It seems that Spring has already arrived here in Indiana, and so it's time to create a warm, sunny atmosphere inside the Pugh home!
Since my husband works 56+ hours a week at a factory so I can stay at home and be the homemaker God desires me to be, I try to make each dollar stretch as far as possible to show him I value the hours he spends working to provide for us. With this in mind, I searched the house for items I could re-purpose as decor pieces and found several glass bottles/jars I had washed out and saved. I also remembered seeing several projects on Pinterest where people had used paint sample cards from a local paint department.
On my next trip out I stopped by the paint department and picked out some springy paint sample cards.
I decided I wanted to spell the word "Spring," one letter per glass jar. Fortunately, I had ample glass jars to choose from, and in a variety of sizes. I arranged the jars how I thought they would best showcase my letters and please the eye. This is the arrangement I came up with.
Since my husband works 56+ hours a week at a factory so I can stay at home and be the homemaker God desires me to be, I try to make each dollar stretch as far as possible to show him I value the hours he spends working to provide for us. With this in mind, I searched the house for items I could re-purpose as decor pieces and found several glass bottles/jars I had washed out and saved. I also remembered seeing several projects on Pinterest where people had used paint sample cards from a local paint department.
On my next trip out I stopped by the paint department and picked out some springy paint sample cards.
I decided I wanted to spell the word "Spring," one letter per glass jar. Fortunately, I had ample glass jars to choose from, and in a variety of sizes. I arranged the jars how I thought they would best showcase my letters and please the eye. This is the arrangement I came up with.
Next, I arranged my paint sample cards somewhat randomly. I didn't want there to be a pattern to the color arrangement because I wanted it appear "relaxed."I then went to my laptop to find a font! After trying out several fonts, this is the one I chose:
Once the paint was dry, I simply slid the cards into the glass jars. I curled them just a little to get them into the jars without bending them.
A few days after I finished the project I picked up some spring flowers from The Dollar Tree and added a couple to the "SPRING" piece by sliding the stem of the flower behind the paint sample card.
My final product! ...and the only cost was the flowers!
Our Spring Mantle
Very cute
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