Pink + Easter = Pretty

Well, the title pretty much says it all...
Today is about pink for Pink Saturday...of course.
And Easter decorations which always include...pink!
Put them together and you have some pretty little things!

Let's see...where to start.
How about with my sweet feather tree...
which starts as a Christmas tree,
gets decked out in hearts for a Valentine's tree
and is now my pretty little Easter tree.
I might just keep it around all summer
with some glittery seashells hanging on it:-)

As you see, shells are already a part of the tree.



How sweet are these little chicks in their nest?

We moved across the state a few years back...
some of us more willing than the rest (I didn't want to move:-)
Our last week there, my daughters found this nest lying by the side of the driveway.
I took it as a sign that maybe it was time we leave this nest and build a new one.
It's all how you look at it, right?

Country Living is awesome!
They can make Easter eggs into works of art.
See for yourself...

Okay...I did promise more tutu prettiness and you know it:-)
My girls must be so happy I wasn't into making tutus when they were little.
No doubt they would have been all over town in tutus.
I get happy just thinking about it!!!:-)

Not Easter but still pretty in pink...
My flea market heart box filled with my vintage jewelry.
Love, Love, Love it!!!

Finally...the perfect shade of pink.

Thank you so much for stopping by.
Beverly from How Sweet the Sound was our gracious host again this week.

She asks us to introduce a blog we recently found so I would like to introduce my new friend
Teresa from Blossoming on Bainbridge.
Teresa is a precious lady and you will be crazy about her too
once you stop by her blog.
Be sure to introduce yourself to Doogan.
He is one adorably handsome little doggy:-)

Sanity Projects...

Yes...sanity projects...

as in "if I don't stay busy this month, I'll go crazy."

The only problem is that in my rush to do something,
I forgot to take "before" pictures:-)

Can't think of everything, right?

Okay, the first sanity project was actually done at the end of Feb.
but since I haven't shown it yet, here you go...

Jordie had a loft/bunk bed...very cool...but she was ready for a regular bed.

Thanks to Google, she found exactly what she wanted...
and the price was sooooo right!!!

Only problem...it was black...
and she wanted cream.

So once again, we open the box to a brand new bed...
and paint it before it ever gets in the house.



Will I ever learn?
Nah...

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Sanity Project #2...
if I have to stay in this house...
(and don't get me wrong, it's a nice house)
then I have to somehow bring it around
to the shabby,flea marketish, white look that I love.

First step...my verandah/balcony.
The furniture was brown with turquoise cushions
but thanks to paint (and plenty of help from Miss J)
it is now antique white.



I had a chest that I painted aqua and it is now the coffee table.
A few new cushions and voila...



As my handy assistant said while painting...
"Mom...I'll always remember doing projects like this with you.
Some people would go buy new furniture but we repaint furniture that we love
and it's just like new"

That's my girl!
Someday her husband will thank me for making her so thrifty...
I think.

Unless he's like mine and wants to know why we always
have projects going on and I can't park my car in the garage.
He just doesn't get it!!!

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Project #3
I was at a thrift store recently and found a great oval frame
with a tacky poster-like print in it.

The frame was brown-ish...
if that's what you call it.

Basically it was UGLY.
But it was dirt cheap.

So I bought it...
Removed the print.
Painted it cream.
Stapled a piece of screen to the back.
And Taylor now has a new jewelry holder!!!



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Project #4...
Spring Tutu's.
We needed to add a few to our shop...
they turned out pretty cute, at least we think so:-)
And they do add to the decor, don't you think?



But more on these pretties tomorrow!

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I'm hoping to find some "me" time today.
A few moments to relax and read one of my favorite magazines.


I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE Flea Market Finds!!!

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Last but not least,
my sweet Maui,
or as we now call him "Sneezy".
would like to thank you
for your kind words and advice on his sneezing problem.


He sems a little better during the day and last night
was almost his same mischeivous self...
but he's not eating much...
and believe me, this guy can eat...
so we are off to the vet today!

Hope your Friday is wonderful!
See you tomorrow for Pink Saturday!

Sick Puppy...

As if life isn't crazy enough these days,

I think I have a sick puppy in my house.

My big, sweet boy Maui has the sniffles.

Can dogs get a cold?

He is sneezing his poor head off at times.

Not all day...just little fits once in awhile.

(It's cute and pathetic at the same time:-)

And while he is always up for a walk or a game of fetch,

he's much quieter in between times and is doing what I wish to do someday...

take lots of naps!

His nose is kind of dry but the minute he licks it...

big wet nose...

so that one is hard to tell.

I saw online that they can have allergies

but there is nothing new in his life, unless he's allergic to the

huge amounts of perfume my house guest likes to wear:-)

But he's acting really punky and I wouldn't think allergies would do that, right?

I'm thinking it might be time for a trip to the vet for my big guy.

Any experience with puppy colds, please let me know.

Hugs and Puppy Kisses,

Suzanne