Canister Evolution

Seems like there's metamorphosis in the canister world in blogland.  I didn't intend to post about it but after I saw Susan at Between Naps on the Porch post about replacing her canisters with clear glass canisters, I had to join the fun.  

 

These are my sort-of new canisters. I didn't need them and I didn't plan to buy any, but stumbled upon them while shopping for back-to-school-clothes with my family in August. Well of course one can find clothes in the housewares section at Marshalls.

After a decade of using plain white canisters that were given to me at a garage sale, I was drawn to these but unsure how I would feel about seeing the contents every day.  You see, it's so very hard for me to commit to something I can't exchange and since we were shopping 2.5 hours from home, I hesitated.

We took a family vote at the store since everyone agreed and since they were so inexpensive, they came home with the pencils, glue, gym shoes, and new clothes.

I'm so glad I took the risk. They look great with their chippy companions.  I especially like the sweet cherub on top (of the canister that is) even though the one in the picture is tops to me too. I decided to use small blue transferware cups in the flour and sugar and the kids' silver cup in the coffee beans to add a little "decoration."

The old guy.  Not out of favor, just out of sight now.

Joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday where it looks like I'm not the only one around blogland changing up canisters.  

Fading.

As summer fades to fall and fall approaches winter,

I want to enjoy the gifts of the garden

one final time.

A rescued beauty.  I call her Louise.

Louise and her beloved, Charlie.  Also a rescue.

Clematis Jackmanii rambling up the arbor

Charlie framing pink peony.

Angelique

Easter morning

A summer bed

Dahlia

My favorite garden ornament

Heat seekers

A rose from my daughter.  "Peace" (I think)

Woodland garden

Kitty love

Lovely lupines

Peony

A gifted iris

The spring garden

The summer garden

The sanctuary

Early mornings with God

Fall's bounty

Pumpkin time.



Shed Metamorphosis

I'm always too impatient to wait until the end of a post to see the final product so I'm serving it up first in this post. This is my family project potting shed. It's not quite done, but unless one looks with a magnifying glass, you'll likely not detect it.  The best feature is the glass ceiling/roof.

This, sadly, is what we started with. It was one of those occasions when you finally succumb to the notion that your children are growing up and no longer play on the play set. To help ease the brokenheartedness, we decided to recycle as many parts as we could into something that we could continue to use.

My son helping us disassemble it. It feels like the potting shed project has taken about as long as this post (html and upload issues I can't even force myself to discuss) because my son has grown sooooo much even since this picture was taken in the early spring of 2010.

Construction lasted well into the summer and fall

The old door found for $5 at a second-hand store before I painted it granny smith apple green - - the color selected by my 11-year old daughter.

Indeed it was a family project and these girls love to use power tools.

One more glance at the play set we started with (only because every time I try to delete this stinkin photo I get html errors I can't fix!)

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And finally, shots of it in its glory in the spring garden 2011

One of the highlights of this garden shed is almost every item used to construct it and decorate it was recycled, including the cedar shake shingles that a neighbor had been storing for decades for "just the right project."

. . . and the winter garden.

Another winter shot of the full moon casting shadows on the snow but the bonus is you can see the glass roof and how the shed glows at night.  I keep a small strand of grapevine wreath lights on inside.  A post on the interior is in the making.





And another night-time image.  Pretend it's not blurry.

A peek inside.

Joining Kim at Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays Party

and Sugar and Dots What I Whipped Up Wednesday Party

and "Show off your Cottage Monday" at the House in the Roses








and "Metamorphosis Monday" at Between Naps on the Porch