Springtime Mantelscape

Hi everyone and happy Friday! I just can't believe the weather over the past few days because it has been phen-om-en-al to say the very least. We have been in the 70's here in the northeast almost hitting 80 degrees for March. That is a crazy insane some 30 degrees above our norm for this time of year. But I will take it! So I have been in like Spring overdrive giving the house a lighter brighter feel to help welcome one of my favorite seasons! This week I decided to tackle my mantel, and here is what she is looking like!

Yellow has been calling my name for about the last month so I have been buying up anything yellow by the truck loads. The other day while at Walmart I scored these pretty basket weave ceramic vases for only $2.50 each. They were then filled with white tulips and placed  atop of a few books to give the mantelscape some height variation.

Mr. Rabbit is busy gardening on the right side of the mantel... 

...while mama deer tends to her two doe on the left. This darling deer trio was purchased over 40 years ago by yours truly at the 5 and 10 cent store as a mother's day gift. My mom held onto them all these years and just recently gave them back to me. I think they are so sweet (have always loved their pretty painted eyes) and perfect for a springtime vignette.

Yellow tulips in a thrift shop watering can adorns the hearth... 

...and more on the coffee table. (As far as I am concerned you can NEVER have too many TULIPS!)

I still have a little way to go before my lighter fresher spring look is completed, and I'll be sure to keep you posted. To see my entire home decked out to welcome spring remember to stop back on Wednesday March 23rd for the full spring tour of 21 Rosemary Lane.

Have a great weekend!!!

XO

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Share Your Style Link party #56

Hi Everyone! 

I'm Julie from Little Farmstead. 

This is my first time hosting "Share Your Style" and I'm so happy you're here.

Two years ago, our family moved just past the city limits to our own little piece of country. We have chickens (farm fresh eggs!) and plant a garden each spring. We're grateful that our three sons have room to play and be adventurers. And while they're busy, I enjoy decorating our home in farmhouse style. ;)

I have been inspired by your love of home and the creativity by which you express it. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've been up to this week!





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And now on to this week's inspiring features...

Twelve on Main showed us how to make this adorable drop cloth sign for spring.

Rust and Ruffles Home beautifully transformed her purple countertops...

 I don't know what The Joys of Boys is trying to do to us. But please, pass the brownies! 
(I mean look at these!)

Simply Designing  shared her DIY Industrial Work Table with Barn Wood. Such a great combination of rustic appeal, functionality and amazing design. Don't you think?

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Up Cycling an Old Colander into a Planter for Spring

About a year ago my friend Marty from A Stroll Thru Life asked a few of her bloggy friends to compose posts and pinch hit for her while she was a way from the bloggy world for a little while. I was lucky enough to be one of those bloggers she asked, so I wrote a tutorial on how to create a spring planter using an old kitchen colander. Since we all are more or less chomping at the bit for Spring's arrival, I thought today I would share this post with my own fabulous readers.

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Today I'm sharing with you a cute project which appeared in the April 2015 issue of Country Living magazine. As soon as I saw this I knew it was going to be my next crafty thing to do. To be honest we have been having so much snow here in the northeast lately, that anything even slightly reminiscent of spring is something I am going to be completely drawn to.

Aren't they darling?

And I just happen to have an old colander down in the basement that I haven't used in years! This project is pretty simple...all you need are the following items.

Start with some twine, I used slightly under 2 yards for each handle, and anchor it to one of the the handles of your colander with a slip knot. 

Then holding the knot tight, begin to wrap the handle with twine. As you move along, tighten up the wrapping so there aren't any gaps.

Wrap until the handle is completely covered and then make another slip knot and secure the twine with some craft glue. Now go back and secure the slip knot where you started the wrap with a little dab of glue as well.

Next you are going want to line your colander with some sheet moss so the dirt doesn't slip through its holes. I picked up the sheet moss used here for just a few bucks in the craft section of our local Walmart.

Add your potting soil and then your plants. I wanted to use pansies but couldn't find any, so I went with this pretty yellow primrose plant they had at the supermarket mixed in with the African violets. I also used some simple indoor plant greens and tucked in a little Spanish Moss around the edges to give it a more finished look.

Cut 4 equal lengths of twine, about 24 inches each, and tie 2 lengths to the two sides of each of the colanders handles...

...and then secure them to an "S" hook.

Trim the excess twine to make it look neat.

And that is it!

This project took me all of about 15 minutes to put together and I think the colander is adorable as the planter. 

Perfect for the kitchen and when the weather warms up you can hang it on your porch.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!!

XO

Share Your Style Link Party #55

Welcome

to the 55th Share Your Style party

I am Lynn of the blog The Vintage Nest and am tickled to be your host today.  It's hard to believe this party has been going for over a year now and all of us hosts so appreciate all that participate. 

And now on to some of last week's features.

Since the season of outdoor flea markets and yard sales and vintage markets is upon us, I would like to share an interesting post from A Junkchick Life.  She tells us what is selling in her part of the country.  It's interesting and I wonder how it compares to where you live.  For  instance: ironstone.  It's such a popular item, but for the life of me, I can't seem to sell it in my booths.  I love the stuff and have an entire cupboard full of it. :)

The Everyday Home blog has a guest host this week who shares with us how to build a bird nest. Now, how fun is this for a Spring project?

Linda, of Coastal Charm, has some gorgeous ideas for Spring decorating.  I can hardly stand it and can't wait for Spring.  I am seeing our grass green up more and more each day. 

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, shows us her gorgeous "new" kitchen island and how they went about the transformation.  Love that gray!

My grand-son loves dinosaurs and that's an understatement.  Combine that with Easter and how fun would these be to make?  Eat, Move, Make shares how to make these fun and edible treats for the kids.  A great project for kids, parents and grand-parents.

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