Front Yard DIY Garden Landscape Project

I found the most beautiful hanging baskets when shopping for groceries back in April. I could not pass them up. There were exactly five and thus started a project that I had been wanting to work on forever. 

We have a detached garage. The garage technically is in our backyard but the fence line starts at the garage on that side of our thus making for a long driveway. In turn it makes for an expansive fence line between our neighbors and us. I would love to have a bed put in going down the length of the fence but unfortunately that is not possible due to the utility lines that lie on our side of the fence. 

Hydrangea Flower Arrangements

Today has been a busy day! I got the car washed and then spent two hours perusing WalMart. I was looking for some of their Vintage Inspired Halloween decor they have this year. Our store only has gotten bits and pieces of it in so it is a hit or miss. I am wanting to start decorating a little for Halloween every year so I figured I would see what I could find for next year. I purchased some cute little pumpkin treat buckets that were just 75 cents each. They are a mini version of the large one kids take out Trick or Treating. 

After I dug thru the Halloween I spent awhile in the Christmas isles. My store finally has it all out so I hemmed and hawed over what exactly I was needing this year. I am famous for putting a bunch of stuff in my cart and then putting half of it back if not all of it. My boys just love it when I do that. LOL. 

Walmart also included grocery shopping, then it was home to take pics of the fall breakfast nook and dining room.  I am still in the process of editing those pics so I thought that I would share a project I worked on a few months back for my neighbor friend. 

My friend asked me if I knew how to make flower arrangements and I told her I have made a few small ones over the years so I could give it a try on larger ones if she wanted. Let me tell you I had so much fun designing  arrangements for her! She wanted something elegant but with a farmhouse feel. She wanted an arrangement for her kitchen island which is where this one went.

Mother's Day Wishes

Wishing all you mama's out there a wonderful Mother's Day! Sharing this beautiful Peony bouquet my men sent to me. I just love Peonies and it has been a few years since I have had any so it was a wonderful surprise when they were delivered. 

Curb Appeal

Curb appeal is very important when selling a home. You want to entice would be buyers. You want them to want to see more!

Quick & Inexpensive Spring Floral Arrangement

I was at Target a few days ago looking thru the bargain section. You never know what you might find. Some days it is nothing and some days you get lucky.

Hanging On By A Thread

It is Monday. How do I know that for sure other than of course looking at the calendar you may be asking!? There is nothing like having your kid come into your room at 4 a.m. after you stayed up till 2 am working on orders to have him toss , turn, get out of bed and then barely fall asleep as well as you and then have him five min later barf on your back. Yep that's right TMI here today but that has been my day all day. We are in hour number three of no barfing so that is good but I feel we are not in the clear. I am praying and knocking on wood nobody else gets sick. He has no fever just barf.

We had a great weekend. It was pleasant and all was well. Last night I piddled around in the yard even though it was 97 out and in return had to take my second shower of the day I enjoyed it.

See this guy peeking in the living room window? I think he is a cutie though I know some out there cringe just looking at him. His entire family and extended family seem to be living on our back porch. Maybe they are the reason why the mosquitoes have not been bad yet this year. The cats go INSANE with these little fellas. They spend most of their days running back and fourth trying to get at um. It is pretty funny.

Anyways, I put a lil' flag in the wreath on the front door. Thanx Joy for the suggestion!

Remember how I wanted to bring one of these home in my purse from the beach?

Well I found a miniature version at WalMart a few night ago. They were originally $15 but marked half off for some reason. They were still full price at another WM yesterday so who knows. I am thinking with some miracle grow and love they will get a little bigger. I just love um. I put lil' flags in um and then a solar ball in the middle.

Here is what they look like hanging. I also finally put out my rusty yard decor from Baton Rouge. We are not suppose to have um out but I will just chance it and see if HOA says anything.

I also put my crane out. Ignore the sad looking flowers. They were left overs and actually are getting ready to be replaced with Vincas which is funny cause some how some way there is one Vinca popping up in that bed. No idea where it came from. It is over there by the front of the rocks. This little area needs some work so I can conceal the meter. The jasmine is growing nicely though. I think I may actually get another trellis and plant one next to it so it looks fuller.

I have these iron scrolly things on the shutters which I just love. I did this at our Baton Rouge house as well. Found um at HobLob half off.

So thanx for killing some time with me today! I am sooo trying to stay awake even as I type this. Have a good one ya'll!