Fertilizer Friday! 12/11/09

It's Friday so it's time for

Fertilizer Friday with Tootsie Time!

We finally have had a hard frost and

most of the garden is dormant or burnt from the frost.
So I will be posting pictures from
 the past spring.

Young Azalea's

One of the many orchards near us

My Nectarine and Rosemary

The Nectarine is a rescue, as is our Orange Tree.
Our neighbors next door had their entire backyard full of fruit trees...orange, lemon, peach, apricot, cherry, nectarine, etc.
When they sold their house the new owners ripped out every tree!
I couldn't believe it!
The trees were 5 years old, very established
and full of fruit when the took them out.
We went over and asked it we could have them.
He said yes, that he was taking them to the dumps.
I grabbed the nectarine and orange because they had the least damage.
When I said ripped I meant RIPPED!
I wish they would had offered them to others before just pulling them out.
Like on Freecycle or even just telling the neighbors.
I would have liked to taken more but I just didn't have the room.
the whole thing made me sick.

All Done!

I'm done

Whew hoo!

I've been working on Holiday goodies for my store and have now completed everything I wanted to for this year. (Ok well, almost everything)

These are the my final ones.

You wouldn't believe what they looked like before,

yes I should have taken pictures.

They are now ready for a new Shabby Cottage home.

Aren't they sweet!

Painted pink and sugared....

a sweet bell...

A tamborine playing Angel...

and an Angel playing the Violin

These, along with other Holiday Decor, are available in my eBay Store.

Which, by the way, is currently On Sale!

Monday, Monday....

Today I'm linking up with:

Joan for Vintage Christmas Monday

Susan for Metamorphosis Monday

Cindy for Make It For Monday

 Mary for Mosaic Monday

Susan for Deck The Halls

Vintage Christmas Monday with Joan over at Anything Goes Here

Deck the Halls with Susan over at Thoughts From Over the Rainbow

My Mother in Law made this gorgeous Jewelry Christmas Tree for us when we were first married....some 35 years ago. Actually it was a combined effort between her and my Father in Law. He making the frame and base and she using vintage baubles to make the lovely tree.

The black velvet back ground has makes the jewelry pop.

We have put it up each year and though it may be on it's umpteenth set of lights it has aged gracefuly.   

This Gurley Santa Candle belonged to my Mom.

 I remember placing him on top of the TV each year while growing up.

Four white plastic Reindeer went in front of him.

He has seen better days but I still love him ;~)

The Shiny Brites in the glass vase behind him also belonged to her as did the tiny ornament garland draped along my mantel shelf. 

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Met Monday with Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch

Make it for Monday with Cindy over at Cottage Instincts

Remember this great leaded window I scored?

She has finally made it onto the wall in the kitchen.

The kitchen makeover mentioned here and here

has stalled with the Holidays, but it's just about done anyway. 

The finsihing touches will take place in January.

Anyhoo, the window is hung and decorated for the Holidays too!

I purchased this great sign from Donna over at Daizy Donnas .

When I saw it I had to have it! It's so cute.

She has the sweetest signs, pop over and check them out.

I placed it inside the window.

 

I added an old cranberry wreath to the corner

''Jack Frost's

Snowflake Cafe`

Stop in and take the chill off''

I love the way is transports you to outside the shop looking in!

I imagine myself standing on the sidewalk, snow falling

and needing a bit of warmth.

I think this just might be a piece of Holiday that will be around all year!

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Mosaic Monday with Mary over Little Red House

This week I chose to make a mosaic with some of my Holiday Decorations

 

Keep warm everyone!

Winter Holiday Backgrounds

I have a lot of backgrounds and thought I'd

share some Wintery and Holiday ones with you.

These are great for layouts, ATC's, or any craft prolject. 

 Enjoy!

Nativity Wreath & Vintage Ornaments

I'm joining:

Susan for Met Monday over at Between Naps on the Porch

Cindy for Make it for Monday over at Cottage Instincts
Joan for Vintage Christmas Monday over at 
The Potting Shed - Anything Goes Here
Roeshel for the DIY Showoff Holiday Highlights
Cheri at It's So Very Cheri for It's So Very Creative Monday

I had some old Christmas Cards in my stash and was thinking of what

I could do with them.

I needed something quick, easy and needed to use what I had.

**Lightbulb**

How about a wreath?

This is what I did

Found some cardboard

Used a dinner plate to draw the wreath base

and a cup for the center circle.

Cut it out

I found some gold spray paint left from another project 

painted it front and back.

I decided to make it a Nativity Wreath

I went thru the cards and pulled out all the religious themed ones

Cut out the images

arranged them..many, many times!

and when I found all the right places for each I hot glued them down.

Found some coordinating wired ribbon in my ribbon tote

Hot glued it on

What do you think??

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This is my first time joining
Joan over at The Potting Shed ~ Anything Goes Here
for Vintage Christmas Monday.

Be sure to pop over and see everyone's
vintage Christmas goodies.

One of my favorites is this crocheted Bell.
I remember my Grandmother making it when I was little.
She fussed with it while starching to make it stiff.
It has a little bell inside.

This is another one she made.

We discovered while cleaning out the house,
I don't remember it.
This one is a much tighter stitch.
It's smaller and really soft, it too has a little bell inside.

I have more for next Monday!

Mosaic Monday ~ Christmas Postcards

It's once again time for Mosaic Monday with Mary at Little Red House.

Where does the time go!?

Vintage Christmas Postcards make up my mosaic for today.

Enjoy!

Last of the Mohicans

A few nights ago I let the dogs out

and just outside the door was

 this Dragonfly.

It had webs on it's feet and as I was trying to remove them

it flew into our house!

Needless to say it was a mad dash to catch it before the cats!

Middle son was able to......

It was reluctant to leave.

I'm pretty sure it was very cold and

probably the only one left from the season.

Sad actually.

There are larvae in my Dragonfly pond

so there should be plenty for next Summer.

:~)

Holiday Boot Decoration

Hey, remember these cute little boots

I found during this Treasure Hunt?

They have been turned into Holiday Door Greeters!

One, sports a bundle of Holiday Berries,

stained Cheesecloth Bow, Jingle Bells,

and a dusting of Snow (Mica Flakes) 

It can be hung,

But also can stand on it's own

The other dons Poinsettias with a small Nutcracker.

A red velvet bow adds punch.

Fertilizer Friday! 12/04/09

Geesh, I've been so busy I've missed the last two Fertilizer Firdays!

Tis the season for a hustling and a bustling!

But I'm here today :~)

Aren't ya glad? LOL

I wandered about my yards and did find a few blooms on  plants that just won't give in the winter.

Feverfew reseeds itself pretty freely. One year my garden was covered with it. I since keep it in check. But love to see where it pops up at.

Alysium is the same way. Love the purple!

My little Lemon is full of buds.

Hoping it is able to keep them so I get a first Lemon this year.

Calendula dosen't mind the cold, very hardy.

A Wild Rose keeps on keeping on...

And last but not least a perfect bud.

Be sure to stop by Tootsie Time and see everyones Flowers.

I Won!!

Leslie over at The Butterfly Cottage had a giveaway and I was lucky enough to win!!

I opened the box to see all different colors of tissue paper and the cutest card.

 It was like having an early Christmas because each goodie was indivually wrapped.

Such fun to unwrap, unwrap, and unwrap!

Look at all the goodies she sent me!!

Just love the Pumpkins and towels!

Love the Wall Hanging and cute Scarecrow Box! Heck I just LOVE it all!!!

Thank you so much Leslie!

She was worried because she had been sick and hadn't gotten it out to me before Thanksgiving.

No worries here!

I have new things to put out for next year, which I can now look forward to.

Thanks again Leslie, Love ya! 

All Items On Sale!!

Yep, you read right!!

All items in

 My eBay Store, Dragonfly Treasure 

are 25% off!!

I have quite a variety of Treasure in there

so take a peek!

If you have time there is also my
 Etsy Shop, Dragonfly Treasure