1st Ever Cloche Party !

Marty is hosting a Party!!!!  Marty is hosting a Party !!!

I love saying that !!!

 Marty is the sweetest gal you could ever meet in Blogland ! I love her to bits and you will too !!!

Check out her blog and this great 1st event !

Click down below to join in or just visit the fun !

 http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/

I haven’t had my cloche and jars very long , so I really need more stuff I have found out…..Mine are pretty basic…..

Sitting on my made over end table….Hubby cut acrylic for the top for protection…..

See the top birdie ? I broke his widdle nose as I was cleaning the glass..I need find it and glue it back on….I set this on a gardening book..

This jar right at the moment is sitting on my super large crock table…filled with shells and on top of some decorating books I bought years ago….I kinda giggled when I un-earthed them..cuz they are Victoria,Cottage Living and Country Decorating….all stuff that I love !

Did I mention yet that it is a challenge photographing glass ??????

This bell jar from Pier 1 sits in my dining room full of antique china cups I bought for 99 cents each……

These old Ball jars sit in my studio full of embroidery floss….more on my “studio” later….

Hugs ~ Kammy

Tablescape Thursday ,Dining Casual with Tommy Bahama ! Shoes and shirts optional….

It’s a casual setting for two – Tommy Bahama Style ! I thought with Father’s Day coming up ….I needed a masculine tablescape.

I found the 3 plates on clearance at Marshalls for a couple of bucks each.

Ross flatware…..$12.99 – I have my eye out for the dark bamboo – they really go with everything!

Rattan square chargers $3.99 clearance and Bed ,Bath and Beyond.

Glasses with wicker holders – TJ Maxx $2.99 each. Green plates – thrift store find for cheap !

Little pineapple dishes 99 cents each at the thrift store.

I love this plate – it is purely ornamental…..

Do you love my pineapple candle holders ? I got them at a garage sale…the family had the teenagers in charge with nothing marked – I said how about a couple of bucks ? They said sure….I also bought 5 teapots for $2 bucks a piece…more of those later ! Anyway, back to the candle holders ….they are glass and very heavy…a little tacky unless used in the right setting….I had this in mind when I spotted them , Yeah Me ! I should have made some food , bought some beer…..

Hugs ~ Kammy

This has been a Tablescape Thursday with Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ , please visit her blog to catch up with the other Tablescapers !

Outdoor Wednesday – In my front yard….

Boy the weather has bee crazy in Colorado…. Look at the crazy sky  – we have had thunderstorms for about 9 days straight..We also have had some tornados….very odd for us.

My 14 year old loves to grab my new camera and take pictures of the sky – I am glad she does, cuz I think they are cool !

  This is our little wagon in the front corner of the yard.

I can hardly wait for this rose bush to bloom… Things happen a little later here with the altitude and the long winter.

This view is looking west …..

This leaf is from our Aspen tree, pictured above….The trunks are white and they turn the best colors in the fall. 

Here I am right after work one night….planting some wee little Colorado Blue Spruce….I didn’t even change from my work clothes ! The ground is so wet from the rain and I wanted to take advantage ! Anyways, clothes wash when dirty, right ?

Make sure to check out Outdoor Wednesday with your hostess Susan at http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

 

to see some more exciting outdoor posts….

Hugs ~ Kammy

Met Monday /Thrifty Treasures– Wood file/magazine table & Quilted bulletin board.

I was so excited to find this magazine/file little table thing at the second hand store for $3.99

It appeared that someone else tried to make it over but, gave up…. I loved the detail and knew I was up to the challenge !

I had my hubby cut out a piece of board the size of the top….I then got some batting and purchased some fabric for the top.

There were holes on the side – I think they were handles…I purchased wood scroll things at Lowes and painted them to match. I bought them for $7.00 – which cost me more then the holder !

The fabric was about $5.00 for a grand total of $16.00 !!! I think a got a great deal ! It is super  heavy and has great lines….

 

It really looks good in my “studio” with everything else I have painted black. I need to clean up my crafts under my cutting table -

Remember this not so beautiful picture I got for $3.00  ? With a little spray paint and taking out the picture ….

This basket of fabric was awaiting a lap quilt…but the colors are so perfect for my studio…I decided to put them in the frame. 

I sewed and sewed and sewed little squares – this is a pretty large frame.

 

Here is a look of it on the wall to be used as a bulletin board. I also finally made over some little clipboards to match – I think I got them at Staples for around a buck….very cheap too !

I really owe my Met Monday and Thrify Treasures to all of you out in Blogland, who create and make over stuff – YOU are my inspiration !!! 

To visit more Met Mondays – Visit Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

please also visit Rhoda for Thrifty Treasures at

http://southernhospitality-rhoda.blogspot.com/

 

Now go get inspired !

Hugs ~ Kammy

Outdoor Wednesday – Good Guys Car Show

 

This is my first Outdoor Wednesday..Your Hostess  Susan at  http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ is kind enough the have this event….hopefully my sillys won’t ban me from her site…do visit !

Are any of you ladies married to a car buff ? Well, I am so it that time of the year to hit the car shows ! My husband has 4 project cars at the moment he is building…we have a six car garage – yep just about the size of our Small Home in the Country ~ go figure !

I always take pictures of the beautiful cars….

I love taking pictures like this – My hubby HATES it….He thinks the angles ruin the picture….

O.K. Here I am . I look at this picture and think…..I need a tan, a new Victoria Secret bra – to give me a lift….LOL and a good workout – my arms are so out of shape ! My 18 year old daughter took the picture – so please forgive all that shading..

You know, it is hard to take pictures at a car show cuz peoples butts are always getting in the way, (snicker , snicker !)

This is my baby boy – all 6 feet of him ! He will be 21 in a couple of weeks and is so excited – do you have any idea why ?

Here is my “center” child…LOL ! She is almost 19 and she really wants to buy this truck – She is only 5’1” …I don’t think she can get into it…..

Whatcha think about this man sporting a “man skirt” ! My son and I were walking behind him  and I am so bad…I had to take a picture….I asked my son if he would wear this “man skirt” he said “no, because the Scots wear skirts not the Irish like me….LOL” Look at the heavy construction…looks like Carhardt…..Silly I know….

 

If you saw my post this last weekend “steer on the loose” – you know all about my toes – Yes, they are sporting Hot Pink – Baby !

The other funny things I saw at the car show were:

Older men with mullets…..I  tried to take pictures but for the whole effect I needed front views and it is hard to get….I think next time I am going to pose as a professional photographer and just ask, hee hee.

Ladies wearing High Heels ! Yes, it is the thing to do while walking for miles on cement and grass…..I need to do this next time….

I saw a lady with finger nails so long they wrapped around her hands and they were Purple ! I really wanted a picture – got to use that photographer line….

Hope I wasn’t a bore and my pictures of me didn’t scare you off…..

Hugs ~ Kammy