Fall Container Garden

For Shannon

Remember the giant pot I was carrying around in the back of the car for two months?

Mom and I finally got it out and I finally got it all fixed up for Fall.

 It's got lovely details to it. Of course it does because my sweet friend Shannon chose it for her house.

 Now that she is gone...I will think of her every time I look at it and find joy in planting

pretty things in it just like she used to.

She did love to garden.

 My mum still hasn't opened up much. I know you are suppose to buy the ones

that have not opened yet but this is ridiculous. I've had it for two weeks

and it's just now starting to open. At this rate it won't bloom before it gets too cold.

Well, maybe not, it doesn't usually get cold till around Thanksgiving here.

I'll take more photos when it blooms more.

 The trellis I already had...it's been all around this yard...

first in front and then in back and now here. 

 I might plant a small tree in it next year but this will do for now.

 See? Not many buds opened. I planted lots of pansies but just a few have blooms.

 That's my neighbor's yard in the distance. It's their side yard and they never

do anything to it. It's full of weeds and really over grown. 

I need to get over there and clean it up. 

I ignore my other side yard too, pretty much but it just has monkey grass in it and mulch.

But it wouldn't have that except my old neighbor's planted it! 

I miss those neighbors. They were the best. 

I've got great neighbors now too...they just don't plant stuff for me.

 I know this is a lot of photos of a pot.

It has a nice patina.

I added orange lights and grape vine.

I love how it looks at night.

 I know my little rabbit likes it.

Oh..yes he does! 

I picked him up last spring at Walmart of all places.

They had a few nice outdoor yard ornaments this last year.

Including a nice dachshund which I would have bought but it was painted a terrible brown color.

I like my statuary plain concrete color, thank you.

Speaking of which my friend Deidra is moving and she has two big concrete planters similar to 

the one above she is gifting me. Not as large as that one but a nice size to compliment it.

Only thing is...she painted the flowers on them with acrylic paint.

I told her not to but she did a couple of years ago and threatens to come over here 

and paint the flowers on this one and the fruit in my urns on the pedestals.

I told her I'd kill her if she did.

She knows not to but I'm wondering if I will be able to get the paint off the ones she already painted.

I'll try scrubbing them first. 

Starting new job tomorrow. I passed the drug test. 

yippee!

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Fall Living

Loving Fall!

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I love my little storybook tudor revival cottage....I adore it...but...

A photo like that one above makes me wish for a big white house.

I grew up in a big white house. They are the best at Christmas.

But doesn't that one look great decked out for fall?

In my opinion there just aren't enough white houses any more. 

They used to be everywhere.

I'm upset when I see them get painted brown or green.

Some classic houses are meant to be white. 

Let them be....now...off my soap box...and on to more pretty fall stuff.

via: French Kissed

Jermaine did a post this week where she showed off her talents as a floral designer.

She says she is not one...but the photos tell a different story.

I'm not a fan of antlers in decor...I don't care how "IN" they are.

But her images just might make me change my mind.

I love how she coupled them with blushing pumpkins and roses.

It's a fall pumpkin fantasy at her house!

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I'm not sure where this image came from originally. 

I searched and couldn't find it.

I think it might be from Savvy Southern Style or Common Ground taken 

when one of them was out and about 

but I could be wrong. Let me know, if you know.

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That is the sweetest pumpkin....ever!

Just found this blog and its full of pretty little embroidered things.

Very inspiring.

via: Southern Living

This is where I want to have my Thanksgiving dinner.

If the weather holds...I will have mine out on a back patio in front of 

an outdoor fireplace.

But...with the holiday being late this year...it may be too cold.

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Oh...who can resist this? Orange and turquoise....I adore that combination.

This image makes me want to simplify my whole way of living.

Out with the painted white furniture in my house and in with the rough wood.

At least for Thanksgiving!

All these images saved in my Fall folder on Pinterest.

I've been "pining" on Pinterest of late...not to be confused with "pinning" on Pinterest.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

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Mod Mix Monday #121

Painted Puppies

I've been meaning to show this little painting for awhile.

It was sent to me by one of my readers, Karla.

She thought it looked so much like my Violet that she thought I must have it.

It's a vintage painting a friend gave to her and she decided to pass it along to me.

So glad she did!

She has a black and tan longhaired dachshund of her own.

It's really a great painting of a couple of doxie pups.

It's been sitting on my mantle since I got it mid summer....and I recently 

decided to fix an early fall mantel scape around it.

Someday it will be in a more permanent spot but I thought it was very sweet here for now.

I just plopped a few fall things down around it.

My living room is really in a state at the moment.

As I told you I'm painting it.

I began with sanding the windows to paint in a new glossy white.

They are a dull creamy white now.

This painted by a previous homeowner.

I knew there were going to be some spots that the paint might fleck off and cause me a little extra sanding.

But look what has happened!

Apparently, whoever painted this woodwork did not bother to sand them before painting.

The paint is chipping off everywhere but especially in the grooves.

It would have taken perhaps 30 minutes per window to sand and prepare these windows correctly

for painting back when they were first painted.

But whoever did it....didn't bother and now all these years later...I have a huge mess on my hands.

Let the chips fall where they may.

It's going to be hours and hours of work before my windows are 

ready for me to paint.

Anyone got a great solution for this mess?

I am trying to avoid using any toxic paint strippers. 

I'm thinking perhaps I need to invest in a heat gun. 

My simple room painting project has now turned into a nightmare.

Makes me want to cry.

I won't think about it now...let's just look at all the greatness that was linked

up in last week's Mod Mix Monday.

Shall we?

Katie of Upcycled Treasures made this lovely beverage tag for her beverage dispenser.

This is just about the prettiest beverage dispenser I've ever seen and her chalkboard tag is perfect for it.

But what about her candle holders? I love those too...all wrapped in rope. 

Lisa of Create Inspire painted up this pretty dresser.

I love the bold teal color. And you must see a closeup of the knobs.

The knobs are wonderful!

Melinda of The Refeathered Roost came up with a whole story line to explain her Halloween

display. It's creepy and certainly original. Oh...it's pretty too.

Restoration Redoux created this super cute Fall Mantel.

Isn't it fun? I am loving turquoise mixed with orange and brown for Fall.

Denise of Bella Dreams creates the best displays.

This one is no exception. 

Isn't her banner super cute? I love the turquoise urn full of orange pumpkins and berries.

Again, I'm loving turquoise for Fall this year.

Ann of Tarnished Royalty has spun up the most elegant spiderweb ever! 

Including pearl spiders! Not so scary...just pretty.

Just look at Danielle's latest at Finding Silver Pennies!

She painted this piece in Miss Mustard Seed paint.

It's has the perfect amount of chippiness.

Shabby Gals recovered some sad old stools and turned them into these.

Wow! Super Mod Vintage!

And finally....who can resist this face?

That's Cindy's Nora from Old Black Cat Boo.

What a wonderful photo! I love the bight colors around, her expression and those pretty eyes and very pink tongue. 

I can't wait to see how your projects are going this week.

I hope better than mine. 

Share your new mixes below.

Remember anything old made over to be new...anything new changed up to look old.

New and old together...

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If you link up...I'd appreciate it, if you'd follow me.

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Just a little inspiration for Fall container gardening. 

I'm making stuff here and working....

show and tell coming soon.

Remember when I found this piece of furniture off Craigslist to use as 

a kitchen island?

(bad Craigslist photo)

I took the fold up ends off and added wheels and

it lasted in my kitchen about a month.

I kept having to roll it out of the way.

I went looking for a photo of it and realized I never took one.

I never showed it because I just wasn't happy with it.

It is now being used as a tv stand in the guest bedroom.

But this week I thought of the perfect solution.

It wasn't wrong... it was just too big. Even though it was small...it was still to big for my kitchen.

I needed a really small and square island for my galley kitchen.

You'd think I needed rectangular but no....what I needed was square.

So I found a smaller piece of furniture at the most frugal place ever...my house!

I don't know why it never occurred to me to try it before.

I'll show soon...because I'm making it taller and adding a top to it and I do think 

this time

it will be just the perfect island.

I almost bought cabbages and pumpkins today for my urn outside...

but instead ended up getting stuff for my island. 

I have too many projects going.

I'm painting the living room and dining room, recovering an ottoman, creating a kitchen island,

making cloth pumpkins, painting a dog portrait and creating a Halloween craft for 

Jo-Ann's Fabric and Craft Stores.

I need to focus....just focus on one thing at a time. 

How Frustrating!

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