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Yesterday was gorgeous here and revived spirits and senses. Even though it’s still March in Minnesota and could snow like mad again any moment, one day of warm weather and walks outdoors does amazing things to a person. I decided to “Spring” things up around here and got to work.

The credenza shelves in the hallway entrance were changed from this look, which has been up since Christmas was stored away.

BEFORE

I thrifted some wonderful dishes recently, and the colors steered me towards light blues and whites.

AFTER

The new arrangement has those dishes with some of my mid-century Japanese blue ware, and several of my glossed white figurines.

Newer Artzzle readers and followers may not know that I have lots of favorite things that have been collected over time. Plates, pottery and miscellaneous decor items, just to name a few. And I know a couple people who would say I bring home “anything I fall in love with”. Well … ? One of my other favorite things is thrifting which doesn’t help!

Plates and pyrex, creamer/sugar sets and salt/pepper sets are just a few items I love.

We live in a small home and like things to be straightened and uncluttered.

I should probably say that we need to keep it that way, because there’s not much free space available for stuff. Now although I’m not a hoarder, I do have me some stuff. So we’ve had to be inventive. I’m a stager/decorator and among my Husband’s many talents is woodworking. Between the two of us, we’ve redesigned all of our closets to better utilize our spaces, and Hubs has made several shelves for displays throughout the house. These wonderful features allow me to change out displays as often as the urge hits me!

I designed this shelf to fit beneath the cabinet bottom. The shelf itself, has two grooves cut lengthwise, to hold several plates. Also, the width is deep enough to hold cups, small bowls and decor items (see earlier picture). We then added cup hooks on the bottom of the shelf for a different display look. This takes up very little space (great for apartments as you can take it with you), and keeps my counters clear.

The front door, with its’ new coat & color of paint, got an Easter Look for Spring.

And scattered about . . .

are smaller glimpses . . .

of Easter and Spring.

I know many of you have small apartments or smaller homes such as ours. How do you use your spaces to display your treasures?

Just want to give a big HELLO & WELCOME to recent new followers. I love hearing from you so feel free to leave a comment. Know that you need to mark the box for follow-up comments.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend. We’ll talk again soon.

Later – Cheryl

Hi All.

DON’T WORRY . . .
today’s post IS NOT a rerun!
It’s just a fun new project with items you may remember
from past articles.

Do you remember these?
On one of my “Junk Trips” last summer . . .

I found all these wonderful wooden pieces,
and mentioned them HERE

And most of you . . . even Newer Readers, will probably recognize . . .
the wall artwork in this picture

Followers with me from the get-go . . .
may remember the same painting . . .

hung in a different direction.
The art piece was done years ago. I needed something BIG and colorful.
And everyone knows how manically changeable I am,
so I wanted options there too.

One afternoon, as I woke from a nap,
sleepy eyes caught a wonderful pattern.
reflected from a multi-paned window,
great lines and shapes in light and shadows.
On that day, and at the same time for the next two days,
I worked to capture the design on my drawing pad.

After scaling it up proportionately,
Hubs cut a piece of plywood in that size.
I graphed out my design . . . and began to paint,
using colors from throughout my home.
When the paint was completely dry,
I came in with a narrow brush and some metallic copper paint (by Behr),
and carefully trimmed each section with a thin copper border line.
Hubs added a simple, modern look frame and it was finished.

WELL . . . it met my initial wants and needs,
BIG, BRIGHT and CHANGEABLE.
I could hang it several ways,
and I painted new colors whenever I wanted.

BUT, there was always something not quite right. Know what I mean?
Oldest son and youngest daughter
are always my best “art” sounding boards.
We all agreed that it was lacking . . . it was boring, it was too FLAT.

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Well . . . FINALLY, the other day . . . I had this idea.
In Hubs’ shop, I rounded up some of my barn sale junk
and raw walnut pieces,
and an odd collection of small, miscellaneous items.
I just played with them, placing them randomly
on the painting until satisfied.
I then used wood glue to adhere the items to the painting’s surface.

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After waiting for two days, to assure that
even the heaviest pieces were attached,
I had more fun, playing with some fun-tac and small accent items.

The pictures show the succession of arrangements.

My final look . . . ( or should I say, present look ) is below.

I hung a cup from the hooked wooden piece,
and tacked it’s saucer flat to the surface.
I am crazy for wooden branches and included two.
And finally, I printed an excerpt from a Van Gogh painting I favor,
then cut pieces of it to use as inner liners on three of the wooden items.
The larger figurines and dishes used, are of a Japanese theme.
Birds, butterflies and a Victorian styled medallion were also included.

So the painting is no longer boring and flat.
I’m happy . . . for now, at least, ha ha.
It would be fun to know what you think of my collage.

As always, thanks for stopping by.
And don’t stress too much, just start that project.

Later – Cheryl

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