talented friends

This  has been a very busy month so far, Cindy and I have been out and about taking pictures and visiting some of our friends and customers who share the gardening and junking passion that we do.  Makes me so happy to see the flea market treasures from my shop in their new homes. The picture with the watering can collection, we designed for our customer ,she has such a good eye for junk treasures but just needed a little help displaying her finds.  I really love this idea hope you will be inspired by it, you could use other items you may have in a collection,an example would be old bird cages, birdhouses,wind chimes,teapots ,the secret in having a lot of interesting things in  your garden and it not looking junky is GROUPING!

talented friends who share a love for gardenig

garden inspiration

Fall is on the way

bottle tree legend

Legend of the bottle tree

This has become such a item for junkers and gardeners ,thought you might be interested in a little history,please be aware I am a Christian and as much as I enjoy these eclectic and interesting little pieces of art I do not believe this legend !! These whimsy little creations have their roots in Congo,they were brought over by the slaves,and began their migration all over the Southern landscape,found mostly along the countryside  close to the bayous in Louisiana, Mississippi,Tennessee,and Alabama.  In the Congo the blue bottles were hung from trees and huts as talisman to ward off evil spirits.  They believed that the spirits became mesmerized by the colors of the bottles sparkling in the sunlight and entered the bottles and were not able to find their way out,I have heard that they would put a cork i the bottle and put them in the waterways to be carried off (gee I wonder if this is why so many of those little bad spirits still hang out in the South??) Now you know the rest of the story what do you think???

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!!! This is my first post and I am so excited to be joining you all in Blogland! I hope you find many wonderful things to inspire you here. See you soon!!!