Birds and Branches

This has been such a cold Spring... very few warm days with a lot of cold and dreary ones. The flowering trees and growing things got a late start. Then just when they thought it was safe, we had nights of temps in the 20's. So the peach tree, plum tree, and cherry tree have had their bloom time disturbed and cut short. 

The Apple tree is a little later, so I'm hoping it will not be affected. I went outside searching for something that was blooming and it was the only thing, but aren't they sweet? The little pink blooms look like tiny rosebuds waiting to bust out.

I love to play with paper, and I'm always on the lookout for old bottles that can be decoupaged for Holidays and the Seasons. There were some adorable bird graphics a couple of years ago from a line of Martha Stewart Crafts, but nowhere to be found now. I've kept that idea in my head, since I love all things "Bird-y". 

I've had this Cavallini poster for a year or so, and bought it with the idea of cutting out the individual birds in their "frame" and maybe putting them in a vintage frame with glass. But I realized I could use some of the smaller graphics for my Bottle Project.

You all know how to decoupage, but I just put a layer on the back side of the cutout, centered it, and then when it was dry, I did a layer of Mod Podge on the front. This keeps it from coming loose or disintegrating if it might get wet.

I found the large green tinted jug last week when we were out shopping, and the small flat bottle I've had in my stash for years. The little votive-like glass holder I found at Hobby Lobby last year in the candle section. It would be fun to do individual decoupaged glass candles for a table accent or along the mantel.

I wasn't sure where I wanted to group them, so they landed on the console table in the Entry. I moved my new/old oil landscape, and replaced it with another Cavallini Calender graphic on a canvas that is a little more "Spring-y".

The calender page was just cut down and attached to the old canvas with tape. That way I can remove it easily and use another graphic.

This photo is from last Fall, when I used a calender graphic of a pale gray Hydrangea on the Dining Room buffet. I love the brown speckles of "Foxing" on the old canvas.

This was such an easy little project, and a lot of fun. When the branches dry out, I can use some faux branches with Cherry Blossoms or Pussy Willows.

also joining in here:

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

 Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life, 

 Vintage Charm at Our Hopeful Home

Thursday Favorites at Follow the Yellow Brick Home, 

Farmhouse Friday at County Road 407