spring blooms and vintage bottles

Do you know this flower?

....It's one of my favorites,

and it just explodes with blooms in April and May.

I first saw it

years ago

 in my neighbor Nancy's garden,

and I immediately

went out a bought one for 

my garden.

Now it's over six feet tall and full of flowers

that are great for cutting and bringing in the house.

It almost looks like a hydrangea,

but the blooms start off a pretty chartreuse color

and then transform into a creamy white shade.... 

This little amethyst bottle

has a story to tell too,

but I’ll save that for

another day!

ciao! fabiana

love never gives up

Time for a little 

Wednesday night journaling.

I'm learning to embrace all kinds of love.

As a mother,

love for my children and family comes naturally.

Loving ourselves takes a little more time...

reflection is good...

what I really love are

the small things throughout the day

that can go unnoticed.

All those small things add up in a big way

and help fill my heart 💗

where there are big gaps.

x o x o  fabiana

my favorite terrariums

I can't get enough of these pretty terrariums.

They're perfect for succulents and / or candles.

All I had to do was to add a few colorful pebbles

and then place a candle in the smaller one and

a succulent to the larger one. 

They've been sitting 

on my dining room table until now,

but with the 

weather warming up this weekend,

I have them outside 

on the little farmhouse table

I've got set up in the yard. 

I love the sempervivum in the larger terrarium. 

It's my favorite succulent because 

of their sweet rosette shape.
Kind of like a little artichoke!

But you can create a little arrangement

of several different varieties of succulents,

and that would be so pretty too!

And the best part about this is
these will last 

all summer long,

into fall,
with little care!

The terrarium set and

this cute distressed tray are both

from Oriental Trading.

In fact, the tray is part of

a set of three nesting trays that are really versatile. 

The trays are finished in a 

nice distressed chalky gray color, 

which looks great with most anything!

btw, the flowers are one of my faves…

Snowball Viburnum.

They just started blooming in my garden,

and they’re literally exploding with blooms.

They start off in the prettiest

hue of spring green and eventually

become a creamy white color.

Don't you think this tray will be

perfect for breakfast in bed

on Mother’s day?

... one of my favorite traditions!

ciao! fabiana

And thank you to Oriental Trading for sending me these products to review.

The opinions expressed in this post are truly my own.