New Mirror and FOLK photos

Just a quick post today. I’m in another huge rush to get things done before trips I have to take and company arriving. 

I quickly took these photos with my phone so they’re not great.

Just wanted to show you the big mirror on top of the mantel. What do you think.

I’m still sure of the addition of the smaller mirror. The proportions seem odd.

Yes, I killed two of the little ferns in that wire basket!

Also, I keep forgetting to show you my photos that FOLK used in their recent issue!

It was pretty darn exciting to see my photos in a magazine!

 

They actually used 3 of them :)

You may be able to find this issue at a Barnes and Noble near you.

I think you’ll love it!

What do you think of the mirror on the mantel? Too big? Too crowded?

Let me know.

Spring Mantel

I’m working on prepping the kitchen today. Such a tedious job.

Taking downing and cleaning all the cabinets. I just have to have the vision of a brighter kitchen in my mind to get through all the boring prep stuff.

But I did take a few minutes to change up the mantel in the living room

And I do mean just a few minutes.

The mirrors were there already.

 

A friend of mine works at Tuesday Morning and she picked up this wire pot holder.

Isn’t it cute? I know there are not any fleurs in them but I like the green for spring.

I cut a couple of branches from the philodendron that is out by the pool give it some height.

I filled the vase with some shells to hold them in place.

And that is about it.

Spring has sprung on my mantel.

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

linking up with:

Funky Junk Interiors SNS #127

Oh, still planning a giveaway.

 Figured I'd wait until next week since everyone is busy with the holiday weekend. 

 Happy Easter!

Fall Mantel

I don’t know what happened to this week. It flew by.

I have a feeling the next few months will do the same.

So much to do, so little time.

I thought I’d show you what I did to the mantel. I did leave some of my summer things up and mixed in some fall-ish stuff. It works better that way for me. I’m still wearing shorts here.

Oh how I long to wear some boots and a sweater.

So my seabirds stayed along with a few shells. I used the two glass hurricane covers. One filled with wheat and the other has a strand of berry garland just wrapped in there.

I just added some fall leaves to the sand and shell I already had.

I think they made a pretty filler.

 

My bucket of driftwood on the hearth got a few leaves as well.

On the other side I filled another old farm bucket with some mums. The mums are real but the gourds in the twig basket are fake. They are pretty good fakes though.

Some smaller mums fit right in a couple of milk glass pots in that old tool caddy.

I love these little beaded Indian corn.

Did your week fly by as well?

I worked in the yard a bit yesterday. I’m trying to refresh some of my pots with some pansies. I need more. 

I still have more weeding to do as well so I can lay down more mulch. That’s the part I don’t like. 

But it does make it all look so much better.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys a little time outdoors.

Linking up with:
Funky Junk Interiors: SNS #103 Fall Mantels

Summer Mantel

Did a little fiddling with the mantel today.

I wanted it to look a bit more summery.

 

Here is what it looked like for Spring.

 

The one day I want to take pictures indoors and it’s cloudy.

We need the rain but didn’t get much at all.

Just dark and gloomy.

Are you making things more summery in your home?

I hope we have good weather this weekend.

You all have a great one!

see ya,

It's Feeling Like Spring

Hello everyone. Hope you all are enjoying the wonderful weather. Well, those that are having it. Not to rub it in if you not.

Yet again I have about 10 things going on at once. So, why not just mess around with the mantel too. What's one more thing?

I'm really missing my fresh hydrangeas. I hope they come back okay. I want to dry more this year. These got a little squashed.

 I took my firescreen and stuck it up on the mantel then put the two arched mirrors together in the middle.

 Stuffed some shells, bits of driftwood and a piece of coral in the glass hurricane.

All the different shades in this one bloom makes it so pretty . Especially that little bit of green. I am going to have to find a variety called limelight. I think they are just gorgeous.  Maybe I should see what I can order online. I'm so ready for a green yard and flowers to pick. A better spot for growing tomatoes would be good too.

Is it still too early to be thinking about the garden? Does anyone have plans  for some changes outdoors this year? I'd love to hear any ideas.

I will be linking to:

see ya,

Fall Mantel

I've been working on a few new things. I went a few rounds with photoshop and html. I learned more, which is always a good thing. But I did not give up. No sir. I wasted a lot of time, but we won't talk about that. The important thing is, I won. There is a shiny new button over there on the right. Feel free to grab away. I'm pretty sure it's working. Please let me know if it's not. I'll down another bottle of wine and work it out. I kid........or do I?

Also, I worked on the mantel. I kept a few of my starfish . Added some berry twigs to the curly willow. Swapped out the glass candle sticks for some wooded ones, then added a bit more. Tried to keep it simple.

I want to paint these. The one on the right is sitting on top of a cake stand of sorts turned upside down. It's black and stands out a bit. Not so much from far away though. Do little things like that bug you? Maybe tonight I'll do that. Or not.

Someone was not feeling too well.

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My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Cottage and Vine
Southern Hospitality