Showing posts with label French Flower Pots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Flower Pots. Show all posts

Oct 9, 2014

Fall Potting Bench



Yesterday, I was out in the gorgeous fall air playing on my potting bench. Potting benches and autumn go together for me like ice cream and hot fudge. There's nothing better than a pumpkin or two sitting on a potting bench waiting to be carved into jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, or a basketful of just-picked juicy apples ready for making caramel apples.



My husband made this potting bench for me last year out of pallets, and it's been so handy having it close to our little vegetable garden on the side of our house.


I brushed off the dirt, made a few quick and easy decorations for a fun fall display, and added some things from the garden shed.



My felt leaf banner embroidered last year was inspired by the talented Lisa at Lil Fish Studios.



Turquoise mason jars are topped with one of my prized thrift store finds, a set of heavy zinc lids. The wood tray is also a 75¢ thrift store find that was one of my first chalk painted projects. The apple cider label was simply printed onto card stock and taped onto the side of the tray.



The leaves haven't quite turned their fall colors here in Boise yet, so I picked these pretty colored ones off some inexpensive craft store stems.



My apple sign was painted by hand onto a piece of scrap wood. It was adapted from a cute sign with printable template shared by Cristina at Remodelando la Casa. 



Remember my old faux painted milk can? It makes a perfect pumpkin perch. 



Fall mums fill an old wooden crate. 



My French Flower Pot is a galvanized bucket with a graphic from The Graphics Fairy transferred onto fabric. 

When I searched my stash yesterday, I couldn't find a large picture frame for a chalk board, but I did have an old painted artist canvas I didn't want anymore. I have to say, it made the easiest and quickest chalk board I've ever made. I literally just slapped two coats of chalkboard paint on the top and sides with an old brush, let it dry a few hours, and primed it with chalk. Works great!

   

It was so fun decorating my fall potting bench. Wouldn't it make a great spot for serving a buffet for an autumn party? I better get busy carving those pumpkins and dipping those apples into caramel!

Enjoy another great fall day!


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Jun 9, 2012

My Front Porch



The North End of Boise is front porch heaven, 
and my husband and I are front porch-sitters. 

We often sit here on our front porch after work, sipping a glass of wine or beer and enjoying the mild Idaho evenings from spring through fall. 
We chat with our neighbors and people strolling by with their dogs, as the sun sets beyond the trees. 

It's one of the very best parts of living in The North End.








































































Tucker says, "Hello!" 

Thanks so much for coming to sit a spell 
on our front porch.


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May 30, 2012

French Flower Pots



Bit by bit, I'm getting my front porch ready for summer. Yesterday, I made French Flower pots from large galvanized tubs my husband had squirreled away in the shed. 



1. Drill drain holes in the bottoms of the tubs. 





2. Sand the sides of the tubs to give them a soft patina.

 


3. Edit and print some free graphics from The Graphics Fairy onto transparencies. 




4. Transfer the ink onto some linen fabric by rubbing over the back of the print with a bone folder or spoon.




 5. Spray the fabric with sealer and let it dry. 




6. Glue the fabric to the side of the tub using spray adhesive.


  
Et Voila!


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