porch party...

PARTY!!

when i heard that Debra over at Common Ground bloggy

was having a

PORCH PARTY

well, i just KNEW it was what i needed to help me get out of this post vacation blues fest of mine.

i have been in such a funk since returning from the beach...

returning to an EXTREME drought...

preceded by EXTREME high temps this summer...

preceded by EXTREME flooding this spring...

preceded by EXTREME cold this winter...

well, this gardener...

she needs to

party.

you may have seen this shot before........

i love to decorate with things that i have and with a nod toward NATURAL materials.

my front door with

a garland made with gourds from the garden

and my fave corn husk wreath.

old watering cans hold black eyed susan seed heads.

i use this old wire display unit to hold seasonal chotchkes.

i painted the BOO sign

and the white gourds.

the gourds last forever you know...

i topped this big urn with some indian corn that i have kept for years.

i hang it on a nail in the attic to keep it away from critters.

come on in!

i have just revamped the entry for the party.

i rearrange things and switch out my paintings frequently (to say the least).

yesterday, i decided to paint some old chippy frames white

and then float some of my watercolor paintings inside them.

the inspiration for this painting came from an image i saw in an old Country Home Magazine (i so miss Country Home!)

oh and, the big heavy frame...well, it hurts when dropped on ones bare foot.

ouch.

limping.

i hung the frames on nails and used "HandiTak" to hang the paintings right on the wall.

it's kinda like clay...you roll little pieces of it to soften and then slip behind the corners.

it's great to use behind frames too...to keep them from slipping.

gratuitous shadow shot.

this cabinet was actually a new kitchen cabinet (bound for the dump) that i distressed and added bead board to top and fence post finials as feet.

unable to find another wreath like the one on my front door... i recently made this one using some instructions from Martha Stewart found HERE.

i am so glad you stopped by!

thank you Debra, this party is just what i needed.

there is nothing like being creative, to make me feel all chirpy again.

and to see more of my front porch go HERE.