Say Hello to my Little Garden

I have finally started gardening!!!  Well technically I have been gardening for a few weeks now. But yesterday I actually bucked down and started putting my seeds into the ground, and the items we brought from the Wilmington Flower Market into the pots.

So here is the scoop:

I have 4 garden raised garden beds.  I received the lumber for free :) And with the help of my sister and my friend Steve, we put them together.  Very simple yes, I was just having horrible pain flare ups and could barely hold a hammer.  We tilled the earth using a hand tiller. Let me tell you now, OH MY GOD THAT SUCKS! I had to have my nephew come in and help me.

So far I have:

• lettuce
• cucumber
• zucchini
• brussel sprouts
• tomatoes
• peppers
• lavender
• mint
• parsley
• strawberries (putting in the ground today)
• grapes (putting in the ground today)

This is my first time, EVER gardening. So I am no expert by any means. Much of what I have learned has been through friends who are seasoned gardeners, and the net. But if anyone has any questions, I will be glad to help any way I can.

i've never been more happy to have dirt in all of my life!

From Goodwill to Oh My Goodness! {Chair Project}

I'm horrible at updating blogs. Even my business blog, Marisa Taylor Photography needs to be updated.  But I will tell you this, I am wonderful at updating Facebook.  Because, let's face it. It's Facebook!  So I hope that eventually I get this blog going into an awesome diy resource, and journal of projects that I am doing.  Talking about projects, I have to show you what I did last night!

Above are two chairs that I got from Goodwill. I got both of them for $5!!!  Dark brown, wood look plastic, with navy blue, I'm guessing corduroy for the cushions.  We desperately need chairs in our house, so this looked perfect. And as soon as I saw them, I knew that I needed to grab them.

So I grabbed them, along with two cans of Purple Krylon spray paint, and went to work!  First I disassembled the chair, spray painted the back and legs. Then I took some fabric that I already had here, which was given to me for free, cut the shape of the cushion out, and added a few inches to overlap, and used my nail gun to put in place.  Wa la! New (to me) chairs, for less than $10!!!