Figuring this out as I go...

I am super excited to tell ya'll that I'm going to be working a few days a week at Rountree Plantation!

Cool Huh?  I'm pretty excited.

For location information and hours you can find them at
http://www.rountreeplantation.net/gallery-work-examples.html

Rountree is a wonderful garden center here in Charlotte, NC and they have been around FOREVER. The staff there are knowledgeable and offer unique, hard to find plants.  They have so many beautiful things there (I love their Pottery!) and the staff  is so talented especially all the fine folks that put together the assorted pots. There is such an art to assembling a perfect mix of texture and color - then add to that the plants have to tolerate the same conditions -its definitely a talent.

I don't mind admitting that my skills don't lean in that direction. I have a bit of a brown thumb.  I don't kill something right out of the gate I let it suffer a while and die a slow death.

Not intentionally of course - I'm not evil! I certainly wish I wasn't such a gardening novice. Most of the time I don't even know what went wrong.  Did I drown the plant - starve it? - did it die of thirst? Maybe I should talk to it more? I'm never really sure.

SO - I guess you're wondering why in the world they would hire me.  Well what a good question.

 I'm going to be working on the retail end of the business. Merchandising and keeping all the fun goodies that I'm not destined to kill looking fresh and ready to be snapped up!

I'm hoping that I'll be able to share some of the cool stuff there and projects that I'm working on with you.  Right now I'm antiquing some boxes that will be turned into planters and I'm reupholstering some benches.  I'm going to post on that in a day or two.  Until then I'm going to share some awesome prints that are online and free!!

FREE!! Who doesn't love free?

One of my favorite blogs that I'm following (translate - addicted to) is The Graphics Fairy.  She ROCKS.  Today I'm going to try to link up to her page, but bear with me because I'm figuring this out as I go and its a bit bumpy from time to time.
A perfect example - you can "grab" a blogs button to offer a link on your page and show your support for them too. Its great networking and they look nice on your page.

WELL! 

First of all how do you even get a button and Second of all ... I've tried grabbing some of my favs to link you up to them and I can't seem to do it! Its a little frustrating. What makes it so frustrating is it seems really obvious HOW to do it and yet I haven't been successful. hummm.

Maybe I should seek out a blog on how to blog. That sounds pathetic. Do you think there is an "Idiots Guide to Blogging"? Oh well... I'll get it eventually.

This will link you to a beautiful, down-load able ? and FREE image of a gorgeous hydrangea. Its from the fall, but maybe it will serve to inspire you during these cold winter days.


http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2010/09/instant-art-printable-download-blue.html

She (The Graphics Fairy) also has really fun vintage Valentines and Easter images that are so great.  Perfect for a little inexpensive festivness.  Be sure to make use of the search engine on her page too. She has something for everyone.





I sure hope you all enjoy your day.