Vintage Inspiration Friday #42: Potting Bench Inspiration

Earlier in the week I mentioned that I've been working

on putting together a potting bench.

I've had a lot of great inspiration photos to pour over like these first 3 images,

found in the premier issue of Flea Market Gardens Magazine 

which is on sale now.

love this cute chalkboard paint idea for the herb pots

So many fun ideas for gardens using flea market pieces,

 plus potting benches, sheds, and outdoor spaces and dining.

I think I found mine at Barnes and Noble back in April.

(a new issue is due June 27)

here's more...

Country Living (?)

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And this is one of my favorite images from Carolyn Westbrook Home

love this green bench!

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last 3, Google Images

Below, is a sneak peek photo of my own potting bench.

I've been having a lot of fun with it.

I've made good progress with mine but I wanted to wait and share it later,

as Friday, (tomorrow) I'll be having a day in the hospital for some heart tests.

So, I may be a little late on making visits and comments.

 I didn't want to cancel Vintage Inspiration Friday,

because there were so many great links from last week that I wanted to share.

So, just keep a good thought for me and say a prayer,

and I'll be back by the end of the weekend.

BTW, if I'm ever "missing in action" go to the sidebar

 and click on Anne's button,

She'll know where I am.

You all are the best with coming up with fun vintage ideas.

here are just a few from last week...

Sherry at Sheer Serendipity

makes the most beautiful handmade headbands and combs

One of my favorite people in blogland, Olive Out,

shares finding rare painted concrete

Bee at Home

restored the most amazing armoire.

You have to peek inside!

And Glenda from My Country Heaven Cottage

shared her gorgeous ferns in all kinds of  "junk" containers.

(if you've been featured at VIF, I'd love for you to grab the button on my sidebar!)

And remember next week the theme is

Vintage Summer

and we'll all be linking up to the

Humongous Block Party with At the Picket Fence

( I have a necklace give away planned.

so be sure and join in!)

I'm linking with these other great weekend parties!

love ya bunches,

see ya soon,

love,

p.s. please link back or post a button to this post

(thanks guys!!)

Blog Party PSA...

Just passing along some fun info

from the girls "At the Picket Fence"

A Blog Party…Fun! A Blogger Block Party…Awesome!! Last week we announced we would be kicking off the official start of summer with our first annual Blogger Block Party on June 20-25!

12 Blogs

6 Days

1 HUGE party!

We are joining forces with all of these fabulous bloggers

 to host one big week long summer link party!

We each will have a summer related theme everyday of the week and you are welcome to link up as few or as many projects as you want throughout the week related to any of the themes..and trust us there is a theme for everyone! Because this is a “blog hop” the entire link party will show up on all 12 blogs the entire week so you are free to hop from blog to blog linking up your theme related projects! We will wrap-up the Block Party on Saturday, here At The Picket Fence with a highlight feature of some of our favorite links! How cool is that?!

So what are the themes you ask? Well here ya go!

DebbieDoo’s Blogging and Blabbing-Summer Paint Projects
At The Picket Fence (Vanessa)-Summer Activities for Kids
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia-Drop Cloth Projects
Savvy Southern Style-Summer Decks and Porches
DIY by Design-Outdoor Cooking and Dining
Elements Interiors-Summer DIY Projects
Green Door Girl Designs-Summer Fashions
No Minimalist Here-Summer Entertaining
SAS Interiors-Summer Spaces
Common Ground-A Vintage Summer
French Country Cottage-A Shabby Cottage Summer
Stuff and Nonsense-Summer Sales (Thrifting, Flea Markets and Yard Sales)
At The Picket Fence (Heather)-Fresh from the Garden (Garden Recipes and Projects)


WHEW! See we told ya there was something for everyone! We hope you will visit each of the blogs where they will share what they have been up to this summer and then link up your theme related posts! You will see some blogs share a party date! That makes it even more fun! Just hop over to the other themes and if you have a post (past or present) related to their theme you can link it up!

And, what would a party be without PRESENTS!?! Except these presents aren’t for us…they’re for you! Yep! That’s right! There will be 13 GIVEAWAYS..one for each theme! So you will need to visit each blog to see what their giveaway is! That’s a whole lot of giveaway loving! All giveaways will be drawn from those who link up projects! The more projects you link the more chances you have to win one of the incredible items we will be giving away!

So here’s what we need YOU to do! Get those summer posts ready to share with us! It can be a past post or a new post…just as long as it’s related to summer! No Christmas Trees please!

And we’d love it if you’d help us spread the word about our Blogger Block Party by taking the button below and placing it in your sidebar!

Or, if you really feel in the party spirit we’d love you to blog, Facebook or Twitter about the party! Feel free to use any of the graphics in our post. We don’t mind this type of “borrowing”!

So get ready to join us the week of June 20-25 for our week long Blogger Block Party!
Hope to see you all there! 

At The Picket Fence