The Price is Right

I've been keeping an eye on this cute

little piece at my favorite

thrift shop

The price was a little too high

So I thought I'd wait it out 

and hope for the best

Well my patience paid off, I finally

struck a deal

The price was right!

so I loaded it in my car

took it to the shop warehouse....

and today I cleaned it up

polished it

and added new knobs

Ta Da.....

Isn't it darling

It's a very old piece of furniture
that just needed a little TLC

Knobs from Hobby Lobby

The original knobs were rather plain, and worn

 I replaced them with these cute knobs  

I think they give it a little added charm

 

It's displayed in my Vintage Nest booth

Now we wait to see if someone will

pay "MY" asking price

Every Little Birdie says

 I hope so!!!!!

Estate Sale Finds

Went to two Estate Sales

this past weekend

Found some treasures (of course)

But today I want to show

you two of the pieces I re-purposed

FIRST

 I found a green suitcase for $2.50

First coat of white paint

 Another coat of paint

a pretty stencil

It's ready for my booth!!

 

Second, a night stand for $25.00

 Beautiful curves, don't you think

 Love the drawers and hardware

 A nice piece but in need of a little love

No problem....... 
  white chalk paint to the rescue!

 I decided to paint the hardware too

What do you think???

Another coat of paint, A little distressing

A coat of wax, (I mixed Annie Sloan dark wax

with some of the natural Minwax paste wax

to give it an aged look

It's already made it's way to my booth space
just waiting for the right customer
to fall in love with it and take it to it's 
new home

Every Little Birdie says

 I love to re-purpose!!!

Baby Sitting Bambi

Hubby and I were sitting on the

screened porch this evening

enjoying the cool breeze,

listening to the birds singing, watching the 

hummingbirds racing here and there

when hubby spied something......

a baby fawn lying very still at the base of one of our trees

 

We had seen the deer stash their

new born babies on our property

while they went off to graze 

and make milk to nurse them

....but this was not a new born

why had his/her mother left her there????

 

We soon came to a conclusion -

 

There is a house in our area that

feeds the deer

 

Every evening around 5:00 p.m.

the deer always congregate 

there for what we like to call -

 

"The Deer Happy Hour"

.....knowing what nice people we are

she decided we could just keep an

eye on junior while she met up with

some of her girl friends for a 

little refreshment and R&R

 WE WERE RIGHT!

an hour later, here she came

with one of her girl friends in tow,

collected her baby fawn

and off they went into the

woods behind us

Every Little Birdie says-

Deer baby sitting fee - who knows ??? 

maybe $10.00 an hour

 

The chance to actually watch one for an hour - PRICELESS

 

 

The Yellow Rose of Texas

OK, it's not exactly a Rose....

but nothing says Texas like

the flowering Prickly Pear Cactus

 My cactus is just plain showing off

this spring!!

 Look at these gorgeous yellow blossoms

I dug this plant up last year

potted it and it is doing great

.......it was on one of the corners of our

property and my hubby was going

to mow it down with his big, bad mower!!!!!

So glad I came to the rescue!

 It would have been a shame

to miss this exquisite beauty

Each flower will fall off and

form another cactus pad

 

The Yellow Rose of Texas may be our song

But did you know -

 

  The prickly pear cactus was designated the official plant symbol of Texas in 1995.

 Every Little Birdie Says

Beautiful to look at

but don't TOUCH

( believe me, I'm speaking from experience!!!! )

 

Mother's Day Outing

I had a lovely Mother's Day outing

on Saturday

We did the Victoria Parade of Homes

sponsored by the Home Builders Assoc.

followed by dinner out with friends

and home for a sunset golf cart ride

around our neighborhood

(thank you Chip & Sandra for 

a wonderful time)

We saw a lot of beautiful new homes

but this one (outside the Goliad area)

was by far our FAVORITE!

 ........ a Beautiful Spanish Villa

sitting on an 11,000 acre Texas Ranch

Entrance Hall

This one story home had a sprawling 7,000 sq. ft.

You needed a road map to find your way around!

I didn't get pictures of every room

but here are a few snaps of some 

of the bedrooms

(there were 6)

This home was filled with

beautiful color and decor

 the master bath overlooked a private courtyard

that featured an outside shower

and the beauty extended

to the great outdoors

including a tree house for 

the grandkids

I hope you had a blessed Mother's Day

 

Every Little Birdie says-

 Thank you to my sweet children

for sending such wonderful Mother's Day wishes

my way.  I love you both very much! 

Happy 40th

This past weekend was my and hubby's

40th Anniversary

Our real gift to each other is our 
trip to England in the fall

But hubby decided a little 
day trip might be a fun way to celebrate

So we hit Hwy 77 headed to Round Top
for a yummy meal at

Royer's Cafe

   
 If you've never had the pleasure of eating
at this little hole in the wall place

You've missed out!!

Gourmet food and the best pie this side of heaven!

People have tacked notes all over the walls
so we decided to add our own note

DAN & MARSHA'S
40TH ANNV MEAL
@ ROYER'S CAFE

If you are ever there be sure and look for our note!!

After a superb lunch, and yes it included pie!
we waddled to our car and headed
to Fayetteville, Texas (just down the road)
 for the Weekend Art Walk
and Wine Tasting

 

Lots of beautiful paintings, handcrafted jewelry
and other wonderful creations

 

Festivities including a group of 

musicians jamming

 Fayetteville has a charming square

with the original old courthouse at the center

of the grounds

It was a lovely day to celebrate 

40 years with my favorite guy

Every Little Birdie says

Thanks for the beautiful roses honey

I love you to the moon and back!!!!