Brighten you day with beautiful flowers

Flowers are a lot of work.  Thankfully this year in Ohio we just enough rain to keep them hardy.  They are not perfect but I think they are just beautiful and they brighten my day so I thought they would brighten your day as well.

Chocolate mint

A rose from my rose bush.  Anyone know what kind it is?

Canna

An unknown plant.  Do you know what it is?  The bloom is below.

Verbena 

Coreopsis

A tree we have raised since it was an itty biddy twig.  We got it in Gatlinburg, TN

The following are just random annuals.

Sedum getting ready to turn colors for the fall.

Looking at the Bright Side

Another stay at Ohio State Medical Center for Michael, my fiancé.  He had a massive stroke in 2011 but this time a simple UTI knocked him off kilter. 

 

This time at OSU I found things that put me into a brighter spirit.  Beautiful flowers everywhere, art, plaques and more scenes.  I keep forgetting that I have an IPhone and can take pics any place any time.  Silly me.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Going through times like these with Michael I have to keep my spirits up and so I looked around to see God's beauty and man made. 

The sites outside of the hospital were very calming and relaxing.  I took advantage of it to Be Calm and Carry On.

Hope all had a wonderful Holiday weekend.

Yea! My Yard is almost done.

It seems as though I have worked so hard and very diligently this year on my yard.  Poor thing has been so neglected for a couple of years.  Then I fell in love, yes in love with Pinterest and it gave me so many ideas and sparked my inspiration.  It is not perfect yet and in some pics you will see pots left, some things needed to be put away.  The wheel barrow got a flat tire so can't use it to move anything around.  Whew!

Remember I am not finished but wanted to share.

 

Upcycled window use, tub, chair and bread box.

Oh yes we have whirly gigs every where. 

 Flower Pots ! & 2 in front of the ramp.  Upcycled pots.

 

Upcycled Step stool and distressed, upcycled rusted tool box with flowers, 3 upcycled cans with flowers to add color.

Dustin's (in memory of my son) garden

 

Recycled tub with flowers, a metal bucket and 2 vintage water cans upcycled with flowers in them.

 

Vintage wagon wheel as part of Dustin's garden and a left flower pot.  Oops!

 

Wolves in Dustin's garden with upcycled pop can flowers.

 

 

Close up of the wolves and the upcycled pop can flowers.

 The house and an almost completed front yard.  Now to the back yard.  Oh my it is a real mess.  Wish me luck!

Small flower bed in front of the ramp with an upcycled fan blade as a flower.

If I can do this anyone can.  I had to take my time since my back surgery I cannot bend so I sat on my bottom a lot to get it done.  

 

 

 

Distressing Furniture is Stressing Me!

So I have been so busy gathering goodies for my yard.  You need to understand that since Michael had his stroke the yard has been left to tend to itself.  Not too pretty at the moment.

I going to try to distress my first piece of anything.  It has not been easy and of course I want it done right now!  I am going for this look except I am putting a really cool rusty toolbox on top filled with flower and a couple on the steps.  This is for the front flower bed #3.

 http://japaneseflowergarden.tumblr.com/post/27372120994

This year is the year of potted flowers.  I have some perennials if they get going as it doesn't look like it yet but it is early.  NOW us when they should be showing me something! 

Then there are some shutters that I just had to buy at an aucton. What was I thinking????

I know I am whining!  So sorry it's that I want all of this stuff and I am a newbie.  Wanting more than ever to spruce up the front of the house, curb appeal!  lol  Wait until I get to the back yard.....oh my!

Of course my electric sander wouldn't work, Mike's battery operated wouldn't work and silly me couldn't get the Dremel going until my brother-in-law came down.  I felt so dumb when he showed me what I doing wrong.  

I am going for this look with the shutters.

http://ideasmag.co.za/craft-decor/three-ways-with-shutters-2/

 

I have this project all painted and just needs put together.  I made some adjustments.  I am using old rusty wire to link them together.  Minus the door unless I find one or two.  I have searching everywhere for them.

 

http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Junokitty/media/Garden/Tinpots.jpg.html

 

Last I have all the pieces for my next project with some changes.  This has 3 buckets.  I will be using one bucket and 2 vintage watering cans.  It will look so cute.

http://thepinkhammerblog.com/2012/06/01/tipsypotplanter/

 

Then we will have 3 large pots with flowers and that will be it.  Of course I had to read an article on http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/  blog about "How to edge flower beds like a pro."  Now that is on the list too.  http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/07/how-to-edge-flower-beds-like-pro.html

 

I hope you follow along to see my finished projects.  My first attempt at doing something in the yard besides mow and pull weeds.

 

Have a wonderful day.