Cloche {of sorts}, ivy...and a question

I am still tweaking my back deck and have added

a few more goodies to it. I have had this basket for

several years and the big box store had a special

buy on ivy plants for $1.58 this week so I grabbed

several. I need to plant them yet, but for now I

thought they looked cute in the basket.

I don't know what this piece is called, but for lack

of a better word I will call it a cloche. How easy

would these be to make! I know we could whip

some of them up fast. It is just two pieces of glass

framed out and the ends are open. Love it!

Find some old white chippy wood and make

a few...I know I want to!

Still loving my vintage stand on rollers that

I purchased at a garage sale last year.

I made use of my antique shutter by adding it to this small table.

More ivy on my patio table.

I brought the old plant stand out and added burlap

to the table.

It is getting done slowly , but surely. Yesterday and

today we have been deluged with rain so I have

been inside playing. Hopefully the sun will return

soon!

Now I have a question...for those of you who

print on fabric for pillows etc. HOW do you do it

and have it turn out nice? I am lucky to get

50% of mine that look decent. Mine come out of the

printer with black smudges here and there and they

are not pretty. I am using a HP psc 1210 xi all in one printer, scanner , copier.

I have tried the freezer paper method and also

just tried spray adhesive on cardstock and then

adhering it to the fabric and sending it through

with the same sad results. :(

Help please?? :)

Thank you!!

A trip to the greenhouse

I just couldn't wait any longer so I took a trip to my

local greenhouse on Monday and also stopped in at

one yesterday while I was on the road.

I purchased some gorgeous flowers and I hope the

sun comes out to stay soon so I can get these

planted in my pots!

You can't really see the hip hop plants in the back

very well, but they are gorgeous. They have a very

delicate white flower. I was told they are very easy to

grow and spread fast so I am keeping my fingers crossed.

The allysum in front is called Snow Princess and it is

supposed to fill in and drape down the sides of baskets.

Had to replenish my violas and pansies as they have

just about died out over the past few years.

Lovely ivy geranium hanging basket. Usually I get a soft pink, but they are getting harder to find around here and I have yet to find a nice one.

More ivy geraniums (Temprano pink and Contessa White), asparagus fern and ivy plants.

I just came in the back door and plopped them down and later took pictures right where they were at. Now to get started playing in the dirt... can't wait!

Happy Thursday everyone! Blessings~