Everyone Needs a Lima Bean Wreath

So what's a girl to do with a hankering for a new winter wreath and an excess of lima beans?  I guess any normal person would let the lima beans cook all day while making a fantastic wintery wreath but I don't guess I'm what you'd call normal... 

Although I do enjoy a good ole pot of limas!


Instead.... I decided to make me a wreath covered in limas...not cooked, of course.

It's funny, moving from the country to the city is way different.  I say country, it was country to me, even though we were nestled nicely on the side of a mountain next to the river.  And especially now that we have moved... but, "living in exclusion" may be a better term for the old homeplace.  

I mean, I still decorated and made lots of projects in the old house, there was just no one to see them.  Except for those of you out there who enjoy reading and looking at the pictures on this blog.  

Let me just be blunt with you... in the city, the pressures on!  To have a nice yard, a unique wreath, fancy-shmancy oversized, and overpriced I might add, potted ferns to welcome any and all guests.  And the pressure is especially high since our home seems to be on the way to work or on the way home for most of the people we know and love.  Some even go out of their way to drive past our new home, so things that may seem insignificant... (to the husband) like a wreath, or a garden flag, or the welcome mat...are a big deal to me!

I even recieved a few custom orders for Christmas from people who drove by the house, saw something they loved, found me a Facebook, and messaged me to make that something for their loved ones.  See...that kinda pressure.  You get what I'm saying?!

So, with the wreath, I knew I wanted something white...crafty yet elegant...eye-catching but modest.  And after googling and pouring over Pinterest and finding something similar to this, I knew exactly what I had to do.  I was super excited with how this turned out...Hopefully you will be, too!

Junking...Parte Uno

It's been a long hot summer, and I have been to "Z-E-R-O" yard sales...do you have any clue how big of a deal that is?

Typically, when it comes to 6:30 AM on Saturday morning, between the months of April and August, whether I'm here in my hometown, or down on the coast, this lady has the coffee pot brewing and is busy mapping out a detailed plan of the best spots to find treasures amidst peoples "junk." But not this summer, that is, until last weekend!!

The weather is starting to turn cool, Fall is finally tapping at my front door, and I couldn't pass up all the junk sales beckoning me to come check them out. I meant to tell you about my Saturday Steals earlier in the week, but the time has quickly slipped past me. I apologize. I thought I would share these with you because, hopefully, you'll be seeing a lot of this pop up in the future, with re-do's, tutorials, and some good old-fashioned craft-a-thons!

...Enjoy!

I made several stop before I found anything "good," and at my next to last stop, I hit the jack pot! The family called it..."The Yard Sale Before The Estate Sale" sale...anyways, I sure hate I missed gettin' to know the sweet lady that had lived here because, from all of her "stuff", we would have made great friends! I went through box after box of "crafting" supplies...this lady did anything from cross stitch, to knitting, to sewing, to iron on appliques. I guess I will refer to her as...The Matriarch of Crafting.

After about an hour of sitting on the front porch, in craft heaven, i ended up with a whole box FULL of goodies! Embellishments, thread, old jewelry, wiggly eyes, ribbon, yarn, rick-rack, etc...but my favorite...LACE! Oh, what a lovely box of goodness!! And all for only $10.00!! I really hope this lady knew Jesus, because I'd love to meet up with her in Heaven, spending time chatting it up with this precious woman, spending hours on end talking, and laughing, and creating!


...The next place I found was by complete accident. I decided to stop by one of our local basement flea markets, and someone was having a Junk Sale right outside. Here I found another beauty... a cute 4 foot tree with grapevine sprigs! Are you ready for this?... $2.00!!

I'd like to say that this was my favorite piece, but I really love everything that I found that day. They are each favorites, but in different categories!! SO this favorite would be, um, My Favorite Best Deal...no let's make that Steal, My Favorite Best Steal!

Inside the flea market, I found a nice, big, black frame and a really pretty silvery spray. You will definitely being seeing these two items later. I'm already in the process of working on that frame, although, it's not black anymore...spray paint can do wonders!! And those sprays will be finding themselves part of some beautiful Christmas wreaths! The frame was a favorite, My Favorite Future Re-Do, I can just feel that it is gonna be wonderful.

...And last but not least, the last stop of the day...Habitat for Humanity. This place will never let you down!!

Words can't describe the treasures I found here...these were totally a favorite, too!! I'll call these My Favorite Because They Are Yellow!...Ya'll I didn't even know I liked yellow. After Saturday, yellow has a new meaning to me, it is now one of those c0lors that makes my heart dance! Are they not just gorgeous!!

I bet I took about 25 pictures of these saucers...LOVE them! I'll be honest, I have NO idea what I'm gonna do with them yet, but whatever it is, it is gonna be FANTASTICO!!! You will be seeing a lot more pictures of these, too, probably!!

I promise, I will not break them! I'll, maybe, re-gift, if I can part with them, or hang on a wall, or just take lots of pictures of them and post on my blog...WHO KNOWS!!

I almost forgot to tell you how these just about broke the bank...just kidding. I bought a total of 22 saucers and 1 little bowl for...drum roll please...
a whopping $2.00!