New Succulents

I got a few of my favorite succulents again. Graptoveria Moonglow, Graptopetalum Amethystinum, and Echeveria Perle Von Nurnberg. 

I used to have similar ones years ago in my vintage planters and it just feels a little strange having them again. Over the past years, I lost a lot of my plants from succulents to flowers. Some of it was from people trying to "help" and overwatering them or thinking something was a weed and throwing it away. 

I'm just not used to the idea that these new plants may actually stick around this time. That I'll actually get to keep them and watch them grow.

I still have my String of Hearts though. I've had it for years. I got to watch the flowers bloom once. At one point, all the vines died but I left the tubers in the soil and they eventually started growing back. It even has like one variegated string in there. It never really thrived because I couldn't place it in a good spot but I'm hoping by moving it to the new house, it will be able to grow long again.

The Thrifted Cow Planter: A Pink Mushroom Makeover

I found this cow planter at the thrift store! It was hidden in the toys section and I almost missed it. Wooden animal planters have been on my wishlist for years, but I never had space for them before getting my own home.

I couldn't find any info on this one so I'm assuming it's handmade. It looked cute as is, just a little dirty but I prefer my garden finds like that rather than looking brand new. 

I really wanted to turn it into a strawberry or pink mushroom cow, but since I already had some wooden mushrooms from the dollar store that I had already painted pink... It seemed like the best choice!

After a quick wipe down, I painted over the black spots with pink. I originally planned on painting the eyes but decided to just give it new googly eyes to keep the derpiness.

I glued on the wooden mushrooms on the head and some smaller foam mushrooms around. I traded the old blue ribbon for purple lace and leaf ribbon, added a wire butterfly, and gave it a new tail from leftover pink & purple yarns. 

I sealed it all afterwards and you can see that it left a bit of color on the face but I think it just adds to the weathered look.

Now it's in the backyard holding some mushroom solar lights.