Joyful Bird Tutorial

Joyful Bird Tutorial

Scrap Paper Bird


When you read this blog….do you ever get  frustrated with me?

Just a little?

I think if I read this blog…..I would totally get on my nerves sometimes.

Seriously.

I’m not even kidding.

I mean….I write a post about a spring mantel with painted bead board and multi-colored birds perched on hanging spray-painted turquoise branches that are suspended in mid-air…..

….without a single word of instruction.Continue reading


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A Mantel Full of Joy

A Mantel Full of Joy


Winter Mantel to Spring Mantel

 

Here it is in action.

My un-decorating…..and re-decorating.

All because I wanted a little lightness and freshness and birds and nests and branches…..

…..and joy.Continue reading


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So Close

So Close

Christmas Eve Mantel

 

Dear recent  Wheel-of-Fortune contestant from Florida,

 

I could not let Christmas Eve pass without telling you how awesome you are.

You go girl.

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How to Make Your Hydrangeas Bloom

How to Make Your Hydrangeas Bloom

Hydrangea Mantel

 

If the Star Trek Enterprise landed nearby and The Federation decided to whisk Kentuckians away to a newly inhabited planet in a nearby solar system.  And they needed only one plant to start the new ecosystem.

And Captain Kirk asked my opinion….I would tell him to bring hydrangea.Continue reading


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