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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Spring Mantel 2013

 

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

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.

Spring Mantel Tin Can Flower

Cute eh?

Now… onto the whole mantel…

Spring Mantel

I added some real azalea branches…

Spring Mantel (d)

may have to switch out with new ones as they begin to wilt.

Spring Mantel (b)

I was able to use my little sweater birds from Christmas for my spring mantel.

Spring Mantel (c)

I added some real nests (with painted eggs) that I collected last year.

And… the painted pots are from last year’s Summer Mantel.

Spring Mantel (a)

It’s very bright and cheery in the living room now…

Spring Mantel 2013

Love it!

 *** Happy Spring Everyone! ***

(Click here to see my other seasonal mantels)

Linking to:

Jennifer Rizzo

 

 

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13 comments:

  1. Mary LemonMarch 9, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    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!

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  2. UnknownMarch 9, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    Looks great Kendra! Love the colors & the birds. Cool idea with the tin cans!

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  3. UnknownMarch 9, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    Looks great Kendra! Love the colors & the birds. Cool idea with the tin cans!

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    1. Kendra@Creative AmbitionsMarch 9, 2013 at 9:01 PM

      Hey Girl!! Thank you!!! Looks so different in here now... especially from my winter mantel "look"!

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  4. Amy KinserMarch 10, 2013 at 10:20 PM

    So creative!!! Love it and how happy it looks. Whimsical!!

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  5. MindyMarch 12, 2013 at 1:59 PM

    This just screams Spring and Happy! Love how you used something others would throw away and made beauty from it.

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    1. Kendra@Creative AmbitionsMarch 12, 2013 at 6:28 PM

      Thank you Mindy!! I love to upcycle/recycle when I can!!

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  6. Consie @ AtopSerenityHill.comMarch 12, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    I love the pops of turquoise! This is lovely and the flowers are super creative!

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    1. Kendra@Creative AmbitionsMarch 12, 2013 at 6:30 PM

      The turquoise and blues with the white fence really brighten things up around here Consie! Thanks so much and thanks for stopping by!!

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  7. Christina at I Gotta Create!March 18, 2013 at 7:49 AM

    Very creative! I love recycles.

    <3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
    Wildly Original link party every Wednesday.

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    1. Kendra@Creative AmbitionsMarch 18, 2013 at 8:49 AM

      Thanks Christina "I Gotta Create"... so love that name!!! :)

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  8. bjMarch 31, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    Hi, Kendra...I love your mantel...it looks amazing.
    As always, you did such a great job on it.

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