From the Front Porch: Spring Craft Ideas

Hello from the front porch, sweet friends, welcome to the Spring Craft Ideas Edition of this weekly series, and happy adoption day to my sweet wild lady Piper.

Thanks so much for being here.

How has your week been?

Monday afternoon, I was on a prayer walk when a crow landed just a few feet from my path.

Given I live on a tiny island, it’s not uncommon to see multiple species of birds on any given day.

Especially, scrub birds, songbirds, shorebirds, marsh birds, and birds of prey like eagles, ospreys, and hawks.

We very rarely ever see crows, though.

In fact, I’ve probably only seen 3 crows in the 15 years I’ve lived here.

I was so intrigued by our guest, I immediately googled “crows” and “spirit animals,” and found that crows are thought to symbolize change or transformation, which was exactly what I had been praying about on my walk.

The next day, I received an email from Amy Porterfield that read in part, “The most dangerous place to be in your business is knowing exactly what needs to change and having a completely reasonable explanation for why now isn’t the time.”

If you’re not someone who’s running a business, let me rephrase it for you, “The most dangerous place to be in your life is knowing exactly what needs to change and having a completely reasonable explanation for why now isn’t the time.”

Did those words hit a little too close to home for you?

Me too.

The thing is, when we know what’s not working, we almost always know the next steps that need to be taken to course correct.   

It’s just that overthinking, overplanning, perfectionism, self-doubt, and procrastination usually hold us back from the one thing we need to do most.

Get started.

So, whether you’re waiting on moments of clarity, a fresh season, for life to settle down, or a divine sign, I want to encourage you to find a small way to prove to yourself that you’re worth the effort of taking the first step.

Because the reality of life is that things might not ever feel settled, your season of calm might not come, and as Amy wrote, “The founders who get ahead in the next 12 months aren’t the ones who found the perfect moment. They’re the ones who stopped asking the chaos for permission.”

After all, clarity comes from action, and ready comes after you’ve begun.

As always, I’m cheering you on.  

A Few of Our Favorite Things from Around the Web This Week…

Beautiful Home and Garden Tours:

• This Scottish Estate from Sims Hilditch is stunning.
• The architectural details in this Buckhead Tudor via Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle Magazine are gorgeous.
• A calming Victorian Rowhouse in Sydney (via AD)
• A before and after office library makeover you have to see to believe. (via Apartment Therapy)
• This coastal home tour from Carrier Designs has been making the rounds online and with good reason. The colors are really peaceful, and the layers of texture are fantastic.

Seasonal Inspiration:

• Eleanor Rose Home shared lots of beautiful Spring cottagecore decor ideas.
• Have you seen Rachel’s Design on a Dime Spring Home Tour yet? The tips are all helpful, and the pops of green are fabulous.
• These stamped napkins from Cindy of DIY Beautify are almost too pretty to use.
• These carved Easter eggs by Made by Barb are works of art!
• This easy spring craft from A Cultivated Nest is so creative.
• Speaking of creative, this 5-minute idea from House of Hawthornes is super cute.
• Love this Spring flower arrangement from Kelly of The Tattered Pew.
• 32 Spring DIY wreaths to dress up your front door. (via Country Living)
• These 75+ Easter Brunch Ideas from the talented ladies of A Beautiful Mess look amazing.

Health and Wellness Inspiration:

• The 1 Small Change That Can Reset Your Sleep (via Time)
• 9 Free Genius iPhone Hacks That Will Help You Optimize Your Health (via The Everygirl)
• Effortless Ways to Lose Weight and Eat Healthy (via James Clear)
• The Healthy Habits You Need to Adopt ASAP (via Damsel in Dior)
• The Best Smart Home Devices to Help Aging In Place (via Wirecutter)

Style and Travel Inspiration:

• CBK’s Effortless Style Always Included These 6 Staples (via Cosmopolitan)
• How to Prevent Concealer From Creasing Under Your Eyes (via Byrdie)
• How to Score a Bigger Hotel Room for Free (via Travel + Leisure)

Encouraging Words…

If You’ve Missed Anything from the Blog or the Archives Recently, Here’s a Peek At What We’ve Been Up To…

18 Quick and Easy Spring Craft Project Ideas

A Budget-Friendly Mini Spring Bouquet

DIY Flower Covered Easter Egg

3 Super Simple Easter Vignette Ideas

Hopping Into Easter Home Tour and Blog Hop

From the Front Porch: The Lucky Edition (packed with St. Patrick’s Day ideas)

Spring Pastels We Spotted Online at Amazon This Week…

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• Dress (2 colors to choose from depending on size)
• Small Crossbody Bag (4 colors to choose from)
• Book (this book is getting lots of buzz, on my TBR pile)
• 2 Piece Set (10 colors to choose from depending on size and perfect for the weekend)
• Necklace (3 metals to choose from)
• Dress (12 colors available depending on size including a pretty pink for spring)
• Loafers (9 colors to choose from depending on size)
• Runner (11 colors to choose from depending on size, recently ordered will report back)
• Flowers (10 colors to choose from, can’t get over how real these look)
• Bracelet (2 styles to choose from)
• Striped Dress (8 colors available depending on size)
• Collapsible Laundry Tote (6 colors available, would be great for trunks too)
• Short Sleeve Sweater (26 colors to choose from depending on size, have and love in the pale gray)
• Umbrella Holder (2 colors available)
• Earrings (7 styles to choose from)
• Trench Coat (12 colors available depending on size, I love the check accents)
• Power Bowls by Cooking Light (not pictured but wanted to share because we have enjoyed these recipes)

As always, we appreciate you more than you could ever know, and we hope your weekend is peace-filled and relaxing. 

We can’t wait to share even more with you next week!

Until next time, I’ll see you on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.

Many blessings,

CoCo