I love flowers in the Springtime...

Don't you just LOVE the Springtime and all the flowers bursting forth out of the not so long ago
frozen earth? I know I do!

This lilac bush is one that I photographed at the Hillsdale College Arboretum last week. I adore the
 color and daintiness of this strain. So many different colors of lilacs. I just can't get enough!

I added a postmark to this one

Have you ever seen this Columbine? Doesn't it really remind you of grandma's bonnet?
My bff gave me several starts of these and they are doing great.

Another one in a different color

My bff also gave me tons of these.
She said they are called Japanese Wind Flower...love them as they just dance in the wind!

Hubby and I walked back through the woods last week also
{he is still laid off so that gives us time to do things that we didn't have time for before}
The woods was just FILLED with Trillium! I adore these wildflowers as well.

This is a birdbath in one of my flower gardens. This one is in the front of the house.
I love to hear the trickling of water from my fountains.

I hope you had a great weekend and that blessings abound to each and every one of you
 in the week ahead.

I must get busy again...so many things to do and not enough hours, but I am
wearing myself out fast! I got a dilly of a sunburn yesterday, but it was well
worth it.
Happy Spring / Summer!!

*White* is...

beautiful ~

restful ~

simple ~ peaceful ~ tranquil ~

graceful ~

perfect ~

*pillows from the goodwill for $2 each. I know, I know... who

in the world would buy pillows from there...

me

...they were new and the covers come off of two

of them to toss in the wash.

plus they are only throw pillows for

*pretty*

*platter underneath candle for 2.99 at tj maxx

*shabby chic white ruffled sheets from target

Visit Kathleen at Faded Charm for more

White Wendesday participants.

Blessings~

Birdbath, Bling and a Book ~

This post is rather random in nature, but I wanted

to share some of my most recent finds with you.

Isn't this the most beautiful illustrated book page

you have ever seen?? Look closely and you will see

a woman and man in the background ~ I love it~

I purchased this book at Eva's anque store.

It is titled, "My Robin" and has the above picture in it

along with other black and white pictures.

I sat down yesterday afternoon and read this book.

Such a precious story about a robin

that the author befriended~

There was a flea market on our corner again this past weekend

and I brought home this huge birdbath.

I only paid $15 for it and I had hubby haul it in to the

back porch/laundry room last night until I figure out

what I want to do with it.

{it is cement and very heavy}

I may leave it in the house for the winter.

{my pretty cat Izzy made it in the photo too}

A dear friend was kind enough to give me all this bling to use for my altered bottles. I LOVE it. I was like a kid at Christmas going through the box.

I hope you have a wonderful day today. Blessings~

Teacup Tuesday and Bird Feeders ~

I was in the creative mood and wanted to try my hand at bird feeders/bird baths made out of glass ceiling fixtures. I made the one in the background first and then the one in the foreground. Love the design on the 2nd one I made!

I took a craft copper wire and ran it through each hole in the fixture, then through a hole in a button and back up through another button hole and then back through the hole in the shade and then twisted that shorter wire on the longer wire.. That way the button covers the hole and makes everything stay put. They are pretty easy, but you need two people when trying to get the wire even and twisted. (at least I did anyways and hubby was very helpful...thank you honey)

I told Kim over at Shabby Pink and Pretty that I would join Teacup Tuesday again today. This is a different take on teacups and I think I have shared these before so just pretend you haven't seen them. LOL Hubby helped me put these together last year also~ I attached a teacup and saucer to a vintage post and I love it! It adds such a pretty touch to my garden and I have received lots of compliments on them. If I could find a stash of posts I would even make them to sell ~

I urge you to try your hand at creating a birdfeeder/bath. You will have a fun time and you will love how they turn out and best of all they will be your wonderful creation ~

Blessings~