Lilacs in the Spring…

Lilacs in the Spring…can there be anything nicer??? Well maybe, but the perfume coming from my Lilacs is intoxicating…to fill your lungs with that divine smell …is pure Heaven…I have one picture of my kitchen bouquet…lilacs,tulip,daffodil… in a vintage glass vessel,hung in a metal wall-hanger…

If only I had smellvision …LOL!  Lilacs most vividly reminds me of my Grandma W…why, Lilacs lined her “garden of Eden”…grandma had all the colors possible in French Lilacs…Beautiful!!!

And a secret about Lilac bouquets…from my grandma…is to smash the heck out of the wood stems…so they can drink up more of the water and they last longer….Please enjoy the Lilacs “ from my house to yours”…

until next time…

The Luck of the Draw

I went to our 1st Garden Club meeting this week and had a lovely brunch and visited with the members,who were attending the meeting…We had our brunch 1st, followed by our meeting…talking on projects we had in the works and a few new ones. The sunken gardens at our local park is our major project,and some members entering the local Art Show with floral arrangements(new project)…and “Oh My” I think they have talked me into  doing a couple “mixed-media” arrangements…more on that later!!!

OK…now on with what I started this post about…LOL!  There were a number of potted bulb bouquets  sitting around….and I won the drawing of the most wanted one…Yeah for me!!! Now a few pics of said prize…

A very pretty bouquet, I think…until next time…

Kitchen Re-Do…with Friends 2

OKay…it has been awhile since our last chat about my fabulous Kitchen Re-Do…Well infact if you want to go back to Jan.28,2012’s post…you can check out before pics of the “RED-CABINETS & IVY WALLPAPER”…EEEKKSSS!!!!  

My wonderful friends (and I do mean wonderful friends)…I don’t know how I’m going to repay them,(but I’m sure they will think of something)…HaHa!!! Anyway they have helped me finish or almost finish my Kitchen Make-over…

Now when we last talked…I called my friend Bev my”Stripper Queen “, receiving a lot of flak over that one I must add…purely complimentary!!! Wallpaper “stripper”,People…now come on people,really. LOL!!!  And my friend Janie, the “Queen of Distress” which that one was okay,I think…

Anyway…I have pics of my French-Country Kitchen here in the middle of Illinois…HaHa!   I will have more pictures as my detailing and decorating occurs…so no real pictures of the Pantry yet,but there will be…I got to tell you it is Fabulous…  Enter HERE at the Kitchen door…

Bev  painted the fruit picture a while back …for a birthday present… my granddaughter,Casey made me the paper wreath…and that is part of my collection of “crumb trays” hang your hat time for coffee…cabinets look a little green here…but they are really a grey with a wax finish and the old red just peeking through…I just love this gypsy tin platenow see that’s the grey color the cabinets really are

time to go,until next time…

“Watchlets”

Good Morning! Well actually it’s rather stormy here in Illinois. A good day to work on the computer and create something “cool”. So I’m going to do both…Introducing my new creation…

“Watchlets” that’s what I’m calling my vintage~watch~bracelets now and forever…don’t you like the sound of it?

The cabinet card says...Northway, in Palmyra,Missouri...Two sisters it would seem,probably in the mid-to-late 1800's...handwritten on the back of the card ,it says..."Time and Time again...We did manage to disagree..."

"Watchlet",a unique bracelet made of vintage watches and crystal beads...some of the watches may work,but not intended for functionality...
A lobster clasp and soldered rings to hold the whole thing together.
Created by CarLe Etc.

I can also take your mothers,aunts,grandmothers…vintage watches and turn them into a sentimental “Watchlet”,just let me know and we can work out the details…I have listed this one, on my shop on etsy…in the sidebar is listed my shop,you can click on it and go to see…let me know what you think of my shop…I would love to hear any comments on it or my Blog…

I have more to create and list on my shop so please stop by often…until next time…CarLe Etc.