White in the Garden & Bare Root Roses

Call it winter blues....call it spring planning....call it on-line shopping addiction; I just ordered 9 Iceberg Roses (bare root). Depending on where you live, the time to plant bare root roses is very soon...if not now.

 If you are not familiar with bare root roses, they come like this

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Don't be scared, it is not dead and if planted properly, this will become a stunner in your garden. When mine arrive, I will do a tutorial on how I plant them. In the mean time, lets look at how lovely white is in the garden.

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Now the hard part...waiting for them to arrive. What is your favorite color in the garden?

Spring Centerpieces

It's getting closer....I can feel it....I can smell it....I just can't wait any longer. Spring is so close...let the dreaming and planning begin. Here are some lovely easy spring centerpieces

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What is your favorite spring flower?

A Pea Gravel Path

What is it about a pea gravel path? I find myself drawn to them....loving them...wanting one. It is March, so I though I would check in on my Home Goals for 2012.....I've accomplished one. On the list is a Potager Garden, the French word for a kitchen garden. The reason I keep calling mine "Potager", is because I am trying to remind myself that it needs some loveliness in it. Like a beautiful pea gravel path

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One that says...come walk on me

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Come sit down

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Or....just look at me!

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Have you ever installed a pea gravel path? I tried...sort of...big failure. Do you have any tips?

How to Hang Something Heavy....Like a Pro

This is a great way to hang anything heavy....headboards, art, a shelving unit....whatever. It is actually fairly simple.

I thought I would share with you how I hung my heavy mirrors for the One Room Challenge. You want to use a Z Bracket

Now you can buy one, or what I prefer....you can make one. In the carpet section of your local home improvement store, you will find this

A piece of metal carpet trim with the perfect bend already in it. You will need a piece twice the length of your object (one length for the wall, one for the piece). You can cut this with a hacksaw or nippers (the holes are already drilled in it). Next, find the perfect position on the wall to hang your object.

Attach one piece of the carpet trim (channel side facing up) to the wall. You can see that the studs are not center...it doesn't matter, as long as you use long screws (I like 3") and span at least 2 studs to anchor the bracket within the placement. In this case, there are 2 studs available. Physics will do the rest. I can't tell you exactly how, because I was absent that day ;).

Attach the other piece to the back of your heavy object

Make sure the channel is facing down on this one. Also, put a screw into every hole. Here, you will only need screws long enough to grab the wood. Slide the object (mirror in this case) down over the wall bracket, and you have a flush mount for a heavy object. Now for the professional touch

Add a rubber bumper (1/2 or 3/4) depending on your depth needed....to the bottom corners of your piece

This will keep it the perfect distance away from the wall, and help hold it in place. That's it!

Tight to the wall,and you did not have to do endless equations to find the correct stud position.

Legoland Florida

Last week, the kids had a break from school....so, doing what East Coast people do....we went to Florida. I think it was the best weather we have had in February. Among the many things on our adventure (not Mickey), we went to Legoland. My son and I love to build with lego. Our new obsession is Nanoblocks. In fact, he recently made this one for me and I put it in my china hutch (it is only 3" tall).

Here is a glimpse into our adventure

All you keep telling yourself is.....that's all made from lego? Have you ever been to Legoland? Where do you take your kids when they are on a break?

Danny Seo

I am always in awe of Danny Seo. He is an environmental lifestyle expert, author, and television personality.

He is so creative in his endless search for ways to upcycle objects into beautiful and functional works of art. Here are some of my favorite projects of his. This throw that he made from random scarves loosely stitched together.

Using duck tape to reinforce regular canvas bags and turning them into beautiful indestructible shopping bags

Using newspaper to wrap a bottle of wine

Old raffle tickets to wrap a box

Paint chips for ID tags

Painting an old tray with chalkboard paint

He is a genius. If you are looking for some inspirational crafts, here are his craft videos for Michaels. Now I am feeling a big guilty about throwing some things away.....how about you?