Sunday, November 4, 2012

Just because I live in a pink house...

 It doesn't mean everything is all
pink and frilly inside...

 Thar be skulls n lace n tattered old things...

 I paint my furniture flat black so it has
a dusty, ancient feel to it...but...
that doesn't mean it doesn't have dust...
I mean ambiance!

 I play around with textures n paint n woods
'cause tomorrow, any one piece can be for sale.

 IMPERMANENCE...my new mantra...

 Display...is how I roll...

with trusty companion...
and thorn in my side(terrier)
life at the lil' pink shack
is anything but normal...is good???

Friday, August 24, 2012

Where women create...

 Step into me parlor...errrr garage...
my downstairs bedroom has been
converted...I just attached this old
screen door to the grooming room,
 to keep the dogs in and my
heathen out...AND it will also
keep the hair from blowing
into the rest of the house...
you have no idea how huge my
dust bunnies are, more like dust yetis!

 Step into my parlor, grooming that is...
Scratchy hates this room, but I love
being able to work out of my home.
35 years of driving into the city
to my grooming shop, working from
7:30 to 6:00 every day M-F
took it's tole on my sanity.
I just downsized the grooming nook
with a precut counter top attached
to an old desk, drawers are perfect
to hold blades, scissors n stuff, keeping
table clear for four wiggly paws.

 I love the crates, easy to clean out,
just throw in the tub and bleach.
Scratchy's condo is the gray one...

 I'm in the middle of organizing
this space, this is the interior
garage where I work when it starts
to freeze outside...you have no
idea what fun stuff comes outta this
space...heh heh...notice
taxidermy supplies on bottom shelf...
this is also where I paint furniture
in the winter...you have no idea how
many pieces have rolled outta
this room. I have a ramp on my
front porch making it uber easy
to load and unload.

This used to be my grooming table,
but now it makes a perfect space
to repair frames, make birdhouses,
body part wind chimes and
"Cracked in the Head" nightlights...
yes, this is the ugly truth, yes it looks a
mess, but I know where all my
supplies are, screws, washers, clamps...
it's all in 'the parlor'...
Doggy Style and The Wild Thing,
the in house sweatshop....
let's not go to the kitchen.
I'll do that next week after I cover
everything with soap molds...
more orders to fill,
sigh...

Monday, August 20, 2012

Go fish...would U, could U...

 Again, I'm pushing the limits,
I'm cozying things up for winter.
I wanted a small table to work
on jewelry in my living room, I
found this lil' drop leaf desk,
just perfect for this lil' nook...

 then I found this really cool minnow
sane and draped it in the stair well,
it fits with the fish theme up the stairs...

 I love old statues of women, they're
great to hang necklaces from...

but when it all boils down...
I heart strange, over the top
and on the edge...
are there any other brave souls out there?

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Shack in bloom...

 I love it when the lilies begin to bloom...

 and the wild prairie coneflowers,
monarda and milkweed color
up the place...

 the weather this year has sure been tough
on the gardens, early heat, late, late frosts,
then drought, last year my wild
turks cap lilies were two feet taller...

 gonna have some decorative gourds
covering my buggy, I think they'll make
a really cool canapy, with the gourds
hanging like ornaments...

and doesn't every homestead need zinnias...
yup, that's what I thought,
a day in the life!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Barefootin'...

 Sunrise at the lil' pink shack...

 Spent the day transplanting lavender plants
from an area that just doesn't get watered...
I have got to get me some rain barrels...

 I expanded this garden with more
lavender, bee balm and daylilies,
but last night I had a visit from a
pesky wabbit...he chewed off a half
dozen or so branches from my vibernum,
sliced through a newly planted iris plant
and some of the Chinese lanterns...
what the hey, they've NEVER bothered
them before...

hillbilly windchimes...
ahhhh...
life is good!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

I'm so excited...

 This door has been sealed ever since
I bought my house 10 years ago.
I'm a sunshine and light kinda gal,
so this door has been driving me QWAZY!

 Well, today I got out the old chisel n hammer
and went to work. It had been
caulked and painted a bazillion times
and took nearly an hour...BUT...
TAH DAH
Thar be light!!!

Now I can walk out my grooming room
into my side garden or just watch
and listen...
sighhhhhhh......
life is good!

Monday, April 23, 2012

But it's my shack...

 Yup, I can look at all the other
shacks on Pinterest

 and just drool all over the place,
just look at that fence...
who could leave this behind!

 I can dream of what life must've been
like for these folks and why they abandoned...

 Not too shabby huh...but a little
outta my price range...

Home sweet home...
my lil' pink shack!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

She's baaaack...

 The lil' white chest...

 What is it about this lil' Victorian chest
that just won't sell...

 Deep drawers for storage, black glass knobs
an insert of marble...
I just don't get it, so she's back at the pink shack
where she holds a multitude of stuff,
that's what happens with no closets,
you make do!

Another new addition...
a dress form and in a perfect state of decay...
ahhhhh...life is good

Monday, February 13, 2012

Pink houses...

What's it like to live in a pink house... 

 it's grand, elegant...

 well, not quite pink, but peach'll do...

 oppulent, historic, spellbinding...

 over the top, outta sight and...

just plain ol' fun...
let us not forget HUMBLE!!!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

A favorite nest...

 For years and years I was locked away,
tied to the computer chair at the computer desk...
now I'm free to nest anywhere I like,
this is my new favorite spot...

I was going to sell this cute lil' table, but for
right now it holds the cell phone, the chai tea
and whatever else strikes my fancy...
the top of it is wood-burned with a grape design,
just too cute!
The freedom I have gained with the new laptop
is amazing, now I can sit with Scratch at her
favorite spot on the couch
and watch the sun come up on the horizon...
life is amazing you know,
you just have to pay attention!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

a cottage in the country...

 I redid my front room...BORED...
hey, I'm a girl...we do this kinda stuff!

I was going for a more cottage theme,
rather than the Frenchy look by adding this piece of
architectural salvage, but after I added
the chicken, the look really popped...
decrepit decay gone wild
and yes, that's the sun!!!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

I'm growing an arbor...

 One slight difference,
it's inside...

 Pinterest inspires me to live on the edge,
so why not...
this vine is perfect to start training on my stair well...
think of it as a safety net,
if me and Scratchy fall coming down the steps,
we can swing like She-ra
and land comfy on the couch at the bottom...

 Then I'm thinking of making two trellis for the windows,
out of twigs, they will resemble my curtains...
fun huh...

So...are ya gettin' the picture...
I heart Pinterest!!!