Christie's Mobile Home Diary

Summer Refresh Wreath, Summertime Outdoor Makeovers...

It's feeling like summertime in our area, so I've been busy outside lately getting things ready for the summer season....

I spruced up my spring wreath and turned it into a summer wreath by making a new bow...I took out the yellow and pink flowers, and added some summer flowers....

I made over this watering can using paint, old calendar pages, mod podge and Rustoleum clear matte sealant spray paint...

This is how it looked in the fall, I loved it black, but the paint was chipping and it was needing to be preserved, so I gave it a more cheerful look for summertime...

I also put a few flowers into grapevine wreath that's on my front door...

I gave some old pots a refresh with some paint that I had on hand...

I also spruced up my little fairy garden and made this little water feature pond... from a mirror that my husband was gonna toss out, because it had a broken handle....

Here are a few before pics and the painting process....

We also got some new flowers for our front porch...

and for the back porch....

Our younger son and his wife made us this hanging gourd...we think it's beautiful...they grew the gourd last year in their yard and dried it and then painted it this year. So very creative!

There are signs that summertime is here out in our yard and woods....

Cactus have bloomed...

And tiny blackberries have began growing just beyond the bird bath near the woods, as their flowers fade...a sure sign that summer is approaching...

I'm getting ready for some back porch sittin'..... how about you?

Well, that's what I've been up to lately...

Until next time....

Stay creative and have a beautiful day!

Thrifty Junkin' Finds Haul

My husband and I love to go thrifting and junkin' around. Here's some things we found over the last month or so while out and about....

Some old records $1 each, if memory serves me right...books 5 for $2.99, a couple of Gooseberry Patch cookbooks $1 each, coasters $1.49, a Pioneer Woman plate $1, a pretty storage box $3, deer plaque $1.99, handmade soy candle $1.50, craft butterfly transfers, and this beautiful vintage lamp shade made by Laura Ashley for $3.99...

I love how the lamp goes with what I have going on in the sitting room right now...

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to lately...

Until next time...

Stay creative and have a beautiful day!

My Latest Junkin' Yard Sale Finds

It's yard sale season in our area, yay! So my husband and I recently went junkin' around to some sales. Here's a few of our latest junkin' yard sale finds...

We only spent a little over $10 for everything! $10.25 to be exact!

If you like going to yard sales too, I hope that your weather is warming up enough for you to get out there and go junkin'!

Until next time....

Stay creative and have a beautiful day!

I'm linking up with these amazing blog parties this week:

Vintage Charm Party, Hosted by:

Cecilia- My Thrift Store Addiction

Kathleen- Our Hopeful Home

I Was Featured at Thursday Favorite Things...

I'm so happy and honored that my "Spring Florida Back Porch with Country Charm" post was recently chosen to be featured by Katherine from Katherine's Corner at the Thursday Favorite Things (TFT) Blog Hop. Katherine's theme last week was "Bits of Spring" for her features.

If you don't know Katherine, I hope you'll stop by her blog for a visit. She is a beautiful person with a beautiful smile and is very talented and creative...she has an Etsy Shop where she shares her keepsake creations. Visiting her blog is a real treat, and I know you'll love it as much as I do!

Thank you so much Katherine, for choosing my post to be featured, You really did make my day!

Spring and Summer Decorating in The Sitting Room/Tiny Living Room

I've got all the Easter Decorations in the sitting room put away and have been decorating in there for spring and summertime.....here's how things are looking in there right now....

I love the English Garden Country Vintage Cottage style of decorating.... and I've used elements of nature for this spring....this look can take me right on into summertime....

Most of what I have has been found at yard sales or thrifted....I did make the moss balls using some old tennis balls and bag of moss from Wal-Mart....