Friday, I'm in Love: My Fiddle Leaf Fig!

I haven't talked about my plant babies in awhile. They're all doing really well, especially my fiddle leaf fig tree! 

He was in pretty sad shape when I brought it home, and I was really worried about him for awhile. Ferdinand the Fig Leaf lost nearly all of his leaves; down to about 4 leaves, I think. But I moved him into the sun a little more, started watering  more often (but smaller amounts each time) and he's thriving! He's grown some new leaves, and is growing more. See?

Before I bought Ferdinand, I read up on fiddle leaf figs. I knew they were pretty hard to take care of. This post by the Gardenista was super helpful, so I decided to take the plunge! These plants are so pretty and really make a statement. I couldn't be happier with little ol' Ferdinand! Maybe my thumb isn't so black anymore :)

A little housekeeping note: the When I Grow Up series will resume on Wednesday. Between my two jobs and my CASA classes, I ran out of time this week!

The Black Thumb Strikes Again

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Lily the Ivy the has died. She made it about two months in my care, but unfortunately she did not make it to three. 

Surprisingly, Barney is still around! He's still not looking great, but he's hanging in. The other plants are doing great, and I've added to the brood. Ferdinand the Fiddle Leaf Fig is doing pretty well. It took a little while for us to find our groove. For the first few weeks the leaves started falling off and drooped constantly. But I upped the amount of water I give him each week and he's responded well. Ferdinand didn't really look too great to begin with, so I'm happy with how things seem to be going.  

I also added Isabella the Snake Plant. She's proven to be pretty low maintenance thus far, which has been great!

I do love having plants in the house. Here's hoping Lily is my only victim! 

Friday, I'm in Love: Junk Hippy Country

Last year I went to the first annual Junk Hippy Country show. Junk Hippy is essentially a traveling flea market, and in September they stop in my small town for a show! Our town celebrates Founder's Day the first weekend of September, and last year the Junk Hippy show was an awesome addition to the festivities. All the vendors participating in the show set up their booths outside and the best part is, the event is free. 

I scored some great deals last year; it was incredibly hot and most vendors were trying to sell everything they brought instead of having to load it back in their own vehicles :) Below is a mediocre picture of everything I took home. The bar cart is being put to good use in our kitchen now, the large basket holds all our dirty laundry, and the pictures are hanging around the house! The Stolen Kisses sign might be my favorite pick of that day.

And Junk Hippy Country is back! Tomorrow morning after the OKC Stair Climb (more on that next week) I'll be hitting up the Junk Hippy show again. Here's hoping I can find even more treasures this year. If I do, I'll be sharing them with you next week. Happy Friday, friends!