Saturday, April 10, 2010

Fairy Garden

As we were messing with the snake this afternoon...I noticed a little yellow door by the gate...hmmmmm....who put that there? Not me. As I stepped closer I noticed ferns...stones, amethyst....pebbles...mushrooms...lavendar...violets...and yes...hahaha...a little glass doorknob on the yellow door. I think the fairies were busy this afternoon....they sure did a beautiful job too.
Enjoy....Sylvia

P.S....just a note about the snake..we don't normally mess with wild life but I felt sorry for it because it was stuck in the netting... because of my doing...I DO normally run inside when I hear rustling in the leaves..hahaha

Sssssssorry.....

I'm sorry Mr. Snake for using plastic netting in my garden....I'm sorry for ONLY thinking of my vines twining themselves against the fence and not thinking that you or any other little creatures might get stuck between the holes of that strong, black, plastic netting. Thanks to my knight and shining armors they came to your rescue and cut away the netting so that you can roam the grounds on the OTHER side the canal.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Chippy Glass door

I've done it again...I bought this glass door for $10.00 and it's going in the butterfly garden. I want to paint it bright red but don't want to loose that chippy paint look. Yes, I am working in the butterfly garden now...I lost several plants due to this years frost so alot of plants need to be replaced. It's funny how the good plants die but the weeds live forever.
Have a great Friday....Sylvia

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Crocheted charms

My friend Deb was kind enough to make me some crocheted flowers to use as charms. I made earrings and a bracelet out of them....I feel very girly when I wear them...love it!!!  Thanks Deb...

Charm bracelets

Spring Break is over but I still have Spring Fever! I still want to sleep in late, stay up late and not worry about the boys doing their homework. It's a good thing summer vacation is around the corner!!! hahahah   The last couple of days have been filled with trinkets and bracelets. This awesome chunky bracelet was a thrift store find and I added some fun charms...great look I think. (Sorry that the picture is sideways...I don't know how that happened???)  I recently came across this really cool website that sells charms and bracelets, The Charm Cellar....WOWZER...was I in heaven!! All kinds of vintage charms and bracelets...I of course had to purchase this SS double link bracelet...can't have too many bracelets!!hehe. The Charm Cellar, owned and operated by Wanda Fitzgerald...she is located in Orlando Fl.   I can't wait add charms to my new bracelet....
Have a great week,
Sylvia

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Happy Easter~ Flowers

Happy Easter my friends....
Hugs...Sylvia

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Secret Garden is DONE!!!

Do you remember the before pictures of my side yard? Ugly huh? It's taken me 6 years to get my secret garden dream completed.....it was fun while doing it, learned lots along the way and I did not encounter one snake while working around the A/C unit...hahaha.  My right hand is still recoving from grouting the stepping stones but I sure had fun doing them! I didn't use edging on the right hand side just installed some iron chippy white fencing that I had. I also had a small metal trellis and decided to glue some blue willow plates to cover that ugly silver post. The plants in the gray pots are Boston Ferns, they are still recovering from our frost....they should look pretty by the entrance.   I still need to install the finials above the posts and so some teeny tiny work...hahaha. Hopefully once the plants are bigger and more established it won't look so bare.  Ohhhh and in case your wondering why I didn't cover up the a/c....it's an old a/c...didn't want to mess or plant anything near that baby just in case.....


Thank you for alll your kind and encouraging words, knowing that someone out there was listening made it all worthwhile.
Hugs....Sylvia

P.S....I have linked up to Show and Tell Friday through My Romantic Home...check it out.
P.S.S.....I have also linked up to Tootsie's Fertilizer Friday....lots of pretty plants to see.