My Cozy Corner: Summer Decor

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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Living Room Vignette B and A

Hello everyone,

It's been hot here for days. I have cabin fever, and when I

rest in the afternoon, I dream about my fall garden.

I can't wait until the weather cools down and I

can go outside and start digging up plants and moving

them to a more conducive place in the garden.

Being in the house all day, I took some pictures of

my new fall vignette on the sofa table.

All summer I had the white candles, mercury candle holders

and mercury vase with pear blooms. Now I have

three vases with hydrangeas drying.

I follow the decorating rule of "have things you love in your house."

I do love my wildlife artwork.

When the hydrangeas dry completely, I will use them in

a basket in my guest room. There are a few more

still on the plants outside. This table is a great

spot to decorate and dry my blooms at the same time.

I have a wooden wheelbarrow under the table, filled with

last year's dried hydrangeas.

I have tried different methods of drying the beautiful blooms.

This method has worked best for me.

Fill a vase with a small amount of water.

Remove all leaves.

Put the flowers in the vase and leave them

in the water, until the blooms, are completely dry

and the water has evaporated.

In a couple of weeks. I will be transforming our country

home into my most favorite time of the year.

FALL is coming soon.

A mosaic to pin

So delighted you came visiting today.
a visit today.
Joyously,
Betty
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Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It

The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog

No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse

Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday

The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else
The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goe s

Thursday, July 2, 2015

I've been playing this week with my granddaughters. We have been shopping for summer clothes for their trip to Hawaii in a couple of weeks. The two girls that live here are going to meet their two cousins that live in So Cal for a week's vacation in Maui. I told them they only need a bathing suit and shorts, but they want MORE. Before we went shopping one of my granddaughters helped me photograph this blog post.

I found two flag bandanas at Wal Mart for $1.97 each. They are 21 x 21 each. I made this pillow to celebrate the 4th of July.

I have some pink lemonade ready to drink.

This pillow I made from a banner I bought at the dollar tree and for the back of the pillow I used a piece of the tablecloth I used on my patio swing pillow.HERE

Flag plates and red flatware are ready for a snack.

A little a festive decoration on the patio for the 4th of July.

My flag tray and a bouquet of red, white and blue flowers from my garden. While we were taking these photos the temperature was almost 110 degrees at eleven o'clock in the morning. My granddaughter and I had perspiration running down our brows...but we kept clicking. LOL!

I hope you are safe this holiday and have a wonderful 4th of July celebration.

We are so blessed to live in a beautiful and free country.

Thank you for visiting My Cozy Corner today.

Joyously,

Betty

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The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Picture to Pillow Before and After

Hello everyone,

I have another Before and After project to share with you today. While getting the patio ready for summer I was looking for more vintage style pillows to add to the swing. I was in the thrift shop and found a needlework picture for $5.00 dollars. I knew it was going home with me and I could make a small pillow with the needlework bouquet of flowers.

I found an old white tablecloth I was no longer using and I had a little 12 x 12 pillow form in my stash. I took the picture out of the frame and pressed it with the iron. I put a white zipper in the bottom that I found in my mother's sewing notions. Lucky me a pillow for $5.00 dollars.

Put the pillow on the swing and Da Ta cuteness!!

I love to do needlework, but this was so beautiful and already finished.

My little angels are watching for the stray cats from the neighbor's that keep coming over and making themselves comfortable on my swing and chaise lounge.

My granddaughter was visiting me last week and we came outside to enjoy the patio. She loves to swing...She has been swinging on this swing most of her life. I think it must be back sweet memories for her.

I love the little blue cross stitch on the bottom.

Pillow for the Patio swing.

Thank you for visiting and please enjoy your 4th of July holiday.

Joyously,

Betty

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Rustic and Refined for Table It Link Party - Sunday

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The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse

A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Ready for Summer

Hello everyone,

Well another hot day today. I'm in the house and staying cool.

We are READY FOR SUMMER here @ My Cozy Corner. I finally have the patio ready for the 4th of July and other parties.

The swing is dressed and the fern grotto is lush and green...

As you can see we have a new french door in our master bedroom. I love the vent doors on the side. At night we open them to get a little fresh air in the house. After having the house closed up and running the air conditioner all day, I love to have the cool evening breeze flow into our bedroom.

Last year I took a bed skirt and made a valance for the swing. This year I found a white twin size quilt and draped it over the seats. The chaise lounge is covered with an old chenille bedspread.

A mixture of pink roses fill my french bucket. I love pink in my patio.

Pink hydrangeas are my favorite table centerpiece.

Cool ice water is waiting in the cooler. I have some vintage punch glasses we can use. The metal tray is from Wal Mart. I need it under the cooler to catch the water. Perfect for storing the glasses too.

White roses and blooming artichokes are in my french bucket.

Aren't the artichoke blooms amazing?

The little tool box on the foot stool has flatware, napkins, salt and pepper and paper plates for easy access. I don't have to keep running in the house for something. I keep it covered with a little tea towel.

Now I'm ready to bring out some snacks and dessert.

A recap of the beautiful bouquets from my summer garden.

Despite the hot weather I can enjoy my garden all summer long.

Thank you for visiting today. I hope you have a great week.

Joyously,

Betty

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Chic By You for Chic By You Wednesday

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Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday

No Minimalist Here for Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else
The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday

The ROSEGARDEN for Showoff Saturday

Rustic and Refined for Table It Link Party - Sunday

Monday, May 11, 2015

Summer Wreath Before and After

Happy Monday morning to everyone,

We are busy putting our living room and master bedroom back together after the carpet was installed on Thursday. Now we are waiting for our bedroom furniture to arrive on Tuesday. Only the chest of drawers and two night stands will be delivered tomorrow. The bed will be delivered around the 26th of May. In the meantime we have been sleeping in our covered patio in our old King size bed.It has been wonderful. I just love to sleep outside. If you would like to see my new bedroom furniture
go here.
Now on to my new Summer Wreath above.

I found the pink tulip wreath at Tuesday morning after Easter for 50% off $20.00 dollars.
Very nice wreath for $10.00 dollars.

The most fun I have is transforming one wreath from season to season. But my pink wreath is only going to see Spring and Summer. The wreath below was my fall wreath with the letter Y painted black.

This is my spring wreath with a Forthysia garland added and a burlap and chevron ribbon.

I painted my Y one shade of Chartreuse and the ribbon is another color of Chartreuse.

HISTORY LESSON:
Chartreuse (US /ʃɑrˈtruːz/, /ʃɑrˈtruːs/ or RP /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz/;^[1] French pronunciation: [ʃaʁtʁœz]) (the web color) is a color halfway between yellow and green that was named because of its resemblance to the green color of one of the French liqueurs called green chartreuse, introduced in 1764. Similarly, chartreuse yellow is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green that was named because of its resemblance to the color of one of the French liqueurs called yellow chartreuse, introduced in 1838

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