Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Be Inspired Showcase and Hometalk's Country French Pinboard

So many great links last week! The warmer weather is getting us in the mood to redecorate, freshen our outdoor spaces, and find the weekend shows for some great shopping. Here are the Top Three Visited Links from last week, and let me just tell you, if you haven't read these following posts from the original blog, then you will for sure want to take a minute and click over to visit. So many great photos and inspiration in these wonderful links from Be Inspired last week!

from Housepitality Designs
(I have an old cedar chest that I've been wanting to transform.
This may be my inspiration)



at MT Tails
(you'll love the fun crate display on the back wall)
from Hymns and Verses
(Doreen was worried about painting this, but wow, it's fabulous!)

thanks ladies for joining the party!

Hope you'll join in tomorrow around 11:00 am Central Time.


Now, on to some more fun from Hometalk and Pinterest.

Do you get weak in the knees when you see images like the following?
Does your heart skip a beat at a curved table leg?
Do you want to take a trip to the French Fleas for some fabulous finds?
Do you love to browse Pinterest for inspiration?



if so, you might be a French Country Decor addict...


I know that I am!


Well, now you have a chance to be an "honorary pinner"
with some of the rest of us gals over at Hometalk.



Click on over to Courtney's blog,
French Country Cottage
and enter, for the chance to share your love for French Country!


see you over there!

xoxo,

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A Vintage Flower Wagon

I've been seeing photos of some adorable vintage children's wagons being filled with flowers this Spring; some planted, others just holding the pots. I had this little guy, here, that I found a few years ago to fill with pumpkins and mums, but it was just sitting in the garage all forlorn, so I brought it out to the deck and decided to liven it up a little.


It's just not Summer without Red Geraniums, so I had to include a few of those, then Million Bells, Petunias, Lobelia and Marigolds. I wanted it to be bright and colorful, since the wagon itself is black.


It's not but just a few inches deep, so I had to use peat pots for the Geraniums and some of the others that were larger plants with more root base. Then I just filled the whole wagon with potting mix to help hold it all together. My husband drilled a few holes for drainage before starting, and that will help this Fall too, since water always collected in the bottom around the pumpkins.



My picket fence gate from the sunporch came out as a photo background.








Here it is last Fall on the front porch, and then a few others 
from my Pinterest Board, Wheelbarrows, Carts and Wagons.



LOVE the idea of using one for Herbs.









 I just have a few other things to get potted, 
most of it is done.
Now, I just get to wait and see them fill out.



I'll show you how it's growing in a few weeks.
Hopefully it will be spilling over the sides to cover up the pots.


It's been nice having more room on the deck now that the Monster Gas Grill has been adopted by the kids. We went to Academy Sports and Outdoors and found a little charcoal grill on sale yesterday. My husband said that he'd never thought of me as a "cheap date" until that purchase. Hey, doesn't take a lot to make me happy...sometimes.We grilled filets, and they were heavenly. But we've decided not to tell the kids that we went "cheapo" on the cooker. Bigger is better in their minds. Not me, I just want a steak that tastes like "steak".

joining in with these party gals:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Inspiration Exchange at Ella Claire

Hope you're start of Summer was a good one!

xoxo,
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