Garden inspiration,organizing, thrifting, and furniture makeovers.

Garden inspiration,Organizing your home,furniture makeovers, thrifting

Good morning! 

Hope you all have enjoyed your weekend so far! Today the sun is shining so bright, it just makes me want to go outside and start gardening.  

HOWEVER, it is only like 30 degree. 

 Last weeks newbie party was great as always.  I see this party is growing weekly, and it makes me so excited to see all the new bloggers joining us.  

Today I would like to share some awesome participants.

First up is Rob from Island Rustic.

Don't you just Clematis?  I can't wait for mine to start growing.  His is amazing!

Not to mention he did a little repurposing for this job, so go check it out.

Next up is Wanda for No place like home.

Wanda shared with us some home organizing, and I was really inspired to do some of my own this week.

There is Miss Bliss from Bliss Ranch.  Bliss shared her day out with her daughter and some scores they made....



Don't you just love the wire basket and all the fun goodies...yeah even the toilet paper looks good!

Then there is Sandi at Fuller Fair, who tried her hand at sewing! She did an amazing job on this curtain.




Last feature for today is Beth from a Little Country House and vintage Market.

 I really love her style! LOVE!

Thank you all for joining me! 

See you later this evening for the newbie party.

Feel free to grab my crow button on my sidebar..You have something to crow about!

Winter mantels,Organizing,Furniture re-do's, drop cloth chair, and more!

Winter Mantels,Organizing your home, furniture painting redo's drop cloth chair

Hello there everyone! 

Going through the newbie links this week is always a treat! 

So much talent and such kindness out here.  I am honored to be a part of it all.

I am a little disappointed in myself that I do not get to comment and visit like I used to, but there is thing called life! I do my best, and do know I appreciate each and every one of you participating! 

This partay is for YOU!..so have fun each week making new friends pleeeeeeze!

Don't you just love this Winter Mantel, by

52 mantels...

How about a little organization for 2012?

by Northshore days

I absolutely love this next project...

by Decor-voyeur

You have to see the before to fully appreciate this! What a pretty color too!

Next....

This drop cloth chair is pretty neat, again you must see the before to appreciate the difference!

by Pieces of Molly

Feel free to add my cute little crow button to you blog if I featured you.

ALSO...

don't forget to check out 

my Giani granite counter top paint giveaway

HERE

My regular readers and friends, don't forget to go pay some of these gals a visit, they will be glad you did!

I can see a connection....

 Today I was going through emails regarding features, questions,  and all that good stuff.

I started thinking about all of us women, like how we came together, and what exactly lead me here to blogging. I figured I would put this post out for the newbies, they may be interested...

Most of you know, I was encouraged by a few on RMS (rate my space).

  I then encouraged many of you whom are here today...y'all know who you are..I would have to sit and really think on that one, because I do believe there is a a couple of handfuls at this point....

One thing that brought a lot of us here is our creativity. And for some of us, it was just to start a journal of life,  family times, recipes, etc.. 

Whatever the reason, I want to say thank you for being here along with me. 

The times that I wanted to stop and take breaks, were mostly times of self reflecting and trying to figure out what I was doing, or not doing.

I am by nature a people pleaser...my bad, because I can't please everyone, and I have learned that along the way.

Ya know I am a deep thinker sometimes...I know trouble, trouble!

Some of my friendships here  make perfect sense as to why we are friends, and others, I don't even try to make sense of it. We just like each other, and that is good enough for me. Keep that in mind all you newbies, sometimes the least expected of friendships will turn up, and you would have never thought otherwise.

These two ladies, have been extremely sweet to me, as many, many, many of you have been.

Now you would wonder, how I could make a connection with these ladies....

not sure, but I did, and I adore them...

Meet Savannah Granny

Ginger!

I met her on RMS (rate my space).

Ginger would actually correspond with my Mom on occasion, and  my Mom in turn  always made sure to tell me she was asking about me, and would say such sweetness.

THen one day up pops Savannah Granny in blog land.

If you do not know her, she is a real hoot.  A great personality with a real zest for life.

Ginger recently shared how to organize your cabinets.. 

and no she just did not make them neat she actually added the shelving..it was a great idea.

I think Ginger is having a lot of fun here in blog land, and that just tickles me.

Then there is my friend Granny's attic

Vicky

look at her cute little Valentine vignette...she is a craft lady...

I do believe she has been reading my blog from very early on.

I see in her having the same zest for life and family that Ginger has ( Savannah Granny)

I wonder if they are friends yet?

Well they should be...and I just wanted to let you gals know about them too!

Enjoy your Saturday night.  It is cold and windy here, and my chili is smelling fine!

So what brought you to blogland? Do you

Love it,  are you confused at times? Frustrated? Happy?, tell me your thoughts....... 

For the record...I am very happy,

I am doing exactly what I was meant to be doing,

it is very clear to me now.

Now....if there were only enough hours  in a day!