Sweet Thoughts and An Eiffel Tower of Flowers

My dear friends, I just want to thank you so very much for all the heartfelt kindness you have shown me regarding my dear Auntie Beth’s passing. I had forgotten that I had this blog post waiting in the wings and so given that HGTV was my Auntie’s favorite viewing pleasure I dedicate this post to her. Sweet Thoughts and An Eiffel Tower of Flowers.

I’m gearing up for Marty’s Spring Home Tours which starts today. For me, it has always been easier to change the look of a room by coming up with a theme. Inspiration might be found in an object, such as the color of a pillow or even a concept. Lately, I have been thinking about Paris. Paris in the springtime is indeed pure bliss. I decided I wanted to try and incorporate this feeling in my home starting with the dining room.

Of course, what captures the spirit of Paris more than the Eiffel Tower?

I loved this inspirational picture from Kara’s Party Ideas.

Sweet Thoughts and An Eiffel Tower of Flowers

But I wanted something a bit more 3-D perhaps similar to this centerpiece by Because Candy Says So.

While I have a lovely collection of Eiffel Towers, which you’ll see on Wednesday, none quite fit the bill. I kept my eyes open and was almost blinded by a gleaming gold plastic version at Ross.

To cover the tower I needed small and rather flat flowers.  I found most of the blossoms if you can believe it, at the Dollar Store. The exceptions were the teal hydrangeas ($2 at Hobby Lobby) and the purple blossoms ($1.85 at Michaels).

It was a quick and simple project to cut the flowers off at the base of the stem and then hot glue them onto the Eiffel Tower.

I hope you’ll come back on Wednesday to see several rooms of Storybook Cottage transformed for a Parisian springtime home tour. There have been all sorts of projects going on to prepare for it.

Joyeux Lundi mes Amis (Happy Monday my friends).

Laura