Spray Painting Marathon and a Spring Mantle

I bought my first can of spray paint! I even had to be ID'ed at Home Depot to prove I was old enough. Although I'm not sure how many underage miscreants are buying pink, high gloss navy, gold and chalkboard spray paint:) Of course just as spring had sprung we were hit with torrential downpours. Conveniently, school was also out for a long weekend, just what every parent needs, homebound kids. So we whipped out the drop cloth, the newspaper, and anything I could think of to paint and had ourselves a little party in the garage (with the doors open and fans on!). These will be cropping up in projects over the next month or two, but here is a sneak peak of what we did.

As always, I can't cook or craft without my big kids "helping".

Clearly they thought it was a real party.

So many dollar store frames, all waiting to be used.

Four separate craft projects all coming together to create a spring mantle! You'll see more how-to's as the season gets going. I displayed a shell collection, made toilet paper flowers, a newspaper heart tree, and chalkboard writing slates.

I link to these awesome parties:

Sunday: I Heart Naptime, Nifty Thrifty Things, Inspired Honeybee, Nest for Less, Delectable Home, It's Overflowing  Monday:Between Naps on the Porch, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Thrifty Decor Chick, Alderberry Hill, Debbie Doo's, Home Stories A to Z, Home Savvy AtoZ , Tuesday: Coastal Charm, Tip Junkie, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Carolyn's Homework, Made in a Day, Our Delightful Home, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Get Your Craft On, Kurtz Corner , Organize and Decorate, Natural NestersWednesday: Savvy Southern Style, Mommy Solutions, Power of Paint, Newlyweds Recipe Linky, Southern Lovely , Home Happy Home Thursday: The Shabby Creek Cottage, Made in a Day, House of Hepworths, the 36th Avenue , Bloggeritaville Craft, Scrappy, Happy, 52 Mantels Friday: One Artsy Mama, Serenity Now, Tatertots and Jello, The Shabby Nest, Thirty Handmade Days, Addicted 2 Decorating, Funky Junk Interiors, Financial Friday, Furniture Friday, At the Picket Fence, The Rooster and the Hen, Centsational Girl