Happy Friday! I hope you all had a wonderful week!
I have been itching to get going on all of my holiday projects but I {stupidly} started painting our kitchen table and dining room furniture last week. I have a really bad habit of underestimating how long things are going to take me and this project is no exception. I did, however, get a couple of little Christmas projects in here and there including making a couple of these Christmas planters…
I have been itching to get going on all of my holiday projects but I {stupidly} started painting our kitchen table and dining room furniture last week. I have a really bad habit of underestimating how long things are going to take me and this project is no exception. I did, however, get a couple of little Christmas projects in here and there including making a couple of these Christmas planters…
Since the inside of my house is a mess right now with all of the painting, I thought that I would start some decorating outside!
I had these hanging planter boxes from the summer and transformed them for my fall porch. To decorate things for Christmas, I just turned them around and added some vinyl lettering to the front. After a quick nature walk to pick up some greenery and sticks, they were all ready to go.
I sprayed the sticks with spray adhesive and added some epsom salts to them and had the snowy pinecones from last year. I used florist’s foam in the first basket to hold the branches but I found that good ol’ dirt worked just as well.
I will be finishing off the rest of the front porch tomorrow in between painting and waxing. Stay tuned for the finished results next week. And hopefully I will be able to start to work on a little Christmas magic inside the house too!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Ohhh I like. Nothing screams Christmas more then evergreens and dead branches.
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This is really pretty! I love the idea of using epsom salt outside–we hardly ever get snow, but that would make it at least look like it was winter 🙂
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These hanging planter boxes are so amazing! I bet your whole house is gorgeous… 🙂 You inspire me…. I better get busy! I wanna grow up to be just like you…
hugs x
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Hi, I’m Moni from Zu Haus at Home, had to stop by and tell you how much I love your planter box…so peaceful!
Your planters are so festive and beautifully decked out!!! What a great idea to spray paint the twigs and add epsom salts!
I’d love you to share these at TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS. Link goes live tomorrow at 8:00 pm!
So pretty! Love everything about it!
Very pretty!! Visiting from Savvy Southern Style link party 🙂
-Fotini
Wow! Very Pretty! Happy Thanksgiving! Looking forward to seeing you at My Dream Canvas! I would love for you to see my centerpiece at my Thanksgiving table 🙂 Visiting from Savvy Southern Style! I am following you now.
Jenn,
I adore this idea …but will use my rustic basket indoors, instead! Thanks for sharing your talent and creativity with us! Good luck with your current projects! Visiting from Yvonne’s @ StoneGable!
Fondly,
Pat
What a beautiful winter basket you’ve created–I love the wood tones against the greenery! Very pretty.
Lovely basket! I’ll bet it smells great too! I love using fresh greens to decorate outdoors at Christmas!
I bet your beautiful hanging baskets make your front porch smell soooo Christmasy! Hugs, Penny
Beautiful hanging basket! Love the greenery. Sorry your painting projects took long than expected…that does happen!
Are those cedar branches? I’m wanting to do some decor with cedar but I wasn’t sure how it would stay pretty.
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This is so lovely! Would love if you’d join our Countdown to Christmas link party! Hope to see you there! Have a great week! 🙂
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i just love those greens. wish i had something to just snip snip from!
Lovely! I don’t have any evergreens in my yard (but my neighbor does)–well, I just may have to ask for a few snips. Gorgeous inspiration!
That’s really lovely. I’m curious to know how you added the stamp with the polka dots and words, if you don’t mind telling.
When my hubby and I finally get around to re-doing our new house, I’m thinking rustic all the way! I’d love it if you’d share this at my linky party! http://www.accidentallywonderful.blogspot.com
This is very pretty, well done. Found you over at Happy Hour.
Beautiful as always …xo
Just beautiful! Simple and elegant and so lovely. Thanks for sharing it at Inspiration Friday!
Vanessa
So pretty, Jenn! I think that Epsom salts is the best and most genius thing to use this time of year on crafts! Looks so real! 🙂
xoxo laurie
Beautiful! I love the simplicity of it and the fact that you got your materials from the outdoors, which equals free. Kelly from Everythinginbetweenbykelly.blogspot.com