Birds of a Feather.....

Flock Together!!

How adorable hanging from my newly purchased tinsel tree!!

But alas, it appears I'm not the only blogger that came across these music note song birds at Tar-jay......

Fly on over to a few of my faves who also included these little cuties in a recent post:

Donna at D. Reynes
Kathy at Kate's Place
Sandi at Wayside Treasures

I'm thoroughly enjoying this little guy perched atop a barn-like birdhouse that is the backdrop for my manger this year.

And this little guy nesting in a wreath that's hanging from a mirror in my family room.

They were only a $1 each so I bought ten and THAT was by going to four different stores - YES, they made that much of an impression on me!

Unfortunately, Tar-jay doesn't sell them on-line otherwise I would have ordered more. I did, however, check out ebay and the only seller I found wanted $6 for ONE.... Looks like ten is IT for ME!

This is just TOO GOOD not to pass on....

To those of you who haven't already seen this great giveaway

from Sandy at My Shabby Streamside Studio

you need to get over there FAST!!!

How pleased I was....

To find out that I was the winner of this lovely Winter Wishes Angel from Angie at Viva La Cottage.

Some of you may remember her from her formerly named blog "Viva La Cabin and Via LaCottage". If not, pop on over.... you won't be disappointed.

Just call me Angel in the Morning....

I was awake very early this morning - partly because I went to bed so early last night but mostly because the sun was shining brightly into our bedroom window. LOVE mornings like that...especially on the weekend!

Anyway.... before going to bed last night I read Jennifer's latest post at The Old Painted Cottage and thought I, too, should get to know my camera better. So this morning I snapped a few pictures using a "new to me" feature on my camera. Out of Manual Mode I ventured to Macro Mode (looks like a little tulip *). A subtle but improved difference that I'm thinking is going to be my new standard for close ups. Yeah...... BIG morning for me! :)

* The tulip icon on a camera represents macro or close-up mode which generally allows clear focusing of objects within 2" to 1.5' of the camera lense.

Shades on Parade....

I wanted to post at least something so I walked around my house snapping pictures of my favorite lamp shades. Probably not the most interesting blog post I've done but I did enjoy myself in the process!

Something to Crow about....

I found these crows at the Dollar Store. And sure enough....when I went back for more the next day... GONE! Flew the coop!!

The cardboard crows are from the Martha Stewart collection - you get twelve in a pack and there are four variations. I used them all over my house.

The cling-on bats are from the Martha Stewart collection as well.

I hope you all have a Spook-tacular Halloween!!

White Wednesday...

It's been a while since I've participated in Faded Charm's White Wednesday. I didn't have the time to take any new pics so here are a few favorites from around my house over the past year or so....

One Potted Plant = Three Sweet Memories

- The Christmas Cactus was given to me by my husband when we were dating (~10 years ago) - it blooms every year just not necessarily at Christmas time.

- The white iron/wire basket was a gift shop find while we were on a romantic weekend getaway in Ogunquit, Maine (our hotel overlooked The Marginal Way)

- The painted ceramic pot was purchased at one of our first trips to the Brimfield Fair (it's full of cracks and peeling paint which is why I love it so much)!

Spooky.....

I bought this crow sitting atop a real white pumpkin just this morning at The Wrentham Country Store.

Although in and of itself, it was perfect..... I still had the urge to embellish!

So from my sticker stash (I am CrAzY!! for stickers) I added the word "Spooky"

I use this wine chiller quite often to display things I like.... And THIS I like!!