Merry Christmas!

Ruler Star

Junk Ornaments

Christmas Is Coming

Gas Can Birdhouse

Is gas can one word or two? And bird house?

Remember the gas can from an earlier post - from the garage sales in Nebraska City?

Well my husband immediately took it to his basement workshop and made it into a birdhouse for me.

What do you think?

Should I take the cap off so the birds can use it?

I just really like the shape of it but it sort of defeats the purpose.

I guess I will just have to use that cap for another project.

I just love the look of junk hanging from the trees.

Catalog Inspiration

I was looking through the latest edition of the Pottery Barn Teen catalog for some inspiration when lo and behold - there it was - a boy's room with a lit up Exit sign on the shelf.


I LOVE it! It's like a night light for teens. And - I just happen to have one in my basement that my husband brought home from a construction job. Can you believe they would throw something like that away?!


Immediately after I saw this - I had to go to the basement and dig mine out of my "junk room". After a little cleaning and removing the reserve battery pack that was connected to the top - we were able to connect a cord that my husband saved from an old hair dryer that went bad. He found a couple of night light bulbs to fit and viola - we have a lit up Exit sign of our very own.


Have you ever noticed that when you are thinking about something it appears? Can you believe that I was at Thrift World this week and just happened to find another Exit sign?! Lucky? I think so.

Time for Flowers

I waited until May 1st before I planted my flowers - just like Mom always said to do.

This old wheelbarrow is one that my husband dug out of the creek and hauled home for me.

He is such a good junker.

The flowers are a hanging basket that I bought from Home Depot for $15.

I think that is cheaper than buying a flat of single plants to fill such a big container.

And it is full right away which beats waiting for the singles to fill in the gaps.

Instant gratification.

I think it filled it up rather nicely.

Hopefully they keep spreading, cover the top, and start hanging over the sides.

Arbor Day Garage Sales

We went to Nebraska City during their Arbor Day Celebration. NOT for the celebration . . but for the garage sales. :)

It was a beautiful spring day and prices were LOW. We had good luck and found some really great finds.

The quilts are cutter quilts.

The little table was $1.

The suitcases are Skyway and were $1 each.

I found some vases for my white pottery collection and a cool pop bottle for my pop bottle collection.

The little black handweight was $1. I just saw those in the Restoration Hardware catalog.

Have you seen that catalog lately?! It's fabulous!