Building An Army...

Who knows when or how it began...
My journey into grievous greedishness and selfishery!
{that whirring sound you hear is Mr. Webster spinning in his grave! ;}



I feel like despot...a tyrant...Saruman...or was it Sauron...{am I the only
one who thought that the Lord of the Rings films would have been a bit less
confusing if one of those guys had been named Biff...or Skippy even?}




But let's get back to me...

Somehow...I began recruiting, inducting...conscripting!
A little Michael's here...
A little Cost Plus there...
A dash of Marshall's, TJ Maxx & Walmart!
And now, to my shock and awe...
I have built an army of whimsical white birdies!




I know not what their function is quite yet...
but we will soldier on together, adding to our numbers as we go.

Because, seriously...WHO CAN RESIST THOSE LITTLE FACES???!!!!
{NOT ME!!!!! ;}


White Wednesday @ Faded Charm Cottage
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage






{Lorenzo Llama & Jane just wanted to say "hi!"}

There Are No Words...

...but THANK YOU!

Thankx...It's Been Charming!

A BIG thank you to all who joined in this year's fun!!!
I won't go on and on in my usual manner...I'll cut right
to the chase and tell you that the winner of our
Cottage Charm 1 Give Away is Miss Jane of Mamie Jane's !




And the winner of our Cottage Charm Give Away 2, for the other
give away participants is Miss Lori of Katie's Rose Cottage !


In the US, for so many, May has been a month that we will be very glad to get
behind us! So, thank you again to all who were able to join in and here's to
a June that is boring, calm and peaceful!!!!!

New Addition {Cottage Charm}

Firstly...has Blogger been making all of you nuts too?
Sheesh! Issues, issues, issues! Among other things
I have not been able to publish comments...so, if
you think you left a comment...you did...it's just
vacationing in my in-box until such time as Blogger
decides to release it from purgatory!

Anyway...{there is no "secondly"...sorry! ;}


...here are a couple more additions to our
COTTAGE CHARM PART DEUX ...
that only the other participants can win. So, if you'd
love a chintzy rose laden cup & saucer...



...or a vintage Royal Winton butter pat in the Sweet Nancy pattern...
there's STILL time! Just pop together a Cottage Charm Give Away
of your own and get it posted at Twice Remembered Cottage
You have until May 29th!!!

Hop to it!!!

Tell Me I'm Pretty & Thin...Nah, Just Give Me 50 % Off!

Seriously! That's all I need to make my heart go pitter patter...
to bring a flush to my cheeks...to make me dizzy with delight!
Yah, I'm easy like that! And BAYBERRY COVE
is doing a lot to make my heart thump with their
50% OFF OUTLET SALE !!!!!



There are 12 pages of Christmas goodies....TWELVE!!!!
Pass out those nitroglycerin pills!!!




How cute are these???
50 % off...did I mention that?




Ambu bag, stat!




Treats for EVERY SINGLE SEASON!!!!!





I just want that spool!!!!!





Tweet!





Yankee darn doodle-dorable!





Hello summer!!!!!



Tons of Halloween stuff too for you Halloweiners!
{where I come from Spooky is a gang name for some guy in a
'beater' with hickies on one side of his neck and 'tats on the other...
but that may not apply to the entire country! ;}







Be still...my foolish...




...HEART!





Hi! I LOVE YOU!





Sorry, I was passed out there for a while!
Dreamy!
50 % off!
{Begin compressions!}





Would I lie to you?







Creations from Wendy Addison, Mary Engelbreit, Nicol Sayre, Teena Flanner &
Charlotte Lyons to name but a very few!



For every celebration!!!




Sorry the pictures are so small but since I was steal...uh, I mean
borrowing them...I didn't think it was my place to gripe!! ;}




I know that money's too tight to mention...but if you are in need of
some seasonal tchotchkes...50% off if too good to pass up!!!!!
Hop on over to BAYBERRY COVE and check it out!!!

{Did I just use the word "hickies" in a post? ;}

Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage

Going Potty!

{SIDEBAR} OK...I am obviously using the British definition of "potty"...
you know...nutty, addlepated...NOT the American version!
Can you have a "sidebar" before you have even started? If not,please
don't rat me out to Judge Ito! ;}




So, I don't know if you now this about me...but I have a lot of terra cotta
pots...I can't resist them! They are my kind of blank canvas! To paint,
to glitter, to decoupage...whatever is floating my boat on any given day!
I really can't even remember when I bought these little pots...and I don't
know what made me think about them today...possibly my synapses were
awakened by the Hotpocket brain food I had for breakfast?




Or perhaps it's because a whole new world has opened up to me since
I figured out {with A LOT of help} my printer...it only took me 2 years...
have I mentioned that I am lazy? Yah...the kinda lazy that takes 2 years
to get motivated...that's lazy! I suppose then, that this must be included
as chapter 57 of The Lazy Girl's Guide To Crafting From Your Couch...
"Two Years In The Making...And Mount Rushmore It Ain't!"





So, first I lazily sort of whitewashed the pots...
this means that the bowl I poured the paint into...because the hole was
plugged up with old paint...had a bit of water in it so, my paint was
fortuitously transformed into "whitewash"...and you know, I figured what the
heck, let's go with it! Sometimes I get all Zen like that!
Then I covered the rim with a copy of an old document {copiers are like
magic! ;}
And let me tell you...this was not as easy as it sounds! You cannot just cut
a band of something an expect it to travel nicely around the circumference
of any given object!
No worky!
Now I am not up on the geometrical physics of all this...but it takes a bit
of planning and a fair amount of thought...which, depending on the day,
might also necessitate Ibuprofen!



But, even I was able to get a handle on it...ok, yah, after the Ibuprofen! Don't
judge! It's not like it was a shot of Grey Goose or anything!
And next, because I told you that I would...and I may be lazy, but I'm not a liar...
I used more of my spendy-burlap-scripty stuff!




{A bona fide LAZY GIRL craft!}




You could actually use these for plant life...you would only need to seal
the inside...but since I have a "black thumb" that is out of the realm of
reality for me!




I am recommending...for myself...that I use them for tchotckes only!
{I have much better luck with non-living things!}





Think pens, pencils & protractor for your desk...ok, exnay the protractor,
but you get the idea!
Q-tips in el baño...
Teaspoons in the kitchen...
Chopsticks...
Straws...
Lollipops...
ok, I'm out...


We'd be ever so pleased if you'd join in our
COTTAGE CHARM GIVE AWAY

COTTAGE CHARM PART DEUX

How To's Day @ The Lettered Cottage
Saturday Night Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Air Your Laundry @ Freckled Laundry
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage
White Wednesday @ Faded Charm Cottage