Ready for Spring

After Christmas I decided to keep my 3- tiered stand decorated as a hot chocolate bar through the winter. 

But it has felt so springy the last week - it made me want to bring some spring inside. So I put away the Santa mugs and went shopping for something springy. 

I found all this at Dollar Tree!

It's still a work in progress- but I'm loving the change!

Hot Chocolate Bar

Lately, I get a lot of my ideas and inspiration on what is trending from Instagram.  It may be my favorite app.  Hot chocolate bars are everywhere lately.  I was trying to decide what to put on my 3-tiered stand at Christmas time and decided this would be perfect!  Since part of my theme this year is "vintage Christmas" I decided to hunt for vintage Santa mugs at the antique store - so fun!!  The tray is vintage too.  The jars mostly came from Michael's or Goodwill.  Straws from Michael's, then I added Starbucks hot chocolate packets, marshmallows, mini chips, wafer/fudge stir sticks and peppermint stir sticks (not shown in this pic).  

Thrift Store Score - 3 Tiered China Stand

I'm trying something new - every Thursday I'm going to share something I found at a thrift store, Goodwill or garage sale and share why I believe it was a good find.  These posts will all be titled: Thrift Store Score!  

I bought this at Goodwill for $9.99 (which is more than I normally spend on one item at Goodwill) because I just redecorated my living room in blue and because it is such a unique piece.  

When I got home and started looking at comparables, I discovered it was a good price!

Let me know what you think of these new posts!