Autumn Banner

Here's my little craft project from last weekend, an autumn banner.

And here's a close-up of the individual banner pieces...

I used a border punch along the top of each banner piece, and added a flower and glitter leaves on the end border pieces.

The letters were pre-cut chipboard letters that I received in a goody bag at a charity scrapbooking event (or crop). I brushed some glue on each letter and then poured glitter over them and let them dry. I cut the scallop circle using a die and then placed the circle on top of a medallion I created out of some gold tissue paper I had saved from a gift I received (repurpose and reuse!).

Here's a side view of the banner pieces. The medallions really pop off the banner pieces and add some dimension.

And here is the banner hanging above the slider in the kitchen. Bringing just the right touch of fall to the kitchen! (Please excuse the smudged glass, apparently my quick clean job was a little too quick!)

Jenny

A Little Spring Decorating

The sun is shining, the buds on the trees are blooming, the birds are singing!

There's nothing like the first sign of Spring to lift my spirits and make me want to bring a little spring into the house. Just a few touches here and there, and a new Spring banner, and the house is already looking more cheery!

The mantel is one of the easiest parts of the house to update for the seasons. All I added was some spring twigs to my metal vase (purchased from Target), a birds nest beneath one of the candles, and a new Spring banner stamped onto dictionary pages. Simple and quick!

My Spring banner. I love how it turned out!

A close up of one of the banner pieces. I tore out a page from a dictionary, folded the page in half (lengthwise), cut out a triangle to form the upside down V at the bottom, stamped 'SPRING', punched a hole in each top corner (I first reinforced the holes with a circle of paper on the back side of each corner), and tied each banner piece with ribbon onto some pre-beaded wire I've had in my stash. I also ran a gold leaf pen along the edges of the V on each piece. Super easy and cute!

A close-up of my candles and  birds nest.

I am in love with this turquoise piece I found at Beverly's Crafts a few months back.

It's hard to see this little guy, but there's a blue mercury glass birdie that I got at Cost Plus last Christmas. He normally lives in my craft room, but I brought him down for Spring :)

I added a real birds nest to a shelf and placed a little bird in it. He looks so cute that I might just have to leave the nest year round.

The buffet in our dining room. The red doesn't photograph that well, especially with a flash.

My uber creative friend Berta made me this antique fork picture stand and the little vintage tag.

A funky, fun turquoise birdie.

The full shot of the buffet.

And the easiest way to decorate for Spring.....add a new wreath to the front door. Simple and welcoming!

Have you decorated for Spring yet?  Looking for some ideas? I participated in my first "link-party", check my entry # 394 here for a plethora of inspiration and spring ideas! Also, shared here.

Jenny