Painted vase, paper flowers and washi tape......

I know, I know…… vases are made for flowers, but who said they had to be real flowers?

Remember this vase?

Well, it needed a paint job! LOL! So that’s what I did

1 bottle of acrylic paint was all I needed to coat this little girl (I got it on sale for .67 at HobLob). Lots of swishing (the paint I bought was pretty thick, so not so much swishing, just turning and coaxing!) Since the shape of this vase was not straight up-and-down, I couldn’t use a paint brush. As a lot of the tute’s say, turn upside down, then move the vase every 15 minutes or so. That way the paint doesn’t puddle that much and your vase won’t get stuck to the paper! Not too shabby for only $1.17!

Ms. M has a Sizzix machine, so she was able to crank out some really cute flowers in no time for me! All done in our citrus tablescape theme! I had some wooden skewers that I wrapped in washi tape, then just taped the flowers onto them {I cut the skewers to different lengths too}.

This is a bright and cheery part of my tablescape. This reveal is taking a little longer to put together, as I’m trying not to go out and purchase a lot of things to add to it. Also trying to take advantage of things around the neighbor’s yard my yard that work well too!

Oh, by-the-by, look at these super cute placemats! Easy-peasy and cheap! Will post on these tomorrow!

I really appreciate you coming by to take a look-see at what I've been up to! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! :)
Sharing this on-going project with the following AWESOME link-up parties!!!

CraftOManiac
TaterTots and Jello
Design Dazzle
Uncommon Designs
Savvy Southern Style
The 36th Avenue
Ivy and Elephants

Be sure to go by and see all of the other great ideas for DIY crafting!

In Bloom.......

This has been such a mild winter, so everything here in the South has started to bloom! I don’t ever remember our Azalea bushes showing off their color in the middle of February, but that’s when they started! Now the bushes are just alive with color, along with our yellow pollen-laden cars! {That’s the only think I DON’T like about Spring, but hey, take a Zyrtec and live with it, right? LOL!}

I just LOVE to photograph flowers. Don’t know why, but I do. I guess because they’ll sit still long enough for me to adjust my manual mode to get just the right setting {unlike kids or dogs!}.

As I was walking around our house the other day, here are just a sample of what’s IN BLOOM right now……

Azaleas.....

Dogwoods......

Tea Olive.....

Peach colored Azalea....

Wisteria.......

Bridal Bush.....

These will turn into dew berries (or I call them Blackberries!LOL!)

Not sure what this is, but it's filled with beautiful yellow flowers and provides awesome shade in the summer for the dog! Good thing you can't see all of his HOLES underneath :)

GORGEOUS Crimson colored Azalea........

Lantana! We've got so many "volunteer" Lantana bushes. Bring on the Butterflies!

And this Honeysuckle is about ready to burst with color and SMELL! I think I've got this on all of my fences!

We’ve also been BLESSED with rain this early spring! For the last couple of years we’ve been in severe drought conditions, so two of my prettiest Azaleas didn’t bloom, and I was a little concerned they had died for good. But, as you can see, they are doing well and will hopefully have a full showing this year!

I hope you enjoyed this garden tour! :)