As cold as it is outside right now, we know that spring is on
it's way.  I usually put a different wreath on our front door,
but I think it's about time for a change.  So I have been
collecting all sorts of items, tucking them away
until I had a plan. Pretty, small treasures that caught my eye, got put
aside.  This little tarnished silver crown was the piece that started the theme. I wanted the wreath to look fairly natural.
Almost as if the bird came, found a bare wreath and
then created a home.  A nesting wreath. This little wooden bird hadn't been painted yet.
So I did the first coat on her body dark brown and the wings grey.
Once dried, I used chalk paint, and a dot of brown for her eyes.
Then she was aggressively sanded  and waxed. I hot glued dry moss, extra twigs and raffia
into all the bigger openings along the wreath.
The nest is layers of fabric, recycled paper,
burlap and a lot of hot glue. Using some of my leftover fabric, I stencilled
a tiny WELCOME banner. Then a few skeleton keys
were aged and hung at beginning and end of
the welcome banner. I love the texture of the wreath against
the strength of the black door.
It makes a nice contrast. If you look closely you can see the sparkly beads
that I added.  They are beads that I have had in my bead
box for about 2 years.  I never could make them work in any
of my projects, until now. I wanted just a hint of color, a  little touch of blue...
yes, like a robins egg blue! The ribbon was too bright, so I Chalk Painted it.
Not an easy task, but made it look
weathered and aged. Now I am waiting until I can do a little
planting out here.... I am partying with

Thoughts from Alice

Lavender Garden Cottage

Dwellings- The Heart of Your Home

Between Naps on the Porch

Knick of Time

Our Home Away From Home
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