I needed something tall to flank each side of our front door. Since I’m a symmetry girl, I wanted them to match. This is what I came up with: these faux hammered metal planters. And just for funzies, (since it’s Halloween and all) I thought a spiderweb topiary or two would be kind of cool.
Saving tired old flower pots with textured spray paint.
They aren’t replanted yet, but today I wanted to show you how I saved a couple of old flower pots. I have a couple of planters that have been around here for quite a while. I like the style of them, and I have repainted them several times over in order to get more life […]
Hanging out on the patio.
We love entertaining, and our parties and dinners are often held on our patio. I love getting ready for these events and making everything look special. But I also love to sit quietly and enjoy the morning sunshine with a cup of coffee too. I feel like I am always so rushed. So even though […]
Easy garden tip: Planting basil from cuttings
Did you know that basil will root in water? I didn’t either. If you take a few cuttings of fresh basil and just keep them in water, they will send out some roots. I waited until there was a large mass of roots, then simply (and gently) placed them into a pot with soil in […]
Freshen up a fire pit with high heat spray paint.
We have a free standing fire pit that we love to use. However, while sitting out on our patio 24/7 for several years, the paint begins to oxidize and get faded over the years, and rust spots crop up here and there. The solution? High heat spray paint. Loosen any flaking pieces of paint and […]
Elements for creating outdoor rooms… summer time or any time.
We love to be outside, especially during the summer and, being in Southern California, we can pretty much be outside all year long. We have a big family and we LOVE to entertain, but being near the coast in Southern California, our house is on the smaller side. As a result, we frequently end up […]
Make weathered, shabby chic flower pots using spray paint & candle wax.
I’m on a faux-finishing kick at the moment. Last week I showed you how to make a faux rust effect using spray paint and salt. Today I wanted to show you how to create the look of those chippy, weathered, shabby chic flower pots and other garden items. Have you priced them? Crazy! I […]
I planted tomatoes but got Christmas trees instead. (DIY lighted trees.)
I shared this tutorial over at Tatertots & Jello last year and thought I would dust it off and post it over here, in case you missed it, or in case you have a memory like mine (which is non-existent these days…) We had several old tomato cages laying around in our side yard. (Me? Creative? […]
“What’s the ’31’ for…?” A Halloween end table.
I thought it was obvious that the 31 I stenciled on this table was for October 31, but enough people asked me about it that I am now certain it is obvious only to me. For my Halloween party, the apple green and turquoise had to go. I wanted silver and black. I took the […]
Halloween Adirondack Chairs
Like everything else around here, I spray paint my cheap, plastic, fake Adirondack chairs different colors based on the seasons. They’ve been eleventy billion different colors. This turquoise was my color of choice for the summer. Now that fall (and more specifically) Halloween is upon us, I wanted a change. Last year I painted them […]