The Great Spring'tacular Copy Cat

Today Debbiedoos is hosting a copycat party as part of The Great Spring'tacular link party.
Here is my copycat project...

My copycat project is inspired by two projects I saw on Pinterest.
I loved the eggs and the bird nest artwork.  I wanted to put my twist on both.
I decided to create a spring vignette with these two elements in it.

Source and Source

For the egg I used a styrofoam egg, pink straight pins and a flower punch.

I sat the egg on top of a candle holder.  Instead of making my nest art out of burlap, I took the burlap and filled the candle holder with it.  I placed the candle holder on top of more burlap inside of a turquoise bird's cage I got at Michael's at 50% off.

For the artwork, I had a canvas in the house and left over paint from many different projects.

I started by painting the canvas Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue (which was left over from our home gym renovation project...you can check that out here).

I dry brushed a little white on it as well.

Then I painted a nest and bird's eggs in the nest.  I took my favorite nest on my inspiration piece and painted it front and center on the canvas.  I used AS Chalk Paint in Duck Egg to paint the eggs.

I am not an artist...at all...but I really like how it came out.

I added two little ceramic bird's from Michaels on top of a writing notebook
I already had to round out my vignette.  The vignette is perfect in my guest room...

which already has a bird theme.

Hope to see you over at Debbie's.
Can't wait to hear what you think of my project.

-Judy

Signs of Spring

For the first time in months I can actually see my new patio.  It's been covered with snow for so long that I hardly remembered what it looked like.

 Still ice glaciers in the pool - but at least it's melting 

I can't wait until it warms up a bit more so that we can start to enjoy the outdoors again.  In the meantime, I wanted to start my indoor spring decorating.

I started with a frame I had sitting in a drawer.  I had forgotten about this frame but found it when I was cleaning out a drawer in my dining room.  Don't ask me what it was doing with the table linens...I can't explain that one.

I headed over to the Graphics Fairy and created this.  Recognize the picture...it's the same one from my Winter Blues Wednesday party.  Using Picnik, I created this little piece of art and added it to my front entryway.

I also created a little sign also using a similar image from the Graphics Fairy.  I simply used gorilla glue to glue two left over pieces I had from the board and batten treatment I did in my mudroom (you can click here and here to read all about that makeover).

Then using Mod Podge I glued the image to the board and coated the top with more Mod Podge. I kept the boards uneven and a little rustic.

Here is the final result.  I added a few bird nests and some robin's eggs.  A sweet little spring vignette that makes me smile every time I walk by it.  It's finally beginning to feel a little like Spring here in the Northeast.  So keeping in that spirit, I thought it was time to re-name my Winter Blues Wednesday party.  Starting tonight at 8pm EST, the new party will be called Swing into Spring.

Everything else will remain the same.  I can't wait to see what you have all been up to.  I know many of you share my excitement for any signs of Spring.  Looking forward to seeing you tonight.

-Judy