Cottage Sweet Peas

I love sweet peas! These are from my little plant. I put them in 2 antique amethyst bottles and one old French perfume bottle on my windowsill in the kitchen.


I really don't have much luck starting them from seed. So I purchased this plant at the local nursery. As you can see the colors are beautiful but it has absolutely no scent! What is a sweet pea without a beautiful sweet smell? Honestly, I think these are wild sweet peas from the side of the road, but they are still so pretty.


I did have two short lived blossoms from the seeds I started this past winter. It's just too darn hot for young plants to thrive no matter how much they are babied. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

And if the outdoor pictures look a little fuzzy to you, it's becasue my camera lens fogged up when I went out in the heat! I guess a lot of things need babied during this heatwave!


Here's a pretty vintage tablecloth and napkin set loaded with beautiful sweet peas. It's available at The Pink Rose Cottage.

My Little Greenhouse

I purchased this sweet little greenhouse years ago at Big Lots. It's one of my favorite purchases. I can use it for display or as I'm doing now, use it as a greenhouse.



Egg shells are the perfect way to start seeds. Not only are the shells cute, they can be planted right in the ground and are great for the soil.

So I can tell my sweet pea colors apart and my lupine from the sweet peas I made little flags. I'm not a "crafty" person, but this was so easy! I coated them with sparkling Mod Podge to keep them from getting soggy. And well, the sparkle part was just for me! Cuz what girl doesn't like a little sparkle?



I added a little bluebird figurine to watch over the eggs and now I'm just waiting for them to sprout!