Wednesday, August 28, 2013

A Sweet Thrift Find....

First I'd like to Thank all of you for the nice words yesterday.  
Brad and I went out for a lovely dinner and spent the 
evening talking, reminiscing about our 30 yrs together.  
Where did they go?  
Well, life and children and well, Life happens and
 before you know it we're 30 yrs down the road and it seems like just 
yesterday in alot of ways that we were just starting our life together!
~Thank You again!~

Now one of the 3 items in the picture above was a Thrift store find.  
Can you guess which one?
My bouquet is from flowers thru out our yard.  They are beautiful!

But if you guessed this little cutie, you'd be correct.
It has the most delicate etching of flowers on it and
is the sweetest little thing.
I imagine a grandmother having this at her bedside so she can
take a little sip at night when she gets thirsty. 
 Maybe someday that will be me!

I would sit it on my bed tray, just like this and have it filled with
ice and the freshest of water.  With a sweet scented candle burning
to fill the air with a summery smell.  


and fresh cut flowers in a little crystal bowl

Ahhh, it smells so good!

In the first picture my beverage dispenser was a gift from my daughter
The glass container I'm using for my vase was found in the clearance
section at T.J. Maxx, the lid was missing, lucky me.
Just in case your wondering!

Thank you for stopping by today!
I always appreciate your visit!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

30 years and counting....

 What??
and they said it would never last!
I Love You Honey!
Here's to 30 or More!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Third Times the Charm, Right?....

I visited this cute little shop called Blissful-Finds-And-Treasures 
that's not too far from me, 3 times in the past 2 weeks, at least. 
I called my Amanda and told her our favorite cute little shop was closing,
and was there anything she wanted me to go and get for her.  
There was and I picked it up and a couple other things that I will 
share soon.  She had the opportunity on Thursday, her day off,
to go there herself.  The shop owner asked her to email a picture of her
 table I picked up for her so she could see what she did with it.  She did,
 and if you want to pop over and see it is the turquoise table,
 my daughter calls her mock chopping block, that is in front of her 
kitchen window in her apartment.  While she was there she bought
 a vintage red metal cart, some wire basket and 6 vintage scarves. 

 Because the shop is closing, in fact it closed officially today :(
they have had everything marked 40% for the last few weeks. 
 So, I have made my share of visits and yesterday, I just had to make
 my last visit to see if this cute little table was still there. 
 It was, I guess it was meant to be!

When I originally saw my find, I thought it would be perfect in Amanda's kitchen.  But...her choice was to have the turquoise table and after seeing what she did with it, it is perfect for her kitchen! So, I thought IF it was still there it would be my third trip to this cute little shop and I would buy it.

It was and I immediately told the shop owner I wanted it.  There were several women in shopping and another piece I had my eye on and would have been in my kitchen right now, was picked up by one of them and so I wasn't going to let this out of my sight.  It fits perfectly in this little corner of my kitchen. And it makes a perfect coffee station. Don't you think?

It is painted the softest shade of melon and it has a cute little patterned contact paper on top to protect it.  Plus, it frees up my counter space, which I have next to none except for my island that houses my sink.  Now all I needed was for my hubby to approve.  Yes, I still like when he likes what I do to our Home! Don't you?

Plus my Plow and Hearth mug holder fits much better here then on my counter.  It was a Christmas gift from my hubby and I love it!

It fits perfectly under our pot and pan rack and it holds everything I need to make a perfectly brewed cup of coffee.  I have my filters in the basket, my coffee grounds in the white canister and my cups on my rack.  I am in love! And, my hubby loved it too!  There's a reason I love this man!

Now I just need to decide on two things.  Should I hang my metal coffee cup art above my new coffee station or not?  And, do you like your coffee with cream or without?
 My hubby says without and I say with!  
What do you say?

What cute or fun finds have you picked up lately that you just had to have or were meant to be?
Don't you think the 3rd times the charm? Or if it's meant to be it will still be there, whatever it is, it's mine now and I'm a happy girl!

Hope your weekend is delightful! As always Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your visit!

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Pickin', Putzin' & Paintin"....

Saturday I had our Home to myself!
I enjoy those moments, because I can putzy around the house and 
spruce the place up.  I get the most done in this time for some reason
 and have fun while I'm at it!

 This vintage piece we "picked" off the curb this summer,
 right across the street from our place!
Shhh, don't tell our neighbor's I don't think they saw us! he, he...
Do you ever do that?

 As you can see, it needs ALOT of work!
The knobs are missing....
for some reason extra holes were drilled....
the lock piece is missing on the top drawer....
but, it has character.

 Like this little bit of detail at the bottom!
I want to fill the random holes and paint this piece. 
 I would like to try for the first time some of the Annie Sloan paint
 that is getting all the rage on blogs.
Sounds like something I could do and would
 really make this piece pop again!
I'm thinking something in an aged green color....
so if any of you out there can give me some suggestions or hints
I would GREATLY appreciate it!

 The top was sanded down for some reason and again
 random holes were drilled here and there.  This piece looked 
as though it may have at one time been a wash stand or possibly
 had a mirror attached.  Of course, whatever was there has been 
long gone.  The drawers had saw dust in them and of course
bug evidence, so I think....hope, it was used in their garage.
Would you use this in your garage? 

 So, in my putzin' fun on Saturday, I pulled it in to fill an empty space
in our "fancy sittin' area" and started finding pretties to put on it. 
 I picked up this cute little plate at T.J. Maxx a few weeks ago. 
 I liked the little design on it!

 It had to go right in front of my most Favorite picture in our Home!
These 3 are what I do all my "nesting" for!
So when they're Home, they can be proud....
I Love these girls!

Sometimes the best stuff can be found on the curb!
You never know when it will fit right in.  Can't wait to find some paint 
and get started.  I looked for new knobs at Hobby Lobby the other day.
They were 50% off and too cute! But, the holes are 3 inches apart and
the knobs I liked were more like 4 inches apart.  What to do?!
~Patience~
Again, if you have any hints or suggestions on using 
Annie Sloan paint for the first time user, like me
I'd love to hear!

Thanks for stopping!
Have a delightful day!

Monday, August 5, 2013

Is it Fall already?....

It sure feels like it around here this morning!
We woke up to a temperature of 49 degrees in our county. I have to be honest and tell you that I have enjoyed the cooler temps of the high 70's during the day the last week or so.  I wish I lived somewhere that was always that temperature during the day.  But, these cooler mornings makes it a bit too chilly to enjoy my morning coffee outside, where I can take a walk around our yard and enjoy our flowers.

I think this summer our yard and flowers have looked the best they have in the past few years.  Having two dogs that love to sun through our plants and dig holes under them to stay cool sure has played a number on our gardens.  This year, with our youngest graduating and having her Open House in our back yard, we had to out smart the dogs and put up a 14 in. high wire fence around the perimeter of our backyard. It has worked up until this past week.  Somehow they, or at least one of them, have discovered how to get over the little fence, even though their legs aren't that long!

One of our local stores brought in some beautiful hanging baskets this year for $5.99.  I bought several like the one above.  In this old birdbath is my version of a fairy garden of sorts.  I filled it with hens & chicks and creeping thyme, I think that's what it was called anyway.  It doesn't need much attention at all!

The pink impatience are from last year.  I brought them in during the winter and they didn't look like much, but once I brought them back out in late spring and trimmed them back a bit, they took off.  I wonder if I can do it again this year!  Have you ever done that?

I like this little hidden spot under the lilac bushes.  I picked up the big pot at a yard sale a few years ago and have enjoyed putting in a pop of color with different flowers each year.  Otherwise it is all green, kind of an unexpected surprise when walking through the yard!

Here is another one of those $5.99 hanging baskets that I just popped in a vintage gray porcelain bowl that we found.  For height I put it on a stump we had that wouldn't split for firewood.  Another pop of color!

We moved our flower beds out and around to the front of our shed.  This got the wheels turning in my head and of course I had to decorate.  So I added an old vintage metal chair with another $5.99 basket and a birdhouse.  Then I put a part of an old wine rack up against the shed coming out of an copper looking planter filled with Black Eyed Susan vine and some Cleome (we call them cat whiskers) for color.  My green gazing ball and copper rain chain added just the right amount of charm this shed needed.  Notice the toad house....I don't think it's been occupied yet, although we do have a big toad living around those parts!

Here's another one of those flower baskets.  I had an old wire apple basket and I bought some of that coco liner stuff.  Trimmed it to fit and then planted the basket in it.  It needed height behind my birdbath so my hubby and I drove out to the country and found that big old stump and a big chunky flat round of wood.  It was the perfect touch.  We have enough plants in our yard to fill in the gaps needed around the shed for color.  We had to haul in a few more rocks to finish it off.

Another part of that wood wine rack was made into a trellis by my hubby for our garden.  I painted it a crisp white and hung a ceramic blue and white plaque from an old digging tool hung from the top that says Garden....Now you know where you are!

This is one of my favorite spots in the yard to spend some time.  Yep, another $5.99 basket plopped in a galvanized bucket.  The glass top table was purchased for $10 at a yard sale years ago and the chairs we've had for about 15 years.  It's a favorite spot to enjoy a glass of wine while my hubby grills or a morning cup of coffee while listening to the birds.

I love planting these bright yellow daisy like flowers in this spot.  I am not remembering what these plants are in the bucket....I know I will feel silly when you all tell me what they are.  But, they've done well in this spot!
The owl has a year round perch on this old metal fence pole that is cemented in the ground.  The little painted flat rock was done by my daughter when she was in 5th or 6th grade.  It says Home Sweet Home!


I planted two of these Mandevilla's in the pots right next to our deck steps.  I was hoping they would be in full bloom for the Open House, but they weren't.  They were full of buds, just waiting to bloom, but not a flower was open that day!  Isn't that how it always happens!

I always  plant this red metal planter with white petunias and a spikey thing.  It gets the hot sun all day long!

Well, thanks for touring my summer yard with me.  Some of you have asked to see our shed again.  It has really added alot of charm to our back yard.  I think my husband out did himself with this one!  Soon our youngest will be going off to college and we will be empty nesters for the first time! If any of you have any advice or words of wisdom, I am interested to hear.  This next stage of our lives comes with excitement and nervousness at the same time!  So many changes have been happening to our family lately!  As always, Thanks for stopping by for a visit!  Have a delightful day!
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