So often I see something that I want to take a photo of, grab the camera, take the photo, then load it to the computer…only to have other photos that are a priority and pictures that are forgotten. With the “new” of spring, I was determined not to do that! I love spring. I love the color. I love the fresh air. It inspires me to grab the camera and capture what I see.
Here’s a view from my lens as spring is coming to life in Tennessee!
Pinterest inspired me to put together spring decor for our mantle. I gathered things I already had around the house and grouped it together. I used lots of Easter candy (jelly beans, malted milk balls, Cadbury mini eggs, Peeps, Rainblo eggs and Caramel filled Cadbury eggs).
The “Spring” picture is one that I put together. My fabulous sister-in-law and I do Letter Photography. We love finding letters in ordinary, everyday objects! I sell these prints as well as individual letters on my photography website Life LENS Love. (While all the letters are loaded online, I am in the process of loading the prints, so check back in a few days and I should have them all loaded!)
The subway art is a free download from the incredibly talented ladies at eighteen25. They have others that are birthday, etc. I recommend jumping over there and taking a look at the great things at their site if you haven’t already.
I painted 2 glass candle stick holders that I had. (I bought them years ago at the dollar store.) I used a foam brush to paint them, but I think spray painting them would have been much easier! I also painted the lids to the pickle jars that I had saved. Once the paint was dry, I hot glued the jars to the candle stick holder. I then filled one with jelly beans and one with some Easter grass, a few jelly beans and a chocolate bunny. It took my kids a few days (and my nephew-the REAL chocolate lover-a few days more!) to quit asking to eat the chocolate bunny.
As simple as these are, I’m excited to fill them for other seasons! I’m also saving more jars to glue to more candle stick holders to add to the collection. I don’t think I will paint them black, though. Anyone have any color suggestions?
This is my favorite! It is so “springy” (no, not bouncy…you know “Eastery”). Cadbury Mini Eggs, Peep Bunnies and plastic eggs. That’s it!
I enjoyed putting all of this together and we all enjoy it on the mantle. I hope it will inspire you to find things you already have and decorate for the season!
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Click on the link to see the initial time lapse of the deck building process. I’ve put a request out to my Facebook friends to help decide the song. Once that is decided, I’ll load the final version with a song.
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