Hydrangea School and Rusty Vintage Wire Basket

April 29, 2013

purple white hydrangea plant care floral arrangement galvanized tub wire basket

What is your favorite flower?  Mine used to be roses.  But over the years it's changed from roses to hydrangeas.  I think the love affair started with our first house.  Lucky for me it just happened to have a HUGE blue hydrangea bush next to the back deck. When I say HUGE I mean I'd never seen anything like it ever before. And the depth of the blue was absolutely brilliant.

Outdoor Entertaining: Extra Large Wire Lanterns

April 22, 2013



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Are you as excited about spring as I am?  Yes, spring is finally here in our little part of the midwest and I'm pretty happy about it.  I'm happy to be soaking in the warmth of that sun, and I'm also happy to be planning for some warm days and nights ahead.  With that in mind,

Easy Spring Decor Using Test Tubes as Flower Vases

April 17, 2013


I love Goodwill.  Can I ever say that enough?  It never ceases to amaze me how I
always manage to find incredibly fashionable home decor at my local Goodwill
stores.  And this time it was a perfect

Thrift Store Owl Takes Center Stage

April 11, 2013

{If you're looking for how to vote for me in the Ultimate Goodwill Upcycling Contest (yay!), details are at the end of this post.  Thanks!}

I pride myself on not being TOO trendy, but sometimes the latest trend just gets the best of me.  Like owls.  I mean, who knew that they would become so popular?  They finally got to me, too, and I picked up a few little guys during some of my Goodwill thrifting trips.  And I've been torn over what to do with this one.

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He's 3 inches tall and fits perfectly inside another Goodwill find, my tiny cloche.  The cloche had no base to it, so I purchased the little silver tray/stand to go under it at the same time.  I believe all three

Visit the Ultimate Goodwill Upcycle Contest and Vote For Me!

April 9, 2013

Okay, so there's this contest.  I only found out about it a few days ago despite the fact that the entrance deadline was last night at midnight.   It's an Ultimate Goodwill Upcycling Contest. Goodwill, you say?  So how on earth did I NOT know about this???  It's a mystery, but now that I've entered...WAKE THE KIDS, CALL THE NEIGHBORS! I NEED YOUR VOTES!

I entered three different projects.  You may vote once a day until the contest ends on April 22nd!  {You may even be able to vote for more than one project per day, the rules aren't clear.  It's worth a try!:)}

Here are the three projects I entered and links to their voting pages:



Copycat Ballard Designs Memo Board
(Contest page 1, entry #100, last entry on the page)


(Contest page 2, entry #38)

(Contest page 1, entry #4)
 
I've linked each project to the Goodwill Contest page it shows up on.  If you have any trouble voting  please let me know.  {Their site isn't exactly the most technologically advanced one I've ever seen if you know what I mean:)}

If I win 1st, 2nd or 3rd place I get gift cards from Goodwill, Home Depot and Michael's! 

Woot, woot!

So please vote!

And thanks from the bottom of my little ol' upcycling heart!

xoxo

 

Cloche Call: The Good Egg, My Version

April 5, 2013


 
I love Good Housekeeping Magazine. Every month they have something that catches my eye, and my imagination. Their April 2013 issue had a picture of this cloche in anticipation of  Easter and all the home decorating that goes along with it. Only problem is, I didn't decorate for Easter this year. I know, I know. The Easter police will probably come and get me for saying that.
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