Front door inspiration

I was inspired by my friend Lisa to make a little front door hanger like the one she showed recently on her blog:

I bought a small hanging basket from the thrift store and a few silk flowers from the craft store; the rest of the materials I had already at home.

I used gesso on top of burlap which I glued to the front of the basket; that became the "canvas" that I painted the house numbers on.  I printed out a scan of a favorite cabinet card of mine, punched a hole in it, and fastened it to the burlap with some pretty brown velvet.  I hung a skeleton key and a crown charm to it -- very much like Lisa had done on her door hanging!

I wrapped some vintage lace around the rim of the hanging basket and glued it in place.  As you can see, I chose an autumn theme for the flowers.  I also stuck in some rusty bed springs and I glued a tag made by another Texas friend, Cami, to a stick so it could become part of the bouquet!

 I printed out some sheet music with the title, "Harvest Time", rolled it and added it to the bouquet.

It makes me happy whenever I look at it!