FUN IN THE SUN

Fun in the Sun : What a great way to get the summer started.  The deck is finished and we are decorated, just in time for the upcoming holiday.

 I finished my rockers with a touch up on the chipped wood.  

 I filled the voltive holders with river rock and placed my Milk Glass Pitcher and cups on my porcelain tray.

 My centerpiece and chairs are all finished and up on the deck

 The plants are set in my hungarian tub

Come on over and sit a while, we will share some stories and a nice cold drink!

More fun to come on the front porch!

wishes for a great week, Di
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Inspiration Day

 I love grey zinc tops on bell jars.  I took my river glass and added it my vintage jar and candle holder.  Every time I look at them, I remember the joy my grandsons and I had collecting them at the French Board River.

Some of my favorite grey projects

 Don't you just love this trophy "Georgey Girl"

 I grew up in the era of Georgey Girl and flipped when I saw this at the antique mall!!

Have you ever had a Grey Day and had it turn in to a Wonderful Day?

You receive a beautiful package from one of your most favorite people.  First, I won a giveaway from Petite Michelle Louise.  She showcased

Susanne....

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and I Love, Love ST's style!!  The minute I got my package I whooped with JOY.  My sweet daughter was gifted for her birthday with the small package and I kept the bigger beautiful slate one.  Give ST a shout out from me and go to her Etsy site 

 I so love beautiful whites and greys mixed with blue

 I so love ironstone with that beautiful stamp!!

A cup of blissful joy to you!

di

Porch Projects continue

Paint, Paint and more Paint

We had to clean the deck, I had little helpers: puppies and Paddy

Big Brother decided to help.  Oh my does it need some extra loving care.

A leap for joy we are finished and ready for Pappy to scrub it and fix the supports.  Grannon will clean and paint the chairs.  This wrought iron set is from the 60's and I found it at my favorite antique mall in Winter Park Florida.  They were blue underneath, green when I bought it and now a black.  I went to Lowes and bought a rust proof glossey black.  All this cost us $99 and alot of work!

See those cushions, I can't believe I never recovered them.  So that is on my to do list too!

Fast Forward, while I worked on the chairs, hubby painted the deck.  Mine took an hour but the porch took a day and a half.  I helped hubby the next morning and finished it off.  We moved like bent over people for the rest of the week!

Next I placed the table on the porch, the black on the deck was a great contrast.

I worked on my cushions, I had never recovered seat cushions before.  I cut my fabric (fabric I bought last year!) and use a staple gun for the first time.  What a great feeling to accomplish that.

I added my earlier project of the Rabbit Foot Fern!  I can't wait to show you the rest of the porch...more to come.

Joining these fabulous people.  Di