The Cowgirl Garden

The Cowgirl Garden


Mornin' gals!

  I've been doing a bit of gardening here recently, still trying to get used to the Texas soil, sun, heat, etc. Whenever you move to a new state or new area you have to take into account the climate and the soil when planting. And North Texas is so vastly different than Colorado! It has seemed like a losing battle at times, not that the challenges here are any worse than what they are in Colorado, just different.

  I have compiled some really cute ideas that I would like to do in our garden along with some pictures of how the garden has come along. You will be seeing a lot more of these posts in the coming months!

Enjoy!
Adios,
Jessie Lou

P.S. I love how long the growing season is here!

So cute!

 

Love this planter idea! Use anything and everything that you have :)

 

 

Awesome idea! If I could only let go of my old boots which are pretty worn out (with holes all throughout the sides) I would def do this! But I love them for walking around in the mud and muck in the stalls.

 

 

One of the first above ground planters, it has an heirloom tomato plant and red onions in it now. We have already picked our first tomato from it!

 

 

Some of my roses :) they are in a tire planter that my dad made. It looks pretty good! No one even knows that it used to be a tire. Love how the colors change on these roses!

 

 

One of the roses close up :)

 

 

One of the yellow roses from the yellow rose bush.

 

 

Idk what kind of plants these are! But I love them! They were here when we moved here, they just pop up everywhere!

 

 

And they get tall!

 

 

Part of our herb garden! Spearmint to the right and parsley to the left. This was planted in an old sink....that thing is darn heavy! I can only drag it, can't lift it at all!

 

 

Tomato and onions!

 

Heirloom Tomato!

 

Can't wait for this one to be ripe! Everything tastes better home grown!

 

Just some pretty flowers that I ended up getting for 50 cents at Lowes because they had a light frost all over them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edens Edge: Amen Video and New Etsy Shop Item

Hello ladies!

  Here is a beautiful 1950's Day Dress that I just added to my Etsy Shop shop, I found it at an antique store hidden behind some 1990's dresses, had to bring it out into the light! Brought it home hoping that it would fit me, and sadly it's a little large :'( So I am passing on this little treasure to you gals!

 

1950's Day Dress: Marcy Lee of Dallas you can buy it HERE

Pearl 1950's Clip on Earrings: Recycling Time Vintage Store for 50 cents!

Brown braided leather western belt: Thrifted

Boots: Ariat

 

  I love day dresses since they give you a look into the real day to day lives of flesh and blood women. Not the highly priced wardrobes of the Hollywood starlets. No matter how much I love the fashions of Liz, Grace, and Marilyn, I just don't think that I could wear them every day. My daily attire usually requires jeans, or a skirt that I can garden in.

  While I do realize that these styles inspired many a fashion designer or retail company they did not fit into the daily lives of women, just as the modern styles of today (Snooki, Lady Gaga, JLO, etc.) don't fit into riding horses, gardening, house work, cooking, and well...you know the rest ;)

  The beautiful thing about day dresses for me personally is the fact that I can throw on a pair of boots and a western belt and I've created my own "vintage cowgirl chic" style. How do you like to wear vintage staples? And what is your favorite?

 

 

  Be looking for more items to be added to my etsy store since I have been doing some summer cleaning and going to estate sales and antique stores. Oh and also making lots of jewelry. If you would like me to look for an item or custom design something then please feel free to comment, find me on Facebook, Twitter, or you can email me at thevintagecowgirl90@gmail.com

  Talk about "vintage cowgirl chic"? Here's a video that says it!

Eden's Edge: Amen

 

 

 

 

 

Adios!

Jessie Lou

 

 

 

Cute Cowgirl Mani Tutorial! Perfect for the Summer Rodeos!

I LOVE this tutorial!

This look is perfect for you girls that will either be competing in the summer rodeos or will be attending them. These are completely different than your traditional mani, plus when the other girls ask you where you had your nails done you can tell them that you didn't spend a dime ;) you are just that artistic!

Thought that I would share this vid with all of you, maybe you gals will be more artistic than myself ;) I just seem to get things a little gloppy, maybe I'm using the wrong nail polishes, idk. Good luck and I'd love to see your results! If you want to post a picture onto my Facebook, my Twitter, or if you want to go old school then email me at thevintagecowgirl90@gmail.com Hope to hear from you soon!

Adios,
Jessie Lou

Around The Ranch

  Well, made a few pies for the weekend. Got lots of things planned! Oh and be looking for some new things here in my etsy shop soon, I just made some....oops can't spill the beans ;) I think that you will enjoy what I have in store. I will be posting the new items on etsy and here on my blog, so stay tuned!

  Now to other news, be praying for all of those who were hit by the tornadoes here in Texas a few days ago, please? A few were friends of mine. And I know from them that it is utterly devastating! Thank God they didn't lose anyone, but there are families that have lost someone. And my heart goes out to them, I can not begin to imagine how that must feel. Also be praying for the missing people to be found alive and well. Thank you so much! And thank you for listening and complying with all of my prayer requests :) I see someone or something that needs praying and I get right on it!

  I'm sorry that this whole post seems very disjuncted! But since I haven't talked to ya'll in a while I thought that I would send out a little note so you know that my family and myself are ok, alive and well!

Take care all of you, and hope to talk to you soon!

Adios,
Jessie Lou

Corn Nuggets

 

 

 

These things are yummy!

 

Corn Nuggets

Ingredients:

1 (11 ounce) can creamed corn
... 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg white
2 tablespoons milk
salt and pepper to taste
3 cups vegetable oil for deep frying

Directions

In a medium bowl, stir together the creamed corn and drained whole kernel corn. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and coat with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Drop spoonfuls of the corn mixture onto the sheet, and freeze until firm, about 3 hours.

Heat one inch of oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a large deep skillet, or fill a deep-fryer with oil as directed by the manufacturer.

Mix together the cornmeal, flour, egg white, milk, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Dip frozen corn nuggets in the batter, and quickly fry in hot oil until golden brown. Remove to paper towels to drain.

 

 

Natural Beauty Products

Natural Beauty Products

 

I've had some questions recently about natural beauty products and what I use. Most all of what I put on my face (at the least, I also use a couple things on my hair that are natural...I haven't explored too much in the hair realm as of yet) is natural, homemade, or organic, etc.

 

The results that I have may not be the same as yours since we all have different skin types, allergies, and so on. Feel free to do some research of your own, and I hope that this post helps you do that!

 

1. Honey and Sugar Scrub:

 

 



 

Mix honey and lemon together to make a paste. (Mix more sugar if you need to exfoliate more...or mix less sugar and more honey if you have sensitive skin.) This I use with cold water once a day, sometimes twice. It makes your skin feel so soft and invigorated.

 

Another tip is mixing some lemon into your scrub to brighten your skin and to minimize the appearance of dark spots.

 

One of the cool things about this scrub is you can exfoliate your lips while you're at it to remove the dead skin cells that create dry and chapped lips. Plus if you get it inside your mouth you aren't going to die or have a severe reaction like most products. Plus it's yummy ;)

 

2. Moisturizing: I like to apply honey on my face and leave it set for a half hour to an hour, then rinse off with cold water. Sometimes I mix a little bit of milk or cream into the honey and then slather it onto my face. It really does give you a lot of moisture without the oily and shiny residue.

 

If I'm lazy then I apply Burt's Bees Milk and Honey Body Lotion. This stuff works wonders on my skin and I love it!

 

 

3. Dry scalp or dandruff?

 

  Use good old fashioned nasty smelling Listerine! It works, it moisturizes my scalp and gets rid of dandruff.

 

4. Toothpaste:

 

  I use baking soda...I know it's nasty tasting! But it does do the trick for whitening and disinfecting. Have you tried it with a bit of peppermint oil? It makes all of the difference.

 

 

  It feels like I had more that I was going to write about...but my brain decided to shut off. lol If I remember anything I will just have to do another post!

 

Adios,

 

Jessie Lou

 

My Favorite Items on Etsy

  Honestly, I think that I have waaay too many favorite items on etsy. I love to look through the shops and add things to my favorites, and I just don't think that I can keep all of those to myself! So every favorite items on etsy post will include atleast one of the following: one blouse-jacket,etc. one skirt-jeans-dress-etc. one jewelry item, one non-jewelry accessory, and one book or miscellaneous item.

P.S. I wish that I could buy them all!!!

Adorable! I remember wearing these shirts when I was little, of course they were hand me downs or thrifted. Not much has changed and I still have the same taste! You can find this at GoodLuxeVintage

Would love this for dancing in the summer! Imagine that with some cute boots, maybe some Corral or Ariat? This is from BetaBoutique .

 

Cowgirl jewelry doesn't get any better than this! featherpick

 

I just bought one of these from her in a chocolate brown. I'm loving it so far! These are great for any of your vintage or re-enactment outfits...or just plain to keep that long country girl hair of yours out of your way! That happens to me a lot ;), just sayin! aprilsbag

 

I think I'm in love! With these boots! lol thecherrychic

 

I am absolutely obsessed with Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour books! Especially the antique hard backed ones. TheVintageLibrarian

 

This is the coolest! Who doesn't love homemade ice cream? brixiana

 

I hope that you enjoyed these! I sure did, I can sit on etsy ALL day long. I'm not kidding, I've done it!

 

Adios,

Jessie Lou