REDnesday!

If you love the color red, you'll love REDnesday, hosted by Sue at It's A Very Cherry World!

First we have an old bucket that I painted a couple years ago, and it's just waiting to be filled. This year I'm thinking pink fuchsias!

I painted this bucket from a project straight out of Mary Engelbreit's Outdoor Companion book. Those cherries are for you, Sue! I think this bucket will be planted with lots of red impatiens.

And finally, a little old clock that I got for ten cents many years ago. It inspired a little collection, and now I have three, in different colors. At Christmastime I saw a pale blue one at an antique store for $10. I passed on it because I was doing my Christmas shopping. I wasn't supposed to be shopping for myself. Of course now I regret it! But that's ok. I'm sure another one will come my way some day! So, do YOU have any reds to share?

And The Winner Is...

I had so much fun doing this giveaway, and I wish I could send each and every one of you something! The best part is that bloggers that I had never heard from left comments. I really enjoy meeting new bloggers!
So there were 83 comments, but I subtracted the six people who didn't want to be entered and were just wishing me a happy birthday. That includes Mr. Old Glory, who was not interested in winning the jar with the cute decal, and definitely didn't want the necklace. So, without further ado, the winner is......Myrna at My Enchanted Home!!! Congrats Myrna, and thank you to everyone who entered!

A Birthday Gift From Mr. Old Glory

I've never been too crazy about our little back porch. It always felt like a little roof that was just tacked onto the back of the house. Aren't those pillows and cushion pretty? Gee, how I miss them. I sewed them all by hand last year, and really enjoyed them on that bench for a few weeks, until squirrels ripped them all to shreds and dragged the stuffing up the tree to build their nest. Oh, the horror. I got a little satisfaction though when a storm blew their nest down! But I digress. Back to the porch.

Mr. Old Glory framed out a lattice panel, and to me it looks so much more porch-ier. Yes, that's a word!

And now I have a cozy little nook to read a book, or watch the birds. I want to make more pillows, but should I bother? If I knew it would keep them away from the pillows, I would just through a bag of stuffing out there for them to go nuts with. Again I digress. The whole point of this post is to do a little bragging on my husband. After he finished making this, a friend said that my husband always makes me nice things, and it's true.

He made this bench for me several years ago, and it's gone through a few paint changes.

He also made me a bear, with a chainsaw! Here is Smokey in his Fourth of July attire.

And here's Smokey O' Reilly!

Mr. Old Glory even made me a birdhouse that looks just like Old Glory Cottage! He's made me lots of other things too, including a wheelbarrow that I'll show when I'm done giving it a little facelift.

Other things that I got for my birthday include that pink McCoy vase, which is the start of my pink and white McCoy vase collection up there on top of the secretary.

Two books that I had been wanting for a while, especially that Napco book. You wouldn't believe how many tries it took to finally win it on Ebay! It's out of print, so it can't be found at a bookstore.

Violas from my friend Kari, in the most perfect chippy green pot!

Flowers from my friend Nancy, who is a floral designer. I had a great birthday WEEK!
Remember that you have until 10PM Monday night to enter my giveaway, which you can enter HERE. I will post the results on Tuesday morning.
The gardens are exploding with life, and there is so much to do, so if you don't see me here very often, look for me in the garden!

REDnesday And A Giveaway!

Happy REDnesday! And thank you Sue, at It's A Very Cherry World, for hosting this fun party every week. Be sure to pop in to her pretty blog when you're done looking at my reds!

First we have a set of boxes that I was so lucky to win from Janelle at Sweet Bee Cottage! I wanted to win these pretty badly, because I think my kitchen is in need of some beautification. This is where there are, for now. I want to eventually get the spice jars and picnic basket off there, but since it's been warm outside, everything inside seems to take a backseat.

I found this herd, flock, or gang of gnomes and shrooms in the dollar section at Target. The gnomes were a funky brown color, so I painted them red. Jacqueline, you know that you're responsible for this!

The little cottage on the right was found last week at a thrift store, for 25 cents!

Finally, today is my one year blogiversary! I'm celebrating by having a giveaway, with the above items being what you can win. And I will be adding to this all week, to fill up the box real good! If you are interested, please enter HERE by leaving a comment. I'm so happy to have met you all, right here in blogland, and I appreciate each and every one of you!

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

Today is my birthday, and tomorrow is my one year blogiversary, but YOU get the presents!!!

I can't believe I've been blogging for a year, especially since I wanted to quit after the first week! But I'm so glad that I stuck with it, because I've met so many nice people!
Here is what I'm giving away, and I'll be adding to this all week. It's something old and something new. Sounds like we're getting married, doesn't it?!

First is a jar with a vintage decal, just perfect for tea, coffee, buttons or whatever!

Next is a divided tray from Target. I bought one of these, and I can't wait to use it this summer!

Along with four polka dot plates that match the divided tray.

And a necklace that I made just for you. It's the kind where you can change the picture inside, and put whatever you want in there.
All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post, and I will pick a winner by random number generator a week from today. As I said, I will be adding more to this as the week goes along. Thank you so much for reading I blog. I appreciate each and every one of you! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to try and sneak a taste of my birthday cake!
This giveaway is now closed

Happy Easter!

Good Morning! I just wanted to wish everyone a blessed Easter!

And please pop in tomorrow, because I'll be having my first ever giveaway!
Happy Easter,
Carol

Petunia The Party Poodle

Just popping in to say HI! It's been in the 80s the last couple of days, which is 30 degrees above the average normal temperature, so I've been playing outside all day! I don't have much to say beyond that, but I thought I'd share with you Petunia.
Do you remember when I got this at Goodwill back in January? I thought it was an old blow mold, but Sarah informed me that it was an old bank. No matter, because I still wanted it to light up, so I added a light to her. But she was missing something.

She was calling out for a party hat, wasn't she? I was inspired by Laurie to make a hat, because I just know that she would have done the same thing! Now she greets me at the back door, along with our Easter lamb! I hope you all are experiencing beautiful weather too. Now go play outside!