Friday, March 9, 2012

Hello.....remember me?

Where have you been?!  Just kidding, where have I been.
I'm still having trouble with my lap top, I have been to lazy to sit here at the house computer.
Anyhoo, can you see them?  Hiding among those beautiful plastic flowers.

At first I didn't see them, they were stuffed in with all the fake plants at the thrift.


The closer I got the more excited I got!

I ripped those flowers off, boy were they glued on tight.  I can cover that!
I have plans for them.

Now I have five toppers!  I guess I should have taken a picture of all of them, I'll do that later and show you.


They are getting harder to find for a good price around here.
And they were a good price at $3.93!  Including the plastic flowers!!

Other then the glue on the bottom of the stand they are in great shape!
They are dated 1959!
Aren't they beautiful?!


I like to show you what's blooming at my house.
I can always count on my impatiens.  I guess they took the T off impatiens.  I know there was one there before.....before what, I don't know..haha
If I keep them cut back they fill out nicely.

I'm always looking for old work boots to fill with flowers.
These have my Katie plants I bought at Publix a couple years ago and this is the first time they have had a good bloom on them.
They also root very easy!


I love my chicken feeder I bought from Shelley at Sweet Pea Home.
I will fill it with flowers soon, it's quit large so I'm afraid it will be too heavy to hang when it's full of dirt and plants.

I don't usually do red but I do like the puff flowers.

I love this old heavy metal planter I bought at a garage sale years ago.

Here is my big boy that I love so much.  He's doing pretty well, he is starting to limp more but his spirit is great.
For those that don't know, Bailey has cancer.


Isn't this pretty?!  I always get one bloom at a time, I wish it would just explode with blooms.

See her?  She's is chomping away at that milk weed.
I love watching them grow each day.



It's funny because I usually can not find where they go to make there chrysalis.
We sure did have a mild winter this year.  I think we only had one time when the temputure went below freezing and I was in Montana.
I'm linking with Debra at Common Ground this week, so make sure you get over there and visit other great vintage finds!
Have a happy Friday and weekend if I don't see you..hehehe.
xoxo


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8 comments:

het tuinengeltje said...

Such a joyfull happy post.

Have a nice weekend!
Hugs, Sylvia

shohshi said...

What fun! I can't wait to see what you do with the newlyweds. Your yard is lovely. Now I know that it is springtime. I love that Bailey. He is a good boy. Give him kisses from me. Hugs!

Emily said...

Your yard is so beautiful. I can tell you've put a lot of love into it! Hoping mine will fill out like this someday - have a lovely weekend!

Anita said...

What a great find! I love your planter, too. I'll keep my eyes open for dilapidated boots...I'm sure Duncan would love to see you dragging those home! Sunny and up to 60 today, maybe...HOPE

Sanna - My Blueberry House said...

Nooo... who are you?? LOL!! Sorry to hear you´re still having problems with your computer. The wedding couple is lovely. You have to show your collection some day. I don´t know anything about collecting toppers. Are they rare to find?

Bailey is such a fine dog. I think of him every now and then and wonder how he´s doing. Thanks for the update. I feel sad for him and you.

You have so many pretty flowers in your garden. I´m so jealous! It will take a while before it starts blossoming around here. It´s very very early spring here, with cold air and yesterday it snowed again. Luckily, it melted away quickly. The spring cleaning will have to wait, it´s too dry and dusty in the air right now.

Have a great weekend Sue!
Many hugs Sanna

Sylvia said...

Love that garden of yours...lots of garden art!!!

Sylvia

The Polka Dot Closet said...

OK, you win, here's the deal I was at the thrift for an hour before Sue, nope I missed them, all I saw was a bunch of plastic flowers...Darn, Darn, Darn, But then I knew you had a collection started and it was meant to be!!

Carol

The Boston Lady said...

You have outdone yourself with that wedding topper. I don't know how you spot these things, but I need to hang around with you more. I hope we get to do our thing on Thursday!!! {{Bailey}} Ann