The Scarlet Petticoat

The Healing Waters...

In early 2009, I finally had the courage to end my twenty year marriage. 

I moved my two teenagers and tiny poodle into an apartment in Baltimore,

life was scary and exhilarating at the same time.  I set about creating a cheerful, soothing home. 

Each of the kids had their own room, which was very important to me,

however, I used the small section off the kitchen den (read no doors!) for my room.

Amidst the activities of the children and the stress of our new lives,

I realized I needed a place to be alone and be calm. 

Now, I have never been a gardener!! That is for Laur and Mom!!!

So, I regarded my little balcony with a wary eye!

Mom gave me a geranium to start with and lo and behold I actually kept it alive. 

I am not going to talk about the tomato fiasco!!

Somewhere along the way I picked up a fountain pump with

the idea of creating my own 'wall of water'!

After MANY consultations and tossed out sketches,

 (with Captain Butler, who is an Engineer, by the way!)

I decided to use found objects to hold the water. 

Since I spend all my free time at the Goodwill

looking at dishes I decided to look for vessels there.

Pictured below is my first purchase! 

A sponge painted bowl from Williams-Sonoma!!

$5.00!!!  Woo Hoo!  At this point I was thinking of a blue and white theme.

When I saw this little delft strawberry pot I thought the water

hose could run in through the high hole and

flow out the low ones.  That idea looked better on paper!!!

Next I found this gorgeous pink bowl!!

$3.50!! Yay! Blue and white went out the window!!

The actual balcony needs some painting...

the doors are all new...a project for another time!

As you can see I later found a very similar small pink bowl for $.50! Are you kidding!!?! 

The little filigree bird was half off at Michael's, coming in at $3.00ish. 

Still need to find a way the make hose less noticeable.

I inverted the strawberry pot under the tiny pink bowl. 

Next I found a pot with a scalloped edge so the pump could hide under it and

the plug and hose could come out from under it with no unevenness.

I set the whole thing on a white turkey platter!

Threw some glass stones around and turned it on!!!

Ahhhh!  Now I sit outside in the sun or shade and read

while the sound of water falling softly next to me

lulls me into a feeling of peace.

Please check out Susan at her Metamorphosis Monday Party

to see some other fun projects come to life!  Thank you for visiting!!

Love, Scarlet