The "official" first day of spring was March 20th but it's almost halfway through April and it's just now starting to show signs that spring is finally on the way!

I took down the Easter decor that I had added to my mantel and it's now back to Spring Mantel Decor.

I want to add a few spring touches to my front porch and I found a small half basket at the thrift store the other day that I thought would be a great alternative to a wreath for my front door.

Read on to see how I made my wreath alternative door basket!

DIY Front Door Basket for Spring

I found the basket at a local thrift store for $1.99. 

I cut a few chunks off the florist's foam to fill up the bottom of the basket to give a surface for the floral stems.

Then to disguise the foam, I used some moss to cover it.

And some fuzzy lamb's ear behind the ferns.

Then this drapey stuff... I don't know what it is but I found it at Walmart too.

When you are planting outdoor flower pots they say you should have a filler, a spiller, and a thriller so I've used that concept in this basket too... the greenery is the filler, the drapey thingy is the spiller, and I'm using a vintage sprinkler as a fun thriller! 😃 I don't think you can go wrong with that rule!

To secure the sprinkler into the basket, I used a piece of a stem that I cut from a silk flower and bent the end into a hook shape. Then I pushed it up into the sprinkler so the hook caught inside.

I added a few more "filler" flowers and then I wanted to add a bird's nest to the mix. I didn't have one large enough though so I used some raffia and created one by wrapping it around my fingers a few times and tying it in a couple of spots just to keep it in a circular shape.

A couple of plastic bird's eggs finish the nest off nicely.

The final touch to my new front door basket is a bow! I found this polka dot burlap ribbon at the Dollar Store!

Here it is hanging on my front door but it's kind of hard to get good photos so I moved it to the wall next to the door for pictures.

What do you think of my little touch of spring?

I have lots of other old small yard hand tools, I may try making a couple of wreaths with them.

I had a little fun with my photo editor and made it into a watercolor!

I hope that you enjoyed this spring craft! If you did, please consider sharing this post 😊

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