4/08/2011

Love the NEST.....

                                                                                   

It's that time of year when you see pictures of eggs and bunnies, although bunnies do not lay eggs, but we often don't picture the Hen or the mama birds much, just think about it for a minute........

My papa used to have a hen farm and every morning in the summer as a little girl of 5 and 6 I would help him collect eggs and feed them. I used to love throwing the seeds out for them and watch them run over and peck and pick as many as they could before Mr. Rooster came to rule the yard. Fun memories for sure.

I love birds and pictures of nests. In recent years my husband and I have seen some beautiful moments at the lake house with the Eagles and watching their nests. We love to go out on the boat and look for any new faces and nests around the lake every spring. It's amazing how they watch over the nest as the other is out on the hunt for food, after a while the female screams for her companion and he comes, Wow! Imagine that ladies.....lol..... We have some amazing pictures as we have watched them build, protect, teach their young, hunt, and mate over the years and I thought I would share a few of our private collection.........      



I really love Nests.........especially French Country Nests......


there isn't anything more calming to the soul than to have that special place that gives you peace, love, joy, solitude, and even more inspiration than you thought was possible......

                                                                              
in your everyday duties and quests as you nurture, grow, and protect it......it's the place you want to grow old, the place family always comes back to and never wants to leave.......

                                             
 It's Your NEST....... A Place Called Home!

4/07/2011

Petite Shabby Chic Candle Holders add Big Romance and Character......

These Petite Candelabra's have found a new purpose as Shabby French Cottage Decor......they were once silver and looked so plain to me, sitting in a bucket on a table at a Flea Market in Alameda, one look and I knew exactly what to..... I took them in and right away I painted them my favorite "Cottage White", I added some Antique French Crystals I had been hanging onto because I knew I would find something to hang them from someday, and Voila!  Magnifique!!!
I found the small tapers to fit them at a little country candle shop in the Sierra's, you can find them you just have to look. I love these Candleabras sitting on a Bath Tray or you could even use them as Table number Holders at a Small French Country Party or Shower with some flowers around them, they have so many uses and they are one of my Favorites, they may be small but they sure make a Big Statement.
It's funny how some of us don't even see things as they sit, we are already thinking of what they can be as repurposed items we love. I have been this way ever since I can remember and it's the thrill of the hunt that is so exciting to me........