The inside of your home isn’t the only place you will want to get ready for spring. As warm, spring weather is going to start showing itself more and more, here are some simple ideas to spruce up your outside, too!
Hanging plants on your front porch or around your doors will not only bring a pop of color to the outside of your home, but it makes your home look more welcoming.
Consider adding some chair cushions to the seating on your porch. Think about some seasonal colors that would go well with your home as well as your hanging plants.
Another simple solution – think about replacing your door mat! This minor change can give a mini face-lift to your porch.
Give our feathered friends a beautiful, unique home by adding one of our gourd birdhouses to your garden. Visit our website for this birdhouse and more birdhouse color options.
We hope that all of you are just as excited that spring is officially here as we are. With this lovely season comes our annual Spring Open Houses. We hope you will join us at one or all of our dates: April 1st and 2nd or April 8th and 9th.
On April 1st and 2nd we will be celebrating springtime and Easter with a paint-your-own birdhouse, easter basket, and easter eggs workshops. The costs range from $1-12. We’ll provide the supplies and all you need is your creativity!
Some really creative birdhouse designs done by our wonderful customers
Bring the kids along and encourage them to participate in the Kid’s Art Contest. We will be giving prizes for the best painted gourd egg in three different age groups.
We want to help out the Big Spring Area Food Bank and we could use your help as well! We’re trying to fill our gazebo with as many non-perishable items as possible. For every two items donated, we’ll give you one hole punch on your Frequent Shopper Card!
See you on April 1st! For more information visit our website.
Sick of the same old birthday cake for your child’s birthday party? We found some great ideas from Martha Stewart for incredibly adorable birthday cakes for your child’s birthday this year.
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Banana Split Cake. The combination of ice cream and cake is sure to be a favorite with this imitation of a favorite childhood treat.
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Polka-Dot Cake. This fun, colorful cake is filled with orange marmalade but can be replaced with lemon zest or other types of jams!
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Chocolate Walk of Fame. With your child’s very own hand imprints, this cake is perfect for a Hollywood themed party.
Visit Martha Stewart.com for these cakes recipes as well as other great cake ideas!
All of these cakes would make perfect additions to your child’s birthday party. So, have fun and get creative!
Looking for a fun place to hold your child’s next birthday party? Have it at our Meadowbrooke Gourds store location in Carlisle.
Party sizes are a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 15 people. All supplies for completing a gourd project are provided by our Meadowbrooke staff. For more questions and to check availability, please call 717-776-6029 or email Beth at Bethm@mbgourds.com
St. Patrick”s Day is such a fun holiday. We just love all the green decorations, shamrocks, fun food, beverages, merriment and don’t forget “good luck!”. Enjoy your friends and family this St. Patrick’s Day and surprise them with some green themed desserts. They are all easy to make and will definitely put St. Patty’s Day cheer into your day!
These desserts are from BettyCrocker.com.
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Easy Grasshopper Bars: Chocolate drizzle and cool minty cream cheese frosting top indulgent chocolate bars
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Chocolate Mint Pinwheels.
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Leprechaun Hat Cookies.
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Don’t forget to grab a lovely green flower arrangement for your table and perhaps some green gourds for an unique centerpiece. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
We don’t know about all of you but even though its still a little chilly, this sunny weather has been getting us very excited for spring time! Although the first official day of spring may still be a couple weeks away, we’re ready to get our homes spruced up for the warm weather to come!
We found a few great tips from Better Homes & Gardens to give your home that lovely touch of spring!
photo courtesy of Better Homes & Gardens
Add pops of color all around your living room! A brightly colored lamp shade, a vase or a great throw rug will do the trick. Use your imagination to bring some of your favorite spring colors into your living room.
photo courtesy of Better Homes & Gardens
We couldn’t resist sharing this adorable spring project for your bathroom! A little bit of decoupage and brightly colored fabric can turn a typical bathroom mirror into a great pick-me-up for your bathroom.
photo courtesy of Better Homes & Gardens
The colors of fruits and flowers are so vibrant and beautiful, so why not mix and match them? These colorful orange kumquats and bright yellow tulips would make a great centerpiece!
For more tips on home decor for the spring, visit Better Homes & Gardens online!
Here’s another great spring decorating idea…
Add our cute little Abby Bunny anywhere in your home and you’re sure to get into the mood for spring.
Visit our website for more items from our spring collection. Happy decorating!
The Warty Wren Birdhouse!
Are you looking for a very unusual birdhouse for the this Spring? Our product for the month of March is an all season warty wren birdhouse. The texture of this gourd is what makes it so unique. The birdhouses come in three colors – paprika, pumpkin spice and parsley. The birds will thank you for this interesting home you have made available to them.
Get them here.
A Unique Birdhouse to add to your collection!
