Unusual garden planters

I love the use of this old tool box from the Confessions of a curbside shopper blog. What a great way to get some texture and interest in the garden.

Hope about some old boots you have sitting in your closest you could plant for your porch.

I love this chair, I have a couple in the garage now waiting to be painted, love the bright blue too really makes everthing pop. Go find some unique planters of your own. I would love to hear what you use to spruce up your garden.

I love these lights!

I love the lights in the background of this photo from the blog Style me Pretty. You should check out the site they photos are beautiful. I found some of these lights at a Ballard's outlet near my house. I flipped out when I found them. I was able to snag two runs( all they had in stock) for my backyard. I have some nice low lighting for the patio and walkway, but want some subtle lighting for the trees. I will post my pictures when they are hung.

Chalk paint in the Garden?

Sure why not? My last post was about painting your lightweight pots. Today I added a picture of a table we got at an auction. I was so excited about this table during the auction. The only problem I found when I got up close to it (after the purchase) is it had a bad mosaic top. It was very ugly and somewhat damaged. Hmmmm what to do?? Pull out the chalk paint of course. We took away the ugly motif and now it is a great pop of color. Perfect for a covered porch or room where you want a pop of color It was given a clear wax finish for longevity.

Chalk paint your planters!

I have a pretty good collection of these lightweight planters that I have purchased over the years. The problem is over time they get pretty shabby (not the good kind of shabby) looking. I decided to mix up a custom batch of chalk paint from my collection of latex paint and redid both of these pots. I couldn't be happier. They now match each other in color and look brand new for zero dollars! When they dried a gave them both a quick coating of clear wax, then went in with some brown wax to show off some of the highlights of the pot. Now I am even buying these at thrift and garage sales and getting them even cheaper, and they will be painted to match the rest of my newly painted planters.

Pet loss, sometimes you need a good quote for comfort

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Stash and Sassy booth updates

We have been busy reworking both of our booths at Queen of Hearts Alpharetta. Here are some pictures from some of the updates this week. The hobnail jars are really hot right now, so we doubt this display will stay for long. We have gotten some great risers too made from reclaimed wood, they are awesome to put on the island or table. I have been making these little frames with chicken wire to hold jewelry, coupons, memos etc. We have so many projects in the cue, will update as we get them finished.

New Trinket Necklaces

Here is what I have been making this week gearing up for a show in a couple of weeks. The silver toned necklace has a soldered box I made for this cool French medal I found while antiquing in Savannah. I may have to keep that one for myself. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentbrew/6851755809/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6851755809_df5b2051c9_z.jpg