Spring on the Back Porch & A FUN Reminder

I finally finished getting the back porch decorated for Spring.  Just in time for the First Day of Spring!  


Unfortunately, pollen is covering everything outside.  I had to cover my rocking chair and bench on the porch so they wouldn't turn "pollen yellow".  I took a few pictures yesterday of some of my Spring porch decor and the new wreath that I made for it.

I decorated a grapevine wreath with some silk flowers and added a MDF wood letter, F (curlz font), from Hobby Lobby.  I painted the F "Spring green" with acrylic craft paint and sealed it with a clear outdoor spray sealant.  


Our last name may or may not start with the letter F.

I decided to add a little bird nest with some small plastic eggs when I saw all the cute Spring wreaths with bird nests in them on Pinterest.  I'm also an "all-things-bird" fanatic.


We built our back porch onto the house over a year ago for my youngest son.  He is a special needs child that is wheelchair bound.  We wanted a place for him to be able to go outside and enjoy the weather so the back porch is considered his special place.  


Here are some pictures from the "grand opening" of the porch that we had for him in October 2010.  He loves balloons so I hung some from the rafters.  Furniture and decor were very sparse back then but have improved over the past year.  I don't think he cares, haha.

Here is a picture of my first purchase for the porch, an outdoor rug.  It is made of recycled plastic and I love the bright colors.

I've recently added a few things in bright colors for Spring since that is what he likes best.

I wish I could have posted pictures of the completed, Spring decorated porch but then you would have to see my pollen covered furniture covers.  Trust me, you don't want to see that!


The weather has been strange this year.  Last night, I posted a picture of the U.S. weather map on my facebook page.

It's crazy, I'll tell ya.  One half of the country is cold, the other half is hot.  I live in the South (where the red star is) and we've been running the A/C for the past 4 days.  In March.  Insane!


Don't forget my first linky party on March 25th.  To enter, take a picture(s) of your favorite aisle in any store.  Post it with an explanation of why you like it and link it up!  This linky party is meant to be FUN and a way to get to know everybody...a different way to network, make friends and grow your blog.

Get those cameras ready....let's have some FUN!

Linking to:

You're Talking Too Much's Meet Me Monday

C.R.A.F.T.'s Making Monday Marvelous

KdBuggie's Mingle Monday
Jillify It's Link Party
Savvy Southern Style's Wow Us Wednesdays
Uncommon's Uncommonly Yours Link Party
The Sasse Life's Crafty Sasse Wednesday
The Shady Porch's Rock N' Share
Creatively Living's Tell It To Me Tuesday
Kayla's Creations' Sunday Round Up
The 36th Avenue's Show Me Extraordinary
I Gotta Create's Spring Fling Link Party
Crafty, Scrappy, Happy Me Thursday
House of Hepworth's Hookin Up with HOH
Happy Hour Projects' Freestyle Friday
French Country Cottage's Feathered Nest Friday
Hating Martha's Stinky Linky Party
Have a Daily Cup from Mrs. Olson's Share Your Cup Thursday