents.

 

The wood pallet vertical planter is doing awesome.  If you would like to see how I made it go here. 

I've only had one succulent casualty so far and the weight of the soil hasn't pulled it off the wall.

Are you ready for Spring yet or am I too early?

Thanks for checking it out.

Spring Decor

I pulled out the Spring decorations right after St. Patrick's Day.

I fill my cloches with moss, bird's nest, blue eggs, mini orchids, butterflies, and small green plants to welcome spring. 

Many of my decorations for spring are recycled from my Thanksgiving Tree.

I have white Hyacinth bulbs in mini iron urns. 

I bought 6 of these these mini iron urns at Michael's years ago. 
I painted them white and I use them all the time for different seasons and table scapes.  Here they are at Halloween.

I use my cloches for all different seasons too.

A little green brings the outdoors in.

Here are my Shish Kabob Bunnies leaping over tall grass.
 I got the bunnies last year at Pier One. 

They still have them this year and they are under $3 a piece.

Don't worry Rosie, we won't Shish Kabob you.

Can you tell what's real and what's not? 


Not sure how you feel about silk verses real, I use both and mix them together.

Faux cabbage

I wish I had real chicks. 

I would love to raise some chickens, but our homeowner association wouldn't go for it.

No, I didn't trap a butterfly or raid any bird's nests, both fake.

Another Pier One purchase from last year.
 It was an ugly red, but it was on clearance, so I bought it and painted it white. 

How do you bring the Spring in?

Thanks for checking it out.

Happy Spring!