Pink Saturday ~ Fall In Michigan

Hi there everyone!

 

I am joining Beverly over at

How Sweet the Sound

for the weekly

PINK Saturday Post.

 

I must admit, that fall can be beautiful here in

Michigan.  The variations of colors in the trees is

awe inspiring. 

 

In the past few days I have snapped some pictures of what

has been going on all around me in my sub-division.

Thought you all might enjoy seeing how things

may look here.  We are now probably closer to the later

parts of the colors for this season...but they are bright

and vibrant and so amazing to see.

 

 

Here is a peek at how the front of my neighborhood

looks right now.

Below, these are called burning bushes.  They are

a deep green in spring and summer and some turn

bright yellow or red like the ones we have in our front.

These next 2 pictures are in our backyard.

This is our maple and I just love the melon colors

its has right now.

And...I could not resist showing you some MUMs

that hubby I planted this year.  Love the variations

of colors and how they look with our

burning bushes.

 

But...

what would PINK Saturday be without

a hint of pink?

 

I did up a fun mosaic of some PINKs I have

listed in my etsy shoppe.

Enjoy!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Pink Y'all!

 

Lorena

 



FALL Vingettes ~ Before/After

Hi there Bloggy Friends!

 

Well, today has been quite a lazy day for me.

I love it when I can laze and work at my own pace

and not have to worry about others.  I hope

that does not sound selfish...lol.

 

Anyway, last Friday I finally decided to pull out

some of my Fall Decor.  I was not going to do any but

when I asked my hubby, well, he really likes it

as long as I don't overdo it...moi overdo anything...hmmm.

 

I usually have loads of loose leaves, greens, beaded fruits

and pumpkins that I use throughout.

  And, I honestly did not put everything out this year.

What I really tried to do was place some vingettes around that

mixed well with my other decor.  My family room and

kitchen areas which always look best in fall colors.

 

Wanna see some pictures?  Let's start in the Kitchen then.

 

A few weeks back I found this rooster and Home Goods.

I loved the carmel colors and wanted to create something

around him as he sat on our island.

  Then this week when I was my favorite

shop...Hobby Lobby, I found the last roll of the 6" mesh

that you see all curled around this rooster.  It is deep brown

but has pretty copper running through it.

A perfect compliment to my arrangment, that I can

disassemble when I am ready to decorate for Christmas

(gosh did I just say the *C* word)!

I am giving you a few pictures of how it looks at

different time during the day.

PS...we are finally looking for Granite counter top!

I am so excited as just before my hubs got let go of his job 4 years

ago, we were going to change them out...well then, life happened and

we had to put it off. 

I am also trying to convince him that

we NEED to paint our cabinets.  What would you do?

I would really LOVE to paint them a creamy off white

with a glaze finished...hubbys not so sure.

Would LOVE to hear from your what you might do.

 

Now into the Family Room...or our true Living area.

 

Our fireplace has always been a feature in our home that I love.  It

does get dress quite often with Seasonal decor and it never

ceases to amaze me how much I love each transformation.

Don't you LOVE the glow that light can give a picture?

These next pictues are of around our Family room.

 

The last few vingettes are in my Dining Room and

Welcoming Entry.

 

I usually set my table and change out the chair covers...

just haven't gotten to it yet!

 

Also I mentioned a before and after...

 

Sitting on our coffee table is this large

utility/tool box that I snagged many years ago

at a garage sale for .25c. 

 

Green is NOT my color...so I knew that some day I would

probably paint it.  I finally decided to paint it the heirloom

white that I love and use throughout much of my

painted decor.

 

Someones attempt to sponge painting, but the colors

together in my opinion were awful!

 

Love how well this goes with my red/cream toile and

a sweet arrangment of fruits and corn for fall!

 

Well, thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Happy Fall Y'all!

 

Lorena

 

 

 

 

 



Etsy Cottage Style ~ MARKET Monday

Hello everyone!

Hope you all had a fullfilling and restful weekend.

I am inviting you all to go over to my

Esty Cottage Style Blog

and see all the wonderful participants in our

monthly Market Monday.

It features links to many wonderful artist

who, like me, are busy this time of the

year with our newest goodies to offer

for the fall/winter seasons.

I did a sweet Mosaic using my newest and best

find on the web...fotoflexer.  I love this sight, as it offers

so many fun ways to alter and make pretty your pictures.

Have a great week everyone!

Thanks for stopping by!

and thanks for your comments,

I LOVE to hear from you!

Lorena



Snagged Some Great Goodies Thrifting!

Good Monday Everyone!

 

Can you believe that this is the last Monday in September?

Gosh...what has happened to summer?

 

Today I had to go grocery shopping...ugh.

But...I took a slight detour and ended up in one of

my favorite thrifty places I shop before I made it

to the grocery store.  This thrifting place seems to

have some of the best finds..I think.

I just had to share what I snagged there today with you.

wanna see?

Purty ribbon both for $1.20

 

This sweet all hand crocheted runner...loving the pink

with the lacy edging.....80cents..yes! that is correct!

Then I spied 4 more sweet lil doilies...my weakness,

they ranged between .40-80 cents each.

SUCH a deal!!!

Now, I have shopped at thrift stores since I was a little girl.

And I am never one to pass by a great name brand item,

in the right color and right size,

CHICOS Sweater...$3.80...looks brand new and its

hard to tell but it is the prettiest shade of green

that I love to wear!

My heart just SANG though, when I saw these

red pumps.  I have been looking quite some time for

a low healed pair of RED pumps.  I LOVE red!

These look brand new...no wear on the bottom

and they were the right size...

$7.60...can you believe that?

 

I don't know about you...but there are times that I shop

and really believe that GOD gives me these special little

goodies.  Do I need them?

no...

but I know HE delights in those who delight in Him!

 

What a fun way to start my week.

 

Hope yours is a great one!

 

Be Blessed,

Lorena



Where does the TIME go?

Hi Sweet Friends!

 

Gosh, where DOES the time go?

I realized the past few days that I haven't been on

blogger or even written a new post in quite awhile.

 

In the time since I last posted:

I had a birthday...

My daughter started her Jr Year at college...

Summer is fading into Fall...

My studio is full of glitter dust and newest creations...

God is good and I am learning some very deep things

about who I really am, in HIM!

 

So... how are you all?

 

I will leave you all with a collage of some of the pretties

I have been shabbying up, roses I have been painting

and

what gives me such PEACE!

 

 

Be blessed by friends!

Lorena



Busy as a BEEEEE....

Hi Everyone,

Wow, I cannot believe that more than a week has gone past

and I have not done a post.  Where does the time fly?

Not sure I can even tell you what I have done...

can ya'll relate?

Eye update:  I saw a retinal specialist

on Wednesday and he said my eyes look very healthy...

but I do have a Large floater that he showed me a picture

of...WOW, now I know why I see this thingy floating

all around at odd times and

at have trouble focusing.  I do notice though, that

I am getting more use to it being there...

just like the Dr. said...lol

*****

For those who are creative, now is our Christmas.

I have been in my studio creating some great Shabby Chic

items for this upcoming holiday seasons.

I certainly hope you will stop by to check out my goodies

in my etsy shoppe.

This darling Snowmay made of plaster was needing

a sweet Shabby Chic look!  I think he turned out darling!

I made *Cone* trees last year and sold all of them...

so

I made some more!

A trio of sweet PINK Hearts!

Last, an Aqua Star that has 100 year old

vintage sheet music and my sweet clay rose.

Those are just a few things I have been working

on...will share more later.

I always love your comments!

Have a great week everyone!

Be Blessed!

Lorena



GOD's Amazing Creatures~bunnies and birdies, Oh My

Hi Everyone!

So, how is your week going?

Me, well I have been kinda under the weather...but

plugging along..allergy season seems to be in full

swing and I feel it!!!

As my hubby and I often do in the evening, we sit on our

little deck that leads out to our patio.  Many times we are

blessed to sit and watch the birds, bunnies and hummers

move around us giving us our evening entertainment.

So last night when my kitty kept wanting to wander over to our

bushes much to my surprise was this tiny lil bunny baby

frozen just under ou ivy bush.  You almost cannot see him.

  The baby hardy moved and I

actually got within 3 feet to take this picture.

Soon afterward it must have tried to go find its momma

cause our Tiger wanted sooooo badly to go over  to this area.

Isn't this just the MOST adorable baby bunny?

As you can see from below, I took a wider view of

where we sit. 

We came back from my parents in June just

mesmerized by their hummingbird feeders.  And hubby

and I went and purchased this one within days of returning.

Do you see my birdbath? Well Tiger has claimed this

as his seat...lol.



What is so amazing to us is that you can see how close this bird bath is,

and Tiger often goes right to the birdbath to sit

and the hummers just flit around him and he seems so

oblivious to them. 

What facinating creatures hummingbirds are.  They flit,

fight, dash and make a unique clicking sound.  We probably

have 3-5 that are regulars throughout the day.

I found out through checking on the internet that you can make

your own nectar...its 1 parts sugar to 4 parts water...

or

1 cup of sugar to 4 cups of filters water.

Bring this to a boil and then take off the heat.  It must boil

as that releases and gets rid of any trace minerals etc.

Once this cools I keep it in the fridge.

(Sorry about how fuzzy these pix are)..

As we have been watching our Hummers,

we think we may have 2 or 3

different species...Ruby Red Necks, All green

 with a white chest...and then I think we have seen one

that may be more brown..names I am not sure of.

They are the funniest things to watch...as they flit and

at times you can get one that becomes very territorial and will

come dipping at one that may be trying to feed.  Often

when this happens you can see them flitting up and all around.

More fun pix...

A few weeks back I caught these two bunnies romping

and playing in our neighbors yard.  I was so amazed that

I actually got shots that show them hoping and playing.

see? too cute!!!

I finding this all so interesting as we live in the burbs.

Yet really close to fields...never have I lived anywhere and

seen these amazing creatures like we have this past

summer.  I love that life goes on outside of our 4 walls.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Do you have sweet lil creatures that you see

come out to play in the evenings?

I'd love to hear your stories!

Be Blessed,

Lorena