Spring Mantel -- Decorating with (Faux) Spring Twigs

 This simple spring project is seriously one of my favorites.  It's a fun, low-cost, long lasting, big impact kind of project.  

And it's simple -- but, I said that already.

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Since I've been knocking myself out working in the yard this weekend, finding just the right twigs was a snap. (I swear that just came out...)


I liked these the best.

Tiny silk flowers (just $3) left over from another
project worked perfectly.

I'm guessing my glue gun came with a warning against sticking anything up it's barrel but...

Pressing the stem into the joints of the twigs (and holding it there a few seconds) seemed to look the best. 

  
The stem may get soft and melt-y but it will stiffen back up as it cools.

Hot gluing them in place was simple enough.  I kept them sparse for a natural look. 

Adding water to the clear vase adds to the illusion don't you think? 

 I tried them on my desk as well...

So there you have it -- pretty spring twigs that look so real you can almost smell 'em!

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