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Showing posts with label garden tote. Show all posts

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Spring is Sprouting in Our Window

Spring fever really hit me hard last week and everything winter and Valentine's day related got put away.
The first to get a re-do was our bay window in the kitchen.  We've been in our house for almost three years and I think that it's seen over a dozen seasonal and holiday looks. 
What a fun spot it is to decorate.

So, here it is this year with an assortment of seedlings, spring cuttings and a few house plants...it's the sunniest part of our house.

And at times the hardest to photograph!



An old toolbox tote is now a perfect container for my zinnia seedlings. I perched it on top of a little stool to add some height and raise it above the other two wooden boxes that are on each side.

Moon flowers were planted first and are already showing some bright green leaves.

Bird votives perch in a few choice places where we can light turn them on and enjoy them in the evening.

No-o-o my zinnia's are not already blooming.....I tried my hand at painting a few like ones that have been shared on Pinterest.

 I left my pine cones whole since I found it really, really hard to cut them.

Zinnia's make such nice long lasting cut flowers. I'm excited to see how many I'll get this summer to fill bottles and jars all around the house.

I added color coded coffee stirrers, to each pot, to easily identify the colors of the plants.

My African violets are back where they are happiest...

with a few basil plants started in between.

Faux spring branches and vinca cuttings, from the yard, fill a jar and give some height on the left. Our neighborhood has some beautiful pear trees that I wanted to cut a few branches from and watch them bloom indoors. I didn't dare risk getting caught!

Soon our yard, in back and out front, will be blooming with amazing azaleas.
It's such a gorgeous sight for a few weeks in April although I see some pink buds already popping way ahead of schedule!

 A hanging vignette holding a few things of spring.


This sentimental plaque has seen many seasons on the outside....this year I brought it in.

I made a centerpiece, in farmhouse style, for our kitchen table.

A pot with basil plantings sits waiting on a stool for some daily sun.
 The chandy got a spring touch to it, too.
 I've got lots more seeds to get started....cosmos, cleome and some lettuce, too!

Here's a little glimpse of what's on our mantel making it look like spring. It's a cute little swag of ribbons, fabric and string!


Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

and Gucci, too!

  
 


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Friday, September 13, 2013

A Traditional Fall Tablescape & Very Special Celebration

A very special, celebration fell mid-week for my "Honey's" 65th birthday. 
It was the reason this was just going to be an intimate gathering for four. Our friends, Mike and Eileen were called away, to go back up north, to tend to Mikes' mom that was ill :(
  Since the tablescape and menu was already planned I decided to go ahead and put it all together to celebrate his milestone day and make the best of it for him and to share some pics of it with you. Being that we're far apart, I can at least keep you up to date in photos, anyway :) 

Here is the traditional fall tablescape, with lots of autumn colors, fun textures  
and lots and lotof pics...I hope you'll like!

A little "bokeh" thanks to Pic Monkey's editing overylays and effects!

 Ding...Ding...Ding... a vintage, brass dinner bell, with a snip of seeded eucalyptus, to summon the celebration!

This was my "Honey's" surprised reaction!


  His antique toolbox, sometimes used as my garden tote, was the centerpiece for the evening.

Chippy paint and square nails make me swoon!

Oh, how I LOVE the color and the wear on his my beauty ;)

Mini, white pumpkins, assorted fall foliage and my autumn toned beads accent the inside.


  Nutmeg scented votives covered with kale, acorns and rustic, burlap ribbon accent each end on top of  an old, rustic, plank.



Here is the whole nine yards!

  Chalk painting the dollar store glasses was a last minute idea and since I couldn't find my chalk using a white paint marker made it a more permanent thing!

Eat, Drink, Laugh and Celebrate were the words of choice.

 Pfalzgraff, butterfly accented, plates were a special touch since they represent to us....
"Forever Young!"
(and with more, fun,  pic monkey edits )

"Grandma's heirloom silverware is always special!

 My antique, grain measure served as the perfect, rustic server for little, garlic, bread sticks.

Our boy, "Gucci" is always by my side!

A poem, by me, to my Honey from 2008.

  And so, it was....
In case this wasn't enough fall tablescaping...you can find more inspirations in my Tablescapes section in my header :)