Here's another super easy bit of spring decor. The label is from my set number 44 and I used fur-like yarn for a filler. Pom poms would be great too! I printed the label a bit larger than actual size.  ...

Thanks to Tracey at  My Sweet Home Living I have taken the leap into using her recipes for Coffee Grunge, Coffee Podge and paper bag magic to make this bag for my Spring Bulbs label. I love how it turned out. I had everything on hand that I used for this vignette so it was budget friendly too. You will find the video tutorial on making the bag on Tracey's Facebook page, link above. I crocheted an edging on some old cotton gloves and used Tracey's coffee grunge recipe to age them. The photo is of my great grandfather, a master gardener, in his garden in the 1940's. The clothespin was my great grandmother's. Tracey has a another fantastic video tutorial on making even more realistic bulbs. For mine I used golf balls, medium weight brown paper, coffee podge, faux tulip leaves and spanish moss. To make your own, cut 6" to 7" circles from brown paper. Crumple the paper and brush on some coffee podge on the inside. Wrap around the golf ball and twist to close. Brus......

  I love a good egg in my spring decor and although the eggs in this vintage image are not chicken eggs I loved the art and could not resist. The label is one of eight in my new spring set, #126. Just click on the link to my shop.   ...

This may not be your usual cutesy bunny label, but it's my new favourite! This new spring label set of eight labels includes the beginner friendly pattern for the scared rabbit. This label fits a vintage honey, syrup, or peanut butter type bucket when printed at the size included. I use a temporary glue runner cartridge for easy removal when rabbit stew season is over. Set #126, available in my shop.    ...

Spring is always welcome, even after a mild winter like this one has been. You can make inexpensive home decor or gifts using downloadable, print at home labels and vintage, thrifted  or new jars.  These labels are from sets 81 and 110 at my shop Crow's Feet BOO•tique. Click on any of the links above to get there.  ...

Happy Spring everyone! The Canada geese are back and the Peeps are in the stores. It MUST be spring. I have new labels up in my shop and a free label for you. The new spring set features six colour labels and two original style... wild and crazy, I know. Images and links can be found on my home page.  © Crow'sFeetChic2022                 FREE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY By downloading this label you agree to personal use only terms. Click on the label image to enlarge it to maximum size and save to your computer.   Thanks for stopping by and happy gardening! Tracy    ...

 I recently discovered that I don't have very much in the way of green. Lucky for me Will and his new pals were more than happy to dress for the occasion! ...

Joni McPherson Source There were four things that I've always wanted in my yard: 1. Bird Bath (check) 2. Arbor (check) 3. Robin Shelter (check) 4. Nesting robins... no check.  I'm so happy about the first three and still waiting for Mr. & Mrs. Robin to take up residence. After following Nan and her sweet little robin story at  You Could Make That  I hit upon an idea to encourage tenants in our robin shelter.  In this photo from last August you can see the robin shelter tucked up in the arbor that Mr. C.F. and I built almost two years ago. We all love birds at our house and have started the transformation of our barren and beat up yard since we moved in almost four summers ago now. There is a big apple tree to the left in this photo, flowering raspberry behind the arbor and a serviceberry tree right around the corner... robins like fruit, right? A photo from last summer of the handy fountain/bird bath -- complimentary......

We had quite the bird party on the 15th. Here are seven of the twelve fluffy robins that were  searching through the skiff of snow for mountain ash berries. I sure hope that one pair take a liking to the lovely robin shelter that is in the yard. So far they've only helped themselves to berries, worms and apples. No takers on accommodations or the colourful yarn scraps available in the suet holder. I have high hopes for this spring....

One of my favourite signs of spring is when the streets get cleaned. The spring wind picks up the nasty winter dust and gravel making walks rather... dusty. Yesterday was a great day; note the sunshine. Mr. C.F. pruned the apple and crab apple trees yesterday. This year will be our heavy crab year. Yippee... they are our favourite for eating and for jelly. Note: no sun. Today was Miss C.F.'s first morning ever walking to school with classmates. She's been walking home with them for a couple of weeks now and loves it. A big step... just as much for mom as for her. Note: mittens and snow. This is mid April in Alberta....

I love the jolt of colour we get when we come in the front door. I  found the turquoise Jeep in the back of an antiques store a couple of years ago for $2.00 -- it is one of my favourite finds. It always sits at the front entrance on our handy mitten/dog leash/sidewalk chalk caddy.  Other bits come and go but the jeep and the chickadee are always here. They just make me smile. Another thrift store doily rescue; I think it's so sad that they end up in the boxes of things that no one wanted and find their way to second hand stores. I'm always happy to bring them home - if the price is right. The clearance Michael's bird cage is on my hit list of things to paint white. Thanks for stopping by. :) Linking up to: ...

Ludie and Johan put away their toque and scarf and are officially welcoming spring. I winged it on the patterns after having a look  here  and  here . (Thanks much ladies for your inspiration!) The boys actually sit on the piano but looked much better here against the blue wall for the photo. They are very agreeable when it comes to posing -- and for fittings. I remember hating fittings when I was a kid; all that standing still and pokey pins. Now I know how very lucky I was to have a mom that sewed clothes for us and taught me to sew. Mom taught me about good egg hunts too; I still remember how there was always one jelly bean hidden under the cradle of the receiver on our turquoise rotary phone. Our own little (well, not so little any more) egg hunter was busy this morning using the same chicky basket she has used since her first Easter nine years ago. Not much has changed about our morning egg hunts... just the size of the rubber boots. Happy Easter! ......

Sarah from the wonderful  Tangled Happy  in Kansas asked if we'd be making snowmen after our spring snowfall yesterday. I thought so, but Macy was right; this far along in the season the snow melts too fast. We did make our snow family on March 9th though... Dad snowman was outfitted thanks to dear  Peggy  in North Carolina. Macy used the mountain ash berries to work up Mom's tossed salad 'do, and dead ribbon grass from this project  worked wonders for Macy's long hair.  Max was probably wondering if he'd get a snow dog... and he did. March 31st and this is what was left. Yesterday's snow is still melting; the best part is that the robins, juncos, blue jays, chickadees and nuthatches are busy, busy looking for food and singing. Spring is so good....

I finally put the finishing bits of this together this morning which is a bit questionable when you see what it looks like outside my window right now... Things were just starting to dry up and the snow was only left in the shady spots. Until last night that is. On the bright side we can always use the moisture and it wasn't more than six inches and it is good snowman quality snow. Last summer I painted this thrift store frame and added a bit of batting and cream coloured burlap. I picked up and painted the letters then too. I sanded them and antiqued them with my Tim Holtz walnut stain Distressing Ink. Much quicker and easier than a wash of paint and I just used a damp paper towel to soften it. The part that was the most fun was putting the frame backing in with my new favourite tool -- the Point Driver! I waited for a 50% off coupon at Michael's as I have a big photo wall project in the works for my mom. How nice to never have to use a screwdriver ......

We still have the same old fireplace and Canadian Tire sconces that came with the house (they're on my hit list) and the narrow mantle that was designed to hold one, maybe two credit cards. I can't wait to get rid of the lights entirely (and put in an overhead light as we use this room for our dining room) and redo the fireplace in river rock. Someday. I crocheted my first bunting and WOW, does that add colour! So fast and easy to make too with Crochet with Raymond 's perfect (and FREE) Granny Bunting  pattern . Thank you Alicia! I have very little DK yarn (no yarn shop in our city either, which should be illegal) so I used what I had on hand -- worsted weight, which worked fine. I am anxious to get to my little yarn shop in a wee town north of here to get something finer to work with. Anyway... I love it. I also crocheted a few medium and small flowers in DK cotton for the lilac twigs my lovely neighbour unknowingly donated to the cause (she won't mind). I......