Inspired by Pinterest

It’s happened again…I just have to make some new things I’ve seen on Pinterest.

Such as these Kale chips!

OH YUM!

Crispy, crunchy, healthy, yummy.

Here’s a link to the the original post.

Credit where credit is due….

The second inspiration didn’t have any readable instructions…just a series of photos pinned. So, unfortunately, I can’t give credit to whom it’s due.

Here’s the original “pin” (left) which summed itself up nicely.

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I used an ugly canvas I picked up at a garage sale…gessoed and tissue papered it before painting it green.

I thought the green left behind my leaves was a little boring so I went back with painted and retouched them.

Looks pretty dumb on the shed door but I happened to have a nail there for the photo op.

Have you been inspired lately?

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canvas, kitchen, nature's art, painting, Pinterest

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halleday

201205/15

Garden and treasured tea

It’s that busy time of year.

Getting the garden prepped and planted.

I started with my herbs that hang along the deck. I was able to over winter both a thyme and a flat leaf parsley this year. Additionally I started seeds early this Spring and picked up a couple small plants at the greenhouse yesterday.

We love having fresh herbs in our food.

I have 12 tomato plants this year of 4 varieties that I started from seed back in mid-March.

Six live here… along with some green onions and basil I’m hoping will sprout.

The other six are in the “big garden”. They are sharing space with green beans, snow peas, kohlrabi and jalapenos.

I got the fence up immediately this year so the wildlife wouldn’t get any snacks from me.

This morning I saw that one of my book purses was this Etsy treasury.

Just had to share…makes me happy when something I’ve created is appeciated.

Lots of fun stuff was featured….

Are you gardening this year?

Thanks for stopping by for Tea Tuesday with Kimmie and the gang.

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frugal living, gardening, Tea Tuesday

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halleday

201204/09

Inspired by Pinterest

In the weeks leading up to Easter I saw a few ideas on Pinterest that I thought…

“I could totally do that!”

I made this wreath for my mom’s apartment door.

And these cute little deviled egg chicks for Easter.

Of course, today I went to link to the original pin and share the link to the owner of the photo…no luck.

It says “original pin deleted”.

All I have is the photo in Pinterest.

I’m not about to post someone else’s photo on my blog without being able to give a photo credit.

Yet another reason that I’m now labeling my photos.

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Holidays, kitchen, Pinterest

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halleday

201204/01

Garden 2012

Preparation for this years garden has begun.

All of my seeds have sprouted into these cute little seedlings…hooray!

I have 4 varieties of tomatoes, basil, mint, parsley, thyme and dill in one tray and petunias just getting started in the second.

Not sure if the flowers will be big enough by the time I want them outside but I had to try anyway.

The garden plot is waiting to be prepped as well.

I haven’t dared do any raking or hoeing since hurting my back. I’ve got plenty of time though, we usually don’t plant anything outside until after Mother’s Day. Then the chance of frost is pretty slim.

Can’t wait to get the rest of the seeds into the ground!

We love having a garden to eat from.

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frugal living, gardening, kitchen

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halleday

201201/21

Fridge facelift

So we have this old fridge that just keeps humming along mechanically but cosmetically it was getting really nasty looking.

I used to keep papers, magnets and comics on it to cover as much as possible.

It was rusting from underneath the finish on the doors. I’m guessing that it was a manufacturing issue since the rest of it isn’t rusting at all.

I sanded all the rust and painted over it with Rustoleum paint.

I decided on dictionary pages to cover the fridge. My thought was…it’s got to be better than the way it looked before.

And in my opinion, it totally is!! I still need to put a couple coats of sealer on top so I can wipe it down as needed. I picked up the Golden polymer medium I used as glue in the recycle center reuse room for FREE!! Just two cheap foam brushes were purchased for this facelift.

Yes, I know we’ll eventually have to replace this beast but until then it’s definitely a conversation piece in my kitchen!!

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frugal living, kitchen

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halleday

201111/15