The sun is shining and it is a beautiful morning. Our Daisy Cottage garden is still blooming and that is a VERY good thing. :-)
While Maggie is preoccupied with her bird watching ...
We are happily preoccupied with finding a home for this VERY special heart that arrived at Daisy Cottage ...
My beautiful friend, Fifi, made this heart with her own two hands. With her artistic flair that she has for EVERYTHING that she touches, she handmade the heart out of metal, then aged it, painted it, inscribed it, and glazed it - creating something so SPECIAL and truly one of a kind.
We love it SO much, we decided to move the front gate basket to the other side ...
And gave our new Fifi-heart its' permanent place of honor ...
It will welcome our visitors as they come through our front garden gate!
I think this is the perfect place for our heart, don't you?
If you would like a special heart of your own, please visit Fifi here and let her know. I promise you will LOVE yours too!
I hope your day is a BEAUTIFUL one.
Back soon!
Love,
Kim
absolutely lovely, as always!
Posted by: Katherine | June 07, 2009 at 12:38 PM
oh so sweet, what a lovely friend..
Posted by: bettyann | June 07, 2009 at 12:47 PM
I love your heart! Fifi outdid herself with this one! It is perfect on your gate Kim! I have one from Fifi too. Come see it at my Comforts of Home blog
www.comfortsofhome.blogspot.com
xoxox
Penny
Posted by: Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio & The Comforts of Home | June 07, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Yes, it is absolutely perfect on your gate!
Perfect for you and for Daisy Cottage!
Posted by: Kathi | June 07, 2009 at 12:51 PM
perfect indeed
Posted by: Kimberly C. | June 07, 2009 at 01:13 PM
The perfect little Bonjour for Daisy Cottage!
Posted by: Deb | June 07, 2009 at 01:14 PM
Your pictures are absolutely flawless! I love your blog. I thank you for posting often.
Posted by: Embellish | June 07, 2009 at 01:36 PM
So lovely! ~Mandy
Posted by: Amanda | June 07, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Absolutely perfect!!
Posted by: LeAnn | June 07, 2009 at 01:53 PM
I am always so thrilled to visit your site!!! It is truely a thing of beauty!!! I love the red flowers and the little heart is adorable...I am headed to Fifi's right away!!!
I LOVE DAISY COTTAGE!!!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!!!
XOXO
Cathy
Posted by: Cathy | June 07, 2009 at 02:04 PM
I love your new heart and the spot you chose for it is perfect!
Your blog brings a smile to my face each time I visit!
Posted by: Marie | June 07, 2009 at 02:08 PM
Lovely heart for your lovely home!
:)
Ruth
Posted by: The Beautiful Life | June 07, 2009 at 02:41 PM
It has definitely been placed in its rightful place. It is beautiful, Kim.
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | June 07, 2009 at 02:45 PM
These amazing photos have brightened my heart today. Thank You.
Posted by: Suzann | June 07, 2009 at 03:00 PM
Just perfect Kim!
Posted by: janet | June 07, 2009 at 03:05 PM
I loved these hearts as soon as I saw her recent blog. So, I ordered one too.
Yours looks perfect on your front gate.
Happy Sunday, Marcy
Posted by: marcy chapman | June 07, 2009 at 03:09 PM
What a perfect accessory for your garden gate Kim! Fifi is so talented :)
Hugs,
Dena
Posted by: Dena | June 07, 2009 at 03:38 PM
It's the perfect place for a perfect heart! I love it and saw one over at Lavender Dreamer, too! I love all your photos, as usual!
XOXO
Joni
Posted by: Joni | June 07, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Awesome photos Kim! Love Fifi's heart that she sent to you! A very sweet addition to Daisy Cottage!!
Posted by: Southern Lady's Vintage | June 07, 2009 at 04:21 PM
i love your sweet white picket fence!! everything looks gorgeous!!
Posted by: Noelle | June 07, 2009 at 04:42 PM
How darling! It is so sweet to have hanging from your gate:>)
Posted by: Kathy | June 07, 2009 at 05:05 PM
What a beautiful sign! Look at sweet little Maggie too! So cute!
All the best,
Allison
Posted by: Allison | June 07, 2009 at 06:08 PM
Thank you for sharing. Your blog always cheers me.
I have already ordered my heart. e
Posted by: Eugenia | June 07, 2009 at 06:47 PM
Your blog is SO cute, colorful, inspiring and fun!! My sister has your link and I check your blog once a week or so!
Posted by: Michele Janse | June 07, 2009 at 07:18 PM
How inviting that heart looks on your gate. All of your flowers are soooo pretty. laurie
Posted by: laurie | June 07, 2009 at 08:24 PM
Kim, visiting your blog is always a visual treat! So peaceful and beautiful. I LOVE the sign Fifi made for you. Truly special and looks PERFECT on your gate. ;) Im excited!!! Ms. Fifi will be at my home Tuesday to shoot Vivi's nursery. Maybe I'll put in my special order for a sign as well. ;) tee! hee! XO, Jenn
Posted by: Jennifer | June 07, 2009 at 08:46 PM
Oh, CUTENESS! Major CUTENESS!
XO,
Sheila :-)
Posted by: Sheila | June 07, 2009 at 09:24 PM
What a sweet sign. Very cute and perfect for your cottage gate. Madeline
Posted by: madeline | June 07, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Hi Kim! I love your Fifi Heart,the front gate IS the perfect place for it!That was very thoughtful of her to want you to have one!Your garden turned out great!
Maggie May looks like such a precious little soul! Hugs,Leah
Posted by: Leah | June 07, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Just adorable Kim! What a sweet gift from Fifi. Maggie is just too cute for words!
Posted by: Michelle | June 07, 2009 at 10:56 PM
The heart is a sweet addition to Daisy Cottage. I see your flowers are doing nicely. Your garden is lovely.
Blessings,
Patty
Posted by: Patty Boyd | June 07, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Dearest Kim,
Your garden looks beautiful and the heart is perfect there on the gate. I have to whine, because it has been in the 40's and 50's for a week now and my flowers are not growing at all. I filled my window boxes and the plants are dieing or doing nothing!!
btw, I posted your banana bread recipe with a few changes (I was clear about the changes) for Foodie Friday, I gave you the honor you deserve for the recipe and linked it back to where I found it. I hope I did not break any rules governing these things, if I have please forgive me. Hugs ~cindy s~
Posted by: Cindy | June 07, 2009 at 11:25 PM
That is just precious, Kim. I love your flowers, and little Maggie is just the sweetest thing as always.
Posted by: Cathy | June 07, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Perfect! I love everything FiFi does.
Hugs!
Kat
Posted by: Kathy | June 08, 2009 at 12:36 AM
It is charming. The perfect touch!
Posted by: Jules from The Roost | June 08, 2009 at 12:44 AM
What a beautiful gift...and a wonderful welcome to all who visit your home!
Posted by: debi @ life in my studio | June 08, 2009 at 01:35 AM
Hi Kim~ I haven't visited your blog for awhile --so many new lovely posts to enjoy! I've added you as a friend on flickr (love your pics!). Wondering a couple of things: 1. what is your favorite shade of red paint (or shades as the case may be) and 2. what breed is Maggie (all the dogs I've known are mutts -lol.)
Posted by: CindyF | June 08, 2009 at 01:42 AM
The colors in your garden are beautiful.
I always enjoy your blog. I visit almost every day. It always makes me smile.
Posted by: D'Ann | June 08, 2009 at 01:45 AM
Good Morning!
Cindy, I don't have a favorite shade of red - pretty much love them all! ;-)
Maggie is a miniature long-haired dapple dachshund!
xo,
Me
Posted by: Daisy Cottage | June 08, 2009 at 07:30 AM
good morning, kim,
i am swooning over your blooms! i have a rose (bush?) that looks the same and am amazed at how it is just bursting with flowers with so little care!
i love fifi's hearts. i am trying to figure out what i want mine to say and where i would put it, but it's so pretty and made from fifi, i so want to treat myself with one.
i am having a little giveaway if you'd like to stop by.
xo
Posted by: elyse | June 08, 2009 at 08:11 AM
Oh so pretty, and PERFECT for Daisy Cottage! As always, love your photos, Kim. :)
xoxo,
Mary
Posted by: mary | June 08, 2009 at 08:32 AM
Oh Kim! I absolutely LOVE it!! What a sweet thing for Fifi to do and it's so perfect for Daisy Cottage :)
love you,
rue
Posted by: rue | June 08, 2009 at 08:45 AM
What a wonderful gift from a special friend! It just perfect on your garden gate.
Joey liked the photo of Maggie - he can't wait till he's as big as she is. He thought he was a big boy until he saw her. Then he knew he had a ways to go!
~Adrienne~
Posted by: Adrienne | June 08, 2009 at 09:08 AM
What a perfect place for the perfect gift(;
Hugs~Kelly
Posted by: Kelly~Rose Vine Cottage | June 08, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Your beautiful photos have put a smile on my face. AND! what a precious heart -- perfectly placed and exudes love.
Thank you for the sunshine!
Posted by: Jo | June 08, 2009 at 09:33 AM
Aaahhh yes, as always I am inspired by the beauty and color here at Daisy Cottage. The garden gate is the perfect spot for that lovely heart {such a sweet gift!}. So glad that when the skies of Michigan are gray and rainy I can find sunshine through a visit with YOU.
Posted by: DeniseLynn | June 08, 2009 at 11:05 AM
I saw the heart that Fifi made on her blog (she shot some pictures of ones that she made) and thought, "THAT is going to Daisy Cottage!" I was right :) I thought it might end up on your garden gate. Its the perfect spot!
Posted by: Chandra | June 08, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Just found your blog and I love it!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 08, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Kim,
I was just wondering yesterday how your garden was doing and I now I know. Beautifully! The heart is a perfect addition to the gate.
Sunshine and hearts. How could a garden do better.
Nancy M
Posted by: Nancy M. | June 08, 2009 at 02:55 PM
hey there kim
i saw this the other day on her blog.
darling!!
it's perfect for your garden and your home
hope you are having a wonderful summer.
oxoxxo,
jessi
Posted by: jessi nagy | June 08, 2009 at 07:08 PM
Hi Kim,
I just have to say - I just got home from my second funeral this week, and I had to decompress a bit, so checked a few of my blogs. I am so behind, that when I do check someones out, it is usually 25 or so posts that I have to catch up on. (as was the case with yours!) But I just wanted you to know - I LOVE YOUR BLOG! I just smiled the whole time I was reading it! You write in such a neat way, and I love hearing from Miss Maggie, and OH your colors - I love them all!!! (do you have certain particular paint colors, that you use for your yellows and reds etc???) It is just a joy to read your blog - thank you so much for sharing your life and time with us all!
Hugs from Michigan - Diane
Posted by: Diane | June 09, 2009 at 01:32 AM
That sign is just perfect for the gate!
~Michelle
Posted by: Michelle | June 09, 2009 at 11:40 AM
I just gave one of Fifi's hearts as a birthday gift last week! My friend LOVED it for her jewelry business sign. Now after seeing yours too, I should have purchased one for myself. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cottage with us.~ Philicia
Posted by: Philicia | June 09, 2009 at 07:00 PM
I definitely want one of those! My daughter is a Daisy and she would love it. I have to say she saw your cottage on my computer and when I told her it was 'Daisy Cottage' she said she wants to live there!
Yes, we would all love to live at Daisy cottage but it's nice to visit and Kim is always so gracious!
I'll pop over to Fifi's later and order one. I suspect she has a long waiting list!
Posted by: Jo | June 10, 2009 at 04:33 AM
I love your Daisy Cottage heart. The gate was the perfect spot and I agree--Fifi can do magic with whatever she touches!
You asked about my knockout roses. It's been so long you have probably forgotten! I can't take credit for the blooms yet since the bushes were just put in. I am just hoping where I planted them will receive enough sun for them to continue blooming. That is my challenge--planting in enough sun. All your blooms are still looking fabulous. Give the lizard hunter a big smooch for me and then have her give one back for you.
XO,
Lallee
Posted by: Lallee | June 10, 2009 at 09:30 AM
Fifi's 'hearts' are beautiful.
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | June 10, 2009 at 06:40 PM
You really have a beautiful flowers in your garden. I am very inspired to plant my own flowers in my garden just like yours. Thanks for posting.
-fern-
Posted by: philippine flowers | June 11, 2009 at 03:40 AM
Kim,
I found your blog through Rue PB&J Life, Love all your flowers and your adorable little dog. Love the heart that your friend made, simply beautiful. I will be a frequent visitor....Cyndi
Posted by: Cyndi Woolley | June 11, 2009 at 06:16 AM
Stopping by to take in some Daisy Cottage cuteness!!! Oh what a treat it is! Fifi's heart is the perfect little touch to your wonderful new white picket fence. Just charming and sweet as can be!
xoxo
Becky
Posted by: Sweet Cottage Dreams | June 11, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Fifi did a great job. And the placement is perfect for someone who wears thier heart on their sleeve :)
Posted by: Anita | June 12, 2009 at 02:28 PM
Kim, that's adorable!
Fifi is crazy talented. But that lucky lady just won a jewelry giveaway from ME the other day!
Posted by: PamperingBeki | June 14, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Oh wow, Kim! This is a BIG deal. Fifi is a BIG deal! How loved you must feel to have her care for you so much to gift you one of her own hand-made treasures. She is ridiculously busy but cares enough for you to take time out to show her love and admiration for you and your Dear Daisy Cottage! Of course I, too, think you are totally wonderful and every bit as awesome as Fifi! You selected the perfect spot for this lovely heart.
Posted by: Cheryl Bass | June 18, 2009 at 07:20 PM