As I write this, it's snowing outside - a beautiful snow covering all the trees and making everything look like a winter wonderland.  But spring is coming - and here are some ideas for an early spring in your home!  And looking out the window, it's not too surprising so many of them involve flowers...

• Add pretty trim - fringe, beading or something you just love - to window treatments.  Use fabric glue to hold it in place down the side, across the top or along the bottom for an instant change.

• If that's too much, pull back the treatments with a beautiful fringe - and let the sunshine in!

• Search tag sales or your own cupboards from pretty cups that may not be in perfect condition, then use as a pretty planter for herbs.  Or try something even more unusual like a cute wooden box or other storage container.  Just make sure you line it if it isn't waterproof.  It will look beautiful on your kitchen counter or window ledge.

• Do some spring cleaning, but with natural (and freshly scented) products. Try making your own window cleaner with vinegar and water.  Or use borax and lemon to scrub your bathrooms, kitchen counters, cupboards and appliances.  And run the lemon peel down your garbage disposal for a clean, fresh scent.

• Buy a bunch of tulips or daffodils from the grocery store, then place them individually or in pairs in small bottles or jars of differing heights.  Group together for a unique centerpiece.  Even alone they make a beautiful statement!

• cut branches of fruit trees, forsythia, or even azalea when they are in the early budding stage and place in a vase of water.  Then wait for an early spring bouquet.