Outdoor Candlelight

Twig Lanterns

This post was a long time in coming.

Like a year.

Last year...I collected twig lanterns when I could find them on sale 

from different sources during the summer.

By end of summer I had seven of them.

**UPDATE**

I had several you ask where I bought my lanterns...

I found them at Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx and Marshalls.

I bought some remote controlled led outdoor candles last week at Pier 1

to burn in them, finally. 

I love that with one click I can turn them all on...flickering candlelight and no mess.

Really, the main reason I wanted to use these instead of real candles is I didn't want to turn the glass

inside all black. 

And I wanted to be able to leave them outside without worrying about them

melting. 

These candles are made of plastic instead of wax and they won't melt.

They are 20% off at Pier 1 through July 7th.

See them here

There was so much good stuff in last week's Mod Mix Monday that I'm showing off 

the stuff I loved that was garden related in this post.

Melissa of Daisy Mae Belle created a cute canning jar lid wreath but I'm really 

showing this because her backyard is so pretty.

Cindy of Sunset Coast painted this pot.

Isn't it fun! I love her use of color.

Penny of Penny's Vintage Home has a new fireplace in her garden made by someone she calls H.

I assume it's her hubby. How wonderful to have as a focal point in the garden.

Angi of Drakestone Primitives Country Cabin took a little metal table and added

some painted details making this perfect for use in the garden.

In His Grip spray painted a very sad little vintage tricycle pink and 

is now using it as a planter.

Isn't it precious?

Mod Mix Monday is still going on 

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Spring Front Porch

Not Perfect....but it will do for now.

I must say it seems pretty frivolous to be fluffing my porch when many here have lost 

not only their porches but their homes. 

But....I am.

The weather was very nice this afternoon so I got out a few new things I'd bought

for the front porch.

Alas, when I cleaned the porch the other day my outdoor rug literally 

fell apart. I'd had it outside for three years.

It was looking worn on the side nearest the street where it got walked on the most.

I thought I'd turn it around and use the other side that was less worn..but when I did,

it just started splitting all over. It just came apart.

Now I'll be on the hunt for a new one. 

My porch looks bare without it.

I added a new pillow to the mix of pillows on my settee.

It's from Pier 1, of course. I bought it recently on clearance.

A couple of lanterns from Pier 1 too.

Hmmm in these photos they look way bluer than the window paint but in person 

they are very similar or at least I thought they were.

See it needs a rug again to pull the area together. 

Or I'm thinking I need a wicker settee out here instead of the iron one.

I have too much iron going on...I know that...but it will have to do for now.

This is the same space with a rug in place.

Better with a rug I think.

Bought the lanterns just because of the color.

Franklin watched every move I made from the window.

The porch still needs a few more ferns.

I love the view from the porch into my house. It always looks so warm and inviting.

The ivy around the porch is doing really well this spring.

But, at least my front porch looks better with the addition of a few ferns.

But I still need to tweak it.

I have all summer.....

or at least that is what I tell myself.

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Late Summer

Special Finds and Friends

Fall is quickly approaching and I realized I hadn't shown the table decor I've been enjoying this past month in my dining room.

Of course once I set out to take photos...all I got were cloudy days to photograph.

So these photos are not as clear as I would have hoped.

The white lanterns inspired this grouping.

A special friend surprised me with them last month when we met for lunch.

Belinda

Belinda lives in Edmond, Oklahoma and we became friends through emails.

She saw these lanterns and just knew they were for me.

I was surprised and thrilled to get them.

I knew they'd end up in a summer vignette.

Belinda doesn't have a blog but she's a great pinner.

You can follow her Pinterest boards - here.

She finds the best inspiration.

So once I had the lanterns I had to come up with things to put with them.

That includes an old cut work white linen table cloth I've had forever.

I also got out pearl handled steak knives that were once my great grandmother's.

I guess I should have polished them...hmmmm.

I was inspired to get out my white china which I haven't had out in ages.

It's Johnson Brother's Richmond White.

My Mom used to buy it for me for every birthday and holiday.

Unfortunately, they discontinued it and now it's super expensive to find the missing pieces I need.

I have 12 place settings but I need serving pieces. No tragedy it mixes well with other china.

The grey wicker tray basket came from Hobby Lobby found on clearance for $20. 

I was happy to find it and imagine it will show up in fall decorating later.

Have a fantastic Saturday!

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