Showing posts from May, 2013

Adding Some Interest to Uninteresting Chair Cushions

May 31, 2013
I have two adirondack chairs on  my front porch covered patio. 2012 I have had these chairs for many years.  Over the years I have purchased various outdoor chair pads for them.  The thinner one piece outdoor dining chair replacement pads work best for comfort.  The thicker pads are too bulky.  In the past, I have had covers for these chair pads custom made with velcro closures so they could be laundered. This year I purchased $10 worth of burlap at JoAnn Fabrics and covered them myself.  I was going to use a no sew glue or fusible webbing but decided to just pin it on with large safety so I could re-use the burlap.  I ironed the burlap, and then wrapped it like a present. The cushions seemed a little blah, so I got the idea to add a rooster graphic keeping with another little project I have going.  


I've Been Featured in the Bloglight!

May 30, 2013
A wonderful honor   was bestowed upon me this week.  I was notified by Miriam Illions that I am to be featured in  Hometalk's  weekly Bloglight Series. Whether you want to share your own creative DIY projects, ask the pros and community members for answers to your DIY questions, or just get some really great DIY ideas, Hometalk is the place!   I find Hometalk much more up close and personal than Pinterest, and much more concentrated on home enthusiasts.  With help from Hometalk, you can make your house a HOME , and have so much fun doing it! A bit about me: Why I became a blogger... I have always been interested in home decorating and flower gardening.  About 20 years ago I started collecting vintage treasures (kind of like my Mom), and I found it a challenge to work my collections into my home and gardens.  I was inspired at first by various country decorating magazines and also HGTV.  I especially loved "Decorating Sense" with Joan Steffend, where decor


Another Kitchen Fairy Garden

May 27, 2013
Last year I posted my version of a fairy garden all put together with vintage kitchen junk.  It did real well for me on my blog and on Hometalk.   You can see it  here  newly planted, and a return to the kitchen fairy garden  here. This year I have used the kitchen fairy garden theme but with a new and improved look.  At least I think so. Welcome!  Let's look around, shall we?


A Whimsical Outdoor Kitchen

May 26, 2013
By now, if you follow my blog, you know I have a new potting bench with a vintage cast iron sink.   I would love to say I made it, but I didn't.  My friend, Jodi Mann of Mann Made Signs and No Place Like Home Again created this beautiful potting bench.


A Re-Purposed Country Potato and Onion Bin

May 24, 2013
I bought this pine potato and onion bin last weekend at a garage sale.


Baked Ravioli Lasagna

May 22, 2013
One of my cousins had pinned this recipe for Baked Ravioli to her Pinterest recipe board,  and I had re-pinned it to mine.   I am calling it Baked Ravioli Lasagna though, because it tastes a lot like lasagna even though it is much easier to prepare. Link to Pinterest Source   Amy Lynn/Tasty Kitchen


In Search of More Junk

May 21, 2013
I am disappointed with our crappy Minnesota spring and long winter, but I have nothing to complain about when I think of the weather disaster in Oklahoma yesterday.  I pray for the families that lost loved ones, their livelihoods, and homes. We have had rain now for about 5 days in a row.  I haven't planted any more flowers. I am hoping to hit it hard this weekend when sunshine and warmth are forecasted for Memorial Day weekend. I did hit a few rummage sales, consignment shops and antique shops and found some fun buys. A juicer on a stand for $4.  I have seen these planted with annuals on pinterest and in blogland.


Pressing Garden Matters

May 17, 2013
Today I used the old wooden ironing board that I painted white last weekend in a vignette.


Is There Such a Thing As Too Shabby?

May 14, 2013
I remember when I first started accumulating distressed furniture and accessories.  My children worried that we were poor .  Truth be known, we certainly were not rich , but not poor either. I liked a coordinated, but not perfectly matched home.  The look that you get through years of collecting, and not buying the matched sets of anything. After being inspired by the gardening book "Garden Junk", written by Mary Randolph Carter and also magazines, I adopted a g arden junk theme of my own. Over the weekend, I was taking my garden junk out of our shed. I hadn't yet disbursed it to various parts of our yard, and my gardens, and I was kind of taken aback at how my precious "junk" looked pretty junky .  Without pretty flowers, green grass, and green leaves on the trees, my prized possessions looked dingy and depressing .


Garden Junk: Tea and Toast on the Patio

May 10, 2013
My $5 Penn Air vintage electric toaster becomes a planter today in a vignette on my front patio. This was a really neat old toaster and I had a small pang of guilt putting dirt inside but it only cost me $5.  That's cheaper than a flower pot!


Framed Lobelia Bucket

May 05, 2013
I planted my first annual of the season today even though there are no leaves on the trees, and our lawn has not greened up yet.  I think my annual will have to spend the nights in our garage for a while. The barn wood square frame at the right of this garden junk photo, was purchased a couple weeks ago.


Framed Vintage Powder Tins

May 03, 2013
I have a small collection of vintage powder tins that I displayed on the vanity in my bathroom. Here they are in a previous bathroom post.