Spring DIYs to Inspire + Encouraging Quotes

Springtime is typically a very energizing season for many of us. It is symbolic of new life, color, and abundant hope. We often address spring cleaning indoors and get busy making gardening preparations outdoors. While we may feel more stressed than energetic this season, maybe a few DIY projects can busy our hands and creative spirits. These Encouraging Quotes + Spring DIYS to Inspire are a prescription for greater creativity, organization, peaceful living and celebration of life.

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Encouraging Quotes + Spring DIYs for Home

Okay, this isn’t truly a DIY, but don’t you love the look of lavender in a rustic urn? I am kicking myself for not buying the lovely one I saw at an antique store just before I self-quarantined. I wonder if it is still there?

Easy Garden DIY: Aged Terracotta Pots

First, see this great DIY for how to age pots utilizing garden lime from My 100 Year Old Home. Another possibility for aging pots is this method using yogurt, moss and plant food from Martha Stewart:

Does it inspire you to get some pots aging for spring and summer? Color me ready to paint yogurt on a few, and no shortage of moss around here from my shady lot!

Why stop at aging those pots? Here’s a wonderful “How To” for embellishing a flowerpot in a very organic, natural, simple way.

Interior Design DIY: German Schmear

Update a Fireplace With DIY German Schmear

Click here to buy THINSET and also find a grout PIPING BAG.

How to Transform Furniture With Chalk Paint

I have transformed many pieces with chalk paint including this French settee (above), snagged for a pittance from Goodwill and a $10 steel industrial cart for our kitchen (below).

Annie Sloan’s Paris Grey chalk paint worked beautifully, and showed you RIGHT HERE.

Need Chalk paint? Click here to find some affordable options, and here’s a great brush you can use for paint AND wax:

Have a board for inspirational quotes on Pinterest? See mine RIGHT HERE to re-pin away (Merci beaucoup!).

Get Organized at Home!

If you’re in the mood to organize, be sure to check out my posts about a book which changed the way I look at organization and clutter RIGHT HERE and if you’re ready to take an excellent course to get organized and even become an expert, I highly recommend THIS ONE.

DIY Home Staging Ideas

Ideas For How to Stage a Home

Meridith Baer, the most successful home stager ever, charges $5,000-150,000 to stage homes before they hit the market. Just HOW GOOD is this designer with no formal design training? After staging actress Scarlett Johanssen’s home, it was such a killer job, the actress fell in love with her own house and took it off the market!

Watch this entire video below, and be amazed at the power of interior design and aesthetics on home buyers.

DIY Staging Ideas for a Modest Home

DIY in the KITCHEN

Become a Legend in Pastry

How to Create Chocolate Dessert Cups

This is Your Eggs…With Imagination

Get Ready for LAVA CUBES

How to Create Hair Art

Sooooo, this may not fall under ‘simple,’ but how fun is it?

Uncommon Braids

Ha! Do you have a DIY board on Pinterest? Click here to Pin this post to it and do visit my Pinterest boards since there is so much lovely just waiting to be pinned away!

Thanks for enjoying these quotes and DIYs with me! If you missed this SPRING INSPIRATION from a few weeks ago, I bet you’ll find something that inspires.

Let me know if you have a favorite!

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Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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