The trees are starting to bud and bloom here in Tennessee.
It definitely put me in the mood to get my mantel decorated for Spring!
I decided to get a little “artsy” with it (as I always do) and make these…
Tin Can Flowers
I used Tin Snips to cut the cans up and manipulated the pedals with my needle nose pliers.
DO NOT do this without gloves… it WILL cut you!
I hammered holes in them, cut some fabric circles and hammered upholstery tacks in for the center.
Cute eh?
Now… onto the whole mantel…
I added some real azalea branches…
may have to switch out with new ones as they begin to wilt.
I was able to use my little sweater birds from Christmas for my spring mantel.
I added some real nests (with painted eggs) that I collected last year.
And… the painted pots are from last year’s Summer Mantel.
It’s very bright and cheery in the living room now…
Love it!
*** Happy Spring Everyone! ***
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Wow. I really love your tin flowers. Do you ever make these to sell? I would love to have a few. Great mantel. I really like birds nests, real ones when I can find them. My Easter/Spring mantel has lots of birds and eggs!
ReplyDeleteMary... thank you!!! I sent you an email!! :)
DeleteLooks great Kendra! Love the colors & the birds. Cool idea with the tin cans!
ReplyDeleteLooks great Kendra! Love the colors & the birds. Cool idea with the tin cans!
ReplyDeleteHey Girl!! Thank you!!! Looks so different in here now... especially from my winter mantel "look"!
DeleteSo creative!!! Love it and how happy it looks. Whimsical!!
ReplyDeleteThis just screams Spring and Happy! Love how you used something others would throw away and made beauty from it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mindy!! I love to upcycle/recycle when I can!!
DeleteI love the pops of turquoise! This is lovely and the flowers are super creative!
ReplyDeleteThe turquoise and blues with the white fence really brighten things up around here Consie! Thanks so much and thanks for stopping by!!
DeleteVery creative! I love recycles.
ReplyDelete<3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
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Thanks Christina "I Gotta Create"... so love that name!!! :)
DeleteHi, Kendra...I love your mantel...it looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteAs always, you did such a great job on it.