Keep Calm & Garden On!

Last weekend was our annual

Garden Party Open House

and as promised...

we thought we'd share a few pictures....

 Lots of vintage gardening tools mixed in with 

whitewashed iron pieces and some of

Karrie's gorgeous floral arrangements....

 

Pretty floral antique plates mixed in with

lots of wire baskets

and our favorite find...

Vintage Card Seed Co. Bean & Corn seed boxes!

Glass Cloches, wire urns and lots of garden markers

were sprinkled here & there!

Wonderful old galvanized watering cans!!

{super swoon-worthy!}

 Of course we had lots of vintage stamped silverware

necklaces to choose from...

as well as our newest addition...

leather cuffs!

Hobnail lanterns in soft sea-breezy colors

along with BOLD bright wreaths

for your doors

Hope you enjoyed a little taste of what was

to be seen last week for our Open House!

This week we are busy filling the store back up...

and getting ready for our Traveling Lavender Class on Thursday

{oh heavens!  we can't wait to share that day with you!!}

Here's to a wonderful week!!

Karla & Karrie

The Summer Kitchen Girls

A Tisket A Tasket....

A Blue & Yellow 

Basket??

Soooo......we had some garden tools...

and we painted them...

then

MAGIC

started to happen!

We were trying to figure out just what to do with these 

to show everyone 

WHY

they needed them!

First we put a votive cup in them...

and of course a candle ~ how cute would that be sitting on your table...

a bunch of painted bulb planters

lighting up the dinner conversation!

THEN....we took one of our pretty floral pics 

and sat it in the bulb planter

SUPER CUTE vase ~ truly loved this idea!

But the idea that won out for our display

was sticking some moss inside the cup 

and putting some sweet eggs inside!

Both of of our bulb planter sold during Open House this weekend...

I think we'll be on the look out for more...

how about you?

Keep Creating!!

~Karla & Karrie


Joining up with.... 

The Scoop

Ivy & Elephants
What's it Wednesday!!

Bloom Away!

Happy Labor Day Everyone!

We just had to share our picture of the old tub with flowers in it

that we have out in front of the store....

We've been getting a crazy amount of attention on

facebook from this picture...so we thought 

we'd better share it with you!

Is it because it is in an old wash tub?

Is it the old chair base that it is sitting on?

Is it the tip that we gave...

to put sedum in the tub so that it will come back every year 

and you can plant accent colors in your favorite annuals?

It could be that it is just plain pretty......

We may never know ~ lol!!

Enjoy your day!

Karla & Karrie

The Summer Kitchen Girls :)

Planting the Old, Rusty and Chippy.....

We've been working outside on the back of the store this year.....

We are so happy that we 

planted

this old  chair and tractor seat where we did...

the flowers are growing in nicely!

Today we're joining

  Ivy & Elephants

for their What's it Wednesday party....

where there is always something brewing!

If the Shoe Fits...

When we were at an estate sale last weekend

we just could NOT

part with these adorable vintage golf shoes!

They were way too small 

for either of these sister's feet

{think Cinderella's Step-Sisters....that's what we have to deal with lol!}

However....

It just so happens that we had some extra succulents left over

from this week's class at the store....

So we planted them

in these adorable shoes....

Oh my goodness....

are these the cutest or what?!! 

So...if the shoe fits....

{or more likely doesn't fit!}

Plant it!

Sitting Pretty

Just wanted to share this picture of this sweet chippy rocker in mom's landscaping.

Love all the whites....too darn cute not to share!

Enjoy your weekend :)

"I sit in my garden, gazing upon a beauty that cannot gaze upon itself. 

And I find sufficient purpose for my day."

~Robert Brault

Tool & Dye....ummm...PAINT!

Gosh....do we ever love old vintage tools...

but what in the world do we do with them?

PAINT

Now....just how 

HAPPY 

does a collection of painted tools look by your front door?

we hope our customers think it these will look amazing as well... 

because we've got lots to choose from!

Join us over at Ivy & Elephants for

What's it Wednesday

Broken, but not Beaten!

Yesterday while cleaning, I broke a favorite plate.

You know....

sometimes there are treasures that you don't mind that break...

but then there are those you hate to throw away!

Well...

plant them

and enjoy them for years to come

It may not grow

but it will grow on you....

and you might not mind 

a broken plate here & there!!

Happy Tuesday All!!!

Gorgeous Ladies of Cape May

Come along with us

as we stroll through

Cape May, NJ today.....

Where the houses are grand

and the gardens are beauitful!

With delightful detail

on every inch of the homes & yards!

Where all the doors are open

ready to welcome their guests

 

Stately gates and fences might surround the homes

but ferns and flower baskets

are hanging from every home....

and plenty of chairs

 to occupy the porch

for people watching!

So have a seat......

Thanks for taking a stroll with us today!!

Playing in the Garden......

Back behind the store...

we've created a little area...

something a little whimsical

to make us smile

Last winter we sat this table and chairs out back

It's been so fun to watch the flowers

grow around it all....

Our brother

brought us this old barn door

so we used it as a backdrop for our table.

It is nice...

but it just looked like it needed

something.....

shiny....

we have lots of shiny....

So, up went some fun

junk....

and now it is as cute as can be!

Now....we have the other side of the garden...

gasp!

a door with nothing on it.....

{we feel a part two coming on!}

See

what a bit of junk will do...

it will get you all crazy thinking

and make you think that

you need to spread it around!

Thank heaven's

 for "junk"

Happy Monday everyone!!

Milk House Rules: Brining the Indoors Out!

Karrie is fortunate

to have the most adorable

 Milk House

 in her yard...and it is so fun do decorate!

Last year we showed how we created great

 Garden Art

for the Milk House with some old tools that she found inside....but today......

Today we conquered the question....

"What to do with all of this burlap??"

Just need some staples....

a ladder helps.....

Yep....you just start

gathering and stapling...

hee hee hee.....

good thing it will be dark when her hubby comes home ~ lol!!

Well, there you have it ~ bringing the

INSIDE

to the Outside!

LOVIN' IT!

For more adorable Vintage Inspired Ideas....

Join us as we visit Debra from

Common Ground for her

Vintage Inspiration Friday