Thursday, June 21, 2012

What would you do if you were given an old bowling ball?

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What do you do with a an old bowling ball that some nice old man gave your husband who doesn't hardly ever bowl? I mean like really, maybe once a year do we go bowling. But on one of our "once a year" trips up walks this nice senior gentleman who handed my husband his very own cherished, and somewhat used, bowling ball. So did my husband just have the look of a man that was really wanting his very own, used bowling ball? 



What did he do? Why, he was as polite as can be and thanked him. 




This is how the bowling ball project began. That was about four years ago and since that momentous occasion, where has said bowling ball been? Why, in the basement. Stuck in the back of the laundry room collecting dust. Because how weird would it be that not long after this bowling ball came into our lives I read about a seriously cool project with an old bowling ball and broken pieces of tile? Really weird if you ask me.


It was however, one of those projects on a long list of never ending projects. One of which, like many, that I can't find exactly the pieces I need to make it look the way I want to.
So one day, I pulled out some old tile pieces, some glass stones, some Liquid Nails and got to work. So this is my random piece of bowling ball art that had no plan at all but, in a weird sort of random way, turned out kind of cool!


Partying this week with:


Link Party #61 at Redoux Interiors
Grace at Home Party from Imparting Grace
Show off your stuff at Fireflies and Jellybeans
Blog Link Party at Somewhat Simple
Frugalicious Friday at Finding Fabulous

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Summers Got a Hold on Me...Countdown to Graduation

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Summer is in full swing and so is our Graduation Open House prep. Whew, this is a whole new road I'm travelling trying to pull off a classy graduation open house on a budget. Lucky for me, I have two more graduations following this one so the others will be a piece of cake.



Rock and a clearance statue make a nice grouping


Needless to say, we are frantically working around the house to spruce it up and get it ready to 'present' to our friends and family next week. This is no small feat for me as I tend to be a bit anal and when we are hosting events like this I am wanting to replace and tweak everything!




This lovely was stashed in an upper attic area of our
former church. It was given to me in payment for painting
and designing the children's theatre stage sets

First and foremost we have been focusing outside as this is where we will host the celebration. Basic clean up was started mid-May by opening the pool, power washing the patio/pool area.






You can rearrange garden ornaments just like you
would rearrange furniture in your house and
get a whole new look.

Then I have been working on the landscaping, adding more plants and ornaments, mulching, and weeding. A great way to expand your perrenials is by plant swapping. Usually after 2-3 years most perennials will start having babies and procreating. This allow you to either transplant to another area to fill in or exchange with a fellow gardener. Either way, it's a win-win situation!




Rustic garden decor makes old, cruddy fence
look like it belongs!




My big garden splurge was a birthday gift.
A local resident makes these to order!

Oh yeah, for Open Houses and more...pray continually




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