One of my Favorite things

Gardening is one of my favorite things!

I got up this morning before my kids and was able to get one of my goals done for the day!

I know ya'll are jealous of my dead bushes! Well, I wasn't either! So I decided to rip them out of the pots and plant something a little more pleasing to the eye!

This is a picture of the bushes ripped out, but the dirt needs some major help!


Got my good ole' soil pep from the store

Added it to the dirt and mixed it up really good until I got this!

Much better!

I pre-placed the plants so that I would know just where to put them.

Make sure when doing this type of pot project to get plants that are cascading or trailing, so that they will flow over the pots edge once they get a little bigger.

You can not see it here yet because the plants are not mature. It should only take about a month before you are able to see the effect these type of plants should have.

All put into the soil and in front of the house!

I was happy with the results!

Looks much better than those dead bushes, don't ya think!

TIP: Make sure also to water these plants once a day, in the morning and with a every day fertilzer. EX: Fertilome, Miracle Gro, etc. It makes a world of a difference in the growth of the plants!

After I planted my pots, I decided to go and take some pictures of some of my favorite plants in my yard. It is three years in the making and some of it is finally maturing. I have never seen any of my yards mature because I always get to antsy and want to move before then. So I am hoping to stay in this house long enough to see my yard become my vision.

My dog "Titan" had to get in the action on my way to take some pic's!

"Catnip"

"Japanese Maple"

"Hosta"

Here is a picture of my climbing roses I planted last year on my new arbor!

They are growing fatastic!

This is a picture of the arbor last fall right after I finished putting it up.

Here is a semi-after picture I took today. I still have to stain or paint the bird house. I can't decide. And I would like to add a couple more plants. I just planted the purple "Clematis" vine at the bottom of the bird house a couple of days ago. It will climb up the 4x4 the bird house is on hopefully by the end of the summer! I can't wait until my roses are all the way up my arbor!

Here is one of my favorite flowers in the yard and I am really sad to say I don't know the name. I know that they are in the cone family.

Last but not least my "Hanging Geranium Basket"! I get one of these every Mother's Day and it is my absolute most favorite plant in my entire yard! There is something so classic about a Red Geranium. I love them!

Thanks for passing by! I hope this inspires you to get out in that yard and do something spectacular!

Part I of Avery's Room Makeover

This is a stool that my daughter uses to get up into her bed because it is quite high. It started out as a simple wooden box that my neighbor gave to me. I covered it with 1' thick foam and then in this red vinyl. I have decided to change her room to pink, black and green and so the stool too must change! Here is the

BEFORE:

Stool without the pom-pom trim
Stool complete with trim
AFTER:


This after complete with the pink stripes and green and pink toile will make the perfect addition to her "new" girly room.
I just used my nail gun to staple the fabric on. And a glue gun to put the trim on. This whole project took about 1 1/2 hrs.
Stay tuned for more updates on the make over. In a couple of days I will be showing you the molding on the walls that we are doing and also a re-do of a chair!

The Simple things in Life

Sorry, I know these pictures are a little small, but this is the best I could do. The Easter Bunny brought me this movie last week! I loved this show when I was a kid! Everything about it! The house, the humor, the story! So I was happy to receive it. I haven't watched this show in about 15 yrs. So, I sat down and watched it the other day with my only daughter who is 5.

I tend to be emotional as it is, and so as always this show made me cry! It was quite a different story being at this point in my life! Fifteen yrs ago, I was the one like the bride in this story. Waiting for true love to come my way one day. Dreaming of all the fun involved in planning a wedding and being married.

But now watching this movie, I understood how the "Father of the Bride" felt. Only I would be the Mother of course! Thinking of my only daughter leaving me one day sounds unbearable!

Life just goes so fast! This show reminded me of that!

Enjoying everything now while you have it is so important! The simple things in life. Even when your 3 yr. old opens up the front door and runs down the street naked, or tries to put the toliet plunger on his face!

Those are the unforgetable, funny moments in life that make all worth it!

Spring Fever

So, I have been looking for a spring wreath for a little while now and have had no luck! Until today my friends! I went to a decor store by my house and found one that I really loved, but the only problem was is that the thing cost $50 bones! And I was not willing to fork out that much! So I started walking around the store and found the clearance section. I found this Christmas wreath which basically had the same foliage as the spring wreath minus the flowers (Iclipped off the pinecones). And the best part is is that it was 75% off of $26! So I got it for $6! That's right a down right bargain! I took this before picture and sorry it is a little blurry.

BEFORE:

These are my little flowers I bought to put in my wreath!
Here is the finished product! I was quite happy with it! And it only ended up costing me $16! I like just as much as the $50 one! What do you think?

Cute Kid Rooms

I love to decorate and look at cute kid rooms! A great place to find these is at home shows, which I really like to go to! So here are a few pictures of some great rooms!

Great damask bed spread

I really like this combo of the pink and brown stripes
Creative use of an odd shape bonus room!

This is one of my favorite rooms! Simple, Black, White and Red.

Cute rustic boys room!
Creative and Fun!

I have always wanted to put a big map on my boys' wall! Isn't that cute!

Built in 1977

Isn't this house great! A little, ok a lot outdated, but such great bones! This is a house by me that is a short sale. I wanted to make an offer on it, but someone beat me to it! But, I did get to go inside and look at it and I feel in love. Not only with the house, but with the view! It is spectacular! So here is your tour of my dream house built in 1977.

EnJoY!

Entry

Kitchen

Formal dining room
(Beautiful ceiling and look at all the storage space!)


Office

Laundry Room/Bathroom/Mud Room

Family Room

(Don't you just love all the white molding and cabinetry)

Check out these coffered ceiling! I am in love!

Aren't those cabinets great!

Master Bedroom

(If you look carefully you can see the great view!)

Fireplace in Master:

(Yes, that is fabric on the walls! Have fun taking that down!)

Second Bathroom upstairs

(Look at those great marble floors!)


Love the molding!


Second kitchen downstairs!


I have saved the best for last! This is the awesome view you would have from the back yard! Isn't it great! View is #1 to me and the house second. I would love to look at those beautiful mountains everyday! And no houses obstructing the view! So what do you think?!

SpRiNg

It is finally starting to get a little warmer and I feel like my yard might have life once again! I got a little anxious and put up my spring display in my entry! What is even better is that I got all of this stuff for 80 percent off last summer! Always a good thing! I hope your all as excited as I am for one of the best times of the year!

Master Closet Re-Post

I joined Jen over at http://www.sanctuaryart.blogspot.com/ for her blog PaRtY. Here once again are my before and after shots of my master closet. Horrible, I know! But, I am real and I do have junk in my trunk! So here it is!

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AFTER:

These $1 containers work great for shoes. I have taken pic's of them all and will be putting them on the front of the boxes.

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AFTER:

This one is my FaVoRiTe! I put this hooks right into the wood that supports the shelf. It works great for necklaces! Then I got these fishing hook boxes at Wal-mart for $2.87. They work terrific for my rings and small earrings. The rest of my bigger earrings and some bracelets I put in a bead container on the shelf. I am loving it! I feel like I know where everything is! You could even go as far as labeling the boxes. I don't have enough (YET) so I did not feel that was necessary. Hope you like it and Happy Wednesday!

Organization in my mud room!

I'm I the only one who has a million papers on my counter top at the end of the day! Kids' homework, junk mail, magazines etc. I decided I needed one area to put everything. Some kind of station. I found one that I really loved on Pottery Barn's website, but let's get real people, who can afford that! And even if you could who wants to spen $1000 on a organizational station! Well not me! So here is what I came up with. It is in my mud room because my husband did not want it in the kitchen (my choice). So, this is what was here before, which I really love so I just moved it.

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AFTER:

There is pins boards, and magnetic boards, and off to the side on the other wall there is a stack bin for homework, mail, etc. I haven't had much time to use it, but I am hoping that it works out!

Cute Spring Skirt

Little Girl Spring/Summer skirt

I saw a skirt like this on www.pixiedustcouture.com ! I thought it was really cute. So I went to the material store and got this cute material! I have had it laying around for about a month and decided to sew it up today for my little girl! I thought it turned out really cute! And my daughter liked it too! You could wear it over a pair of jeans or by itself! Hope you like it!

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