Don't you love it when you come upon a great new idea completely by mistake? That's what happened here back in December and I've been saving it until Easter to share it with you!
I've really REALLY been craving things that are fresh and green and alive and beautiful lately. It could have something to do with the 2.5 seconds of sunshine we're getting each day, or the grey-brown color of the world in general right now. I know everything will be bursting into green within 2-3 weeks, but why not help it along a little?
Can you guess what these bright green "grass clippings" are really made out of?
Pine needles!
Here's how I did it!
First of all, you want to go clip a few types of evergreen and do a little experimenting. You want the one that loses its needles at the drop of a hat. Completely opposite from what you want at Christmastime. You can guess how I found out which type of tree in our yard is right for this job. My house was a bit of a mess in December wherever I used this particular type of greenery. It was worth it though!
I left these boughs upside down in the metal bucket for about a week to dry out inside.
When the week was up, I shook the boughs and most of the needles fell off right into the bucket. Quite a few fell out onto the floor too, but I just swept them up and added them to my pile.
That's really all it takes to bring a little fresh green Springyness into your world! They really keep their color too. I had quite a big bag full of pine needles that I'd saved from cleaning up in January and they were still as green as can be!
In a few days I'll be showing you the cute Easter centerpiece I made for my kitchen table using my "grass clippings" too. Hope to see you then!
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22 comments:
So cute!!!!!! What a great idea!! I will probably steal this, LOL ;)
Take Care,
Mandy Jean
www.mandyjeanchic.com
This is such a cute idea, I love it!
Great idea! I still have those pesky things popping up around the house 3 months after Christmas! I will look at them more fondly now that I can see them instead as Easter grass!
Jenna
Great idea!! And I have stacks of evergreen outside...score!
I love adding greenery indoors! Especially now while we still have 5 feet of snow outside! Bring on spring :D Great idea Court!
genius!
Ok- Love it- you are so smart!
That is totally brilliant and BEAUTIFUL! But keep that pine to yourself, cuz I'm never touching it again! AAAaaaachooo!
Love it! What a smart idea, and it's totally perfect for Spring and Easter decorations!
Perfect!! I need to do this! I'm itchin' for spring around here. PS: Is that a new pic of you in the sidebar? It's beautiful!
You kill me, when will your fabulous tips stop? Love this!
Now this is one nifty thrifty idea.
Blessings,
Linda
Great idea! If you can hold on to your Xmas tree long enough. I guess the trick is harvest them as soon as the tree comes down and hang on to them. Love it.
Good idea! It really looks like Spring!
Very clever! I'm sure it smells good too.
That's a good idea for spring decorating~
Great idea indeed.
Thanks for sharing.
Michele
What a great idea!
What a clever idea! TFS!
This is a great idea! I'm going to give this a try (we have tonnes of needles ready for the plucking).
Thanks for the inspiration!
Tara
www.suburble.com
What a great idea! I love your little Easter vignette! I would love it if you linked this project at Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays at A Jennuine Life - http://www.ajennuinelife.com/2013/03/thrifty-to-nifty-thursdays-10.html.
You are so clever! I'm sure there will be many of us who steal this wonderful idea, Thanks for sharing...
Cheryl
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