hunting and gathering....

I've been working on gathering things together for daughter #3 wedding in May. As you may remember from a previous post, I have a friend who is on a mission to find old rusty metal objects for me. I also have her hunting for galvanized metal containers as well, and mason jars. We will use the jars and containers for flowers and to hold programs etc..... right now my favorite one with the pansy label is holding the small burlap bags I've ordered for her favors, the bags will be filled with coffee beans ( both of them really enjoy their Joe).Lisa from http://reinspireme.blogspot.com/ sells some beautiful rustic tags @ her Etsy shop that I purchased to attach on the bags, I'll write something clever on the back with their name and date of the wedding(open to any suggestions here). I'ts time to kick it into high gear... I can't believe it is only 6 months away...wedding dress shopping this weekend, fingers crossed she finds something she loves soon! I'm off to tie some tags.
mimi

dirt shirt....

I just returned from one of the seven wonders.... I was in Arizona visiting my Dad and I took the opportunity  to go to the Grand Canyon...I was not disappointed. We took the train from Williams and enjoyed the ride. I will never forget the first minute I laid eyes on it...breathtaking.... we trekked around for the afternoon and then took the train back to Williams. Oh yeah.... our train got robbed...

luckily we survived that and headed to Sedona the next morning... truly some of the most beautiful landscape I have ever seen. I wish I would have bought one of those dirt shirts as a souvenir.... well...maybe next time.

                mimi

All geared up.....

I've been keeping my eyes open for rustic elements for my daughters wedding next Spring.

A friend found these @ a garage sale for me. How happy am I?! yes... perfectly rusty, rustic old iron gears.... just what every wedding needs right? Well... I think so.

Have a great weekend!

mimi

and so it begins....

 the days are getting shorter..... the temps. have finally relented.... you can spend hours in the garden without breaking a sweat.... and the pumkins have arrived. Yes, I am ready..... for the late afternoons that turn to cool evening on the patio....sipping wine, snuggling with a warm throw and enjoying conversation with H.H. in front of the fire. So it begins.... Autumn is finally here.

I know I said I was over you.... but it's just not true....

I've tried.... I really have.... but I'm just not over you. I know today is the first day of Fall.... and try as I might... I just can't embrace it yet. I guess with the temps hovering around 95 degrees who can blame me. So.... I'm off to the beach again, for a week of lounging in the sand, maybe sippin a margarita or two and reading.... lots and lots of reading. Maybe when I get back I'll really be able to wrap myself around some Fall.

Until then.... I'm having a summer flashback.....

mimi

Chair Changes.....

I got a wild hair last weekend to change up my zebra chair. I really like the chair but was growing a little tired of the zebra print. I had bought a ton of burlap a few months ago to make some pillows, which I have only made one, thus... I have lots of burlap. I threw it in the washing machine and dryer....it really smelled nasty unpleasant and I figured washing it would help. I also aired it outside on the deck for a day. I had H.H. help me take apart the chair and he pulled off the piping around the back and removed the bizillion staples.

Then.... I got busy with the staple gun. I did not take a picture of this process because I had burlap every where... sticking to by sweaty face etc...... not pretty.... about half way thru when my hand started hurting from all the stapling, I asked myself ... why?.....why did I think this was a good idea......but... because I'm not a quitter, I kept at it and finally got all the burlap stapled in place.

then came time for the piping trim..... what? I don't have any trim to cover all those bizillion staples...

but I did have lots of twine.... remember bowls of twine.....this is where things get a little sticky....I got out my trusty glue gun and finished the job. I am really happy with the way it turned out.... and until I get another wild hair.... I will enjoy my burlap chair!

Enjoy your weekend!

mimi

starting to feel like Fall....

H.H. got up bright and early this morning to go out and work on the yard.He turned on the sprinkler system for a couple of hours... then it was time to aerate and seed...sure sign that it is September and almost Fall around here. Reluctant to give up on summer I have conceded to bringing in some Fall touches here and there....

I packed away the shells for now.... pulled out the dried artichokes and pods....

also this year I am crazy about jute twine,string,rope and burlap ribbon..... H.H. just thinks I'm crazy...

who puts string in bowls and platters...

it adds a rustic quality which I am really digging.

they are small changes.... but that will help to ease me into the season.

hope you are having a great "almost Fall" weekend!

mimi

P.S.  Yesterday while  I was forced to go out and shop I found the twin to my lamp with the script shade that I posted about earlier. Twins seperated @ birth have been reunited! Best part, got her on clearance!! They decided to share a room so I moved them both into the dining room on the buffet.