Finding Secret Treasure: Lights

Friday, December 28, 2012

When Hoarding Pays Off - Christmas on the Front Porch

Proverbs 2:4

And if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure

I save things... I love to save things, I save way too many things. They are just things, but to me they are Treasures, and someday I may find a way to use them. Pinterest has helped me (alot) with finding useful, clever, beautiful ways to use and display my "Treasures"

Sometimes I think I'm just one short step away from being labeled a Hoarder, and that's not a pretty concept.

But, sometimes it pays off.

My Granddaughter was born 2 days before Thanksgiving, she came home from the hospital on Thanksgiving day, and they moved into their new home that day as well.

So when my Daughter asked me to decorate her porch, for her first Christmas in her new home my mind started racing...

An old Chair also received a fresh coat of Paint and a Vintage Santa Transfer (from the Vintage Fairy)

http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2012/11/retro-christmas-clip-art-jolly-santa.html

My Grandfather's Ladder, with an old wire Basket (used for the birds this summer) found a new home, and a new coat of white Paint. The "Bird" sign was replaced with my Hand painted "Merry Christmas" sign

The Metal White Star was a Thrift Store find, the Red Pillow, my Daughter in law was getting rid of when she redid her bedroom, and even though I have no red in my house, I knew someday I would find a place for it.

Old Plastic Star Lights and Pine cones fill the basket.

My Brothers childhood Brown, Hockey Skates, received a makeover with Black Paint and a little bit of red "fur" from an old Dollar Store Stocking, and some red Ribbon

Several "extra" Faux Pine Wreaths, and Garland, were updated by sparsely splattering on White Paint

An old Gumball Machine, I've been putting off painting, an old set of skis (also my bothers) a stack of "gifts' that came with an assortment of candy (years ago)

Total cost of decorating my Daughter's Porch? $0.00!

Let me know if you have any questions...

Thank you for visiting with me today, hopefully you have been inspired in some small way...

Please leave a comment so I know you were here, they really do make my day!

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God's Blessing to you and your families, have a wonderful day!

On a side note, anyone know how I can enlarge my pictures? I can enlarge a few, but not all. This has just started and is driving me CRAZY!!

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

An Aqua Garden-For the Love of Flowers and Junk

Isaiah 61:11

For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations. (NIV)

Welcome to my world!

Can you tell I LOVE Flowers?

and old junk... The Bird Feeder was an

Anniversar Present, last year.The only thing I purchased new were the plants and the hat and the tiny pot on the top rung (from the Dollar Store)

Everything else was a Thrifty Find!

Like, Old Rusty Bed Springs

I also have a new LOVE of Aqua!

Did you know that it is very contagious? yep, all I did was paint one thing in Aqua, and next thing I knew, everything was painted Aqua (even some leaves)

I'm not usually a "matchy, matchy" type gal,
so I really don't know how all this stuff ended up Aqua! (and I don't usually call myself a gal either)

My Old Gray, Wooden Ladder is now Aqua...

My Birdhouse, is now Aqua... it was red and I loved it, but I think I love it more now!

At least, I didn't paint my Rusty Wine Barrel Ring, well maybe just a touch around the edges, I told you it was contagious, and spreading fast!