Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Spring

I think spring just makes me want to refresh things and there is just something about making something out of nothing that feels oh so good.


WALL ART - FRAMES
When I lived in my little avenues apartment in Salt Lake, I had the greatest bedroom with old brick walls. I loved those walls because I could put as many holes in the mortar as I wanted! At one point, I picked up a bunch of picture frames from the DI and spray painted them all white and arranged them on the brick wall in a collage like so (those yellow flowers are the ones I got when Andy proposed to me):


Since Andy and I have been married, these frames have been in the bottom of the basement in a box. Because we live in a little old house with plaster walls, holes in the walls are problematic because they can make the wall crack. So, I thought my white frame collage was a thing of the past. Then, I had the idea to hot glue them together. We actually suspended them with fishing line from a hook that was already at the very top of the wall. And now I have a little something new to look at that cost $0 and didn't even require putting a hole in the wall. Score.


WALL ART - WHITE RHINO
I recently consigned a few items at the local consignment shop and with the earnings, I picked up this funky white rhino (which apparently is a form of marijuana, who knew?). It adds the right amount of edge to the room. I love it!


ZEBRA PILLOW
At my card/craft group, we made throw pillows and this is mine. I love how it turned out. I used stuffing from an old pillow and got the fabric 40% off at JoAnn's.


MOSS-COVERED LETTERS
I made these for my card/craft group girls and love how they turned out. They weren't free but they certainly weren't $79 like the Pottery Barn ones where I got the inspiration. More like $5.


And this one is mine...


BRINGING OUT SPRING
Just brought up a few items from seasonal storage.



I turned this tiered basket into our Easter baskets and made little tags to go along with it.




BEDSPREAD FLIP
Our bedspread was like this all winter:


I loved it but was ready for a change so I just flipped it over one day and turned the shams around and it satisfied my need for change beautifully.

Lovin' that new headboard...

GLITTER EGGS
Boiled, sprayed with spray adhesive and glittered.



Got hung up on the glitter concept and glittered some gifts for my nieces birthdays, Natalee and Ally.

Only do the glitter projects if you don't mind your hands looking like this.

4 comments:

Glenda said...

Nicole you INSPIRE me! Every picture was like wow! Although the Rhino head was a little to edgy for me! Love your touch!

Emily said...

Love the white frames, and you are spot on with that rhino head, love, love, love!

-Kyle and Emily- said...

man I need to be in your card class. loving your spring decor and the rhino!

Ashlee said...

what fun spring updates! i have been really wanting to make a moss letter since i saw it in potterybarn too and you DID it, makes me want to actually follow through-yours turned out awesome!!