Interior Design Ideas for Your Modern Home: Spring Decorating Ideas

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SPRING VIGNETTE IN THE KITCHEN

SPRING VIGNETTE IN THE KITCHEN

I love white tulips! So when I found these beauties at our local grocer's they came home with me. The kitchen table at StoneGable is the...

4:29 AM

NEST INSPIRATION

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpOGCujd392KlzpEJC5oRIrpVo_y1H3NosyJeyVb25S72rGvHUNEYPgLr2_B7m1SJ6MSYfKp6Sf_9o9-vxeEZddpjQWgXkbXKsCQXD4wGQwEQmalN6IwqPA0QSI100bBo0pb39pKLE8ab/s1600/Feather+Your+Nest+Title+Page.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpOGCujd392KlzpEJC5oRIrpVo_y1H3NosyJeyVb25S72rGvHUNEYPgLr2_B7m1SJ6MSYfKp6Sf_9o9-vxeEZddpjQWgXkbXKsCQXD4wGQwEQmalN6IwqPA0QSI100bBo0pb39pKLE8ab/s640/Feather+Your+Nest+Title+Page.png" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">NESTS...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a sure sign of spring at StoneGable</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a little of twiggy inspiration...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Decorating and tablesetting are great ways to use nests!!!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOL6DPl-z5qxyY0IxTZgdxW2kqAVHXwBtjIJz-pBdr9SMcS0ZGNAwDNwkbbzQ_TWv51_EjwHbw0nnMbuZpT3m_J-uGoiICHOXWkM7g2WSOMD0169ko0iCQbUL1iVit5kdqDnxkSOeMrbVM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOL6DPl-z5qxyY0IxTZgdxW2kqAVHXwBtjIJz-pBdr9SMcS0ZGNAwDNwkbbzQ_TWv51_EjwHbw0nnMbuZpT3m_J-uGoiICHOXWkM7g2WSOMD0169ko0iCQbUL1iVit5kdqDnxkSOeMrbVM/s640/Copy+of+IMG_6028.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/04/spring-nesting-tablescape.html" target="_blank">SPRING NESTING TABLESCAPE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This pretty-in-pink nest was easy to make!  I took a plain nest and added cherry blossoms, eggs and moss... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqS4dHhba6S3KthmBlCU90FFPBjaTf-0JyUjQ991PV1dNOovyajb6bOCSnwLes0oea4VVW1zLgARJIfxyvLNdXrpEONAfcALjFtMSW3KBOz-K-1UUt3dUBgvuaOz_HIGVU5k7VNPCzTSV/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqS4dHhba6S3KthmBlCU90FFPBjaTf-0JyUjQ991PV1dNOovyajb6bOCSnwLes0oea4VVW1zLgARJIfxyvLNdXrpEONAfcALjFtMSW3KBOz-K-1UUt3dUBgvuaOz_HIGVU5k7VNPCzTSV/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5825.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now this is so fun! A nest on a stack of cups and saucers...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7vAvN7hyphenhyphenh4LXakPRy2SR8tjThGRcXvCWGJC-oWN-S7sWb-id_6hADa_bPTGw-8D3EVLZ-qvwI_dP4TUVjE3uPefFkkYmYPGfhHA64zKg82YUfbJcbrROkqetAePuzo14h5fy1YYZuS8d/s1600/Freather+your+nest+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7vAvN7hyphenhyphenh4LXakPRy2SR8tjThGRcXvCWGJC-oWN-S7sWb-id_6hADa_bPTGw-8D3EVLZ-qvwI_dP4TUVjE3uPefFkkYmYPGfhHA64zKg82YUfbJcbrROkqetAePuzo14h5fy1YYZuS8d/s640/Freather+your+nest+3.png" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring nests find an abode in my little corner cupboard...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzJsV4-yHvYQiVIWUO2PRScAjp3xfcrWWaBo_tsxHRmplSJDlOj68UK5D5pw2nyCPMj0rgi-SKax5xWg1Lgyo5MhI72WcewJg2_rifwo1yg1ImS5aoSsIzJNT1TDAauPdvnUekctRehAI/s1600/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_5109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzJsV4-yHvYQiVIWUO2PRScAjp3xfcrWWaBo_tsxHRmplSJDlOj68UK5D5pw2nyCPMj0rgi-SKax5xWg1Lgyo5MhI72WcewJg2_rifwo1yg1ImS5aoSsIzJNT1TDAauPdvnUekctRehAI/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_5109.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not a nest, but almost mimics one! I planted pansies in egg shells and nestled them into egg cups. The  willow wreath is a nod to a tiny nest...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dZtDmq04QM1m3JctKL3cajxgg8CSAHyUtLdSzP9rc6Y86B067UuErp2X3Lep99VRDfz1fajwbwFE2ThRjbxPPfavV2MpGMObvxxFtk4wwT2hECAIfRdCjGVYSnaVimtjqgL5vXLf7ltI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dZtDmq04QM1m3JctKL3cajxgg8CSAHyUtLdSzP9rc6Y86B067UuErp2X3Lep99VRDfz1fajwbwFE2ThRjbxPPfavV2MpGMObvxxFtk4wwT2hECAIfRdCjGVYSnaVimtjqgL5vXLf7ltI/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2290.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/03/pansies-in-eggshell-pots.html" target="_blank">PANSIES IN EGG SHELL CUPS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite "perches" for nests are on candlesticks!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6ZgOSc9ToBEJp0lOghg-3WiLSGFcJ7RBUCnwsDA35ucUZz-fc-SBHNCKFoP7N_TDVT_mkezh_18bL5Gqowb-aZZDouMRwJY0k4ZN2g8qrYi321JKPyuOBCa0-Et0uSoRAeuBc5OOEtbw/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6ZgOSc9ToBEJp0lOghg-3WiLSGFcJ7RBUCnwsDA35ucUZz-fc-SBHNCKFoP7N_TDVT_mkezh_18bL5Gqowb-aZZDouMRwJY0k4ZN2g8qrYi321JKPyuOBCa0-Et0uSoRAeuBc5OOEtbw/s640/Copy+of+IMG_4676.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Silver and nests... perfect match...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLV6ixGYMNfLfAQFOnx_bD5BCoPONqqUPE6S5Anh0byzLVS7-DwszGeydEqVhzJEevLCo7NQX-f_oc-Zjf7d6EpP7WfIVqMdP1abF7NeBCcMo6Ia6kCMS0lxNPnNTKHUtqJgGFSQo5sP7/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLV6ixGYMNfLfAQFOnx_bD5BCoPONqqUPE6S5Anh0byzLVS7-DwszGeydEqVhzJEevLCo7NQX-f_oc-Zjf7d6EpP7WfIVqMdP1abF7NeBCcMo6Ia6kCMS0lxNPnNTKHUtqJgGFSQo5sP7/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5761.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Adding a little fluff to almost any serving piece makes a very upscale nest...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfhbwuFstJzrIuYFo16RTVYASOtBELl-xHn-EvkQ_8eOHceKss3Gl3COj579uzCELV5kdDNyh6iQ4ZBh_QIaKFMhg45lglWFAgDEmm1SVTQWpE_XZtLFfFN2RP_vkUJShIik74XIlWs2Y/s1600/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_5762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfhbwuFstJzrIuYFo16RTVYASOtBELl-xHn-EvkQ_8eOHceKss3Gl3COj579uzCELV5kdDNyh6iQ4ZBh_QIaKFMhg45lglWFAgDEmm1SVTQWpE_XZtLFfFN2RP_vkUJShIik74XIlWs2Y/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_5762.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I enjoy playing Mother Nature by making my own nests. They are easy, inexpensive and can be made in any  size.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made this nest earlier in the spring and propped it up on a pretty curvy branch from the garden...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwCq-Qw6wFcOwyPVOn1Ux_mbGewne6akY8tRilvTRRkdh-38sZtdDck7BO4ynNl1H1WWocc6P8O7IpttZUB61kL52-NA3qd59SpI12Rbgn6r4Hm3QXOLi9Ex-5MywrxgAxVv5afvzxDAL/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwCq-Qw6wFcOwyPVOn1Ux_mbGewne6akY8tRilvTRRkdh-38sZtdDck7BO4ynNl1H1WWocc6P8O7IpttZUB61kL52-NA3qd59SpI12Rbgn6r4Hm3QXOLi9Ex-5MywrxgAxVv5afvzxDAL/s640/Copy+of+IMG_4271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/02/spring-bird-nest-tutorial.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span> to see a Nest Making Tutorial...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7kH3AvQJ8hArITUPGmx6znVr77ywRNuGzeHbXlM4y2r-1YdnQcs6XhJWVwLYljSBUxFzgRlK-viuS6OloweSu3lay6q5JV-Ng8uYTPHTqxUgumPvCS_4N5me2BRxEKZBUpfya4M4dWDl/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7kH3AvQJ8hArITUPGmx6znVr77ywRNuGzeHbXlM4y2r-1YdnQcs6XhJWVwLYljSBUxFzgRlK-viuS6OloweSu3lay6q5JV-Ng8uYTPHTqxUgumPvCS_4N5me2BRxEKZBUpfya4M4dWDl/s640/Copy+of+IMG_4231.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div></div> </div>

NEST INSPIRATION

NESTS... a sure sign of spring at StoneGable Here is a little of twiggy inspiration... Decorating and tablesetting are great ways to use nes...

5:08 AM

SPRING IN THE CUPBOARD

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpsNe8n100QBCgWpIfCk4xVTejcaGd1LK3gMkiNe6BGt_XSt5_5LQ3zsvw4FX4Vb73p68174zxAsoGejsBdI7wT0mIzu5sxUAyuHumngz9aimTKa9C9Vmn6VEq4sJcFGPums3t-FyURJW/s1600/Spring+Cupboard+2+2013+-BLOG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpsNe8n100QBCgWpIfCk4xVTejcaGd1LK3gMkiNe6BGt_XSt5_5LQ3zsvw4FX4Vb73p68174zxAsoGejsBdI7wT0mIzu5sxUAyuHumngz9aimTKa9C9Vmn6VEq4sJcFGPums3t-FyURJW/s640/Spring+Cupboard+2+2013+-BLOG.png" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have a place in your home that you love to decorate seasonally? I sure do...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a little built-in cupboard in my dining room.  It's quite tall and thin and has curvy shelves, but it can hold some of the most festive seasonal vignettes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here it is decked out for Spring...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQq9tJ6LV8mr0XbngD-Rn3ygA7he0OPwRCeL0Y0Xc4hADSS6hy1m5oFq3g6NmpbFm559LdPLXv2Kid-CrTlcD-7BRsQw35G6yRpPsD2_srt1wd7LqsVkf0KOFL_XXF33ELgseeMe1rUQNm/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQq9tJ6LV8mr0XbngD-Rn3ygA7he0OPwRCeL0Y0Xc4hADSS6hy1m5oFq3g6NmpbFm559LdPLXv2Kid-CrTlcD-7BRsQw35G6yRpPsD2_srt1wd7LqsVkf0KOFL_XXF33ELgseeMe1rUQNm/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5109.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took these pictures early in the morning when the sun was playing with the crystals on my chandelier... together they made some pretty rainbows splashes across the cupboard...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYEku12sZBkrO0HOw5UrSQpAAfAM8yAqjdc9jkc4lr2uRdFBwT7muwp0V4hKIbzsdC8b6Qk8ip3LTCuhERmhML5XzyKeEWyZyl2KxywsP0NcbyjhL2liPEhgu9Cbxz5VJCbHhro3JlRzX/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYEku12sZBkrO0HOw5UrSQpAAfAM8yAqjdc9jkc4lr2uRdFBwT7muwp0V4hKIbzsdC8b6Qk8ip3LTCuhERmhML5XzyKeEWyZyl2KxywsP0NcbyjhL2liPEhgu9Cbxz5VJCbHhro3JlRzX/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5099.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUB73wFLfT_-JuDXpP-4LZZHHZm576fAlFUthtp-JozT3_HXQY3fLQa_6lRssv3tSnOImS6N-0o9yRGUTLHpfUWSZ5m_EE6NKxxgrmfSblH9yI3vvvNj9cz8kCnuYOpgmUWuKIuoekl3Y/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUB73wFLfT_-JuDXpP-4LZZHHZm576fAlFUthtp-JozT3_HXQY3fLQa_6lRssv3tSnOImS6N-0o9yRGUTLHpfUWSZ5m_EE6NKxxgrmfSblH9yI3vvvNj9cz8kCnuYOpgmUWuKIuoekl3Y/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5103.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each shelf holds pretty white plates and spring flowers planted in dishware.  Don't you just love tete a tete daffodils? So happy and cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4gY9fBGF2VHVqJQNZFd1ywHmd0MciNM8iPaA8M2vCry4ssG0pD0uCqdC8zFDD3d2zCwscraN6TNPt5YsYKsJ4sgL5wPog06nby3oCBXlgCNFrIUWu9dEIKCjtdV8PUAlaUuu6K2Z2mUf/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4gY9fBGF2VHVqJQNZFd1ywHmd0MciNM8iPaA8M2vCry4ssG0pD0uCqdC8zFDD3d2zCwscraN6TNPt5YsYKsJ4sgL5wPog06nby3oCBXlgCNFrIUWu9dEIKCjtdV8PUAlaUuu6K2Z2mUf/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5097.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alyssum flowers are potted in my cabbage tea cups. All the plants will be potted outside eventually!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeOKFj-VL1ZDeVDcvSe990bbSgFCdLkdt0vsLl4LFBjPdCSojsFowEAj5exsm7JPvb7j7zZAQ-Vf4SJ5LWCS5xSp-8wJmbmmj2khvVWR-5VXsVyIy34ENe_iSEEcSFGdi6qHW6DrhP0AV/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeOKFj-VL1ZDeVDcvSe990bbSgFCdLkdt0vsLl4LFBjPdCSojsFowEAj5exsm7JPvb7j7zZAQ-Vf4SJ5LWCS5xSp-8wJmbmmj2khvVWR-5VXsVyIy34ENe_iSEEcSFGdi6qHW6DrhP0AV/s640/Copy+of+IMG_5125.JPG" width="418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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SPRING IN THE CUPBOARD

Do you have a place in your home that you love to decorate seasonally? I sure do... It's a little built-in cupboard in my dining room. ...

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SPRING BIRD NEST TUTORIAL

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN63qk8xCV6V9yahDOvzjSl924wAtp7AauRmG1Ie8dFO7X9bx6cMPZcMvKx2v6PPMyiqaTIjB367p5mBN-0rX8UKX8gvVt6MdPud3nw_aXhlRSsGjpmTia6n8OYNHovbANcAtKtEoCpCGJ/s1600/Copy+of+Bird+Nest+TITLE+PAGE+-+SIDEBAR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN63qk8xCV6V9yahDOvzjSl924wAtp7AauRmG1Ie8dFO7X9bx6cMPZcMvKx2v6PPMyiqaTIjB367p5mBN-0rX8UKX8gvVt6MdPud3nw_aXhlRSsGjpmTia6n8OYNHovbANcAtKtEoCpCGJ/s1600/Copy+of+Bird+Nest+TITLE+PAGE+-+SIDEBAR.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though the wind is howling and the rain is pelting against my windows and it is brrrrrr... cold, I am thinking Spring!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here at StoneGable, the birds are not building nests yet, but I am! These homemade nests are a bit messy but easy and fun to make! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll show you how...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started working on my potting bench outside, but the wind changed direction and I was getting soaked... even under my porch! So I brought this project inside to finish it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you can work outside or in a garage that might be best... it is a little messy... but very rewarding!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">STONEGABLE SPRING BIRD NEST TUTORIAL</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Materials:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spanish moss</div><div style="text-align: center;">green moss</div><div style="text-align: center;">sticks, twigs, grasses, hay, or any kind of natural fluff</div><div style="text-align: center;">dried leaves</div><div style="text-align: center;">spray adhesive</div><div style="text-align: center;">spray acrylic sealer in matt</div><div style="text-align: center;">tiny eggs and feathers (optional)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For this project I just took a walk around my yard picking up small sticks and twigs, breaking off spent Astilbe stalks, lemongrass stems (they look like hay) and dried leaves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />This is a very inexpensive project... most of the fluff comes from things that are right outside your door!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX7NoSz9mU5MJWJ3-D_BdtGF1j__Zu5bYDwHIbZN3U883_6jIWfFGZnYTHTHgrBt-e5T6XEt1bajYLbxML1fJL-R3UGyY0gDrQpDzl8E5ESDT3ij6ganMSE1tHzp4aLtN48Bmf7c7Z3Zy/s1600/Copy+of+DSC_4197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX7NoSz9mU5MJWJ3-D_BdtGF1j__Zu5bYDwHIbZN3U883_6jIWfFGZnYTHTHgrBt-e5T6XEt1bajYLbxML1fJL-R3UGyY0gDrQpDzl8E5ESDT3ij6ganMSE1tHzp4aLtN48Bmf7c7Z3Zy/s640/Copy+of+DSC_4197.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Form a handfull of Spanish moss into a roundish disc. I did this over the basin in my potting bench. Very messy! Do I keep saying "messy"? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspYka1B0WWx2w4HGWTvFAQnUGt0n1mlHIOHp6xoGvcBFPmJVrpLlTP7CaPKdK5X7-JUOoeaivjwMLX-927v8tNlsIAIW0qIfCKi6k7OBHskDU1W3Eft6hnQBlY5jYPLBb0A5-KlWtpwDQ/s1600/Copy+of+DSC_4200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspYka1B0WWx2w4HGWTvFAQnUGt0n1mlHIOHp6xoGvcBFPmJVrpLlTP7CaPKdK5X7-JUOoeaivjwMLX-927v8tNlsIAIW0qIfCKi6k7OBHskDU1W3Eft6hnQBlY5jYPLBb0A5-KlWtpwDQ/s640/Copy+of+DSC_4200.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hollow out the Spanish moss to form a loose nest shape.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F5O68x3BpR0-oQYBcBIwOb3k6NecTNIurr0TXTiA1un-bbf74Fp4E0QLqfixMsI7FxHvk6eZYBkeQVHoLEvzIwh_dBvmT64K2IqkBKdL1dNmV18GdN15q9n-AmEcWaoFhfMcVEqye_lX/s1600/Copy+of+DSC_4202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F5O68x3BpR0-oQYBcBIwOb3k6NecTNIurr0TXTiA1un-bbf74Fp4E0QLqfixMsI7FxHvk6eZYBkeQVHoLEvzIwh_dBvmT64K2IqkBKdL1dNmV18GdN15q9n-AmEcWaoFhfMcVEqye_lX/s640/Copy+of+DSC_4202.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spray adhesive all over the nest and work the Spanish moss into a more compact nest.  I did all adhesive spraying inside a small box.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AElnT-WOsbsdn20VT7ZcASfRLmt8-XAsKa-cuxhySNq44ZDuxf9E7V02IVRAUgyBpsNgWiO0pfGHwzqmJwMv14zHAzULCKUEECvfyhWQgXz8l0eozDt8ZXmnmC9ns8oPXXmYvHiBNhfG/s1600/Copy+of+DSC_4205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AElnT-WOsbsdn20VT7ZcASfRLmt8-XAsKa-cuxhySNq44ZDuxf9E7V02IVRAUgyBpsNgWiO0pfGHwzqmJwMv14zHAzULCKUEECvfyhWQgXz8l0eozDt8ZXmnmC9ns8oPXXmYvHiBNhfG/s640/Copy+of+DSC_4205.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Begin to add green moss around the edges and in a few areas inside the nest hollow. Spray adhesive to make everything stick together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj6e7KRYXaNCEIQ337cZtWnI-wU8BrN65CkfXC1FDMyinZJ5kup4rFKlbhSYTyCdSHT_zQ-4gI4wsMRzBYAaU0E5QgeN6o4Ki2Poir3tftqQzXarV-xU4r7wg8K9HW7evX9AC0zXzsWiz/s1600/Copy+of+DSC_4206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj6e7KRYXaNCEIQ337cZtWnI-wU8BrN65CkfXC1FDMyinZJ5kup4rFKlbhSYTyCdSHT_zQ-4gI4wsMRzBYAaU0E5QgeN6o4Ki2Poir3tftqQzXarV-xU4r7wg8K9HW7evX9AC0zXzsWiz/s640/Copy+of+DSC_4206.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take the twigs, sticks, leaves etc and begin weaving them around the nest. Spray adhesive liberally to to hold together.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95nuOlS97tUZVZ9NLy64XZwtC2KpEIP3sFNK0Nmm9f0_BEQnnV_B-AYQJSwR7OUmKAb9Qdzmz2rtE9JSxxxIs405fBDCkA76DjYFwyZ-niF8zfhJoD3g92GCyI9MusLrZhyphenhyphenbjo0ciwovp/s1600/Copy+of+DSC_4209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95nuOlS97tUZVZ9NLy64XZwtC2KpEIP3sFNK0Nmm9f0_BEQnnV_B-AYQJSwR7OUmKAb9Qdzmz2rtE9JSxxxIs405fBDCkA76DjYFwyZ-niF8zfhJoD3g92GCyI9MusLrZhyphenhyphenbjo0ciwovp/s640/Copy+of+DSC_4209.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Continue to add more natural material to the nest, like grasses and dried leaves.  Add more moss if needed. Don't forget to put some soft grasses or hay in the hollow of the nest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to use spray adhesive to hold it all together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisKU-tk4chFozjCjhypgMKSlAUExin_XSQV-9kQaCroYebRvT0QllagUw5rAEk47Kj54mU_eSYaW3pZkSLvp6EcMT3MsmvEFsvvcOMTykivjJ4Gg3XTThH5jI19tHTkfVwXRTW4kNIU7r/s1600/Copy+of+DSC_4210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisKU-tk4chFozjCjhypgMKSlAUExin_XSQV-9kQaCroYebRvT0QllagUw5rAEk47Kj54mU_eSYaW3pZkSLvp6EcMT3MsmvEFsvvcOMTykivjJ4Gg3XTThH5jI19tHTkfVwXRTW4kNIU7r/s640/Copy+of+DSC_4210.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Now here's where I had to move inside... I was wet and shivering) Add eggs and a feather or two. I love the little aqua eggs with the Spanish moss nest... the colors play nicely together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaDhNcO8h_YbQw16TDnDQr9ES3lu-VoL0aUZXtBXQaPjaSB0NrhOMOqCBgE2oQOPotrEL_EaiA4-t5tWjxCGVItajdzBi255iAy5dLr8rucq4OXBQ1c6GVgtwAdbQ0avZS1i_JWyCIVBq/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaDhNcO8h_YbQw16TDnDQr9ES3lu-VoL0aUZXtBXQaPjaSB0NrhOMOqCBgE2oQOPotrEL_EaiA4-t5tWjxCGVItajdzBi255iAy5dLr8rucq4OXBQ1c6GVgtwAdbQ0avZS1i_JWyCIVBq/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4224.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the adhesive is dry on the nest seal it with a matte finish spray sealer. This is best done outside. Let it dry completely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a big curly stick to slip under the nest to give the illusion it is on a branch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCVsAOyGj9hxVZzlxoYI0pN9nrSMUbyE0AiUyH4-sVt3NC-rqopfeE0TeKQ4l63_CddrcV4HtQoI60SuPVnz9wWQuepJa0VswRB9rj51pgCdkAS6UbkQU1UY51kdkdKQRLBeAIWOhn328/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCVsAOyGj9hxVZzlxoYI0pN9nrSMUbyE0AiUyH4-sVt3NC-rqopfeE0TeKQ4l63_CddrcV4HtQoI60SuPVnz9wWQuepJa0VswRB9rj51pgCdkAS6UbkQU1UY51kdkdKQRLBeAIWOhn328/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4229.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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