Sure you decorate your fireplace and mantel for the winter holidays, but don’t forget this important focal point in your room as Spring approaches. Here are some nearly-instant ideas for springtime and Easter fireplace decorating:

Daffodils in crystal or glass vases on each end of your mantel bespeak the coming of Spring. Tie a wired chiffon ribbon in a soft spring hue in a bow around each vase for a nice touch.

March a line of fluffy chicks across your mantel. Five or more chicks, whether stuffed toys, porcelain hens, or craft store chickens, make a cute display.

And speaking of stuffed toys, now is a great time to find those old stuffed bunnies and ducks and turn them into mantel ornaments. Add Easter grass, and scatter decorated eggs along the mantel to keep them company.

Tie wired gingham-checked ribbons into bows, and attach them to the edge of your mantel. Let the ends of each bow hang down various lengths from one to three feet. At the end of each ribbon, open a plastic egg, tape the ribbon’s end inside the egg, and force the egg shut. This creates a set of eggs dangling at different heights.

Bring out your glass, crystal, white, and pastel candle holders of different heights for your mantel. Select a trio of springtime colors such as lavender, pink and eggshell or aqua, pale green, and soft yellow. Use pastel candles in some of the candle holders. In others, perch decorated Easter eggs (real, plastic, wooden, or glass).

The ideas above are great for your fireplace’s mantel, but what’s a terrific way to decorate your fireplace itself? Fireplace candelabra are the perfect accessories. And using candles in the shape of decorated Easter eggs in your fireplace candelabra is a super-simple, but visually dramatic way to decorate for the season. (Just don’t be too surprised if the Easter Bunny replaces one of the candle-eggs with a chocolate one!)

Susan Penney appreciates simple ways to make our homes renewing spaces for our families. She invites you to visit http://www.FireplaceMall.com for fireplace accessories to serve your fire-less or your fire-filled fireplace.

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Why not let your personality shine through with a theme wedding. With a little imagination you can plan a wedding that your guests will not soon forget.

Luau Make your guests feel like they are in Hawaii.

Decorate your reception hall with tiki torches; orchids; and palm fronds. Play traditional Hawaiian music (with Ukulele).

For food and drinks serve pupu platters and mai tais.

For party favors you could give each guest a flower lei

Patriotic Wedding Choose a historic site.

Bridesmaids’ gown and accessories can be red, white, and blue.

You can have fifes and drums.

For food have an old fashioned barbecue.

Serve ice cream and cake with sparklers on top.

All decorations and table linens should be red, white, and blue.

Nautical Weddings

A nautical wedding can be on a yacht, at a yacht club or, even a beach.

For decorations use colorful signal flags.

The bride can wear a straw boater hat instead of a veil and the men can wear blue blazers and khaki pants.

For food you could serve your favorite seafood.

Seashells make delightful centerpieces.

New Orleans Mardi Gras Wedding

Hire a Jazz or Zydeco band

For food you could serve: Cajun, gumbo, crawfish, jambalaya, and an oyster bar

For drinks serve Hurricanes

Give your guests beads as party favors

Kentucky Derby Theme How about a day at the races?

The bride and bridesmaids should wear fabulous hats.

Music should have a bluegrass feel.

For drinks serve Mint Juleps

Give your guests fancy paper fans as party favors.

You may want to arrive in a horse-drawn carriage.

Medieval Wedding - Take your guests back to another time

The couple and attendants should dress in period costumes

For food you could have a carving board, featuring a variety of roasts and other hearty foods.

You can even do the traditional medieval “hand fasting” ritual - The couple face each other, cross arms and hold hands. The best man then ties their hands with a ribbon so that they form the sign for “infinity” while reciting their vows.

Christmas Wedding - What a magical time of year!

The bride can wear a white velvet gown, red cape, and a white fur muff.

Bridesmaids can be dressed in red or white velvet.

For music you can play festive Christmas music. A cute idea would be to have children pass out song sheets and have a Christmas carol -sing-a-long.

For decorations you can use poinsettias, holly and pinecones for centerpieces. A sparkling Christmas tree will put your guests in a festive mood.

The bride can carry holly and gold painted pomegranates. While the bridesmaids carry holly wreaths with tiny silver bells.

Cute Christmas tree ornaments make nice party favors.

Harvest Weddings - Great for Fall Weddings

Decorate your reception hall in cranberry, pumpkin, deep greens, and sables.

For centerpieces use cornucopias with overflowing fruits and vegetables. Pumpkins and gourds also make cute centerpieces. You could cut out the pumpkins for flowers.

The bride could carry autumn flowers and leaves.

Serve comfort food such as a Thanksgiving style-buffet.

Jasmine Macdonald is the publisher of several wedding themed sites. You can visit her daily wedding blog at http://funweddings.wordpress.com. Jasmine also publishes a website which allows you to make your very own wedding website. You can check it out at: http://www.fun.createswebsites.com for a FreeTrial Offer!

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