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Aug 18

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OUR WEEKEND

There were flowers and puppies, children, friends and husband.

Chocolate, wine and Chocolate Moose Cake…

There was napping and cleaning (in that order).

Gardening, trimming, and weeding.

Movies, neighbors, chrome chairs, pizza. Read more

Jul 26

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Patty’s Attic

Today I bring you a touch of beauty via recycling. Flowers and herbs planted in some fantastic, vintage pieces that I purchased. They’ve been scraped, washed, and poly’d or painted!

They’ve all lived a good life, and I’ve re-purposed them so they may enjoy a NEW life! Join me – 2 doors down from Ely’s Annual Blueberry Festival in Whiteside Park! Will you give one of these lovelies a new home?

Well loved strainer now a fantastic planter!

Fantastic Vintage Mop Bucket with Wringer filled with bush and ferns.

Red Toolbox with Strawberry Plants and Hens & Chicks

Red Wagon filled with herbs: chives, sage, and peppermint, and sedum.

Red Wagon filled with herbs and sedum, Red Metal Toolbox with strawberry plants and hens & chicks.

Fantastic Galvanized Metal Bucket with label and flowers

Painted Vintage Metal Tea Kettle with flowers

Vintage Cast Iron Tea Kettle spray painted with flowers

Vintage Galvanized Bucket painted soft sage green with flowers

Vintage Rusted Minnow Bucket with flowers (Sprayed with a Poly Finish)

Vintage Galvanized Bucket with flowers

Vintage Tea Kettle with Pink Geranium

Antique Metal Box Fish Locator with Fern

Vintage Metal Teapot with Geranium

Fantastic Milk Cooler w/ writing on the lid: Don’t Forget Milk, Butter, etc… planted with Calla and Spikes.

Vintage Milk Cooler w/lid and wood holder

For pricing, you can look at my Facebook page: A Thankfully Imperfect Woman!

Thanks for reading! I promise to be back with fun stories soon!

Have a GREAT weekend!

Patty O

Jul 18

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Flowers – No Words, Just Relax and Enjoy

Jul 8

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Flowers and Cows and Worms – Oh My!

My father-in-law has said that I make things more complicated than they need to be.

Well…

Sometimes I guess I do.

Like when it comes to our yard…

It takes me days to “decorate” our yard and my gardens every year. It’s ever evolving in a manner of speaking…new junk = new garden decor. Remember the old saying: ‘Your garbage may be someone else’s treasure’?

Yes…my yard is living proof. I have dilapidated bird houses, old pans, old faucets, a few faded decor items…you name it. But they look lovely now! I love repurposing things, giving them a new home, and showing them a little love…even though they’re old, faded and worn out (hmmmm…maybe I’m describing myself?). Read more