Spring Wreath

Hello everyone!  I have not been here for a week and I have missed it so much!  Our computer went kaboom and so today we bought a new one!  Yipee!  So happy to be back and hope everyone has been great! 

I do not have a big post today but I wanted to make sure I got on to see what everyone was up to.  I did manage to make a spring wreath for our front door.  I did not take any pictures while I was putting it together but here is an after picture.

For my first wreath, I think it turned out nicely.

I bought all my items from Hobby Lobby:

Straw wreath
yarn
stick pins
ribbon
flowers

I took the plastic covering off the wreath to wrap the yarn around it.  I am not sure if this was a good idea or not because it made a huge mess, but that's what I did. 
While wrapping the yarn around it, I would place a small stick pin in every so often.  I used pins with yellow heads.  It took awhile to wrap this little thing, but after about 3 to 4 hours I had it done.  I went back and did a second wrapping but didn't take as much care to the placement of the yarn.  I was tired!
I cut the two flowers and just stuck them in the wreath.  Then I took the ribbon, cut how much I wanted and tied it to my wreath hanger.  If I want to change out the ribbon, I just untie it from the hanger.  Pretty easy.

Well, that is all for today!  Again, I am really happy to be back!  Woo-hoo!

Parties I linked up with:

Six Sister's Stuff
Crafty Texas Girls-Cowgirl Up
Southern Lovely
One Artsy Mama
Shaken Together

Blog Award

Hello out there!  What a week it has been.  The biggest thing happening here right now is our computer issues.  I miss getting on and seeing what everyone is up to and posting on my blog.  It is hit or miss with this computer right now, so be patient with me as my posts might not be as often.

Now for some good news!  Evelyn over at My Turn (for Us) has nominated my blog for a Liebster Blog Award!  How awesome is that for ya?  I am so flattered and happy!  I told her she made my whole week.  Head on over to her blog and check out her many family stories and adventures!

 

So now it is my turn to pass on the award to 5 blogs that I think are awesome and differently worth sharing!

1.  Unique By U  Ursie has so many great ideas on everything from crafts to home decor.  I love to see what she is going to do next!

2.  Four Marrs and One Venus  Jen has a wonderful blog.  She writes about craft ideas and her family.  Go see for yourself and enjoy.

3.  Two Yellow Birds Decor  Jill has a fantastic blog full of craft ideas.  Go visit and get inspired!  I do every time I read her blog!

4.  Life on the Miracle-Round  Kim has a beautiful blog with craft and recipe ideas.  She also has great ideas on spending quality and fun family time together.

5.  Lovely memories  Daisy has a cool blog where you can check out her awesome eye for fashion, cooking  and get craft ideas too.  Go take a look!

That was fun!  I hope everyone has a good time visiting all of these awesome ladies!

Here are the rules for passing the Liebster Blog Award along:

*Choose 5 up and coming blogs to award with less than 
   200 followers. 
*Show your appreciation to the blogger who awarded you by linking back to them. 
*Post the award on your blog. 
*Link back to the blogs you are awarding so that everyone else can pay them a visit. 

It's a Plant Holder!

Hey everyone!  Hope your Monday has been great!  We have had some computer issues going on at The Waits household, so I was not able to do my Easy Menu Monday.  Sorry!  Hopefully next week things go better!  If I had a new hard drive things would be great and we may have to get a new one soon.  I highly recommend backing up pictures and videos.  Also, anything you do on your blog!  I am sure most of you back up everything already, but for us procrastinators it takes something happening to get done what needs to be done!

I am going to share with you the plant holder I did last week.  I had an old bathroom metal shelf that I had been hanging onto and decided it would be great for holding plants.  Here is a before of the shelf:

We had some left over blue spray paint and I thought, why not!

Then we hung it up on the back fence with a couple of wood screws.

Looks good right?  Next we needed some planters.  I got 3 plastic planters and we screwed those into the fence because I did not want them to fall off since the planter is up high on the fence.

 These are ready for some plants!

I love it!  We left a space for another planter if I want one, but for now there is a birdhouse that my son and I made together sitting there looking good.  I can see this from my backdoor and it makes me smile every time!  I love reusing things from around the house and making them shine again and giving it a new purpose!  What have you reused around your house lately?


Parties I linked up with:

It all started with paint
My Favorite Finds
a bowl full of lemons
The Real Housewives of Riverton
Sugar Bee Crafts
the Sasse life
Tales of a Trophy Wife
Southern Lovely
Polkadots on Parade
Six Sister's Stuff