Inspiration Friday No. 8

Can you feel it? There is something in the air.

The soft scent of daffodils and hyacinth...

Heavy coats giving way to windbreakers or maybe even...wait for it...

NO COAT AT ALL!

Ok, so must of us aren't at that point yet.

But, the days are longer and we can take walks after dinner and have it still be light out.

Peter Rabbit and friends are hippety hoppity-ing their way around town.

Gardens are being planned and mapped out.

The kids boots are at their muddiest.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!

And never has that been more apparent than at

We can tell that you all have severe cases of Spring Fever because the creativity and inspiration is in full bloom, just like the gorgeous cherry blossoms.

There was a treasure trove of wonderful inspiration from last week's party and as always, we AGONIZED over how to pick just a few to feature.

Now, we don't like to AGONIZE.

So, we made a decision.

We are going to start Facebook Featuring a few folks throughout the week so that we can share with you even more of the great Inspiration that we are so honored to view every week!

So, if you aren't already a Facebook Friend of At the Picket Fence, be sure to come on over and "Like" us so you are sure to know when you have been Featured.

~~Now, on to some highlights from last week's party!~~

First up we have Landee from Landee See Landee Do

She performed death defying acrobatics in order to freshen up her entry way that she described as "lame.boring.vanilla.blaaah." Her words folks!

Here it is Before

And here it is After

And here she is in her one woman show "Landee the Magnificent"!

Be sure to pay her a visit and see the rest of this remarkable makeover at

Landee See Landee Do!

Next up we have Rachel from Low Country Living.

She and her husband have done an amazing job renovating their home and this room is no exception. 

Here is their Living Room Before

And here is the After!

Look at that incredible fireplace transformation and all of that lovely woodwork!

Be sure and pay Rachel a visit at Low Country Living.

And then there was this jaw-dropping makeover courtesy of Ange of

Love from my Kitchen.

She had a wonderful play-room space and she knew she could help it live up to it's full potential. 

Here is the space Before

And here it is After!

You will have to go over and visit Ange at Love From My Kitchen to fully appreciate just how incredible this transformation really is. You won't believe your eyes!

  Last week Kristy from Hyphen Interiors presented what we think were two firsts for At The Picket Fence. First, she finished a project quickly enough to link up both the before post of her chair where she was in the process of refinishing it, but also managed to finish it in time to link up the after of her chair. 

Here's the before:

Kristy picked up this chair for $60 off of Craig's List and transformed it into this:

Yes it is stunning...but what is even more stunning is...it's painted!  Yes you read that right...painted!  And that I think is a first here At The Picket Fence.  Oh yes we've had lots of lovely reupholstered pieces, but never any that have been painted.  If you're mouth's hanging open you are not alone.  Kristy shares a full tutorial over several posts, but was kind enough to do a new post with step by step instructions!  You can read about Kristy's painted chair on her post: Painted Upholstery-The Process Revealed 

Now, we have such a Spring in our Step that we can't help but feature just a few more creative folks!

Kim from Too Much Time on my Hands really knows how to Spring Forward!

She made this amazing Pottery Barn Inspired Clock.

Abbi from My Garden of Eden made these adorable Jellybean Topiaries.
We are definitely going to be trying our hands at making these!

And Natalie from A Turtle's Life for Me shared this fabulous Spa Themed Birthday Party

that was just perfect for her Niece!

We hope you will take some time and visit all of these wonderfully creative folks!

Now, don't forget to grab your Featured At button if you were featured at today's party or during the week as a Facebook Feature!

We also want to give a quick reminder to pay a visit to our Etsy Shop of the month

Now it's time for you to share you inspiration with us! Please take a moment to read the instructions and then link up your favorite posts!

After linking up to Inspiration Friday click the graphics below and pay a visit to our other
Friday Party Friends!

The lovely Courtney at French Country Cottage

                        

And our beautiful friend Alison from Stuff and Nonsense

It's so easy to link-up...here's a few rules to help you:

Just a quick reminder since it's so easy to just skim over the instructions.  We've noticed lately several people have forgotten to link back to Inspiration Friday.  While we we've decided we won't delete your entry or "call you out" on it we pretty please ask that you take an extra minute to link your post BACK to At The Picket Fence.  It's a pretty standard "rule" for linky parties and is a way to "thank" your hosts for well...hosting the party!  We want "your guests to be able to come back here and see all of the wonderful inspiration in blogland and to maybe link up one of their posts.  Thank you for honoring this mandatory requirement!

•  Friend At The Picket Fence in some capacity
• Link Up any post you've written that has Inspired You and will Inspire Others-it can be a home improvement project, craft, recipe, story, devotional...if it inspires link it up!
• Be sure to link back to your original post and not just your url (main blog address)
• Please post our button (code in the sidebar) or a text link on your blog so others can join in the fun! (MANDATORY)
• Visit another guest Please try and visit at least the link directly above and below you!  We are trying so hard between writing posts, homeschooling, and taking care of our families..grin..to visit everyone's posts. Sometimes we miss one and for that we apologize.  It makes us feed good knowing others are visiting people as well!  Thank you..it truly means a lot to us! 

So go on now and link up!