Flower Pots? or Not….

Remember me…I have issues with throwing things away. Yes, even broken things. It must be a very addictive behavior as I have increasingly seen many creative minds in the same boat I am in. What are we to do? Well….we “make” the best of this gift we have {that’s what I tell myself, that it’s

Succulent Photography

One afternoon my daughter and I went plant shopping for some plants that were needed for another blog post I wrote called Bead Gardening.We soon found out that we both love the selection of succulents we spotted at our local garden center. I was very thankful that I had a budget to stick to as

Post Medley…three from me!

Welcome… I bought a table that came with chairs. The chairs were uncomfortable so they went outside to my “don’t throw away I might paint it someday” section in my garage. My husband was thrilled. Last spring I pulled one out and painted it up in some strange color of paint that I rescued from

Bead Gardening in Texas

Welcome to my bead garden… You’ll never hear me say this again…so listen up, I have some “UGLY” beads. It’s not their fault that is just how they were made.    So in an effort to boost their self esteem and beautify my patio, I’m going to give them a make over…. I just knew

Everything’s Coming Up Daylilies…

I love Daylilies…they begin to peak through the soil every spring. You can almost imagine they’re yawning and stretching their beautiful green foliage up out of the ground…if we listen maybe they will say “hello spring…were back!” Although I am not an avid gardener I do love to plant and nurture what I have. I

Sweet & Sunny

If these beautiful little flowers are this pretty in the flats…Just imagine how pretty these will be in the flower beds…. On my long list of things I have to get done this weekend. I’m ashamed to say that these have sat like this for 3 weeks…remember I told you in a previous post that

Out of my Garden, Into a Pickle Jar

Pictured below is a Gladiola that my friend Karen let me take from her garden before she moved to Illinois nine years ago. I love the color of this flower, so sweet and delicate. So why do I have it in my backyard where my dogs can trample on it? Because for some reason that