Recap of The Backwood's Marketplace

Gypsy Farm Girl + Rooster Tails = The Gypsy Rooster! 

Meet our funky Gypsy Rooster mascot, created from a late night sewing spree and lots of fabric scraps! He welcomed guest at one entrance into our booth at the recent Backwood's Marketplace. 

The weather was absolutely gorgeous for this show! We were able to set up early and didn't have to worry about the wind or rain disrupting our plans and for that we are thankful.

This show, we added live plants and some scrap art. I collected the seeds (bundt pans and door knobs), planted the ideas with Jeff, and he fertilized (welded) them and all of a sudden these fun flowers sprung up the day before market! I love how they turned out and they got lots of comments, although some thought it was a waste of a good bundt pan and others said "who would have thought of that?" Ummm, me! :)

I had this bike, that we named the flower peddler and promised a video of me riding it Sunday morning, before the market opened. 

Here's one of the video's of me riding down the dirt road at market! (There's also a live video available on facebook of us walking through our booth and a final bike ride, before it went off to its new home.) Apparently, everyone was worried about me crashing, but I didn't! :)

Since the market, I have been adding lots of new inventory to my shop, so if you couldn't make it out to the market, I can ship to you!

Here's a partial view inside my tent.

The gazebo was part of the property and we were ask to include it within our layout and include some decor around it for picture taking. 

The market coincided with the history gathering and I had some of my vintage church paintings available.

Angea's Farmhouse sign. I had fun creating these truck and camper tin signs / wall hangings from scrap tin. I love my cutting tool that I found to cut the metal. (The truck sold. but the glampers are available.)

Miss Gussie - she loves going to markets and letting everyone peek inside her. She loves all their sweet comments and the super excited squeals from a few!

Looking out from the camper door.

 Almost all of the tin bird flew away to new homes!

Here's a view of all our space! We kind of had a lot of stuff, between the two of us!

 A great big THANK YOU to everyone who came junkin' with us! We appreciate everybody who stopped by our booth to shop and visit. We love getting to see all of you! Also, thank you to the Blackstone Family for letting us be apart of this market. If you were unable to attend, but see something you like or something you wished you had got while you were there, please check in my shop as I am adding new inventory or send me a message. (clothing hasn't been added yet, but hopefully this week I can get it photographed and listed.)

Not all who wander are lost... happy trails till our paths cross again. 

Flea Market Style Gardening Ideas

I love repurposing items into unique garden containers. Chandeliers, rusty bottomless buckets, chicken feeders, crocks, old tool boxes and the such find their way into my flea market style garden. 

 I found this chandelier at a recent sale. The wiring had already been removed and they had taper candles in the electric sockets. I decided to remove the sockets and knew that succulents would look fabulous in the chandy and I was not disappointed! The succulents don't require much space or water to grow, so this arrangement should work great for them. I've always wanted trees to hang lanterns or chandeliers from and its finally happening, since the tree limbs are getting larger and stronger in the yard. 

Pots of dianthus, Mexican heather, and dusty miller fills a turquoise tool box. Want to know a secret? There's two separate pots in the took box and I simply added a little mulch around the edges to hide the plastic pots. A few years ago, I decided that I would no longer purchase traditional flower pots for my yard and that plastic pots would not be visible. If the plants getting to looking bad, I can easily switch them out. It has been several years since I have had any Mexican Heather, so I am excited about finding some at a nursery this year and can't wait till it fills it some. 

 Lavender in a tin bucket - make sure to drill drainage holes (if there isn't rust holes) or empty out the excess rain water to keep from flooding the plants. 4 inches of rain this week, had some of my plants floating and I'll be moving some more around this weekend, so they find the perfect place for the season.

 An old rusty trash can becomes a plant pedestal. I think these are a mini petunia, but I can't remember the exact name.

 A mixed basket sits on top of an old crock, while a spider plant is planted in part of a chicken feeder/waterer. I think its part of a waterer and part of it is missing. There's no bottom to the galvanized piece. I pulled the plastic hanger off of the basket and then pulled the plant up through the bottom of the bucket and then toed it to the handle, like I have done with the bottomless buckets before.

 Speaking of bottomless buckets. Here's my spring version of these two hanging buckets! Five years later and the same buckets adorn the front of the gazebo, with the same plastic pots wired inside. I change out the flowers each year. Currently lots of herbs, marigolds, periwinkles, and Mexican heather.

 The trailing herb is Orange Mint - any good ideas of how to use it? I love the look of it and it smells so good!

 If you need an extension on your hangers, grab an old spring to adjust the height.

 This same pot of chives has been in the yard for several years! I love cooking with fresh herbs! I made spaghetti this week and went outside clipping away. Smells so yummy to trim the herbs and bring them inside!

I'm looking forward to some more yard therapy soon and planting more flowers, mowing, and getting rid of some old limbs. Some people pay for a gym membership, a yard worker, and a therapist - I garden instead and get paid in flowers and herbs! What's your favorite flowers and herbs to grow each spring? Do you plant in reclaimed planters?  

Meagan and Justin's Wedding

Meagan recently shared pictures from her fall wedding with me! Fred Vero Photography beautifully captured the Pennsylvania couple. 

Meagan carried a navy burlap and lace bouquet and requested a birdcage veil to match. Justin has a burlap rose boutonniere in white and natural. For the hair piece, she requested a headband, with a removable bird cage veil. That way, she could wear the veil at the wedding and just the headband at the reception. It was the first time I had created such a piece and I think Meagan wears it well! 

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom and thank you for letting me a part of your special day! Wishing you many years of happiness together!