Just a reminder, I will be posting on Wednesdays and Sundays every week so be sure to check back on those days to see a new post......
Today I will be sharing how I decorated my Kitchen for Late Summer in an Apple theme with a touch of Sunflowers....
In my last post, I shared a Garden Update......
And a Few Fall/Halloween Crafts that I made.....
And I also made some Apple Crafts for the Kitchen....
And now for a few Personal Notes...
Joe recently discovered this pizza at Price Chopper for a mere $6.99.....
On Saturday, he added his own pepperoni ( he is very picky about his pepperoni ) to it for him and Joey as I can not eat it for fear of death.....
You pop this sucker in the oven for 20 minutes.....
When we finished the Landscaping Project that my new next door neighbor had hired us to do, Joe told her he would cut down the yews in the flower bed under her LR window when the robin and her babies left the nest in the one shrub.....
Of course, he decided to cut down one of the yews on one of the hottest days last week when it was 90 degrees and very high humidity......
After we finished the project.......
After Joe cut down the one yew and cut back the hostas which were getting quite holy and not in the religious sense of the word......
Barna Landscaping will be doing one more project......
More to come on that soon......
Joe did find a few more things that I was looking for at Dollar Tree so I did a bit more crafting.....
I will share more about this in a future post but this is a sneak peek......
Before.....
After.....
I turned these 3 packs of goodies from Dollar Tree......
Into these ornaments......
I may be doing something in the way of a garland with them......
I am having the BEST time getting to do all the Crafting I want!!
Have I mentioned that I LOVE being RETIRED????????
LOL!!
Sending Prayers out to all that may be in the path of Hurricane Ida......
Here is NEPA, we too may be affected with rain amounts anywhere from 2-6 inches in some areas......
And maybe up to 8 inches!!!!!
It could be catastrophic for our area that surrounds the Susquehanna River......
We will see by mid week.....
Stay safe, everyone!!!
I truly love decorating my Kitchen more than I love cooking in it!!!!
I decided to change some things out for Late Summer.......
I had actually planned on doing so right after July 4th but got sidetracked with the Landscaping projects for my neighbors and the heat!!!
Last year, I had come up with the idea to decorate with some Apple decor that I already had and a bit of Sunflowers for Late Summer.....
I just didn't get to do it as early as I thought I would but it will be a few weeks yet before I decorate the Kitchen for Fall/Halloween......
Luckily, for the month of August, there is a Sunflower picture on my Calendar!!
The apple tile is normally on this chalkboard that was gifted to me by a former co worker.....
I shopped my own Hutch here to create an Apple vignette on the desk area of the Hutch I made from an old desk and bedroom furniture shelf unit......
I simply pulled some of the Apple items that I had displayed here since after Easter and rearranged the shelves.....
The Desk area is decorated in an Apple theme.....
I added an Apple pick to the arrangement in the corner.....
Borrowed a few Apples from a bowl full of them on one of my shelves and took the Apple clock from the top shelf of the Hutch.......
I bought this in Micheal's many years ago and it usually hangs in the corner on the Kitchen cabinets......
The vintage Apple set was on the shelves of the Hutch above the Desk area.......
I borrowed a copper pizza pan that Joe seldom uses to use as a tray here.......
I changed out the floral candle ring around the vintage milk glass lamp for a red berry one......
This wooden Apple piece was also gifted to me by a former co-worker.....
The round woven place mat was bought on clearance several years ago in Wegman's.....
I also decorated underneath the Desk.....
The Apple sign was my neighbor Elly's, who also decorated her Kitchen with Apples.....
One of the toilet paper Apples that I made......
A wooden Apple Pie sign hangs on the pedestal stand......
A vintage Yellow Ware bowl in green filled with wooden Apples from my neighbor Elly's home......
And a vintage Apple Canister set.......
One of the Apple crafts I made using an embroidery hoop......
A vintage Sunflower door stop.....
In the evening with all my ambient lighting on......
In the corner......
Hung a vintage rose tray where the Apple cutting board that I used on the desk usually hangs....
An Apple Orchard oven mitt.....
I hung the matching Apple Orchard towel from the grater holder that I made.....
Another Apple towel hangs on the stove......
An Apple pot holder......
Not much changed here where my Kitchen window once was....
Fairy lights in my Sunflower Crackle glass votive........
In the evening.......
I hung vintage Apple and Strawberry dish towels......
Switched to my Apple rugs......
I bought these in Gabes a few years ago.....
I added a few Sunflowers that I picked up at Dollar Tree recently to my wire tea cup in the counter of this area of the counter.....
I love the texture of them!!!
In the evening.....
In my last post, I shared the Apple wreath that I made from a Dollar Tree grapevine wreath using things that I already had.....
I also hung 2 Apple pot holders on the handles of the cabinet doors.....
My Beverage Area......
I changed out the Coffee bottle cap sign......
For a Sunflower one.......
I switched out the place mat for a solid gold one......
And I placed a cute Apple dish cloth underneath a clear acrylic board......
Still too hot outside for my flavored Teas and Hot Cocoa that I enjoy in the Fall and Winter.....
On top of the refrigerator......
I simply added an Apple to the existing vignette that has been here all Summer......
The counter bar......
I added some faux green vegetables to the copper wire hanging baskets.....
And you may remember from my last post that I made these toilet paper Apples.......
I placed the yellow and green ones on top of my red mercury glass candlesticks......
I thought they went well with my stained glass lamp on the counter bar......
I changed the runner on the counter bar.....
On the side of the counter bar.......
More apples.......
And the other Apple embroidery hoop I made.....
I hope you enjoyed seeing how I changed my Kitchen up a bit by adding a few Apple and Sunflower decor items.....
It will stay this way for a few weeks until I decorate it for Fall/Halloween.....
In my next post, I will be sharing some Patriotic decor that Joe got on clearance....
And what I did with it!!!
So I hope you will stop by to visit again soon!!
Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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