Spring Decoration Ideas for Your Porch

If you are wanting spring decoration ideas for your porch, then you will enjoy these spring crafts for your porch and home. We have several fun ideas to share with you. We are so happy to know Eileen, author of The Seasonal Home. She decorates her home inside and out with the cutest seasonal ideas - and budget friendly ones, too.

We'll be trying Eileen's alphabet wreath for sure. Ideas for all the seasons and holidays are swirling around our heads.


Cutest bunny on porch - The Seasonal Home

Dave and I are crazy about cute bunnies, so when we saw Eileen's sweet bunny with the purple bow, we had to share with you.

Now, let's see more of her spring decorating ideas.


Use a Large Alphabet Letter

For a Decorative Front Door Wreath

close-up of spring initial wreath by The Seasonal Home

Instead of a typical wreath, Eileen used a large monogram for her last name to make this delightful spring front door decoration. The letter already came painted black but you could, of course, paint it any color you like.

She stapled a ribbon to the back of it for hanging on her door. Then came the fun part.

She used her hot glue gun to add a bouquet of bright pink tulips and tied them with gingham and polka dot ribbon bows.

We may need to take a lesson from Eileen on how to create such pretty bows as they are what make this "wreath" so eye-catching.


front door with initial wreath and cute bunnies on either side

Eileen uses Styrofoam planters to create displays on her porch. Notice how she painted the planters shown here for spring - in a couple shades of pink. She fills up the space inside with circles of Styrofoam.

Then she added her bunnies, green grass, tulips and eggs to create this very cute display at her front door. Many of the materials can be found at your dollar store.


initial wreath for spring


colorful spring decorations on Eileen's outdoor bench

What a colorful spring decorating idea - perfect for Easter. Use what you have on hand and just be creative. There are not rules and we are sure Eileen would agree.

Delightful Square Wreath

Spring Decoration Idea #2

square spring wreath idea

Another year, Eileen's porch started with a white wicker rocking chair and a wrought iron initial on her porch wall.


How Eileen Adds Fun and Color to Her Spring Porch

  • She covered older pillows with inexpensive striped fabric from Walmart and then glued a cute little pink posey right smack dab in the middle of the pillow.
  • She also found a delicate blooming plant for her table.
  • And lastly she added square greenery around her initial plaque and added a whimsical bow in a soft pink color to complement the pillow. Pretty charming!
  • If you cannot find a square green wreath, you can either purchase one or make your own. Eileen says it could be crafted by adding greenery picks to a square foam wreath. Another alternative is to glue moss to a square cardboard frame (like a pizza box).


We like Eileen's entryway - very welcoming for spring.


Look at This Spring Wreath

Spring Decoration Idea #3

The Seasonal Home birdhouse wreath

Eileen created this adorable birdhouse wreath with a decorated grapevine base and a cute little birdhouse. First decorate your grapevine wreath with moss, berries, ivy, flowers - just about anything that tickles your fancy.

Then attach the birdhouse to the wreath securely with wire. Secure it well on the top, bottom and sides.

Add a pretty bow. Eileen used a gingham check ribbon which looks very nice. To finish her spring wreath, she added some tiny birds and eggs. Do you see them? We like that extra touch.


Wow, Look at Eileen's Easter Decorations

Spring Decoration Idea #4

Eileen's Easter porch is a combo between pastel and bright springy colors

Isn't this a fun and festive Easter porch? I like how Eileen incorporated veggies amidst the more traditional tulips - carrots, lettuce leaves, grass. So very cute. And look at the bunnies in the lanterns on top of the planters!


Eileen's decorates her porch bench with an Easter bunny and basket

Take a look at the sweet Easter bunny and basket on the bench. There's that veggie theme again. We are enjoying the orange plaid ribbon amidst the pastel colors' we like Eileen's Easter porch.


Eileen's decorates her porch bench with an Easter bunny and basket - and look at that spring banner!
The spring banner is very cheerful indeed



Eileen Gets to Enjoy Her Neighbor's Flowers

Eileen's neighbor plants flowers in an antique wheelbarrow.  Who wouldn't love that!

Eileen's neighbors plants flowers in an antique wheelbarrow they were given by a friend. What a pleasant design!



Sneak Peek of Eileen's Patriotic Door Decoration

Eileen's patriotic wreath on her front door
Simple yet so pretty for Memorial Day or 4th of July



Meet Eileen of The Seasonal Home

Meet Eileen author of The Seasonal Home

Eileen is the author of The Seasonal Home, where she shares and teaches her joy of crafting and decorating on a budget.

She is not onlyl a wife and mother to four but she also owns a commercial holiday design company and is also a public speaker.

We sure appreciate Eileen sharing her spring decoration ideas with us - and hope to bring you many more seasonal ideas!



DIY Spring Decoration Ideas - Our Songbird Pillow Toppers

We made these songbird pillow toppers for our porch and they turned out very well. The ideas for these pretty songbirds came from some pillows I saw on Plow and Hearth; that was my inspiration.

Want to learn how to make them for your porch? They are easier than you might think. The toppers are hand-painted but I promise they are easy to do.


Spring pillow toppers with cute songbirds made by painting right onto fabric - actually very easy! Front-Porch-Ideas-and-More.com
I was surprised at how nicely our spring pillows turned out



Spring Decoration Ideas Tutorial: Songbird Pillow Toppers

This is the 4th set of pillow toppers we've made for our porch and each time I am liking the idea more and more.


sketches for our spring bird pillow toppers
What started out as rough sketches on paper, turned into something beautiful



our spring bird pillow toppers
Cheerful, bright spring pillow toppers



sketch on painters drop cloth - 1 sketch on painters drop cloth - 2

I started out with approximately a 16" square of fabric for each pillow. I am making three of them. I chose 3 types of fabric: painter's drop cloth, a small checked green cotton fabric and a mottled background blue cotton fabric.

I sketched the scene onto paper first. Then once I was happy with it, I drew the same sketch onto the fabric and went over it with a black marker.

The leaves and branches were easy for me to draw, but not so much the songbirds. The bird I got right on paper first, then cut it out and traced around it on my fabric.


sketch on painters drop cloth - 3 osketch on painters drop cloth - 4

Then I painted inside the lines with acrylic craft paints that I already had on hand.


Our spring pillow topper - sweet birds - painted on painters drop cloth

And here's the way it all turned out. Notice that I added a blue border to the pillow topper. It wasn't necessary - I just wanted to see some extra color.


Green Checked Pillow Topper

bird drawing onto green checked fabric bird drawing onto green checked fabric - starting to paint

I sketched a slightly different scene onto the green checked fabric with a black marker. I didn't use pencil this time.

Then you can see that I began painting - doing the easiest parts first, the leaves. I put bright lime green on one side and a softer green on the other, then blended the two paints a bit.

To finish the pillow topper, I turned the edges under and stitched around all 4 sides.


bird drawing onto green checked fabric - mostly painted bird drawing onto green checked fabric - painting done

The green pillow topper came together nicely and it's beautiful spring colors. The colors in my birds are what I had in my box of paints.


Our spring pillow topper - sweet birds - painted on green checked fabric

I was happy with how it turned out. I simply turned under the edges on my sewing machine - but you could also glue them under as well (just not sure if the glue would survive the laundry).

Then, if you look closely, I tacked the topper with embroidery floss to the pillow - a stitch in each corner and one in between for extra measure. You could also safety pin it, especially if you are not into sewing.


Spring Decoration Ideas Video: Watch Me Paint the Pillow Toppers



I show you that it's actually very easy to paint these toppers. I am not an artist (yet), so if you are, you could do some awesome painting.


Blue Version of the Pillow Topper

bird drawing onto blue fabric bird drawing onto blue fabric - starting to paint

I sketched the scene onto the blue fabric with a black marker.

Then you can see that I painted the leaves, pears and finally the birds (saving the hardest part for last).



bird drawing onto blue fabric - mostly painted bird drawing onto blue fabric - painting done

I really like the mottled background of this fabric that I was using. It kind of resembles clouds on a hazy day. The paints showed up well even though the fabric was darker.

To finish the blue topper, I just turned under the edges and stitched around all 4 sides. Glue would also work (but might wash out if you launder them).


Our spring pillow topper - sweet birds - painted on blue fabric
I like this one, too. Which pillow topper is your favorite?



Spring pillow toppers with cute song birds made by painting right onto fabric - actually very easy! Front-Porch-Ideas-and-More.com
Making songbird pillow toppers was one of my favorite spring decoration ideas for our porch



Other Pillow Toppers We've Made

The reason Dave and I love the "topper" idea is because you don't need a new pillow every time you want to decorate for a different holiday or season. And because pillows fade so much in the sun, the only thing that will fade is the topper - which you can easily replace.


Christmas pillow toppers Valentine's Day pillow toppers


St. Patrick's Day pillow toppers patriotic bandana pillows


More Spring Decoration Ideas: Garden Hose Wreath

Many of you have probably seen the garden hose wreath idea. When I first saw it on Jill's blog, I knew I wanted to make one and got my garden hose a year ago already. I liked her style so ours is very similar.


garden hose wreath

It's rather cute on our blue front door. See the tutorial for this cute garden hose wreath.




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