springtime Archives - Linda Nelson

A CLUTCH OF INSPIRATION

February 16, 2016

It’s certainly still heavy coat season in the northeast, but before we know it, crocus flowers will be poking up through the ground, forsythia flower buds will be plumping up, springtime props will accent our abodes……..and eggs will be laid. Yes, they will be laid atop mantles, in hutches, under cloches, within tabletop centerpieces, and will magically find their way into the most curious of places in our homes.

Today I thought I’d lay a little visual clutch of inspiration for you in the hopes that it may hatch a few ideas in your head.

Who says that you can’t clutch eggs in a chum pot? Oh, yes you can…..

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….and, in mop wringers……..

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……..and scale trays.

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Clutch them in deep fryer baskets…….

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and in coffee pots…….

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Stash them inside tomato mashers and cigar boxes……….

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and nestle them within your favorite fashion accessory, too.

Trust me, no one will cackle at you.

Besides, mama always said to never put all of your eggs in one basket. She was right.

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SPRINGTIME ALTERED PICTURE FRAME

I altered this picture frame using scrap materials I had on hand. My “scratch technique” for the glass was literally that; I removed the glass from the frame, placed it on my garage floor, then used a “Cinderella floor scrubbing” motion to create the effect. *CAUTION! DO NOT USE THIS TECHNIQUE WITH TEMPERED GLASS; IT WILL EXPLODE INTO LITTLE PIECES.* I rubbed in a small amount of gesso onto the surface, and wiped the excess off. Gesso is one of my favorite go-to materials; I custom make my own opaque paint colors by mixing it with chalk pastel powder. The linen scrap bow was dyed using a technique I created on the fly. Read my post from the past if you’d like to try it yourself. The sweet little book pages are from a 1929 edition of Bambi that was discarded at the library. A few torn pieces are used to embellish the egg.

This spring time assemblage will find a place among my other decorative musings. It makes me smile.