Fairy Door

Well it's taken me a while to get back to blogging. I've been busy outside, cleaning up the garden beds and dividing some plants. It's always fun when you finally have enough to move some around. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

One project I got done was this fairy door. I saw it somewhere on the web and thought it was soooo cute that I just had to try it. It didn't cost me a thing because I had all the stuff somewhere around the house.

Here's how it's done...

Find some scrap pieces of wood about 1 inch wide and 12inches long.

Make sure one piece is longer to use as a stake in the ground.

I used some metal thing that had wholes in it to screw it together.

Then I drew a curve at the top and cut it out.

I glued on to smaller pieces of wood cut to the width and a wooden doorknob.

Coat the whole thing with some exterior varnish so it will stay looking nice.

Staple some ivy around the top. Your done. Find a nice tree that has a groove at the bottom. Pound the stake into the ground. I cleared all the grass and added some rocks.

I just love the way it looks! It's in my front, on the tree lawn, for all the passer-bys to see.

Now I guess I should cut the grass...

Sweet Bunny plant sticks....

I made these to go in a gift basket for my sons teachers for Easter. I think they are so sweet. They can go almost anywhere you would like to have a little pink bunny and they are so easy to make.

First, trace and cut out 2  bunny shapes from pink paper. I was making 3 so I cut out 6

If your paper isn't colored on both sides, you'll have to cut mirror images. Lay them out in mirror image

and dot them with white paint. I used a stylist but you can use anything with a point like a pencil.

Let them dry well. Glue on a piece of cotton for a tail

I used bamboo skewers for my sticks. Spread glue on inside of bunny, place stick at an angle, then place mirror image on top. Work the pieces toghether, pressing the stick in place. If the pieces don't match exactly, just trim with scissors.

let dry and you're done!

Great in a plant or a gift...

Rooster lamp....

Just happened to stop into my local thrift store to browse around and I saw it! A beautiful large white ceramic rooster lamp. The store was about to close and it was $10.00, a little steep for me. So I said no. And I went home and thought about it. I have been working and earning money and I just happened to sell something on craigslist for $10.00 just the other day( what a coincidence ). So the next morning, first thing , I was there just as they were opening and it was still there, lucky me. What do you think?!

I think the rooster alone is worth $10.00

You just never know what treasure you will find

browsing your local thrift store!

Outside Spring decor...

In the winter everything is so cold and dreary, and because we get so much snow I don't put anything up outside. Everything is so bare...

but not any more... Spring is here...

I love my Spring bunnies...

Easter Decor.....

Since the weather has definitely felt like SPRING, I thought it would be a good time to get out my Easter decorations. It is only 17 days away! I usually don't go all out for all the Holidays but Easter is one of my favorites and Spring is a great time to brighten things up. I'm soooooo glad I have an attic to store things in. I didn't realize how many boxes I had....

I keep things really simple during the winter on my faux firelace...

but it's always a great place to decorate...

I didn't realize how many bunnies I have!

Most of them I've picked up at yard sales or the thrift store...

I filled my jars up with Easter grass and eggs, then added a spring ribbon...

I'll show you what I did to the outside tomorrow. I hope you add a little Spring to your home.

 I'm sooooooo glad winter is over!

Spring hasSprung!

Finally, after a long hard winter and looking at this , what seemed like forever snow...

the weather warmed up. Actually we have been about 20 degrees warmer than it should be, 60's and sunny - all week!  Nothing makes it feel more like spring than warm, sunny days. And looking around my yard I found this...

A sure sign of Spring. The daffodills and crocus have started growing!

Welcome Spring!

Now it's time to start cleaning up the yard and spraying to keep the deer away -they love crocus and tulips. I have a wonderful recipe to keep them away. You have to spray it about twice a week , but it works.

4 - raw eggs        1 cup listerine mouthwash( could be generic)     

 gallon jug( I use an old milk jug rinsed out)   water

Whisk the raw eggs and pour into jug; add mouthwash; add enough water to fill jug; shake. Fill a spray bottle with mixture ( sometimes the sprayer clogs up so run water through it ) Store in garage. It smells the longer it sits, so I usually spray at night.

                                         

Plaid Curtains

I've always admired the black and white plaid curtains that I've seen in the country magazines but never thought they would look right in my green living room. Well, at my recent visit to JoAnn fabrics I found a beautiful plaid that I just fell in love with! I thought I would buy enough to make my curtains ( super easy if you know how to sew) and just kind of drape them and if the color didn't look right I could always return it. Well, I think they turned out great!

Here's a picture of my curtains before...

They were the toppers that are kind of puffy,

not too bad but I've had them up for 15 years!

(I hate the way the colors in my pictures look -much better in real life)

So, I painted my rod black and made two side panels...

I think they make the room feel so much bigger, I love the way they turned out.

Unfortunately the plaid doesn't show up very well in the pictures.

What do you think?