BALLS! Kitty in the basket or Decorating Tip # 1

my friend ann was able to purhase balls

soft     grassy

base           ruff

hard                    round             old

scruffy

balls

then she displayed them

in

urns

baskets

a simple idea that looks very basic yet cool for spring and summer if you like MULTIPLES, COLLECTIONS, SPHERES, BALLS & SPORTS.

line the baskets with a bandana or burlap, a linen towel, tie a colorful ribbon on the handle

pool balls and tennis balls look great too - how about a mini urn with golf balls - a great gift if you do it up in a clever way - COME ON - let's see some ideas! Jennifer

send me some photos or suggestions!

just say "'cuse me kitty, you have to move"

I Want Junk In My Trunk!

oooooo! I have already begun to stop at thrift shops, antique shops and look in the papers for yard and estate sales! I live near PA. and there are two places I love to hunt : Shupp's Grove and Renniger's. The surrounding towns are loaded with shops, friendly people and nice restaurants. I can go for the day - but it's also a great over night with a girlfriend, sister or hubby (if he likes to shop!).

I look for garden items

tools, buckets, chairs,

totes, funnels, baskets,

plants, shovels, rakes

vintage treasures, leather suitcases, pocket watch faces

what do you hunt for?

where do you travel to?

do you live near MD or PA?

do you collect multiples?

Thoughtful Thursday Elegance and Fairyland

Elegance definition

el·egance (el′ə gəns)
noun
the quality of being elegant; specif.,
dignified richness and grace, as of design
polished fastidiousness or refined grace, as in manners
clever aptness and simplicity
anything elegant
Etymology: Fr élégance < L elegantia

Elegance

by Lucille van Onselen-Zunckel

A Double Acrostic Poem in reverse

Elegantly turned out, so much style

Ladylike to the core, classic

Eau-de-cologne daintily applied, like poetry in motion

Gem was definitely of another era

Ariel another one, now, all agog

Naiad, the Faerie Queene

Casting their magic spells, ever graceful

Emerald is her name, very fashionable

I'm scooting around with the fairies today...have to run!

In search of my own elegance! Jennifer

Big ones, little ones, blue ones, speckled ones!

Aren't these cool?

I collect eggs and have found them

consignment shops, yard sales - I even went to visit an Emu Farm! It was so interesting to see how long the birds lay on the eggs, the color, the nubbiness of the shell, how thick the shell is. I'm just fascinated now by speckles and species. Feathers are so symmetrical too.

I find them in the oddest places - the beach, the barn, the woods, on walks. Friends save them for me. I
like I'm reading from a Dr. Seuss book with his

rhymes - but them he's a fav of mine too.

Mad for Multiples!

I am MAAADDDDD for multiples! Yup! It really grows on you if you like to yard sales, flea market,

estate sales, decorating. You know how it goes... you know how it is.... you see this little sweet buy on this little sweet something and have to have it - it's yours! The next outing there's another one only cuter.... and suddenly Ooh La La! you have a collection of.... ah huh of ... MULTIPLES! And so it goes collectors... you should see mine... brass spray nozzles for garden hoses, all size funnels, glass spheres, shells, old painted chairs, opera glasses....la de da.