My pantry door

Just wanted to show you my pantry door re-do. It was a plain old door...stained an ugly orange color. I wish I had taken a picture before I primed it. Ooops!

This is after one coat of primer. It was looking better already!

After painting the inserts with blackboard paint.

After painting the rest of the door red. I removed the doorknob first. It was an ugly shiny brass...I sprayed it with an antique bronze spray paint. Looked so much better.

This is the finished pantry door. I love it now. It's perfect for making a shopping list or a 'To do' list....or just a little note to myself. ;)

Perfect day for a picnic

A few months ago, we went to Natchez, Ms. for the annual balloon races. The next day on the way home we decided to stop at an old plantation home and have a picnic on the grounds. It was a beautiful place and the perfect spot for a picnic.

Garrett really enjoyed it. He loves being outside.

After our pinic, we decided to pick up pecans. There were tons of them on the ground. We also picked them off of the trees when our backs started hurting. :)

It was such a pretty day with the breeze blowing through the trees. I sat back and took pictures of Stevie and Garrett while they were working....imagining what it must have been like living on that plantation back in the old days.

Garrett thought it was a little easier too piking them off the trees instead of  picking them off of the ground.

He really had a good time. We made some good memories and some delicious brownies using 'plantation' pecans when we got home that night. :)

Look at these 'southern' jewels. So yummy!

We decided to take a walk afterwards on the grounds. I wanted to see what the barn looked like inside. I loved it! So shabby!

The perfect backdrop for some 'frozen in time' memories. That's what I call photos.

I wanna go back to Natchez soon. It's such a pretty little city and we see something different everytime we go. Next time we plan to take our camper that we just bought and camp on the Mississippi River. I can't wait to wake up and drink coffee outside and watch the sun come up.

Hope y'all have a great day!

What I've been up to...

Hey Y'all! Just wanted to pop in and let y'all see what I've been up too the past few weeks. I was without a computer for a couple of months. My laptop bit the dust! My hubby bought me a new one for our  first anniversary which is coming up soon.

I decided to put some bright colors in my booth. Lots of reds and blues! 

All ready for the 4th of July! We sold the quilt really fast. It was new and I only put $40.00 on it. I knew it would go fast. I had originally bought it to re-do my son Garrett's room....he wanted a sports theme instead.

 This cute little print with the flag, I bought years ago and just framed it in an old frame that I had in storage.

 Lots of items that were mine from years ago and a few that I've found on my 'thrifting trips'. I love to go thrifting.

 The banner didn't hang around for very long either. As well as the flag needle point pillow.

The chalkboard next to the hutch is one that I made from an old mirror frame that I bought while on my mother/daughter trip. I sold it for $22.00.

 An older picture...sold all of the cobalt fiesta and both metal strainers frames, soup bowls with lids,...made me so happy. :)

 

I added a glass cutting board and some black mugs the other day. I've been going through tons of boxes in storage. It feels so good to be de-cluttering and making money at the same time.

 Every time I run across table runners, I snatch them up. They always sell fast.

 I purchased this large decanter years ago and had forgotten all about it. It was still in the box. At first I was gonna keep it but after unpacking it I realized that it was just too big to use in my kitchen. Maybe someone will have room for it in theirs. :)

This was my first chalkboard to make and it sold on the very first day. $25.00. They are so much fun to make. I actually started a smaller one yesterday for my cottage. Hope y'all enjoyed seeing a little of what I've been up to. So glad that I have a new computer. I can go visiting y'all now!

Fun in New Orleans...

I just had to do another post on our 'mother-daughter' getaway. We had such a good time. We walked our legs off! We walked everywhere. Here are a some of the pictures of the beautiful houses.  I loved them all.

 I love all of the balconies on the houses and the flower boxes! So beautiful.

 I wanted to go inside each and every one of theses old houses. 

 I bet they are so pretty inside.

This one was right across form our bed and breakfast. I love the pretty color...purple.

 After we walked past tons of beautiful homes, we came to the river. Can you believe that I only took one picture? :)

 We walked all the way to the French Market. My first time...and I loved it. These next few pictures are of us at a little cafe called "The Magnolia Cafe". The food was delicious! I love Cajun food. Here is Christy....a little sunburned. It was hot walking and we both forgot to put on sunscreen. :(

 The decor in the cafe was so shabby and rustic. I loved it. I had to take tons of pictures. The artwork on the wall was so expensive. 

I think they painted on old cabinet doors.

 Isn't this one cute? 

 This one was my favorite. Its really an old screen door. They wanted 1200.00. Are they crazy?! I'm gonna make one of these for my kitchen one day. Bet I could make it a lot cheaper than that. :)

 Yummy seafood gumbo. It was the best.

 After we had lunch we went walking some more. This was the cutest little shop. I loved the
vintage things inside. They wouldn't allow pictures.....so I got one of the window display.

 I loved this pink bicycle. It belonged to the
 lady that owned the shop. 

 These were a few pictures of the main house when we had our breakfast. Everything was so beautiful. 

 It was full of antiques and the old silver and china was so pretty. 

 Christy, almost hidden behind the huge chairs. I was taking so many pictures. She just kept shakin' her head at me. :)

 The food was delicious. The dish with the berries on top was called a blitz. It was so good!

 I love all of the detail in these beautiful old houses. The arch below was incredible. The detail!

So pretty!

I could really live here. lol

 Beautiful crystal chandelier and ceiling medallion. 

 Me....resting in the 'den'.

 I just had to show y'all this beautiful bathroom. lol   It was very tiny but oh so pretty! I loved everything about it. The mirror...

 the sink...

 and the awesome canopy ceiling and chandelier. I was in awe.....

 We went back to our place and rested a little and got dressed to go out. My daughter was takin' me out on the town. The big city of New Orleans. 

 She took me to a restaurant called 'Desire'. It was elegant and had lots of old charm. The tin ceilings were beautiful.

The food was yummy. I ordered seafood...of course.

She made me feel so special the whole entire time. Afterwards, we went to Bourbon Street. My first time EVER. I was a little nervous....just us two females out at 10:00 at night on Bourbon Street.....but it was fun. lol

We went in so many cute shops. It seemed strange to me to be out shopping so late. Christy said it never closes there. Wow! This little shop was just darling. I only got one picture and the man made me put away my camera. lol  Oh well....

I took one right when I got outside the door! lol

We had a blast and on our way home the next day we even stopped at two thrift shops! The perfect end to a perfect getaway!