Pumpkin Pillow Love

Hello everyone, 

November is gratitude month.  The entire month I
acknowledge what I am grateful for each morning. 

This week I've been busy watching the World Series 

and cleaning my craft(crap) room. I am finishing up

scrapbooks for 2010 and 2011. When I started to blog

in 2010, I began to record our vacations and family activities on

 My Cozy Corner Blog eliminating the reason to scrapbook. 

Last week I finished decorating our farmhouse patio and
  I want to share my serious love os seasonal pillows.

  

I  purchased a piece of 9' by 12' drop cloth used to cover surfaces when painting at Walmart in the hardware department.   I made this pumpkin pillow cover from part of one drop cloth.
  

Last year I purchased the two gray flannel throws. GO HERE

This September at Walmart I found two blue and black plaid

throws $2.50 each. 

I covered the top of the swing with one blue and black throw and

made two pillow covers for the swing and one pillow

cover for the chaise lounge with the other throw.

Total redo $5.00.

I love to work with iron-on-transfers for pillow designs.

http://thegraphicsfairy.com/

I chose the pumpkin seed package for my pillow because 

my hubby brought the big beautiful multi-colored pumpkin on the table
home from the grocery store one day and it was

my inspiration.
The pumpkin seed package is the iron-on-transfer
 I chose for my farmhouse Patio Pumpkin pillow.

PPP...just a little humor.

Before I iron the transfer on the front of 

my pillow cover, I need to flip it. 

Or mirror the image.

Instructions for flipping the image are on

the back of the transfer paper I buy 

from the office supply store. 

Ta-Da a new pillow cover.

Golden  Mums brighten up the Patio during the month of November. 

A mosaic to pin

Thanks for visiting today.

Joyously,

Betty 

Linking to:

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 

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 Goes

October is Here!

Hello everyone,
Today is the first day of October, and I am busy cleaning our patio.
I have changed up the look of the patio swing and my little
bistro table. I will give you a tour later this week.
In the interim, I wanted to share some photos from
my archives.

These photos are from October 2015 Go Here to see
more fall inspiration in the complete post.
I am sure some of you bloggers at one time or
another have had computer problems. My five-year-old
computer stopped working last week and I had to buy a new one.
Transferring the data and setting it back up has kept me busy
this week.

I hope you are enjoying some cooler weather.  We
are going to be getting some cooler temps
next week. Yay! I will be in the garden.
First - the patio
Second - the garden

See you soon,
Betty

Linking to:

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 Goes

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 

Linking to:

Chic By You for Chic By You Wednesday

Katherine's Corner for Thursday Favorite Thing
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 

Patio Swing Redo!

Hello all, 

Life is good in Northern California this week. The weather is still cool for the middle of June. I did a little redo to my patio swing before my Garden Tour. Last week I took some photos of My Fern Grotto and my Patio Swing Redo. I have a little bird cage with some little birds and I don't need to buy bird seed. lol 

Last year in my Flower Shop post you can see the original swing cover and a green bed coverlet to cover the seats. 

This spring I found a white bed sheet and two white lace window valances and made a new cover. The white sheet is a wonderful background for photos. The new seat cover is a 9'x12' drop cloth I bought at Walmart for under $10.00 dollars.

Pink print pillow sham  and pastel print pillows give the drop cloth cover a comfortable look. My granddaughters gather in the patio on hot summer evenings and love to cuddle up on the swing. They love how comfy it is to swing and visit each other after a busy day playing at the lake. The evenings usually stay in the low 90's all night. We enjoy ice cream and cookies and talk girl until time for bed. I love being a grandma so much... 

This sweet pillow is the eyelet end of a pillow case. I sewed it up and flipped the eyelet edge over the top of the pillow.

The pink polka dot pillows were on clearance at Tuesday Morning last summer.  

My ferns love their spot for the summer. Shade and water everyday is my secret to have large ferns in a pot. This year I bought a Meyer Lemon tree and planted it in a pot too. 

Ferns are so ethereal, elegant and graceful. I collect different types of ferns. This year I plan to add some new varieties of ferns to my collection.

This fern has been in this pot for a few years. I also have a young tree fern planted in the back of the large fern.

I love sitting in the patio in the cool of  the morning with a cup of coffee watching the breeze blow the fronds to and fro.

This patio spot is another Cozy Corner... 

Thanks for visiting and please come back soon.

I'm linking to some wonderful parties and hope you visit them too.
Katherine's Corner for Thursday Favorite Thing 
  French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday 
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday 
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday

Under The Table and Dreaming for Sunday Showcase Party  

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday
Cedar Hill Ranch for The Scoop!
A Delightsome Life for A Return to Loveliness
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday