I bought an old tarnished silver urn from South Porch Antiques at Marburger. You can see how they displayed it in one of the photos in the post below.
I love when my Mom comes to visit because I can throw a bunch of random objects at her and tell her what I had in mind and then she creates magic. This time I told her I wanted a spring set up for my mantle but I didn't want it to be Easter bunnies and chicks because I wanted it to last longer. So we rummaged my house for things I already had like the tall glass apothecary jars, antique shakespeare books and the mercury candle sticks. I bought a few packages of moss, paper mache eggs (which we painted and glittered), and little white birds that I glittered in blues, white gold and green Martha glitter. We found a small curvy branch added that to a jar and placed the birds for our own version of an aviary. I think it's turned out really beautifully! My Mom is pretty amazing at creating displays and we are a great team when working on projects! She just went home two days ago and I miss her already!
Very pretty! I love the pops of color and the white background. Lovely!
Posted by: Alicia W. | April 07, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Sooo pretty! It definitely feels like spring. =)
Posted by: Tori | April 07, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Where in the world did you find the time to paint and glitter?! Beautiful.
Posted by: Kimber | April 07, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Beautiful! Love the mirror too.
Posted by: Ashley S. | April 08, 2011 at 01:04 AM
You and your mother did such a wonderful job! This looks magazine-worthy!
Posted by: Cindy | milk tea + polkadots | April 27, 2011 at 08:46 PM
I just love how you decorated! I shared this on my blog today: http://www.vixenmade.com/2013/03/creative-easter-mantles.html
Posted by: Victoria | March 05, 2013 at 03:11 PM