Spring Mantel

 It's been such a busy week I have lost track of time.  Funny how life can get in the way sometimes!  With March nearly half over I thought I should kick a little into spring gear, starting with our spring mantel.  I have played around with a few items and have settled with this so far:

 I have incorporated some really distressed shutters (which I think I may paint out ivory) and some other neat little accessories.  The bird houses were from the dollar store.  First I painted them black and then followed with a coat of green and blue.  Once dry, I lightly distressed with the mouse sander to bring some of the undercoat through.  I also included the egg topiary that I made with a Styrofoam cone, decorative Styrofoam eggs, hot glue, some moss and paint.  Very easy to put together.  The moss fills in the gaps and disguises any imperfections.

 My clock from Winners!

 Hard to believe that little bunny is just around the corner from making his appearance.  With more daylight hours and this perfect temperature,  I cannot wait to get outside and dabble in all my projects.  The thought of painting our kitchen and dining room is very much on my mind right now.  I am thinking of a shade of grey or a grey/taupe color.  Not sure yet, still playing that one up in my head.  By I do know that the current color has got to go!