tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post5711299192703997582..comments2024-03-16T10:17:40.006-07:00Comments on Crafty Home Cottage: It Started With A BoxConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-37635239147247170702015-07-06T07:33:05.867-07:002015-07-06T07:33:05.867-07:00Hi Gloriade, this weather is really starting to ge...Hi Gloriade, this weather is really starting to get me down. I've been having a real battle with my little baby pink dogwood tree . . . if I can just keep it alive this summer, I am sure that it will be much stronger next season. This heat is murder on everything, but especial on that little tree. I've started watering late in the evening and trying to conserve water. I would hate to run our well dry . . . having a well is new to us and it is something that I didn't even think about until a few nights ago. It would be terrible to be without water in this heat, or anytime for that matter. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-91222417221657736832015-06-29T21:44:31.708-07:002015-06-29T21:44:31.708-07:00Hi Connie, You clever girl. Of course you starte...Hi Connie, You clever girl. Of course you started with a box (made from scraps ) :) And it looks so cute with the bike. Love the the whole look with the nasturtiums, such happy flowers. I don't know how you are keeping up in all this heat. We have 90 degree temps on the other side of the mountains and with the humidity, we are just wilting. Praise God for fans and box air conditioners. By the way, I do like your second fireplace look the best. I get to feeling overwhelmed if things get too busy looking, although you would never guess that from all the clutter in my house. :)Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04696267700699612617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-67570411958153567942015-06-29T15:08:58.785-07:002015-06-29T15:08:58.785-07:00Hi Melanie, you are wise to plan your visit for la...Hi Melanie, you are wise to plan your visit for later . . . it was 112 degrees yesterday. I swept the porch Friday morning, thinking that we might want to sit out there on the weekend, but no . . . A/C felt so much better. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-25843285917332644062015-06-29T15:06:08.595-07:002015-06-29T15:06:08.595-07:00Hello Rue, we are having a heat wave, too. It was...Hello Rue, we are having a heat wave, too. It was 112 yesterday . . .that is the hottest that I can ever remember.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-40290082888731318582015-06-29T15:03:56.454-07:002015-06-29T15:03:56.454-07:00Thank you Connie :)Thank you Connie :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-11857451009234424172015-06-29T15:03:30.999-07:002015-06-29T15:03:30.999-07:00I'm glad, thank you :)I'm glad, thank you :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-20167240343150389962015-06-29T13:53:19.912-07:002015-06-29T13:53:19.912-07:00I would love to join you on your front porch! Thou...I would love to join you on your front porch! Though your temperatures don't sound too ideal right now. I'll visit you when it's a little cooler, how's that? ;-) As for your fireplace mantel, I like the "after" better. You are right - a cleaner look. I like the gate on top on the fireplace shelf better than in front of the screen, and the large ship looks perfect there in front of the screen. The box you built and decorated...SO clever! Love how you put it on the back of the bike and filled it with flowers. :-)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-63569737323682740722015-06-29T11:51:10.609-07:002015-06-29T11:51:10.609-07:00Hi Connie :)
Your bike looks absolutely darling! ...Hi Connie :)<br /><br />Your bike looks absolutely darling! I love that box on it. I think the fireplace looks great both ways... I'm no help I guess ;)<br /><br />I loved going on your walk about. Your garden is so pretty and that porch of yours is wonderful. I'd love to have some ice tea out there with you.<br /><br />It's been 15 degrees above average here at 100 all week, which is not fun in a place with only stand up air. It's a little better today. I hope it cools down for both of us.<br /><br />xo,<br />rueRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-22362606330732910832015-06-29T05:49:45.683-07:002015-06-29T05:49:45.683-07:00Love the way you dressed up the box and added it t...Love the way you dressed up the box and added it to your bike, it looks great all blue, and I just love your after decorating in your house!!Conniecrafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-47657640872665773772015-06-29T03:37:31.682-07:002015-06-29T03:37:31.682-07:00Definitely love the "AFTER".Definitely love the "AFTER".Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-69260964889978227352015-06-28T07:30:53.248-07:002015-06-28T07:30:53.248-07:00Welcome! I am always excited to make a new friend...Welcome! I am always excited to make a new friend. If you were here I would let you rearrange my fireplace again and we could have a third choice to vote on. It's fun to pull things from around the house and tweak this and that to decorate that space. I'm coming over for a visit:)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-77024496259842735262015-06-28T07:05:54.106-07:002015-06-28T07:05:54.106-07:00Oh, you are so sweet . . .Thank you :)Oh, you are so sweet . . .Thank you :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-86775655083523610272015-06-28T07:05:20.800-07:002015-06-28T07:05:20.800-07:00Good Morning, it's Sunday morning and I'm ...Good Morning, it's Sunday morning and I'm waking up with a creamy cup of coffee and a little blogging with my sisters before church. The box was fun to build and stencil . . . The moss roses should do good here . . .we are in the middle of a heat wave that is predicted to last at least two more weeks. Today's prediction is 109 degrees, yesterday we went over their prediction of 106, with a 108 . . . so it's HOT! Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-38451037337255334842015-06-28T05:04:20.356-07:002015-06-28T05:04:20.356-07:00Hello Connie - Trust me to be different; I like th...Hello Connie - Trust me to be different; I like the 'before' arrangement on the shelf and the 'after' arrangement on the lower part of the fireplace! The two together would be my choice. However, you have so much style and creative ability that I would never be able to change anything. I have only just found your blog (after seeing a link on another one) and it is now bookmarked so that I don't miss a post. My own blog features my garden and various places in Cornwall UK that I visit with my elderly Border Collie, Zac. Please come and take a look. xxRamblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-17599611591898872702015-06-27T23:40:03.281-07:002015-06-27T23:40:03.281-07:00The box is a real delight and looks amazing on the...The box is a real delight and looks amazing on the bike. You certainly have an eye for detail. I loved the before picture until I saw the after picture and that became my favourite. You have a real talent.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-66872994650518223212015-06-27T22:19:02.991-07:002015-06-27T22:19:02.991-07:00Hi Connie, you have been one busy gal! lol! The b...Hi Connie, you have been one busy gal! lol! The box you made is so fun and I love the stencil. Moss Rose is a perfect choice for your hot weather. I love old gates and the before mantle really hi lites yours. Love it! Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446091501170762899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-22198525101207001782015-06-27T22:08:23.825-07:002015-06-27T22:08:23.825-07:00Hi Cindy, thanks you, it is always a pleasure havi...Hi Cindy, thanks you, it is always a pleasure having you stop by . . . you are such a sweetie pie:)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-586423359532137842015-06-27T22:07:11.795-07:002015-06-27T22:07:11.795-07:00It is a great stencil. I was surprised when I saw...It is a great stencil. I was surprised when I saw it at Walmart. I think that Walmart might just be starting to class it up a bit :) I don't know what is happening everywhere else, but our store is also handling a great new line of fabric by Waverly and at a great price:) Have fun shopping:) I hope you post your project. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-19884785199241448412015-06-27T20:58:23.311-07:002015-06-27T20:58:23.311-07:00Hi Connie...I love the after look and I really lov...Hi Connie...I love the after look and I really love that gate!! I really like that stencil that you got from Walmart...it looks great on your wood crate. And that crate looks awesome on your blue bike!! <br />~Cindy cynthia lee designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153290269651314939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-86280104631657116652015-06-27T16:10:34.858-07:002015-06-27T16:10:34.858-07:00Love your box project and thanks for letting us kn...Love your box project and thanks for letting us know where to fine that great stencil. I might have a project too.Sharon Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502692144363548970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-67752478550133234582015-06-27T12:05:28.958-07:002015-06-27T12:05:28.958-07:00Hi Shoshi, I am delighted to hear that you are fee...Hi Shoshi, I am delighted to hear that you are feeling better . . . your little angels sound like fun, have you thought about making an angel bunting with them. I think that would be adorable:)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-85310256218535523142015-06-27T12:02:28.595-07:002015-06-27T12:02:28.595-07:00Hi there . . . well you made it, your comment was ...Hi there . . . well you made it, your comment was posted. I wonder why you were having trouble, but sometimes computers just do and don't do what we want, and then they seem to fix themselves. The world of internet is a mystery to me. I am using rubber snakes and they seem to be working, but the test comes after the grapes start to ripen . . .time will tell :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-84827669008098382202015-06-27T11:58:56.713-07:002015-06-27T11:58:56.713-07:00Hi Anita, thank you . . . you are always so kind w...Hi Anita, thank you . . . you are always so kind with your comments.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-56135860494584904872015-06-27T11:56:41.721-07:002015-06-27T11:56:41.721-07:00Hi Carol, I feel honored each and every time you w...Hi Carol, I feel honored each and every time you want to copy anything I do . . . Why? . . .because I am in awe of your decorating taste. So, if you copy me, I know I'm doing something right:) Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136180253380173794.post-33237146196669161902015-06-27T10:31:14.308-07:002015-06-27T10:31:14.308-07:00That box is awesome...what an alteration! LOVE it ...That box is awesome...what an alteration! LOVE it on the bike! Gorgeous photos too!Anita Houston The Artful Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949969469882107026noreply@blogger.com