A Bright Easter to you

Greetings my friend !

I wanted to share with you one of my new 

Ellen H. Clapsaddle postcards.

I love the sweet faced children in her paintings!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

 According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again

 to a living hope through the resurrection

 of Jesus Christ from the dead.” — 1 Peter 1:3

I hope you have a blessed Easter.

xo Lisa S

Faux Tin Tile Bunny

Hello My Friends! 

Most of the Craft and Dollar Stores have

some chunky cut outs for Spring!

There are so many ways to decorate these.

I used this bunny cut out because

he can stand on his own-

I also needed one of these tiles from the Dollar Tree.

Have you seen these SELF- ADHESIVE WALL TILES ?

They are made of plastic with a raised 3D design.

They are 12'' x 12'' and  $1.25 each

Easily cut with scissors or utility knife.

I removed the backing adhesive sheet. 

I will not be using it.

I traced the area needed

with a pencil.

Save the scraps-

I used white glue to attach tile to the wood piece.

After the glue dried I cut around the bunny shape.

Then painted the entire bunny with white acrylic paint.

I used a damp cloth to wipe paint off on some areas.

The gray raised areas show through.

I put the bunny on a shelf along with a gingham jar 

that I painted a few years ago.

Here's a tutorial on my Jars, in just about any color!

Gingham Jars

With some of the scrap pieces I was able to

cover a wooden heart-

to hang

and to display in my bathroom

and the roof of a small birdhouse.

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These tiles are so easy to use!

I recommend you give them a try.

Thank you for visiting!

xo Lisa S

Wood Spindle Carrots

Hi Friend,

These wood spindles were from a couple of broken chairs 

left out for the trash.

We took them home and used a rubber mallet

to take the chairs apart.

It was easy and a little bit fun!

I have seen so many people

 making these carrots- I had to give it a try.

I had three spindles

that were pretty long, so I cut

them in half.

Now I have 6 pieces.

I left one end flat and used sandpaper to round the other end.

I drilled a hole in the wide end.

I wanted to add some greenery.

I was able to divide this piece into 6 sections.

I will trim the stems short to resemble real carrots.

but first I need to paint-

I used a little brown mixed with Harvest Orange

They needed a couple coats of paint

   After they dried I glued on the greenery

and trimmed the tops of the carrots.

and done!

I had some Raffia in my gift wrapping stash.

I tied 3 together to make a little bundle.

 

I moved the scale back were it belongs then

I tucked them inside a tool box

with some German Paper Mache Eggs.

I may leave them on the table for now,

Thanks for visiting today!

HAPPY SPRING!

xo Lisa S

These spindles were made into flags!

Sharing Some Repurposed Vintage Planters

Hello there!

It's fun to challenge yourself to use

 something in an unusual way.

I love to go thrifting and

 sometimes you can find things

that can be repurposed. 

I found this planter while thrifting-

I put a small piece of foam padding

in the base and now I can find

at least one pair of glasses!

A bowl of shiny- bright glass ornaments

would look nice.

I had some Christmas odds and ends

close by for now-

or

a place for the T.V. remotes

At Christmas time planters always look great

with some greenery .

My GRANDMA gave me this bear years ago.

For a long time it was filled with paint brushes

now a tree and some roses.

Here just a branch and a pinecone.

My Tin Christmas coasters fit nicely-

A great place to tuck some THANK YOU cards!

This pink car is always part of my

Spring decorating -

This baby buggy is decorated for 

'Baby's First Christmas'

I turned this planter in a Pin Cushion.

I had these small planters. 

I used some packing foam to fill the planters.

 I thought this couple would look great with a little tree

in their planter.

I unscrew the wood bases 

on the trees and the wire

 can be poked into the foam base.

I keep my beads

 in old apothecary jars with glass lids.

I used hot glue to attach

 some tinsel to the foam base

( In case I want to remove the decoration later )

I use this hole punch tool to hold the beads in place

so I don't get burned.

Push the beads deep into the tree.

These planters had a square base

 and when pushed together-

Now they make the sweetest little bookends !

They are staying at my house for now.

Have a great day!

Thanks for hanging out with me-

xo Lisa S

These tiny toothpick holders went to the 

Craft Show this past week.