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What’s On My Strewing Table? Spring!

While I was out running the other day and listening to Sarah Parent’s podcast on Strewing (which I barely got into before my ipod died) I was trying to think of something good to strew this week. It was such a beautiful morning the sun was out, the wind was blowing and all the spring flowers and trees are in full color right now. The air smells so sweet. This wondrous time of Spring is so short. A few windy or rainy days and the flowers blow off of the trees and those Spring bulbs turn into green skeletons.  So I thought we should bring Spring inside this week.

I wanted it to be more than just a small nature table–I wanted the sun, the wind, the sounds and smells of Spring. So I choose a sunny spot near the windows.  Ginger and I found lots of stuff just in our own yard to bring inside.  Flowers, leaves, nuts, pine cones, bark, sicks with fungus on them, seed pods, rocks, dried up daffodils, tulips etc…

Then I rummaged through my basement and cupboards to find just the right containers to sort everything into. I think it’s important to take some time to think about how you are going to display your items. They certainly are more visually pleasing and inviting if you take a little time to display them in different ways. I don’t think this would have been nearly as appealing if I just left everything in a tubby on the table mixed together. Think trays, silverware sorters, tiny bowls and boxes, cigar boxes, egg cartons, vases.

Put your specimens under glass and  your immediately drawn to the little collection.

Add mirrors and you get more light and a whole new perspective!

Add magnifying glasses to get a closer look.

I put out vases of flowers too.

What’s happening in your back yard?

Bring it inside for a whole different view!

I hear some of you want to play along with What’s On My Strewing Table?!  Excellent!! If you are strewing at your house and want to share, leave a link to your strewing post in the comments so we can all see what you got going on! I will try to post this regularly as a Friday Feature–but sometimes I might not get it posted until Sat. –Be patient with me!! Are you strewing this week????? Let us know about it!

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