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| "How I Found My Style Sundays" will be back next week till then I thought that I would share our spring front porch. I was hoping to get it done before Easter but nothing was coming to me. I was having a major mental block on what to do. Thankfully after I made some moss wreaths -tutorial here- everything came to me. I just love it when that happens! |
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| Welcome to our spring front porch! |
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| The front door received its yearly spring staining. Trust me when I say it is super easy to do on your own! Took me all of an hour to go from dull and worn down to like new. |
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| One of the moss wreaths I made had a few things added to it. The little basket needed something more so I painted our street number on it. |
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| I was excited to bring out a few of my favorite things to add to the porch like the old corbel and Mr. HopAlong. |
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| Mr. HopAlong was a gift from my pal Robyn over at Robyn Story Designs. I mentioned on her FB post awhile back how much I loved him and before I knew it he was mine. Thanx Robyn! |
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| I turned the "HoHoHo" sign from Christmas into a "Welcome" sign. I panicked a little after painting the letters realizing that I never made sure they all would actually fit. I just assumed they would. They did not but I was determined . All I had to do was move the carriage house hardware up and down some. I attached the letters with oil rubbed bronze colored screws that match the carriage house hardware. Back at Christmas I had hot glued the "HoHoHo" letters on and they kept popping off. Lesson learned. Screws it was! I just love the pop of blue the sign brings to the porch! |
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| This is a metal sphere I bought at HomeGoods awhile back. I just glued some leftover moss to it. |
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Thank you for stopping by and visiting today! I hope that you enjoyed this years spring porch. I am already brain storming on summers! Hopefully it will come to me in time!;)
Spring Porch 2013 |
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LOVE your wreath & Mr. HopAlong! I have got to get going on the outside of our home, but its tough when it is early may and plants are JUST now starting to come up and we only have buds on the trees. This has been the slowest spring ever!
ReplyDeleteAngela @ Number Fifty-Three
Pamela, your front porch is gorgeous! I love your moss wreath! You always have the most creative ideas- I love the tiny frame in the wreath! The welcome sign is another great idea and the bunnies are perfect for Spring! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so beautiful! Love the wreath on the door and the welcome sign is so cool! Mr Hop a Long is such a cutie! I noticed our new door has really faded wood. You'll have to give some tips on restaining it!
ReplyDeleteYour porch looks so welcoming and pretty. I love Mr. Hop A Long. How cute is he?! Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteKris
What a fantastic welcome from Mr. Hop A Long! Each detail is just adorable, great job! I'm just loving it! Inspires me to get with it!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, Pamela! Love your new moss wreaths. That Welcome sign is great!
ReplyDeleteLooks great, Pamela. Love your door decor.
ReplyDeleteYour front porch looks so pretty Pamela...I love Mr. Hop A Long!!
ReplyDeleteThat moss wreath is just lovely ~ thank you for the tutorial. Your spring front porch is gorgeous. So welcoming ~ it love it
ReplyDeleteWould like see a tutorial on refinishing your front door.
ReplyDeleteJulie, you would have to wait till next year for me to do a full blown tutorial but here are the easy steps. It is just they way I like to do it and it always turns out beautiful. I use a sanding block and lightly sand down the entire door. Some places may need a little tougher sanding then others if you have any flaky areas from poly coming off. Then I wipe the door down to clean off all the dust. After that I use a cloth and apply Minwax stain. The color I chose was Dark Walnut I believe. Be sure to blend it in to get rid of any streaks. Then to seal it I suggest you purchase Minwax Helsman poly. It is specifically for outdoor wear and tear against the elements. Just apply that with a sponge brush and you are good to go till next year maybe two.
DeleteI just love your spring front porch! Really nice moss wreaths! Mr HopAlong is just adorable, what a fun gift! Your sign is great and I also like that little bunny hiding out on the window sill :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous wreath....love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your Spring front porch ! It looks fabulous ! The welcome sign and wreath are wonderful !
ReplyDeleteBee-YOU-tee-ful!! I love your "WELOME" sign ... and your bunny is too cute! So very fresh and welcoming! Love the garland, too!
ReplyDeleteI love everything about that warm and inviting porch of yours. Great job!
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Anne
So pretty, love the garland and that welcome sign is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery nice job on the wreath! The added numbers give it a great personal touch.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job as always! I love the basket in the wreath was a perfect touch!
ReplyDeletePam I love your front porch decor, it really turned out stunning!!!!
ReplyDeleteRamon
Rowhouseblog.com
Your porch looks darling Pamela. How sweet of Robyn to do that for you. The rabbit is adorable on your porch. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your porch!...love how you turned your HO-HO sign to the Welcome sign...gorgeous wreath and how nice of Robyn to send you that adorable bunny!!!!...
ReplyDeleteLOVE, LOVE what you did with your porch! The little flowers/greenery in your grapevine is great! Love the Welcome sign too. Looks so inviting! I'm a Texas gal also, and sometimes the Texas wind can be a challenge when decorating the porch, but I think all of yours looks like it would hold up great!! Really pretty!
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Ever Evolving Life 4-5
I love this wreath and I just bought a little metal basket like the one you added to your arrangement so I may have to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteTraci
You are one lucky lady to have been give the Bunny head! It is fabulous and take it from someone who LOVES bunnies...I have real bunnies for pets and they are so adorable.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Lynnie