What are you doing to keep busy while confined at home, during these trying times? Less than a month ago, I shared a post about projects I was working on while waiting for spring. The stay-at-home situation, plus the continued cold and rainy weather has given me time to keep plugging away on projects. I had already planned these projects, so fortunately, the materials were … Continue reading keeping busy
When I saw these sweet little pots at Michael’s, I immediately fell in love with their scalloped rims. I had walked by, admiring them on several trips to Michaels before caving in and finally buying them when they went on sale at half off. What I hadn’t noticed prior to getting them home was how light the clay color was compared to my other pots. … Continue reading aging clay pots
This next project was one I’d been wanting to do for several years now. One of those things you tend to put off because you can see it in your mind’s eye and how cool it could be, but not sure if it will live up to those expectations. This idea came from the blog, For the Love of a House. Since I have always … Continue reading rusty barrel rings
Usually I embrace, or at least I really try to embrace each season and all its benefits, without rushing into the next. March is always a mixture of winter, with teases of spring. If nothing else, at least you know you are in the homestretch of winter and the finish line is in sight. But I think the reason I’ve been struggling so much this … Continue reading while waiting for spring
I had been toying with the idea of filling all the containers I use in the summer on the deck with greens. I have a growing collection of black wrought iron baskets, plant stands, and window boxes that look so forlorn and empty now that the summer flowers are long gone. I have a variety of pines in my yard that I usually use for … Continue reading pines on the deck
Last year I decorated a few paper mâché boxes for Christmas. Not only do they make great decorations to use around the house, but they’re perfect for packaging that special little gift. Here are a few that I made last year. Every year I buy a roll or two of wrapping paper with a brown background. I keep them in an old crock next to … Continue reading little Christmas boxes
Sunday was a warm day for December, and the perfect time to finish up raking leaves and redecorate the urns for Christmas. I pulled out the fall arrangement of cornstalks a few weeks ago and arranged a trio of birch logs. I follow a blog called Dirt Silver, written by Deborah Silver, a landscape and garden designer who owns Detroit Garden Works. She writes posts showing the … Continue reading christmas urns
A few weeks ago I found this poster size reproduction botanical print at Elm & Iron, a local store which carries a unique and lovely collection of home decor. I love the detail on this print and knew it would go nicely in my living room/dining room area which is decorated in greens, beige, and wood tones. I started by cutting a piece of … Continue reading a diy winter wall decor
Once again, my good friend Jan, who gave me those lovely green birds, also gifted me with this vintage galvanized tub. Since I already had one that I had bought at a flea market, I decided to drill holes in the bottom of this one and turn it into a planter. I wanted to pot it up with something that would survive the winter and … Continue reading container planting
I was looking to find a few larger pots for my yard and deck, and I didn’t want to pay top dollar for them. I was hoping to find something made from a composite material so it would be lighter, and so that I could leave it outside year round without worry of damage from freezing and thawing weather. It also didn’t matter so much … Continue reading painting pots
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