I wish I had some pink to post for Pink Saturday... oh wait!

Life is just a bowl of cherries...

Down here in French Lique...

Happy Pink Saturday Every One... Visit Beverly to see who else is pretty in Pink today...

I love Funky Junk! and giveaways too!

I love Donna at Funky Junk and her great Junkin' ideas...
this morning I read about her master bedroom update and
thought of this old girl...

Got your attention didn't I? Now mosey on over to Donna's blog and
 read about her new bedroom update and
her giveaway too!

Loving Funky Junk...

down here in French Lique...

Junkin' White Wednesday

It's TIME for White Wednesday...

White Wednesday Blessings... with Holy Water Marys...

or a little chunk of salvage under glass...

The angels are watching while...

...Dixie is cooking up something...

so say your prayers...

Wishing you a Beautiful...

Perfect...

White Wednesday...

from Dixie... down here in French Lique...

check out who else is showing you White Wednesday treasure...

Blue Monday... Before and After...

I first redecorated our bedroom a few years ago... I painted it a pretty dark gray-blue to keep it "masculine" for my Ricky... and he likes Blue.. it's his favorite color... I already had Navy Blue lined draperies that once hung in the living room... and then I found great Blue ticking roman shades at Pottery Barn Outlet on closeout for $10 each!

But lately... I've been wanting to lighten up a bit... So I first considered repainting a lighter shade of blue..
and then I found these...

After...

Even Ricky said it made the room feel so much brighter and bigger..

So here... the After...

Still pretty and Blue...

Still using my Blue ticking Roman shades...

loving my Blue Bedroom...

Down here in French Lique...

I'm joining Sally for Blue Monday...

stop by and see who else is showing off their Blue!

I'll take the PINK one!!

While shopping at one of my favorite Antique Shops in Seguin, Texas this week...

I found these...

Retro Soda Shoppe Clock

This one, a Coca-Cola Clock.. price $100...

just a little out of my clock budget...

and not being a Coca-Cola collector... I couldn't have cared less...

because...

in another booth...

I found this...

A totally cute PINK Soda Shoppe Clock... with no advertising promos...

and the price... $30...

Hey!  I'll take the PINK one...

and show it off on Pink Saturday at Beverly's

Now, admittedly, I have no idea where I'm going to hang this clock... so it may just end up in my Etsy Shoppe someday soon...

In the meantime.. I'm just going to enjoy this sweet couple sitting at the Soda Shoppe, holding hands and sharing an ice cream soda before the sock-hop...

Down here in French Lique...

Now go check out the rest of the Pink Ladies (and gents) at How Sweet the Sound...

Shopping with Bev and the Boys...

I love when I have to work in Seguin, Texas on Wednesday...

Wednesday... That's the day that Glory B's Cottage opens for the weekend...

so it's the first day of the week for Beverly...

which means her shop is full of treasure...

and this Wednesday was no exception...

everywhere you look... treasures to be found...

every shelf, every tabletop... 

every place that is any place to put something...

Beverly will find a wonderful way to display...

some treasure... somewhere... (oops! how did Bev get into the mirror photo! wink-wink)

This table has sat in the middle of the front room in Glory B's Cottage...

for as long as I have been shopping there... (NFS)...

The table has sat there... but the treasure on top...

it's ever-changing...

so are you wondering what came home with me?

A heart... made by Beverly herself... (I had to promise not to show her face... she said she was a mess... she wasn't!)

 A vintage hand-made crib quilt... $12.99... yes... no kidding

An orphaned saucer and 3 pearl and rhinestone buttons...

and a vintage veil... probably a communion veil because of the size...

Beverly only takes cash or checks... and me.. I only had $42... all of which Beverly got to keep... So this sweet angel sitting on top of that table...
Well... Beverly put a sold sign on it for me...
and I'll bring more cash on Saturday...
..../~~~~~~~~~~~\....
The on my way out of town....

The Unique Boutique and The Curious Boys...

How about a vintage paneled door... $29.99...
or a vintage crystal chandelier... $59.99... (no kidding!)

The Boys were having a 10% off sale...
So I had to buy something... (even though Beverly already had all my money...)

I love vintage silver candlesticks... $9.99... these are truly lovely...

or this fabulous chicken wire basket... $11.99... (this will be gone by the time I get back there!)

this isn't the best photo...
but do you see the matching set of vintage chandeliers...
to die for!

or a rustic piece of architecture... yep... took this one home...

so... home again... I draped the veil over a vintage lamp's shade...

and the little boy in the frame...

that was a treasure found by the Curious Boys and brought home...

by me...

Down here in French Lique...

Happy Treasure hunting to all...

and... good night "T"...

As Is... Isn't all bad...

On my recent Thrift Shop shopping trip to Austin with Candy, Sandy and Terry... I found this small set of ceramic canisters with brass lids... for sale "As Is"...

As is... $1.99... $.99... $.69... grand total for all three... $3.67..

As is...

no knobs on the lids...!

Hobby Lobby to the rescue... 3 knobs $2.50 each...

-50% off... they were on sale... total for the knobs...

$3.75...

had to slightly enlarge the holes with a screwdriver...

time to complete the project...

less than 10-minutes...

Total thrifty cost... $7.42...

Enjoying these beautiful canisters in my kitchen

down here in French Lique...

Priceless!

I absolutely love this thrifty treasure...

As Is... Isn't all bad... not bad at all...

I'm joining

Thrifty Thursday

Thrift'n on a Thrusday

and

Show and Tell Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday

drop by and check out who else is joining in...

Outside My Window...

Last week, while having my "working at home" vacation...I decided to hang on old bird feeder just outside my home office window. My generosity of the extra bird feeder was greatly rewarded by the flutter of lots and lots of wings...

How many birds do you see?  Can you find all 6?

We have quite an array of wild Finch that visit us during the winter months... I guess many of them fly back north once the weather warms... but right now... they are mine... so I'll keep them well fed just outside my window...

Not in a big hurry to send the winter birds north just yet... 

down here in French Lique...

So Dixie... Whatcha Gonna Do With That?... and she said...

Candy, Terry, and I parted ways about 2:30 Thursday afternoon after a fun time thrifting (I spent $3 plus tax)... Candy and Terry live near San Marcos, Texas. I live in French Lique (about 15 miles east of San Antonio, Texas)... So on my way home, I have to drive right through Seguin, Texas... Home of the Curious Boys.. Of course, I had to stop and do a little last minute junktique shopping...

I love shopping the Curious Boys booth.  It is full of vintage architectural salvage.. like this beautiful chunk of cement...

and these rustic corbels... which came really-really close to coming home with me...

and wonderful pieces like this beautiful ornate oval frame...

This piece of salvage awaits the arrival of Miss Theresa from Garden Vintage Antiques... The boys posted about it this weekend and Theresa put her stamp of approval (SOLD) on it... She'll pick it up today.. now I can't wait to see what Theresa is going to do with this.. Hey Theresa... there's another piece there... it may want to go home with you too!

The Curious Boys march to a different drummer... okay... well it's the same drummer as the rest of us Junkaholics march to...  

Now what could I do with her???

and these great silver buckets were callin' my name... "hey, Dixie, over here... look up!"

they were callin' but I wasn't answering them today...

But I did hear the call of this set of two ornate frames... and I think they'll look great painted perfect white...  

and then... there was this...

The Heart Arch... 

Yes, this beautiful, rusty, chippy-white-painted piece of iron... 

called me right over.. 

and, I answered...

Good thing those back seats fold down in my mid-size Mercury Milan!

While it did go from stem to stern...

I managed to get it into the car and then home...

All my Ricky said, as he helped extract it from the car...

"Whatcha gonna do with that?"

I haven't decided yet... but I'll let you know...

as soon as I figure it out...

down here in French Lique...

Linking to sweet Cindy at My Romantic Home for

Show and Tell Friday...

Drop by and see who else is showing and telling about their treasures...

I'll Be Louise...

Tomorrow Candy and I have a play date to go thrift shopping...
No matter where we go or what we do...
we always seem to have a good time...

Kinda like...

and now a peek at my most recent Thrifty Vintage buy...

 Vintage Celery Green Sheer Dotted Swiss kitchen curtains... aren't they adorable?!

I've always loved dotted swiss curtains... they are sooooo cottage...

and wanting them in celery green...

I wasn't sure I'd ever find the ones I wanted but...

purchased on ebay.. still brand new and in the original JCPenny packaging, for $15...

Yes, I know that their original price was probably half that...

but considering how difficult these were to find in the exact color

dotted swiss that I wanted...

I think I scored!

More of the kitchen renovation in upcoming weeks.. as soon as I am able to get

a fire set under that dog-gone cabinet contractor !!

good Thrifty Shopping Everybody...

can't wait to go treasure hunting with Candy...

down here in French Lique!

I'm joining in with 

Coloradolady for Vintage Thingie Thursday...

 Leigh for Thrifty Thursday... 

Pearls & Lace Thursday...

 jump over and see who else in Thrifty Shopping too!

White Wednesday... White Photography...

My oldest daughter, Stacy, is a budding professional photographer... There are a lot of pseudo-pro photographers out there... myself included... and I've often wondered what makes a "Professional Photographer" stand out from the rest of us. 

Then, I saw this photograph...

When you can take something as mundane as a white styrofoam cup, and turn it into a piece of art... then I think you can say... Professional...

Congratulations Sweetie... you are well on your way... Now just finish that degree!

A little different take on White Wednesday.. 

from down here in French Lique...

Ruffles... do you think he'll notice????

Last weekend, I bought this from Wayfair... yes... Ruffled Bed Skirt... the best part, after the ruffles... I got the last one selling for 50%-off...$14.99... but you can still get one for $29... still a steal!

One of my girlfriends remarked.. "That Ricky sure better be comfortable in his boots!"... he is... but...

Do you think he'll notice????

I got my ruffles in the mail today... quick shipping!... thanks Wayfair!  Once received, I threw them in the dryer to pull some of the wrinkles out... and then...

Put that beauty on the bed... I put all creamy white sheets on... so maybe he wouldn't notice right away... washed my matelasse bedspread to fluff it up... and... well...

Ruffles... all around the bed... everywhere... are they fabulous...

Do you think he'll notice????

Dreaming of my dreamy ruffled bed...

down here in French Lique...

linking to

Tuesday's Treasures

and

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

and

White Wednesday