Ten Minutes+Free=HAPPY ME!

I practically RAN across the thrift store
to grab this fake topiary. Pathetic.
Hey - if you had a black thumb, 
it could have been YOU, too. 

Then when I grabbed it, my heart sank...
just a bit. When I noticed this:

Even though I love shabby, worn, rusty things...

I sometimes draw the line at broken things. 
Well, MOST broken things. 
I review them on a case by case basis.

Anyway, this topiary in its existing 
condition was not something 
I could proudly display as is. 

But...then again, the pot was not my favorite thing.

I decided to ask if they could reduce the price. 
When they said I could have it for FREE, I was a happy girl.

Why was I happy to get a broken fake topiary?

I had a much better pot waiting at home.
I little larger, rustic, authentic, not faux.

Tip: A faux topiary always looks better
in a REAL weathered terra cotta pot. :)

 

So I took a hammer to the 
broken pot and finished it off.

After freeing the styro form insert, 
I used the broken pieces to elevate the it, 
since the new pot is deeper.

I used even more pieces to wedge it 
in tightly, so it wouldn't wiggle around. 

The insert is a bit smaller 

diameter than the new pot. 

I stuffed some moss around 

the edges and piled more on top. 

It was free. It took three minutes to
take out my frustrations on a broken pot.
 A few more to stick the broken pieces
inside the new pot and plop some
moss on top. 

Now, if you squint really hard,
from a couple of rooms away, you might think
I have a green thumb...like Loi Thai's. 

To see authentic, amazing topiaries at 
Tone on Tone, you can click HERE.

But for a black-thumbed gal in
a semi-arid town where topiaries are
scarce as hen's teeth...it will work. For now.

Word for the Day:
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. 
And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

Linking With
Sunday
http://my1929charmerblog.com/	Sunday’s Best
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http://www.sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/	Sister Sunday
http://southernhospitalityblog.com	Thrifty Treasures
Monday
http://betweennapsontheporch.net	Metamorphosis Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/	The More the Merrier Monday
http://howtonestforless.com/	Just a party with my peeps!
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://cedarhillranch.blogspot.com/	Cowgirl Up!
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/	Cowgirl Up!
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http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/	Tuesday’s Treasures
http://creatingahouseofgrace.blogspot.com/	Twice Owned Tuesday
Wednesday
http://verymerryvintagestyle.blogspot.com	Share the Love Wednesday
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http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
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http://www.thethriftyhome.com/
Thursday
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http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/	Transformation Thursday
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://www.the36thavenue.com/	Share Awesomeness Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.blueeyedowlboutique.blogspot.com	Thrift Score Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/	Potpourri Friday
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/	Inspiration Friday
http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/	Frugalicious Friday
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/	Flaunt it Friday
Saturday
http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday

Simple Project, Simple White Vignette, Simple Solution

You probably have one. 

You know, one of those Pinterest boards.

Simple projects you want to try.

You even have the stuff to do it... 

This is one of those projects.

I had these frames in the hoarding garage.

They're nice, chunky wood frames.

They just needed a little paint

and something to go inside them. 

I had that, too. Hardware wire.

And I had a staple gun. 

I painted the frames a nice 

off-white shade of flat latex.

It was a mis-tint sample pot.

I left some of the original paint

on each frame, and just painted 

parts I didn't care for. I left the 

trim & linen inserts as I found them.

I will use frame to hang earrings.

I love this simple solution for keeping

earrings sorted, paired and easy to

find when I get dressed!

(Now, I need a solution for scarves...)

The other frame will become part of

a vignette...maybe a Vignette to Go!

This is not a finished product,

but it illustrates a point I made earlier:

Successful vignettes contain interesting

vertical and horizontal elements.

Here's a vignette without a

vertical element...

Not bad. There's a nice primitive wooden tool box...

Some deconstructed vintage books, 

a nice chippy-vintage cream pitcher,

and a shabby mini bird house.

There's a variety of texture - 

shiny and matte, rough and smooth, etc.

Not bad.

But it still seems like there's something

missing - until you add a vertical element.

 Even without the bird house, 

it looks complete after the frame

is added behind the composition.

To really complete this vignette, 

ephemera, photos or keys could be 

attached to the wire. That would finish it off!

I'm still working on my idea...not giving up yet.

If it doesn't work, I'll have a 

pretty decent garage sale!

Plans, plans and more plans.

Decisions, culling, paring down.

Sorting, stacking, painting, etc.

I've been doing this for a year now.

I'm looking forward to finishing something!

Word for the Day:

2 Corinthians 8:10-11

10 And in this matter I give my judgment: 

this benefits you, who a year ago 

started not only to do this work 

but also to desire to do it. 

¹¹ So now finish doing it as well, 

so that your readiness in desiring it 

may be matched by your completing it 

out of what you have.

Linking With
Sunday
http://southernhospitalityblog.com	Thrifty Treasures
Monday
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Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
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Wednesday
http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/	White Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://www.the36thavenue.com/	Share Awesomeness Thursday
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
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Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/	Potpourri Friday
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/	Inspiration Friday
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Saturday
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