Roses

The roses that I had planted this spring were not too happy. The spot that I picked for them is perfect but with the 100+ heat that we have been having here in Virginia, they were slowly looking pretty sad.

As you can see, the roses were NOT happy.

Superdad and I headed to one of our favorite stores (Home Depot) and picked up a few supplies.

The first thing that I did , was to lay the pavers around the flowers so I could see exactly what I was doing. I then left it that way for a few days. This was partially because I got busy. It did end up helping in the end, though because when I pulled them away, it left a perfect mark of where the pavers had been. This gave me a good idea of where to dig the grass up at.

Once that was done, it was just a matter of digging out the grass. I did not take pictures of this part because I was a bit sweaty. But, I think that the results turned out really nice. The roses already thanked me too.

Quick fix

I love the blog Young House Love. They gave me a great idea for the red plate that I got at a yard sale a few weeks ago.

There idea is to use it in the kitchen to organize the things you use most often. So, here is the area beside my stove.

And here is the same spot using the new plate to it's full potential.

I knew that I wanted to put the oil on it since I had been storing it down in the bottom cabinet. The Superdad was the one who actually gave me the idea to use the salt and pepper.

So, what do you think?

Yard sale finds

A good friend and I have been hitting up the yard sales as often as possible this summer. This past weekend, I was able to find a few good things.

The plate is destined for the kitchen and was a steal at $3. The cafeterra was also $3 and was a great find. I accidentally burned mine up a few years ago so I was excited to find it. The best find, though, is the pillow case. It is silk and from West Elm. The lady who owned it works for Pottery Barn and loves to decorate. She also loves to change up her house often and just wanted to get rid of it. She let me have it for $1! Can you believe that?? It is destined for the guest room. The guest room needs color and this is perfect for that.

The other thing that I found was a mirror. Mirrors are expensive, especially if they have a nice frame. The one I found has a nice frame and is SUPER heavy. It also has a logo on the back that I can't find anything about on Google.  I am going to do a bit more research before I do anything to the mirror.

Here is the mirror and the detail on it.

Eventually, I would like to paint it a tealish color and hang it in the hall that leads down to the basement. It will go on the left where those two pictures are. The teal color should be a nice pop of color and will make interesting appeal.

Oh right, the cost. It costs a whopping $7. I know. A steal. When he told me that, I paid the man and walked away before he could change his mind. Hopefully I will be able to do a little bit of research on where it came for and then I will be able to paint it.

An easy garden

Superdad always likes to try new things. This month's "let's try that!" is an easy to grow  salsa garden. It came with seeds, dirt, and something to plant them in.

I followed the directions and had everything planted in a matter of about 20 minutes.

Even though I am decent at growing flowers and such, I do not feel confident with my vegetable growing skills. I decided to take the extra seeds and plant them in another planter.

Right now, I have lots of little seedlings! The tomatoes have fuzzy stems, which is something I never knew about tomatoes. I am not sure if the larger plants are also fuzzy but I am kind of excited to see. I do think that I need to move the plants from the silver planter into different ones.

Hopefully I will be doing another post soon to show everyone my tomatoes, cilantro and peppers!