I picked up this little crate from Goodwill yesterday. I was going back and forth on whether to keep the natural color or paint it. So I did a little of both. I gave it a "white-wash" instead - basically spreading on some paint and then wiping it off to get just a hint of color. I left some of the natural wood showing too. I notice a couple of little paint oopsies but those...
There is this marvelous photo floating around Pinterest of an Easter nest in an urn. Perhaps, you've seen it? I was so excited because I had all of the components I needed for a quick copycat. I got this little urn a few weeks ago at Goodwill. It's the perfect size to add a little nest. It could probably use a few coats of paint but I do like the chippy look. I added some faux...
According to my calculations, there are 24 more days until the official start of spring. Good enough for me to start breaking out the spring and Easter decorations. I have two cloches that I switch out depending upon the season/holidays. For Valentine's Day, I used my pink one but spring calls for this pretty robin's egg blue one. I actually keep this nest out all year. It sits on a vintage typewriter in our corner...
