Garden Update

A garden update after a long time. It's flourishing, blooming and looks cheerful & colorful :-)

Dwarf Pink Ixora and Money Plant

I hung these l'il birds I bought from Dilli Haat few years back when I was in Delhi. 

One of the corner filled with colors and lil creatures.

One more flourishing beautiful corner during rains. 

I have rearranged all the pots and planters some times back and It looks better now.

All  my plants and colorful pots make me smile as I sip my cuppa looking at them.

Now waiting to add some more accessories in my garden that I already have in my mind.

Have a cheerful week ahead!!

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Pretty Canisters!

My neighbor is a pharmaceutical sales person.


She has a bunch of plastic canisters that she can no longer give to her clients...


And she didn't know what to do with them so she gave me several.




Here is what they looked like as my neighbor gave them to me...



All I did was create an individual look for each one out of scrapbooking paper and supplies that I had on hand.

Canister #1 was

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Fun Kansas Finds!

We took a trip to Kansas to visit my son and two of my sisters. I thought I would share with you some of the fun pieces that we purchased on our trip. I fell in love with this blue bird platter and for only $1, I had to have it.




Sorry for the glare, I couldn't get a good photo and forgot to take a picture when I had it all apart cleaning it.

This old picture of twins stole my heart and I

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Rooms In Mango Yellow

I always heart rooms in mango yellow. Take a look........

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Monday Blues: Here's A Thought For You

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China Garden Flower Tutorial!

I have seen some whimsical garden flowers made out of various dishes and fun glass items.




It's easy and simple to do.






Here's how...



Gather old dishes of various shapes and sizes...


You will also need an old silver spoon for the back of each flower. I flattened it out using a hammer since it will be glued to the back of the plate. A great place to get this stuff is

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Homemade Rain Chain

Do you ever come across cheap, old silver spoons at thrift stores and garage sales and wonder what you can do with them? In the past I have made hooks out of them like these...
Well, I came across a bag of spoons for $2 at a garage sale and thought I would make a homemade rain chain out of them. Here is a short tutorial on how I did it.



Collect old spoons and some wire.
Drill a small hole in

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