Target Birds on Holiday

I was intrigued by the Target Bird salt shakers that I have seen all over Blogland so I took my gift card and headed out to bring some home! Usually they are found on Tablescapes but this week they are all flying the coop. Thanks to Susan at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH the birds are showing up all over the place! First my birds flew outside to visit the garden birds....Then they checked out the snapdragons....

A stop at the waterfall.....

Then down to feed the fish....

Over to the bird feeder..oops...empty....

Better -there's some seeds in this one....

Now it's time to visit the bird bath...

And finally they checked out the wheelbarrow that I painted last weekend...

They told me to put some flowers in it! We all went back inside to say "Hi" to some Birdie friends...on the mantle...

And in a dome.....

Then they returned to the kitchen table to nap. But some of their cousins decided to take a real trip....

To visit Grandma in NC!!!!

Happy Easter!!

The Easter Bunny came to our house!

The baskets are full of candy...

The breakfast is ready...

Hard boiled eggs...

Paula Deen's Gorilla Bread....

Cake pops...for breakfast????

And a bag of carrots.... Eli approves...Bitsey is sitting for a treat! She always goes to the crate or a pillow to sit on!

PLEASE!!!!

PRETTY PLEASE!!!!! Happy Easter Everyone!!!

Spring Fever!

Lulu has been having a difficult time! The birds are driving her insane! She spends her days running from window to window. She stares and mutters at them for hours!

Here she is staring at the birds fluttering above the front door. She finally fell asleep in that same position. Crazy cat!

Easter Mantle

Mom was wondering if the new bunnies were out???? Yep, there they are on the hearth

This is the first time ever that one of my azalea bushes bloomed during the Azalea Trail! Unfortunately it is behind the house so it doesn't show much....so I didn't feel bad about cutting a few branches off to put on the mantle!

Here is the cute little bunny family Mom got for me!

The hubby has a new toy to help with sanding the sheet rock. We have been outside every chance we get so the dining room project is on hold. Today it is rainy so he is making a huge dust cloud with the new machine!

Chalkboard Paint

I've seen some interesting things done with chalkboard paint lately. I guess it is the old school teacher in me that is taken with it. Here is the first thing I tried this week. I bought a cheap thrift store silver tray. I wanted to keep the edge silver and the curvy lines made it hard to tape off. I spayed some of the paint in a cup and painted the curvy part.Then I taped off the edges and sprayed the center. Unfortunately I left it outside to dry and it got some trash/leaves in the wet paint! So I cleaned it up, retaped it and sprayed it again. Then I took it back inside to dry!

And here is the finished product!

Now I have a can of paint and I'm not sure what will get the treatment next!

Spring Fluffing

I've been fluffing my nest a little bit with some Easter/Spring decorations! I just found these cute chick silverware holders that I bought last year at Target -after Easter 75% off!
Last week I had bunny napkin rings out with some thrift store napkins. I added the carrot embroidery.

This was my Salvation Army haul last week. I don't usually find much there-but the prices are usually less there when I do find something! Notice the tarnished, old cheap tray... I had a project in mind for that. I'll post about that if it turns out!


Do you remember these loopy daisy place mats? 70's style? I think they were made on some kind of loom.

Stuff for some outside fluffing- hanging tealight, chenille pillow sham, little violet plate and berry bowl.

This Italian tray was SO dirty but I liked the green color. So for a quarter, I cleaned it up and I think I'll use it for St. Paddy's Day decoration next year. I know it is not Irish....but neither am I!! Also I got some fabric pieces for a quarter- veggie print and fish print- I was thinking patio napkins....

The chenille sham and daisy place mats have found a home on the front porch. All ready for a warm day, a new magazine and a glass of sweet tea!

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