Sunday, July 15, 2012

The Unwelcome Welcome




The project I have chosen first is more symbolic than anything else.  This is what hung at my entranceway since shortly after Mother’s Day when I murdered my gift.  This is literally and figuratively a dead greeting.  When I look at this I see a warning:  STAY AWAY; STAY FAR AWAY; INSIDE YOU WILL NOT FIND THE HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST!

This is what hung to greet my guests! 

In clearing out my clutter, I am hoping that my home will be more of a reflection of who I believe I am and who I want the world to see.  So the first thing I did was remove this obvious witness to my lack of TLC. 


Transplanting something healthier (OK, alive) into this planter became a family event, a memory to treasure.


The children were happy to help with this project.  We removed the dead flowers and put them in the compost bin.  We then used the soil and the planter to transplant two small houseplants that were in need of more space.  Nothing went to waste.  This was a recycling project that made a great “first impression”.
This is the finished product!  It is fully decorated with rocks and butterfly clips. Now to choose a location.

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