So busy, but so unproductive, so tired, so hot!

7 years ago

I've hardly had time to get on the computer. I'm still not running on all four cylinders. Like nearly everyone else, we've been dealing with heat and humidity (not so bad today) and lots of rain (but not suffering amounts like the poor people in Louisiana).

We had company drop in for a couple of days. It was nice, but hectic.

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, and will hopefully be back with you good people tomorrow afternoon.

I will have questions about a "house number" plaque for the front door area. Serious decisions here, folks! LOL

Hubby just grilled squash and burgers. It's dinnertime!

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Debbie B.

7 years ago

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Hi all! Had a lovely cool shower! My neighbors just gave me one of those detachable shower heads with the hose on it. They're moving and didn't need it. Last night Frank came over and put it on. It's been years since I've had one of those so it's a real treat! Then I had my lunch--Greek yogurt with a little granola, and my noon cup of coffee. :-). Finally went outside to get those pics for Caroline!

So this is the house number we hung up on the side of the house. Underneath it are the stickers that are so tacky. We put a rope hanger on it and stuck a hook on the house with adhesive and then hung the sign on it:

It's visible from the street, which was our main objective. Secondarily, we're going for a cottage look, so this was the first small step.

Here's the "Cozy Cottage" sign we made and put up on a tree next to the street. It's also very visible and we think it's cute, lol!

The second pic here was taken from the street. I know this wouldn't fit everyone's style or taste, but it works for us.

I also wanted to mention that I was at the hardware store the other day and they had quite a variety of numbers, mostly metal and/or plastic, in black and kind of brass, that looked like you screw them into the post or wall.

Have a great afternoon! :-)

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User
7 years ago
See ya tomorrow!
desertsteph
7 years ago
I hope it's good news tomorrow at the doc's!
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Shades_of_idaho
7 years ago
Caroline Hoping you are feeling better today.
Debbie B.
7 years ago
Hi Caroline! I hope your day is going well. About house numbers: Joy and I made ours. All the homes in our little MHP have identical numbers, these really small reflective stickers. I think the fire department gave them out at some point. You can't possibly see them from the road and they look really tacky, imho.

So Joy and I went to Michael's. We got three pieces of "weathered" wood they sell for sign making. Then we got numbers and letters. Our thought was to paint them, but it turned out that besides the unfinished wood ones, they also came painted in white. We used Gorilla glue and made one sign with just the house number that we attached right over the old, ugly numbers, lol. Then we made a two-part sign that has the house number and says "Cozy Cottage," and we attached it to a tree out front. We've gotten several compliments from neighbors, so that's always nice.

To make sure things wouldn't fall off, we glued the numbers and letters to the signs and then put heavy books on top of them overnight. I love Gorilla glue because once it has dried, ain't nothing coming off, haha!

I'm about to hop into the shower, but when I get out I'll go outside and take pics and post them here. :-)
schoolhouse_gw
7 years ago
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JustDoIt
7 years ago
Very cute Debbie.
Debbie B.
7 years ago
Hey Caroline, are you OK? Missing you!
writersblock (9b/10a)
7 years ago
That is cute, Debbie!
vintageliving
7 years ago
Love it Debbie!
Debbie B.
7 years ago
Thank you, FinallyHome, writersblock, and vintageliving!
Shades_of_idaho
7 years ago
Caroline I do hope you are doing OK???

Debbie great house number signs. LOVE the letters you used. We have those generic reflective numbers on the house. The county provides them.
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
7 years ago
Very cute sign, Debbie! Those letters are so cute!

My friend down the street mosaiced her house numbers on a wooden sign type thing she got at Lowe's, I think. It turned out really nice. White numbers on a blue background.

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Debbie B.

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