poor man's gard{en}

so we found some time this weekend 

to work on our front yard!

finally!!

what phase is this?

i think three.

remember what it looked like

in the other two phases:

with those nasty hedges

and then after we took out those nasty hedges.

except, mr. amazing and i learned the hard way.

somehow, the grass and weeds seemed to

grow really fast and before long, it looked like

this again.

yeah....

so basically, we had to pull all

the weeds again before we could

tear out the roots & stumps, and till 

the soil.

but mr. amazing really lives up to his name.

and we somehow managed to get complete the prep work within

about three hours. 

and finally planted our plants!

now, our phase three looks like this: 

(these pictures don't do our hard work justice)

but....

things are not always perfect.

right?!

yes.

and, to prove my point,

look here

see that muddy hole? yeah. 

somehow we seemed to dig up this

corroded metal pipe 

which honestly

wasn't part of the new sprinkler system

but still managed to cause some caving.

so....

we just have to fix that. oops.

but other than that, our

poor man's gard{en}: phase three

is complete!! 

phase four is going to consist of painting

the outside of the house!!!!

(and maybe adding a few more plants here and there)

it is so rewarding to work hard 

and see your progress.

i love it.

oh, and i should mention we did all

of this for a couple hundred dollars!

i know. discount plants & craigslist free.

i'm proud of us...

i hope you enjoyed your three day weekend!

            .jessnicole.

{free}day

hello friends!

today's free pieces are

super great.

check them out...

lennox

the classiest magazine holder. ever.

and 

harper

the perfect companion to 

your sofa or bed or reading chair

mr. amazing and i are gardening,

painting & welcoming a dear friend back 

into the states 

this weekend. oh, and an early

birthday celebration on 

memorial day with family.

cannot wait for yummy food and happiness.

 photos of the progress

on our little home

and maybe even some of our food,

early next week.

have a wonderful weekend with people

you love.

xoxo

            .jessnicole.

lost&found

this week's beautified piece

is 

monsieur georges

he started off like this

lost

and ended up looking

fabulously strapping, 

and stripe-ing (get it?!).

and found

i think i'm going through

 a stripe phase.

i just love them.

and, i have been working on 

some new pieces today.

i cannot wait to show you the end result.

there are stripes involved.

have a perfectly wonderful thursday.

i hope you are inspired today.

                    .jessnicole.

poor man's gard{en}

i need more inspiration today.

so i thought today's

post can be just that...

our hard work in our little garden

(outdoors AND indoors)

has been worth it.

  

and, i thought i would share with you

some new finds i have purchased

for my dad's house.

remember how we remodeled his kitchen a

few months back?

it is featured in this 

poor man's gard{en} here.

well, now, i am slowly

furnishing his living room 

and dining room with {almost} free finds.

here are some lost photos of the pieces.

a $120 credenza for his dining room.

don't you love it!??? she just needs

some shine.

a little reading chair

for his reading nook

just off the living room.

she needs a good paint job

and a little reupholstery lovin'. 

she's going to be my first major

upholstery job. can't wait!

and this table & chairs.

craistlist find. $30.

needs to be stained and sealed.

and of course the chairs need a little

disregard{en} touch. but isn't it great??!

i haven't gotten my hands on any of the pieces yet

to make them beautiful but

i can't wait to show you when they are finished!

i love making every poor man's gard{en}

bloom. 

do you have any recent diy projects you are

working on? i'd love to see

your poor man's gard{en}!

 have a lovely tuesday.

xoxo

                        .jessnicole.

{free}day

friday. friday.

how is it friday?

this week's new

free piece:

monsieur georges

{you don't actually pronounce the 's'}

he's french.

he is fun. you wait and see.

speaking of fun, is anyone doing

anything fun on their last night before

the rapture?

my day was exhausting

but mr. amazing and i ended it with

mexican food. so i'm pretty much ready.

in all seriousness, i hope everyone 

enjoys their lovely weekend.

be with people you love,

enjoy good food and i'll most likely see

you early next week!

xoxo

           .jessnicole.

lost&found

hello friends!
it's still thursday my time,
so technically i made it.
happy lost & found!

sweet cole

lost

now 
found

lovely linnie

lost

now 
found

sleep well dear friends.
xoxo
                   .jessnicole.

poor man's gard{en}

it's tuesday.

which means i get to show you

photos of our 

poor man's gard{en}

at the flea market this past sunday.

we had so much fun. 

the weather was perfect

and there were so many interesting

and great people walking & shopping around.

the day started of with heavy rain, but

the rain stopped around 7:45am and gave

us just enough time to set up for the day.

i am not going to lie. 

i was a bit frustrated with the rain

but it ended up providing for 

a gorgeous sky and perfect temperatures.

it was lovely.

to show the you the loveliness 

here are a few photos i managed to take.

hello friends!

vintage homegrown. they sell with us.

isn't their stuff incredible?!!

find them on etsy.

wasn't it a lovely day?

disregard{en} is going to be selling

at two other local markets

in the upcoming month. 

i can't wait to give you more details!!

hope you have a lovely tuesday friends.

                  .jessnicole.

{free}day

and, another post

since you are so patient.

this week's 

{free}day

sweet 

cole

and

lovely 

linnie

they are actually completed

{not in these photos, of course}.

and you can see them

this coming sunday

if you want to visit me.

i know you do.

even if you're thousands of miles away.

you should hop on a plane.

and if you aren't thousands 

of miles away,

no excuses.

unless you're having a baby or something.

that's the only excuse i'll accept.

{just kidding}

you'll miss out on amazing finds and cool

people and great food.

oh, but you'll have plenty of

opportunity to see disregard{en}

because i am going to be

selling at a few other

markets in the very near future.

details to come.

have a wonderful weekend friends.

and, if i don't see you,

well, i hope you have a 

wonderful weekend anyway.

love

              .jessnicole.

lost&found

oh, blogger. you are so difficult.

sorry sweet friends. 

i could not write my weekly

posts because blogger decided to

do some maintenance these last few days.

anywho,

here is this week's

lost & found

evie

lost

found

and

pearl

lost

found

looooovely. they will be available for purchase

this coming sunday at the

melrose trading post.

hope you had a wonderful thursday yesterday.

xoxo

                   .jessnicole.

{free}day

lovely new finds.

mr. amazing found these two

beauties within the last month

and i couldn't wait to share them

with you.

aren't they already so wonderful??!

evie

pearl

cannot wait to show you their

new, found look next week.

have a wonderful weekend.

i am looking forward to celebrating

my lovely and amazing mother.

i love you momma! 

i am so grateful for your presence 

in my life and for your love.

you make my heart smile.

(and, i, of course, am excited

to celebrate my mother-in-law, debbi. 

i am beyond blessed to have acquired such

an astounding woman in my life!)

even if you don't get to celebrate

your mother this weekend, i hope

you get to celebrate whoever

demonstrates the love of a mother to you.

whoever that is.

see you next week friends.

xoxo

            .jessnicole.