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It got a little out of hand.

A blog about how to make fine china out of play dough?Today I really feel drawn to talk about why lilacs are one of the very best flowering shrubs you can choose to have around your property.

And you can’t stop me.Nor should you, because I speak the truth!.I’ve been waiting to enjoy lilacs from this giant tree for the last 2 years.

Last year we had a weird early hot spell and then a late frost and it pretty much killed the season for flowering trees.I was hopeful, but no flowers came all year..

This year more than made up for it though.

Being a first-time lilac tree owner, I’ve discovered that I had every right to be excited about this tree and that lilacs are awesome.. Lilacs give so much and ask for so little in return.The cornucopia came from Michael’s on clearance a couple of years ago for something like 74 cents.

I keep forgetting it in storage and I haven’t had the chance to use it until now.This emergency-perfect-Fall-day decorating situation was just the chance I needed!.

Aren’t my new dollar store crows the prettiest?Around here, we get a ton of crows in the Fall and Winter (real ones).