A Beautiful Day For Me....

It was a beautiful 80 degree day in Southern California today. Needless to say, I spent my day outside in the sunshine.

These little flowers were begging me to give them a more permanent home.

 These bunnies live in my rose bush pot all year long. 

 I love to feed the birds, my dad always fed them when I was a child and now that dad has gone to heaven, I feel close to him when I am outside working in my yard.

 But of course I have to remind the crows they are not welcome

 I put this resin rooster in a birdcage on my porch

 Sit Long, Talk Much, Love Always

At my house, you are always "Welcome To My Garden"

Hope the sunshine continues throughout your entire week.

Smiles,

Debbie

Sunshine In A Spray Paint Can

Found this shelf at the Goodwill, price was $3.99 and I thought to myself, "hey I can do something with that". Its prior owner had taken a marker to it and written some silly something on the under side of the top shelf.

Took a little trip to Lowe's with my sweetheart and we both agreed on this "Sunshine Yellow". I just love the way it makes my little red treasures pop!

I told my son, the picture on that little cookbook reminds me of him and me. He looked at me with that crooked little smile like "ok mom, if you say so". 

Oh how I love my roosters. Goodwill treasures.

That little red colander looks right at home on my sunshine yellow shelf.

I took the day off tomorrow to spend the day with.......MYSELF. Oh I am just delighted, I have some little projects I want to get done that of course involve spray paint and I picked up a couple little flower plants I want to pot for my little area on the front porch. I had a FABULOUS time with my blog girlfriends yesterday. We shopped for hours, found amazing treasures. We shopped, ate, laughed and shared. Thank you Elaine, Patty & Shelly.

I look forward to sharing the treasures we found on our excursion.......

Smiles,

Debbie

Spendin Time With My Sweetheart

 I love the simple things in life. Spending time with my husband doing anything at all or nothing at all just makes my heart so happy. We delivered a couch to my daughter Saturday morning and since we were in the valley, we decided to hit up a couple thrift shops in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Good junk doesn't discriminate.

No I didn't bake this cake......its a cute little candle we found at the Goodwill for $1.50 I am such a sucker for pretty little things. 

We wandered into a little antique shop and I spied this old Betty Crocker cookbook. $5.00

I love the graphics in old cookbooks. The header on this page reads "Bread-The Symbol of Hope, Home and Hospitality. Isn't that the truth!

 Working in my flower bed is one of my favorite things to do and this little pink shovel I found will make my time outdoors so sweet.

Couldn't pass up this little shabby chic mirror

My bathroom is one of my favorite places to decorate

A cute little butter yellow pitcher found its way into my bathroom. It is the perfect little companion for my makeup brushes. I am always amazed at what people donate to the Goodwill. I paid $1.50 for this cutie and it still had the $5.99 price tag on it from TJ Maxx. 

Now this little "green apple" colander is probably my favorite find of the day. My husband found this for me. 

He knows I prefer red apples much better, he is the king of spray painting!

Hope your weekend was special, mine sure was.

Smiles,

Debbie

I Am A "Shabby Chic" Girl

I am such a shabby chic lover. I NEVER get bored with it, I NEVER get tired of it and I ALWAYS like changin things around.

This little "cheese keeper" caught my eye on one of our little antique outings. My husband teased me that day that I had better get it or there would be no living with me. I just adore little treasures like this.

Added some little cuties to this basket.

I can't pass up those cute little silver spoons when I find them in antique shops and this white spoon holder makes the perfect home for them among my treasures.

This shelf was brown when I rescued it from the Goodwill. A can of white spray paint took care of it in a jiffy.

I'm always drawn to the "pinks" in my happy shabby chic world but  its nice to add a little contrast color to the mix.

Hope your week has been as good as mine. Beautiful weather makes me feel so good! Looks like a beautiful weekend ahead,

Smiles & Sunshine,

Debbie