Egg Wreath and Easter Decor

I do not own many easter/spring decorations so I was on the hunt for just a few trinkets to place around the house and a way to spruce up my living room. I decided to use an idea that I saw on Martha Stewarts website. She made these cute egg wreaths and I wanted to make one of my own just a little different.

This is the wreath that I started with. I bought it from Walmart for $3.50.

These are the three paint colors that I chose. I already had them so they were free. The names of the colors are Calypso Sky, Blue Sapphire and Fresh Foliage. I thought about using fake eggs but why when i already have some in my fridge. I used 6 eggs and just had to blow the yolks out. To do this I used a nut pick (haha) which is what you use to dig the meat from a nut. Anyway I gently poked a hole in the large end and then a small hole in the other end. When both holes were created I then gently blew into the smaller hole to blow the yolk out the opposite end. When it was empty I ran some water through it to rinse it out and left to dry. When they were dry I painted two coats of paint on each egg.

When they were dry I used a glue gun and attached them to the wreath. I hung it above my mantle that had a spring redo also. I love the way that it turned out and I hope you do too.

A little something for my dinning room

My dinning room is not finished and it is attached to my kitchen. It is fairly large and we added a buffet with cabinets for extra storage. I have not posted any pictures or anything with my dinning room because I am hoping to have it done soon. Last night however, I was attempting to finish painting the bead board that we hung and was just not feeling it. Instead I ended up trying to hide my tv trays that are wasting space but I am to cheap to get rid of. The only time they get used is when my neices and nephews come to visit, but they do get used all the same. I do not want to get rid of them and then down the road wish that I had them. Needless to say they are in no way attractive and have nothing to add to any space in my home. In an attempt to keep them and hide them I came up with this.

The tv tray rack is in the back and I unfolded one of them and sat it in front. I used a blue sheet and drapped it over the trays to cover them up. I had the mirror given to me by my mother and I painted the wine bottles with a metallic spray paint. On each of the bottles I wrote a cute little saying. "Eat, Drink and be Merry" and the other says "Bless all who gather here". The basket was the only item that was purchased and it came from Pier 1 on sale for $5. I am happy with the final outcome and it adds a little to the space.

Entry Way Update

As much as I would love an entry way that everyone drooled over when they walked in, I unfortunatly do not have that. When you enter my front door you walk right into our living room. I think that it looks pretty but something was missing. I have been looking online for a couple of weeks for ideas and everywhere I look I find photo walls. I knew that I would love to hang pictures as soon as you walk in but I did not want to have to take out a loan to buy a ton of frames to fill the space. Our wall is huge and we have high slanted ceilings. I knew that this would add some character to the space.

A couple of days ago i went to my local dollar tree and purchased 12 frames. They range in size from 4x7 to 8x10. They are black and silver and I just love the way that it turned out.