I ran out to the Dollar Tree the other day (actually the other day, and then the next day... and the next) and Goodwil and bought a few things to "summer up" the house a little bit.
Remember how my candle holders, lantern, and pickling jar were decorated for Spring?
I switched out the Pottery Barn Easter decor for some new vase filler that I found at the DT.
I switched out the spanish moss and grapevine wreaths for some decorative stones that I thought looked like sea glass. I had to dig through the bins at the dollar store to find the glass stones that came in white, cream, aqua and green rectangles, but they match my room really well.
Both the lantern and the pickling jar got the faux sea glass treatment. The sand in the pickling jar is also from the Dollar Tree; it was their last container of decorative sand. It might be a little bit yellow, but I still think it works.
I found this awesome bird cage candle holder at Goodwill for $1.99. It was my only purchase that day (GW's prices have gotten really high!), but it was worth the trip!
I didn't have to do any treatment to the cage itself because it already had that cool aged patina to the metal. All I did was put some black stones from the dollar store around candle, and it was good to go!
Now if this crazy May heat wave would subside, I could get to work on my flower beds outside. Pretty soon the weeds are going to be taller than I am!
Now for the question...
So, what's your guess? Boy or Girl?
Get your guesses in, because we find out tomorrow!!!
