:: At the Beach! ::
Jordan and I decided to take an impromptu trip to the beach yesterday! It was 85 degrees and home, I got a major case of Spring Fever! DH was supposed to come with us, but they had a meeting right before he was supposed to leave work and he found out that he has to work this weekend. Sucks to be him – LOL! My MIL is coming down tomorrow, and we’ll be staying until Wednesday. It’s not peak season yet, so we got to stay in one of the nicer hotels that have all of the indoor/outdoor pools, lazy rivers, and this cool pirate lagoon – which is right outside our room! We;ll be here until Wednesday, and our hotel has internet in the lobby, so I will try to check my email at least once a day.
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Several of you have asked me to post photos of my little garden I’ve been working on. It’s not finished yet, and it’s nothing fancy, but I did take a few photos yesterday. Please keep in mind, it’s still a “work in process.” You can see spots of that red clay I mentioned -hate that stuff! And I still need to put some mulch down to. I kind of like the ground cover that’s growing in there, but it may get unmanagable this Summer. It gives it that country, shabby, thrown together feel… or does it just need to go? 
Here’s the overall planter I was talking about. 
And here is a close-up of one of the shoe planters. 
Here’s the front stoop. That’s Rocky, our Jack Russell, at the door checking out what’s going on outside. 
Then Mollie, our female, had to come see what I was doing too! 
So there you have it - nothing that special, but I never claimed to have that much of a green thumb - LOL! Now if I can get my husband motivated to get some boards replaced on the deck around the pool… We also still need to build some large beds around the trees in the front yard, but that’s probably going to require a truck load of mulch - not just the bags from Lowes. DH has also been promising Jordan to get her playhouse fixed up since we bought this house over a year and a half ago - LOL! As you can see, I have quite the “honey-do” list - now I just have to get him to do it!
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I have another little mini set as today’s freebie. Hope you like it!
HERE is the download link. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE MY LINKS WITH OTHERS OR IN YAHOO GROUPS. DON’T SUPPORT PIRACY! Have a great weekend, and please leave me some love if you download the freebie! 
1malacima
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 8:14
you have a cute little garden and shoe planters!thanks for sharing freebies!
2belle007
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 8:20
Thank you for the Plum Funky Freebie. Love the shoe planters in your garden! Enjoy your vacation.
3Rae J, Australia
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 8:44
Thanks for the lovely kit Traci - your planters are cute - I think you will read lots of comments about them!
4Kelly
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 9:20
Thanks for the great kit. Just love those planters. Wish I could find such whimsical things around me. The overalls were my favorite!
5RenaeNick
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 9:24
Tracy, This is such a pretty kit! Thanks so much for sharing!
Renae
6Leslie Hasenkamp
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 9:40
The dogs are cute and the I love all the planters.. I am a huge gardening fanatic.. when I am not scrappin
LOL Thanks for the great freebie 
you are a sweetie 
7charlotf
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 9:43
Thank you for the freebie.
Your planters are so cute and funny !
8Sheryl
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 10:02
wow, tracy..what pretty colors…so muted and nice! will the cool alpha in your preview be available? I really like the alpha you used to spell out “Plum Funky Sampler”….very neat
-sheryl
9Brianna
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 10:18
You never said how the beach was!! =P
10Sharon aka Scrapcat4914
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 10:30
Thank you so very much for the awesome sampler!!!
Love the photo’s of your garden & planter’s!
11Joanne
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 10:46
This is what I was waiting for..pictures of the garden..those overalls are so cute…lovely job…on the garden..and also thank you for the bonus gift..I don’t know how you do it all girl..hats off and congrats are in order to..
12Lisa
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 12:03
I love the planters…those overalls and shoes are the cutest!! Have fun at the beach, and don’t forget the sunscreen!! Thanks for the pictures and the adorable freebie!!
13Kelly
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 12:04
Adore the overall planter!! I forget where you said you picked it up at?? As always, thank you for an awesome freebie!
14Rosemarie
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 12:42
Hi Traci, Thank you for your newest freebie…Yor photos are lovely…TFS…
15Melinda
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 12:47
Thank you! you’ve done more gardening already than I plan to do this whole summmer LOL! Looks good to me
16Ela
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 12:48
thank you for the freebie
17Joy
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 14:30
WOW.. you have wonderful sunshine… I need some…
Have a great weekend.. and thank you.
Joy
18Anne
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 14:41
Nice colors. Thanks
19Joanna
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 15:10
Thanks a lot for the pretty sampler.
Your planters are soo funny - never seen that kind before.
20Ramie
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 15:15
CUTE garden! Thanks for sharing!
And love the freebie too! Thanks so much!
Ramie
21IkeaGoddess
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 15:46
What a cool & funky mini-kit. Thanks for sharing.
22xashee
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 15:49
i LOVE your garden area AND your planters! you did a GREAT job with it!! it looks so cute and cozy!!! thanks for sharing those pix!!
oh and thank you for the cool freebie too lol
23Fe McB
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 16:45
what a cute little kit! thanks so much for sharing, I just love your style!
24Kelli
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 16:50
ohhh this one is great too! Thanks so much Traci!
25Laura
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 17:03
Thanks for the sampler! Your plants look great!
26sabdesbois
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 17:09
Thank you for the sampler. It’s just adorable
27Wanda
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 17:11
Thank you so much…love it!
28Carla
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 17:47
Your flower garden is gorgeous! Once you get it all together it will look so good Traci! I have to say, I love love the overall and shoe planters. They are so stinking cute!!! Thanks for taking the photos and posting! Thanks for the goodie today too!!!! Have fun on your trip…oh I am so jealous!!! lol!!!
29Sharon
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 17:51
I do not have a green thumb but I love what you did with your planters. Too cute! (I am a animal lover. Cute dogs too.) Thank you for the sampler.
30Cindy
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 17:51
Thanks for the freebie, and for the peek at your garden & planters. Enjoy that time at the beach! Lucky you!
31Brooke
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 18:13
Thanks much for the cute little kit!
32Teresa Bishop
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 19:01
Traci thanks for the great sampler. Your country garden looks great. I want to know where you found the cool overall and shoes planters.
33Carolyn
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 19:01
Thanks for the cute kit Traci!
34Rachel
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 19:35
Love the garden.. and thanks for the freebie!
35Glenda
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 21:31
Love the colors. Pretty little kit. Thanks
36Myxi
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 21:40
Your flower garden looks great. I love that overall planter and the tennis shoe. Thanks for the Plum Funky Kit.
37Nancy
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 21:56
Thank you !! The Shabby country looks great to me.
Love the shoes and the overalls. Found some a couple years ago at the Christmas Tree shop in Albany NY
Nancy
38Bonnie
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 22:06
Ohh Traci,
This kit is pretty funky!!
Thanks for sharing.
39Sharon
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 22:15
Sure is funky! And so are those tennis-shoe planters - LOL!! What a hoot! Thanks for the freebie!
40Krista
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 22:45
Great colors and funk! TFS
41BettyJoR
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 23:54
Thank you so much for the mini kit. Love the color combo. Cute yard art! Love that jean planter and shoes! They add such character!
42LVMommy22
wrote on 24 March 2007 at 23:57
LOVE the garden pix! i wouldn’t change a thing. it looks awsome just the way it is. the shoes and o-alls planters are darling, and the clay pots look great sunk and tipped like that. tfs!
M
43Heather
wrote on 25 March 2007 at 7:01
Thanks for sharing your great freebies, they are all so gorgeous!
I love Rocky and Mollie, both cuties!!!!
44LouAnn
wrote on 25 March 2007 at 7:24
Your garden is cute! I sent your page link to my mom who is starting a “walking” garden in her front yard because all that grows is moss - she will love it!
Thanks for the plum papers too - yummy!
45Candie
wrote on 25 March 2007 at 11:33
Traci, this is really cute! TY for sharing it.
46denise
wrote on 25 March 2007 at 16:09
Thanks for the latest freebie. I think those shoe planters are really cute.
47Sue
wrote on 25 March 2007 at 18:57
I love the spunky look of this mini kit…. thanks for sharing!
48Gail
wrote on 26 March 2007 at 10:56
Thanks for the freebie, Traci. Love the overalls and shoe planters. Too cute!
49side by side
wrote on 26 March 2007 at 11:04
Thank you!
Enjoy your time at the beach.
50Risa
wrote on 26 March 2007 at 23:49
Wow those planter are so cute, especially the overall one. I’ve never seen anything like that. Your plant looks totally perfect in there
Your dogs are adorable!!! and how blessed you are Traci, springtime and you have 85 degree weather and able to go to the beach ~ that’s brilliant!! We just got rid of our snow. Lovely sampler also, thank you. Take care and have fun.
51Elton Michael
wrote on 7 April 2007 at 21:35
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52Vicky Laursen
wrote on 30 May 2007 at 15:12
Cute. the above link was some kind of porn site. eek.
I do believe this link to 4shared is down also.
Vicky C. S. Laursen
Administrator, DigiScrapDepot.com