I’m hosting my daughter’s Bridal Shower in 10 days and she asked me for a “Mad Hatter Tea Party”. Nothing simple for my girl, LOL! Seriously the pressure is on. Anywhooo, she wants everyone to wear a hat, fun or pretty it doesn’t matter. I bought the hat & flowers at Joanne Fabric’s but I wanted something fun. I was at Walmart and came across this cute flamingo in the toy department!! Grabbed my trusty hot glue glun and voila! Hope that flamingo stays on (it’s a tad “side” heavy) lol. 😉
I finally got something planted!! I had a peony bush at my other house so I felt fairly confident that I could keep another one alive. I bought this one at Home Depot. I’ve never seen a peony this color and it’s just gorgeous – so vibrant! I planted it on the corner of my barn so I could see it all the time! I don’t have any border stuff yet so I used some of my broken up concrete, lol.
While I’ve been waiting for the rain to stop, I hired a friend of mine to help me out in the barn. In the back corner of the barn there is a room that the previous family keep their dog in. The room is about 8ft x 11ft and it was in baddddd condition. The cardboard ceiling was falling down along with some insulation – the cardboard walls were falling down and the 2 metal walls were covered in dried on mud. The “before” pictures are actually after I cleaned it up, I was so grossed out going in there! Seriously it was a mess! There is an interior entrance to the room as well as an exterior entrance. The exterior entrance/exit door leads into the side yard of the barn that they also used for the dog, so I decided because of it’s access that room would be the perfect place for my “Garden Room”. Bob came over and hung drywall and pegboard for me and that alone made a huge improvement! Of course I plan on bringing the “cute” factor in but right now I’m waiting on getting power into the room for plugs and a light. I did paint the interior door entrance and love it! More work to do 😉
I bought this at Home Depot and I absolutely love it. The sales guy showed it to me and I said “oh, it’s not that cute” – he laughed and said “ma’am it’s a wheelbarrow” – I laughed and said “well, maybe I could put some stickers on it”. Yes, I’m a dork, but come on – why are tool things not cuter!! 😉 It’s a bit pricey buttt it’s soooo easy to maneuver and the part that sold me on it was that I can tip it up to unload it and it stays up. Great for moving anything and it’s big, lots of room for plants, mulch, tools or even concrete. I just load it up and go – saves me several trips back and forth from the barn. Here’s the link if you’re interested: http://tinyurl.com/lrdjy32
In between rain showers on Saturday, Chance (my GC) came over and demo’d the concrete for the foundation wall. We rented the jackhammer from Home Depot. Now we wait . . . we need a few days without rain so we can excavate and pour the foundation wall. Just to be clear, whenever I say “we” I actually mean Chance, LOL. 😉
We bought this banner at Hobby Lobby for 50% off in the Wedding aisle (orig. price $12.99). It had 12 pennants on it so we ended up actually making 2 banners, the lace trim was already on it. The letters (also at Hobbs) are chipboard (orig. price $3.99, & on sale 50% off). I spray painted them white then removed the pennants from the twine string and hot glued the letters on each pennant. They’ll be super cute!
I’m hoping to get some perennials planted this week. First I have to find the planting beds that are hidden in the weeds and the grass that needs to be mowed!! 😉
It’s been rainy on and off all week and in Colorado “Mother’s Day Weekend” is the time you go and buy your plants and flowers. It’s usually safe from freezing at night after Mother’s Day. I just signed up for Home Depot’s “Garden Club” they have tips for your specific area and coupons! Who doesn’t love coupons! After you sign up, you get $5 of your next $50 just in time for this weekend! Here’s the link & Happy Mother’s Day ladies!!
http://gardenclub.homedepot.com/?searchRedirect=garden+club&redAB=A&NCNI-5
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