Painting, puttering, and a little project.

As I start to write this I can hear sprinklers going....which to me is the epitome of Summer. I hear a few frogs mingled with the sound of water. I LOVE These sounds. I can't wait for the crickets to start chirping. While that might entail Summer coming to a close...I am sorry to see it go. It never stays long enough for me. Don't get me wrong I love to decorate for Fall and love the cool crisp mornings but there is something sad about Summer departing for another year. I like the feeling of knowing that I have no where to go, nothing planned...I can putter to my hearts content. NO constraints...except for fun spur of the moment types of things. I feel blessed to not have time constraints at this point and time. I thought I would show you what I did today. While not much...I enjoyed doing it...in my own due time. Thursday was my shopping day in the big city and I picked up this little metal sign "family" for 1.50 and this mirror that I painted the edges black for .50. I added some scrapbook paper and ribbon/key and glued the little plaque inside. It is a little symbol to me that family..is the key. Maybe a little corny...but just a good reminder. I picked up the butterfly pics at our Humane Society the same day. Of course painted them as well. The shelf was another score second hand..also painted. The heart is filled with lavender and I attached the french flash card that means "blessed" or "happy" with an old button and hat pin. I can't take credit for sewing the heart..because well it was another thrift store find. Since I repainted the shelf I of course had to play around with things that would sit there. This is what I came up with. I framed a little nest sticker on old ledger paper inside the round frame. I think just about anything looks like art once framed. The urn and bird/on nest were spray painted ivory. Nothing ever stays the same long at my house. The wreath I found at a garage sale in Georgia of all places. While going on a cross country trip. I look at all this stuff and it reminds me just how cheap I really am. Not one of these pieces were bought new in a store, well at least not by me. I know many of you relate to that. So many bargain queens out there. While I sure didn't save the world today...and I certainly never will...I had fun painting and puttering. Happy evening to all. xoxo,