It’s a Spring Thing Favorites

As I look out the window at the snow flurries (yet again!), I’ve decided to look for spring elsewhere…

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Over the past month, four blog friends (me included) hosted “It’s a Spring Thing” link party, sharing our own spring DIY projects:

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  1. Emily: driftwood & clay candlesticks at Merry Pad 
  2. Roeshel: indoor spring fairy garden at DIY Show Off
  3. Lana: infant’s magnetic playhouse at Making a House a Home
  4. Kim: bar makeover at Design Thoughts blog

and rather than look at the cold and snow outside, I diverted my eyes to the “It’s a Spring Thing” party and compiled a list of inspiring favorites. Take a look:

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  1. Moss covered star and birdhouses by a Diamond in the Stuff
  2. Spring welcome sign by Inspired Honey Bee
  3. Mason jar/heart door hanging by Your Creative Friend
  4. DIY butterfly bell jar by the Pin Junkie
  5. DIY succulent planter by Liz Marie blog
  6. Spring umbrella flower door hanger by The Weekend Country Girl 
  7. Spring flower arrangement by Mod Vintage Life
  8. Terrarium tutorial at Pieced Pasttimes

Thanks to the above talented ladies for taking the time to share their inspiring spring projects and to everyone who participated by linking up!

You can find all of my SPRING related projects in my holiday/seasonal project gallery

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Miss the party and have some spring DIY to share? Link up at the weekly ‘THAT DIY PARTY‘!

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Paper Mache Easter Egg craft

A day with freezing rain isn’t my ideal spring day, but it is still officially winter. Spring. In like a lion, right? ::groan::

Fortunately, this dip-dyed {painted} paper mache Easter egg craft is a cheerful easy DIY project which aided in averting my eye from the cold, gloom and sleet outside.

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I don’t think you really need a tutorial. But, since writing up a “how to” is what I love to do, I’m going to tell you what I did anyway. 😉

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Materials:

  • Paper mache eggs
  • FrogTape
  • DecoArt Americana acrylic craft paints

Wrap FrogTape around the paper mache egg to create a faux dipped line. Using my fingernail, I rubbed the edge of the tape to activate the Paint Block Technology to prevent paint from seeping underneath the tape, to create a crisp clean line.

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Then I simply painted the bottom of my paper mache eggs using different spring-inspired colors:

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Pull away/remove FrogTape while paint is still wet. It’s a little tricky! After I was done, I thought: “I should have used a set of tongs or something to get a better grip on my egg.” #hindsight

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Allow paint to dry. (I just set mine on the cellophane paper mache egg packaging.)

Decorate!

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Do you decorate with Easter eggs {faux or real} this time of year?

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Joining Lana over at Making a House a Home for “It’s a Spring Thing” linky party where she shares her sweet little DIY playhouse for her little guy.

diy-play-house by Making a House a Home

There’s another It’s a Spring Thing link party too! Fun! I’m joining the party by linking up with my best blog girlfriends too.

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What are you working on? You’re invited to link up & share!
Joining the party with Amanda too!
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Spring Decorating

Five days until spring officially arrives but who’s counting? This girl! I’ve been ready since January. Not to mention, Easter Sunday is only a little over 2 weeks away too and we’re hosting. So, time to start decorating, starting with the dining room and a little Easter vignette…

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I dusted off my DIY Pottery Barn inspired Happy Easter eggs from two years ago for the occasion and put together a centerpiece…

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DIY Pottery Barn inspired decorative Easter eggs tutorial

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Just reading the message on my DIY spring sign makes me think of spring sunshine.

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and an indoor fairy garden in a miniature greenhouse has me just itching to see green outdoors…

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Okay. It’s my birthday today, so let’s have a party! 🙂 It’s my turn to host the Countdown to Spring party. Last on the list, but that means it’s nearly spring!

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I’ve had so much fun collaborating with My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Sand & Sisal, Domestically Speaking and It’s So Very Cheri. Did you see their spring projects too? Check them out!

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Are you decorating for spring or Easter or even St. Patrick’s Day? Let’s see your spring goodies!  Link up your spring décor, mantels, recipes, crafts… you name it… as long as it’s spring related, please share!