Remember My Future White Porch?

 

Awww… the dream… the vision…

The White Porch

or back deck… whichever one you want to call it.

However…I believe my dream of having that special, cozy environment is slowly getting crushed.

BUT FIRST…

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane… shall we?

It all started with the Tractor Wheels.

My beautiful curtain holders for my future white porch!

 And then the trailer gate.

It fit perfectly over the door… like it was made for that space.

AND THEN…

My little white table I built out of a broke clock to use as a side table.

I had such vision for this place.

But first things first… I had to paint it WHITE… such a concept!

So where am I at today with it?

Almost finished painting…BUT~ BUT ~BUT~

Warning:

About to get REAL.

OK… see that back door?  Well… there is heavy traffic going through there all the time to the outside.

Which leads me to this question…

Have you met my fur babies?

 

Yep… that’s them!

And if I counted correctly… that’s

12 PAWS plus 

4 human feet (us) = 16 total feet…

going in and out that door all the time…

which leaves me with this…

When the dew falls and the rain comes…

it’s a muddy mess!

But I’m not finished!!

Then there are these… ICK!!

Spiders and webs everywhere making my white porch

their home!!

No matter how much I spray and kill… they keep coming back.

And then I have bees, wasps, and flies that make it into this space!

Now… I ask you…

how do I keep my floor clean

(without having to clean

it twice a day)

and the icky creatures

out and off any furniture or decor I put in here?

I waited all summer long and into this fall to see what would happen in this space…

now I know!

How do you make it work with three fur babies

and two humans whose back yard is nothing but

woods?

How do people do it?

I have no answer… it’s not a space I wanted to spend any money on other than paint and a few creations here and there.

So that is where I am at today with this space.

SO…

my White Porch dream may be slowly fading…

Any suggestions?

 

I’m Making Christmas Ornaments in October…

Is it Christmas yet?

(Country Sampler Magazine)

Because I’m making ornaments! 

I promised myself that I would get a head start on Christmas this year.

And I think October is a good time to start!

However… before I begin…

let me just get this out there…

I have NEVER sewn before!

Nope… not even a button.

So what you are about to see is major beginner’s stuff…

In fact… I had to seek help from youtube and my facebook

page (thanks Wendy) on how to tie knots in the thread! 

Creative Ambitions

I’m not saying I’m doing it right but…

it is holding together!

YAY!

Ok… so here is the FIRST practice ornament made with muslin…

 

Don’t laugh!

I realize it’s horrible! LOL!

So I changed up the fabric and technique (if that’s what you want to call it) and made this white ornament out of felt…

Ahhh! Much better…

So then I made these white ornaments…

Except for the snowflakes which were from a felt

snowflake garland I found at Hobby Lobby on sale.

Which I will probably cut into individual flakes.

But I’m not through…

I decided to get crazy and throw in some color…

I plan to make bunches of these white and maroon ornaments for my tree… 

I think they kinda have a folk/primitive feel to them.

I’m just so glad I’m getting an early start this year… hope to keep the momentum going…

I have been known to wait until a few days before Christmas to decorate!

Bad Kendra… Bad!

Now… I’d like to know…

How early do you start getting ready and decorating for

Christmas?

 

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My Version of a Photo Ladder

Back in the spring… my gracious neighbor gave me these

nice tree branches.

Well… they sat on the back porch for awhile as I contemplated what to use them for.

So back in the summer… when it was like 100 degrees I finally decided to build this.

 

Basically, my hubs cut the pieces I needed and I nailed it together.

IT IS PURELY A DECORATIVE PIECE.

so…

WARNING:

No climbing on this ladder!

After I got it assembled… I didn’t know what to do with it.  I really didn’t have a place or a plan for it yet.

So it sat out on the back porch with me staring at it for months.

And then finally it came to me… a photo ladder and a possible place in the dining room.

So I went out and bought some ingredients I needed…

and then got to cookin’.

All I did next was (after measuring) predrilled a small hole in the branches and photo frames and then screwed in screw eyes.

I had originally planned to use S hooks to link the frame to the steps but because my steps had different heights… it didn’t work out.

So I used hemp string I bought at Walmart a few weeks back.  I actually like it better than the S hooks.

Next,  I painted my photo frames white and then picked out some black and white photos of our wedding and put them in.

I had some berries left over from my White Cradle Centerpiece (Click here)

and just stuck them on.

But wait… I’m not through.

I want your opinion!

My hubby and I cut some pieces of wood from some branches outside.  I had planned to glue them on the photo frame to make it look more rustic.  I used a white wash over them.

Here are some just taped on…

Not sure which way to go??

SO…

what do you think?

With

or

without

the stumps of wood?

Thanks For Stoppin’ By!

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