A Cute New Little Ladder and a Scale!

 

 

I found this little ladder at a garage sale for $3.  I certainly couldn't pass it up!  :)

 

 

I painted it a mint green, sanded the edges, put it on the porch and put a special birdhouse on it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When my Mom was sick several years ago, there was a guy selling birdhouses from his front yard.  Trips back and forth to the hospital had us going by that yard many times.  Well, we finally stopped and found out that if you were to take one, you'd just leave the money under the mat.  I love small towns!  :)  So, this one has weathered a lot of weather and brings a smile to my face when I come to the front door and see it. 

 

 

 

I found this scale on Craigslist.  I saw it for a few weeks, but it was listed for more than I wanted to spend.  Lucky for me, he dropped the price to an acceptable amount to me and I bought it. 

 

 

 

My husband took it apart, cleaned and cleaned and cleaned it, then painted it.  I'm very happy with it!

 

 

  

 

 

    

  

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow brings another garage sale Saturday.  :)  I'll be ready to find more treasures!

 

What fun things have you found lately?

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

 

Pam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Beautiful Early Flowers



My two favorite months in the garden are May and June.  I absolutely love it when life returns to the yard and before the hot, hot summers take their toll on the flowers.

I planted my pots a little early this year.  The usual  safe date  to plant annuals here is Mother's Day.  I am a rebel (ok, not really) and planted things about 10 days before Mother's Day.  I did have to bring everything in to the garage one night,  but it was worth  it.  Now the pots are filling quickly.

 

These wave petunias are so pretty right out my back door.

 

 

I bought a galvanized watering can a few weeks ago.  It leaked, so didn't really work as a watering can, but it does work as a cute planter. 

 

 

I had another one that is painted light blue. I  think the cosmos look so cute in it too.

 

 

 

 

 

My peonies are ready to explode!  Every day I see more blooms.  They are such pretty flowers.

 

 

One of my clematis is blooming.  I love the pink color of these flowers.

 

 

 

 I love the look of flowers in galvanized buckets.

 

And in milk crates.  These wave petunias will be spilling over the sides in no time!

 

 

What are your favorite flowers?

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

Pam

 

 

 

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Dish Towel Pillow for Under $5

 

 

 I've made all sorts of pillows out of grain sacks, drop cloths, napkins and placemats, but haven't ever made any out of dishtowels--until now.  :)

I was at HomeGoods the other day and found these XL dishtowels.

 

They were $7.99 for three towels.  As I was throwing them in the washer, I pulled one out to see if it would work for a pillow.  Yep!  Perfect!

 

With my fancy (ok, really it's a "I last took HomeEc in 7th grade sewing machine, now I'd like something that is simple for me to use-sewing machine"), I made this pillow.

 

I turned it inside out and used the old seam as a guide.

 

I cut off the old seams once it was all sewn.

 

 

I filled it with batting and sewed the part where I filled it by hand.

Easy, cheap and a fun pillow!

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

Pam



 

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Peony in Bloom for Mother's Day

 

Happy Mother's Day! 

 

I'm very excited that my Tree Peony is in bloom on Mother's Day.  My Mom's favorite flowers were peonies and I know she would've LOVED this one!

 

 

The blooms are huge!  And so beautiful!

 

 

It blooms several weeks before any of my perennial peonies.  That way I have weeks and weeks to enjoy these beauties!

 

There are six blooms here.  Today, I noticed that a seventh flower has opened. 

 

Thank you for your visit!

 

I hope you all have a special Mother's Day!

 

Pam

 

 

 

 

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Flour and Rice Sack Pillows

 

 

 

I found a couple of colorful flour and rice bags at garage sales last year.  I think I paid $1 each for them.  I finally broke down and bought a new sewing machine the other day, so today I made pillows out of them.  It was super easy and a fun way to add some color to my rooms.

 

Here's what I started with.

 

 

I cut them down a bit to get as much of the graphics as possible while keeping them a good size for pillows.  With the rice bag, I put in a Pottery Barn insert and it fit perfectly.

 

With the Turkey Flour (???)  What the heck is Turkey Flour anyway?  :)  With the Turkey (Brand)  Flour bag, I used batting and filled it.

 

Now I've got a couple new neat pillows for very little money.  My kind of decorating!  :)

 

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Pam

 

 

 

 

 

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