Please leave your boots at the door

This is unusual for me.  I am not normally a door-décor person.  I have a wreath for fall and a wreath for Christmas, but I don’t normally have anything up at any other time of the year.

Until now…

Some people put ice skates on their door at Christmas time—so I though, “Why not rain boots for Spring?”

I went on the hunt for some child’s rain boots, and I came up with these at a thrift store:

I liked the $4 price tag, but I didn’t think purple was the look I wanted with my orange front door!  Someone else may be able to pull it off.  Not me!

So I taped off the sole of the boots……

…and sprayed on Rustoleum "Summer Squash.”

Note:  I foolishly did not prime the boots first—and I should have.  The paint dried, but remained VERY sticky.  Like gum-on-your-shoe sticky.  Or jam-on-a-toddler’s-hands sticky.  Ugh.  Thankfully a couple of coats of Rustoleum clear coat (leftover from the faux enameled stencils) greatly reduced the sticky factor.  Now they’re only Post-It Note sticky.  Hopefully not Venus Fly-Trap sticky, since they’re hanging outside!

I spent $15 on some silk flowers at Michael’s, and $1 for a cool paper ribbon at Ben Franklin.

How did I attach the ribbon, you ask?? Staples!

Staples and duct tape.  Where would we be without them??

And that’s my version of a spring “wreath” for about $20.

I think the yellow was a much better choice than the purple, don’t you?

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This project has been featured at From My Front Porch to Yours.

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Coastal Charm’s Nifty Thrifty Tuesday	Elizabeth & Co.
Domestically Speaking’s Countdown to Spring	Mod Vintage Life
Censational Girl	No Minimalist Here’s Open House Thursday
Friday Remodelaholic	2805
My Simple Home Life’s Simple Creations Friday	Thrifty Décor Chick
Funky Junk’s Saturday Night Special	The DIY Show Off
Beyond the Picket Fence’s Under $100 Party	My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Perfectly Imperfect	{Primp}
Simply Klassic Sundays	My Repurposed Life
From My Front Porch to Yours	It’s So Very Cheri
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