New Dress for an Old Jar

Pansies are my favorite flower (along with about 5 others).
If I had a yard, they would be everywhere.
Instead, we have two pots of them sitting on the table on our deck.
They've finally started blooming profusely
(much to my heart's delight)
so I picked a few.

I didn't have a vase small enough for their short stems,
so I dressed up a glass spice jar using paper and twine.
It was still a little too large,
so I filled it with decorative stones before adding the flowers.

Now it's a dainty center piece for our small table.
Incidentally, I always keep our table partially set.
Otherwise it turns into an out of control catchall.

Here's a close-up of what I did with paper and twine.

And a couple of gratuitous pansy pictures,
because they're just so pretty.

I hope your day is filled with beauty.

This post is linked up to Sassy Site's Trash to Treasure Tuesday.

Twine Bird

I bought this little bird shape for a dollar at Michael's the other day. I knew I wanted to do something with it, but I wasn't sure what. I let it sit around for several weeks, until yesterday when I saw Husband"s roll of twine sitting out (who am I kidding, I usurped it months ago, and I'm the one who left it out).
I grabbed my MP, and this is just sorta what happened while we were watching Stargate Universe episodes last night (yeah, Husband and I are nerdy like that). I love the way it turned out!
This post is linked up to the DIY Showoff's earthly essentials party.


and Designer Garden's VIP party.