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Repurposed, Upcycled, Thrift Store Items Make Garden Whimsies

Repurposed Thrift Store Items Make Garden Whimsies with Mary Mirabal. Flea market style gardening with thrift store items is something Mary enjoys with her whimsies stealing the show.

Mary says, A passion for repurposing thrift store “treasures” is what my garden whimsies are all about. They’re the added “bling” every garden deserves. It gives me great joy to transform “found” pieces into unique, upcycled, one of a kind art for your garden.

No matter what your garden style from formal, eclectic to cottage, a garden whimsy is the perfect garden accessory. My designs include: Garden totems, centerpieces, garden stakes, plate flowers, candlesticks and wind chimes.  Each garden whimsy is truly a one of a kind design. No two are identical and designs cannot be duplicated. This way you are assured of having a unique piece of garden art that no one else will have.

Please visit Mary at Garden Whimsies by Mary

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Jars at the Container Store

What to do with these jars? Jar decorating 101

What to do with these jars? Jar decorating 101. Tell me what you would put in these Stagioni bottles. Stagioni is Italian for the four seasons–in other words…suitable all year long.

I’m going to purchase these bottles and what I do with them…will knock your socks off. Stay tuned. I’ll post the link when I’m done. What would you do with them?

You can find them at The Container Store.

I am on a mission to collect all sorts of jars for my glass door kitchen pantries. I want them for ornate and useful projects. Great for gift giving. Finding these stagioni jars has reignited my desire to get my pantries in order. Stay tuned.

country breakfast

A Country Breakfast

Sunny yellows and blues welcome guest to a hearty breakfast at The Baird House in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. Deede Pope prepared comfort foods like applewood bacon, scrambled eggs, hash brown casserole, and country-style biscuits with fruit preserves. Good food that sticks to your ribs and sustains you through a day of treasure hunting and sightseeing in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Every now and then, I think a person ought to have a big country breakfast. You need to set the table with napkins and pretty place mats. Eggs are easy to fix and biscuits come frozen these days with a quick pop in the oven for just like grandma made.

Pick a sunny place and add shouts of color in the serving pieces. You won’t believe what it will do for your happy gauge. Make sure there is an activity planned afterwards or you’ll drop off to sleep till evening.

If you decide to set the table and serve up a bountiful breakfast, come back and let me know how it changed your day. If you have a breakfast recipe you’d like to share—I would love hearing about it. Just leave a comment for me.

Beautiful Flower Delivery from Sunflowerguy.com

Look at my flower delivery from Sunflowerguy.com. Service, quality, and prompt delivery of both my arrangements was above the industry standard. I highly recommend this company. I ordered an overnight delivery and the sunflower bouquet looks like it was made the same day.

The overnight flower delivery arrived by FedEx in the most beautiful boxes.  I’m using the bottom box to store some fabric cause it just makes me smile. Sunflowerguy.com has a Smile guarantee. Your bouquet is guaranteed to last 8 days or your money back.

Your bouquet will arrive in a box and fully arranged. You have to remove the bouquet and fill this beautiful galvanized bronzed bucket with water. It comes packed with watered down florist foam on the bottom to keep it fresh. You remove the florist foam, remove the rubber band holding the stems together, trim an inch off the bottom of the bouquet, add the water gel packet to the bucket water, and put the bouquet back in the bucket. Easy cheesy.

The blue packet is the water gel that prolongs the life of the bouquet. Add it to the water in the bucket. Then add the bouquet. I will definitely send flowers from Sunflowerguy.com. The bouquet came larger and more full than advertised and a few things had been substituted but the overall effect was balanced and pleasing. The changes were upgrades to the bouquet.

It matches the colors in my home perfectly. It will most likely last more than 8 days cause it is cool in this room and does not get direct sunlight.

It is so gorgeous. I ordered two bouquets. Both are full and lush–equally balanced and fresh ingredients. Many of the flowers are not open yet completely and the greenery is healthy.

This is similar to Pacific Sunset bouquet but I’ve got more burgundy than yellow. I just love it. I’m impressed too at the prices. Since I grow flowers, I understand the cost involved in growing and delivering fresh flowers. I would have to pay more than the $50 dollars cost on this arrangement if I was buying the flowers and making it myself. Excellent quality and value for an overnight flower delivery.

Consider sending a sunflower bouquet from Sunflowerguy.com

Both arrangements smell wonderful. They have a clean eucalyptus scent. And note that the boxes they were delivered in are sturdy and attractive. I’m keeping the bottoms for storage–the packaging is so happy and it makes receiving them such a joy. To me, the way something is wrapped when giving it as a gift is so important.

They were easy to remove from the box. Keep your hand close to the box end of the strip being removed and it won’t break on you. Took me about 30 seconds to remove the bouquet from the box. Inside the bouquet was a wooden dowel that kept the whole arrangement from shifting during shipping.

Sunflowerguy.com contacted me just about 4 days ago asking if I would trial their product. I don’t usually say yes unless I feel it’s a quality product and good service. They gave me a coupon so I could experience the process as a customer. It all went smoothly and the site is easy to navigate. Have fun ordering for yourself or as a special gift.

Happy autumn!