A Little Spring Vignette

Is it feeling and looking like spring in your neck of the woods?  With piles of old snow still around here in Michigan, cold temps, and even more of the white stuff in the forecast tomorrow, I think Mother Nature is more than a bit confused!

Regardless of the weather, we can still have fun indoors playing with spring themed decor and crafts, right?

So today I thought I'd share with you a little vignette that I put together, and a cute craft idea that might put a spring in your step!

What began as a humble little cardboard carton holding fresh mushrooms, was transformed into the cute petite basket you see here!

 I had so much fun creating this basket, as well as putting together this springy display!

 Perched atop a vintage silver pedestal with the perfect amount of patina is a sweet little glass cloche full of faux bird's eggs.

In the background are a pair of French themed wooden decoupaged plates that I created a few years ago.

 A tiny vintage silver creamer (with more of that patina that I so love!) holds one of my decoupaged and glittery flower embellished eggs.

 Ok, getting back to my little basket.  It was a very sturdy cardboard carton, that I just knew was full of crafting potential!  I immediately though "Easter Basket"!  So I decoupaged torn pages of vintage sheet music all over, including the inside of the carton.

 I then fashioned a twisted wire handle from pretty wired floral garland.

A copy of a vintage French soap label, courtesy of the Graphics Fairy, was decoupaged to the front.

 To embellish the basket, I added pretty creamy cotton lace to the top, and added a cute black and white paper flower, both from Michael's.

I filled the basket with crinkled shredded brown kraft paper, a darling little birdie, and a petite faux nest and eggs.

The little bird actually was pretty worse for wear when I first found him.  He was stuffed inside of a birdcage that I picked up at a thrift shop awhile back.  I didn't have the heart to toss him at the time, even though he looked, well, pretty tired!

So I decided to cover him in clear glitter ('cause you know how much I love my glitter!), and I think he looks much happier now!

 I'm so happy with the way my little basket turned out!  I had all of the materials on hand, so the cost was basically free!

So I hope that I've inspired you to take a closer look at items you may be about to toss in the trash or recycling, and see them as potential craft projects!
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