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Good morning everybody! I hope everyone is adjusting to the shift in time. I always hate the fact that one can just take an hour away from me, yet I do look forward to longer sunny days! You see the pic above…go ahead, I will wait while you look. Ok, finished? So, these little Daffodils sprouted out of the ground a few weeks ago. Poor things, the weather was very warm for a while here in Georgia so they must have thought that Spring was here. Boy were they in for a shock when the weather turned frigid again. Many of them began to droop over. We closed on our home in late summer/early fall of last year, so it was a warm and sunny surprise to see Daffodils popping up out of the ground! I was quite excited!

So, these little Daffodils got me thinking about doing a new weekly column here on JuBella that I will call “From Garden to Home”. I will feature a flower, plant, herb, or fruit ; and then go window shopping for you all and collect and post some of my favorite items to bring into your home that features the garden selection of the week! Most of them, but not all of them will be selected from Etsy. This week I thought it only springfully proper to kick off the column with those that inspired me….Daffodils! Here are some of my favorite Etsy finds that features Daffodils and or were inspired by that rich sunny daffodil yellow! I especially love the vintage glasses and tupperware. The glasses would look lovely filled with pink lemonade and the tupperware would fit into any eclectic, colorful, or vintage style kitchen! Enjoy!

Vintage Drinking Glasses via Lisa B Retrostyle2, Chick Chick Notecards via Hannah Madden, Daffodil Letterpress Coasters via Redbirdink, Daff-Oh-Dilly Notecards via Hannah Madden, Vintage Tupperware via Team Ruster.

Blue Vintage Necklace via Relica Jewelry, Daffodil Soap via Satin & Birch, Dichroic Glass Pendant via CC Valenzo, Daffodil Earrings via Swirl Vintage, Daffodil Cabachon Ring via Liz Hutnick, Canary Glass Beaded Necklace via Fourty Four Orange.

Daffodil & Tea Print via Tammy Gravina, Blooming April Spring Print via Bomo Bob, Walking in Sunshine Print via A La Mode Art, Glimpse of Spring Daffodils Print via Erin Johnson Photography.

I love these prints taken by photographer Zee Longenecker. From past posts, I think that it would be safe to say that I seem to love any photo that’s chock full of cotton candy colors and carnival rides!

The work of Artist Stephanie Levy is not only full of color but it reminds me of the days of putting together design boards for my Interior Design classes. I LOVE the concept of making something that is usually not seen as art into something that is very artistic. Here are a few of my favorites but you can find many more of her original pieces by visiting her etsy store! Oh, and be sure to drop by her latest blog “Kitchen Sketches”, where Stephanie share lovely drawings of kitchen scenes and some fabulous recipes to whip up in your own kitchen!

Lately I have had pink cotton candy on my mind. I have no earthly idea as of why, but every time I see the color pink lately, I think of sweetness, which leads me to cotton candy. Maybe it’s the thought of having a little girl growing in the womb, but whatever it is, it has inspired me to put together this post. Here are just a few things that are both lovely and reminds me of my continuous thoughts of this sweet concoction! Enjoy!

Featured Images: Room photographed by Hans Zeegers, cupcakes by Coco Cake, ‘Cotton Candy” photography by Moonflower Photography, butterfly necklace by Yura Pockylover, Blackberry Cotton Candy Perfume by Wyld Eivy.

Featured Images: Cotton Candy Photo by Stoopid Gerl, Cotton Candy Sky photo by Ara 133 Photography,

I have a major passion for not only color but i think textile art, especially fabric dyeing and screen printing, and hand printing is amazing. The colors and textures that can be achieved never cease to amaze and inspire me. With that said I love the color palettes of A Stitch In Dye(isn’t that name great). I have plans on starting my own shop online that will sell hand printed fabric swatches and one of a kind gifts, and this offers me so much inspiration for achieving my goal of diving back into textiles. I truly miss it from the days of S.C.A.D and it continues to call upon me to create in this medium again!

I love fabric and when I ran across these little gems over at Karaku Fabrics, I was stoked to see so many whimsical, colorful, cute, and traditional prints in one spot. I love all of their selections especially this latest addition. I need lots of different fabrics to make pillows with for sort of an indie Moroccan feel, but with an eclectic cultural mix, so I am sure I will be ordering at least a yard or two from Karaku soon, and the shipping isn’t bad either! YAY!

Alicia Bock takes some of the most beautiful and dreamy photographs. I love the photos of the ferris wheels. Her Etsy shop is filled with lovely imagery and are quite affordable!

Mixed Media Collage Artist Jennifer Gordon creates fantastic pieces that fuses vintage elements, vibrant colors, and random imagery of modern women in her work. Out of all the elements that make up her work, it is definitely the bold rich colors that she uses that attracted me to her work the most. This makes me want to go do a vintage inspired collage! She also makes some really cute journals and boxes with the same medium. Check out more of her work at her Etsy Shop.