Spring has sprung and it is time to change up my chalkboard! I know we have been seeing chalkboards for a while now in home decor, but I am still crazy about them! When they became “all the rage” a few years ago I fell in love with using them as decorative accents, but I figured their popularity would be short lived. Instead, creative decorators and crafters are continuing to come up with new designs for chalkboards using drawings and gorgeous hand lettering techniques. Old furniture pieces, windows, mirrors, and all sorts of fun junk can be transformed into beautiful works of art with the simple addition of some chalkboard paint.
Welcome everyone to the Hop Into Spring blog hop! I am so excited to be hosting this hop and to be joining nine other talented friends who will be sharing their homes decorated for spring. At the end of my post you will find the complete schedule with links to all of the other tours, so you can hop right into spring with us!
For this hop I am sharing part one of my Early Spring Home Tour, which highlights the living room and dining room. On Friday I will be sharing part two, which will be my Early Spring Kitchen Tour, so please be sure to stop back by then. Now who’s ready for some spring inspiration? I know I am! Let’s get hoppin’!
“Welcome spring!” March is a such an exciting month as we transition into spring decor by incorporating touches of green indoors which reflect the awakening of nature outdoors.
Are you intimidated by faux flowers, wreath making and floral arranging, or are you an old pro? It was only in the last few years that I really started crafting and decorating with faux flowers, and I have to admit I was a bit overwhelmed when I decided to start making wreaths on regular basis. One day, out of nowhere, I decided I was going to be a “master wreath maker,” so I headed to the craft store thinking I would just luck into some perfect combination of materials. I almost always find something amazing on my junkin’ adventures, so I thought surely the flower shopping would be no different. I normally avoided the “tacky-fake flowers” section however, so I was shocked at how gorgeous and realistic faux flowers had become. And there were too many to choose from! I realized I just needed to use a method of design that has always worked for me in the past, which is to base my creations around some sort of decorative item or accessory.
Hello and welcome back to Thursday Favorite Things! I am blessed to be joining Katherine at Katherine’s Corner and a wonderful group of bloggers as a co-hostess for this fantastic weekly blog party. I can’t wait to see what you have to share this week! If you are looking to grow your blog, make new friends, and be inspired each week, this is the place to be. If you would like a chance to be featured, please leave me a comment with the number of your link up. Before we start the party, here’s what I have been up to recently:
I also shared a tribute post dedicated to Reverend Billy Graham, which featured two of my latest junkin’ finds, a vintage Billy Graham book and the first peek of my beautiful antique church pew.
Jamie at So Much Better With Age shared the most amazing before and after of her French Vintage Living Room filled with French country and French farmhouse decor.
Mary at The Boondocks Blog showed us how to give a farmhouse chippy look to a mirror with paint.
Colleen at Life On Kaydoss Creek took us on an amazing virtual spring home tour filled with farmhouse decorating inspiration.
