A man, a bucket and some soap

Doesn't the title sound like a commercial? {smile}

First let me say these are not the greatest photos. I tried from all angles and directions and this is

what came out the best so what you see is

what you get.

That being said... Don't you just love my bucket and

soap holder for a certain someone to use so they

can clean up outside?

Okay, okay...I may use it occasionally too.

{ I had a lightbulb moment when Marietta posted

this photo above that was originally from

the Country Living website}

I knew I had this Martha Stewart enamel

two piece soap dish stashed somewhere and that

hubby could make a bracket for it.

I had the hook laying in the potting shed,

the bucket was sitting on my deck and I have had

the towel for a long time.

Honey...can you do something for me? It is very

simple and won't take long...

He gave me *the look* again (I think it is called the

I love you look...lol) and off to his shop he went.

I was mowing the lawn and next thing I knew it

was all fastened to the pole. yay!

What you don't know is...there is a water hydrant on the

other side of this pole and I was trying to mow between

the roses bushes and the hydrant. BIG MISTAKE! I always seem to get hung up somewhere. I was trying

to be very careful , but that hydrant just reached out

and snatched my mower! :)

Of course I yelled for hubby! Can you just imagine

the scene? He comes walking over , shaking his head

and laughing.

There is a story here because I have hit other things

in the past, but we won't go there. This is why I think

yard mowing should be left up to MEN! ha. ha.

BUT I will say the very first day that we purchased this

mower( brand new mind you) a few years ago, hubby

came home and hopped on it, threw it in gear,

started mowing and promptly hit my fence!!

So I am not the only one who has this problem. He says he was used to the other mower we had

and the reverse was all turned around.

yea , sure ...whatever. lol.

After we were in the house last night and I was thinking

about my new installation I wondered what would

happen to the pail in a big wind. Will it go sailing off

to the neighbor's house? I guess we will just have to

wait and see.

I do love how it turned out for an

imprompto throw together.

Oh , and I will not be leaving this towel outside to

get ruined. I must find another vintage one soon.

Happy Thursday!

Blessings~

White Petite Pots

Have you ever had one of those days when you

find something you have had forever and

you think of something

fun , frenchie and white

that you can do with it?

I was cleaning out my potting shed last Wednesday and I found

all these small pots that I just had sitting on the windowsill

and the wheels started turning.

I knew I wanted them white, but not a solid white...

more of a white wash...so I got out the paint

and started playing.

I added some vintage lace around the top of each one

and I really thought I was done with them...until today

when I realized that I would like them to be

kinda *french* looking.

I decided to get out my set of Paris rubber stamps.

From previous experience I knew that

it was not going to be easy to rubber stamp

on a convex surface, but I took out the smallest

stamp I could find and started stamping.

I found out you kinda have to *roll* the stamp and also

that none are perfect, but I love them as is.

Then I remembered some egg soaps I had purchased at my favorite store ...Home Goods... and some little petite pots were born.

All packaged up and ready for either my Etsy store or my booth...haven't decided yet. Maybe both.

update:

you can now purchase them here:

My Etsy store

There is only one egg shaped soap in each pot because these are tiny pots. They stand approx. 2 and 1/4 inches high and are also the same in diameter at the top.

Please visit Kathleen at Faded Charm for more WW posts. You will be glad you did. She has been such a gracious host for all of us for many , many weeks now. Thank you so much Kathleen! The WW post is the one I try to really prepare for. Sometimes it doesn't work out that way, but I do try. lol.

Blessings~

Through The Eyes of a Child ~

Would you ever imagine that this sweet & innocent little girl, would do THIS ?? She loves...

to help her daddy...

WASH.

HIS. TRUCK.

Oh to see life through the eyes of a child ~

We had a wonderful 4th of July celebration yesterday. It started with riding on our church float in a parade and throwing handfulls of candy over and over to the hundreds of people who lined the parade route. I love to watch children get all excited as they scurry after it. After the parade we had a cookout at my parents house with lots of wonderful food and fun. Except...I FORGOT my camera! I can't believe that I did that...me the shutterbug of the family! I hope you had a wonderful celebration as well. I would love to hear about it ~

Blessings~

GIVEAWAY...Calling all Bird Lovers~

I think it is past time for a giveaway since I have now gone over 300 posts. I am not good at keeping up with that, but that sure sounds like a lot of posts to me! The winner will get this bowl full of goodies. I have noticed that there are a lot of bird lovers out there in blog land so I figured this would be a good giveaway. (sorry bowl not included)~

Contents of giveaway include:

1. 1 pkg BEAUTIFUL bird nest napkins from Cypress

(purchased at Home Goods)

2. 5 blue speckled egg soaps nestled in a bed of brown shred

(also from Home Goods)

3. 2 handmade Paris tags

4. 1 handmade bookmark with a birds nest that says,

"Take time to enjoy the simple things in life"

5. 1 vintage pkg of brown bias tape

6. 1 vintage pkg of rick rack

7. 1 card of buttons (dirt and all...lol)

8. 3 round scalloped handmade bird tags

9. 2 handmade nest tags

10. 5 tags with vintage ribbons and laces from my stash

Enter once by leaving a comment on THIS post

Enter twice by becoming a follower (leave a 2nd comment telling me that you are a follower)

Enter a third time by posting this giveaway on your blog (leave a 3rd comment letting me know that you posted this giveaway on your blog)

Please feel free to use my image on your blog if you so desire.

Only US and Canada entries please. Thank you~

(I will pick a winner on Sunday June 14th)

Blessings~

Beauty in the Details ~

Can you tell what colors I am inspired by today? I am loving soft greens at the moment. This is Crabtree and Evelyn "Lettuce" soap. I love how it has crackled from use. My mom asked me if I did something to make it that way. Well...I guess so...I washed my hands with it?? LOL Love the colors in this beaded candle ring ~ Silk flower petals that my granddaughter was supposed to throw at my daughter's wedding a few years ago, but she forgot. So I got to keep them...yay! What is inspiring you today? I hope you are just bursting with inspiration and new ideas to share with all of us. Blessings~