Jade & White and I Was Featured!

Hello and happy Wednesday to you! I am happy to report that I was actually able to sneak a spray paint project in today between rain showers! I'll share that in just a bit, but first, I wanted to show you a couple photos I took on the way to my son's college this morning. This is just not the kind of weather you want to be out and about in!

Needless to say it poured on us most of  the way! I couldn't help but notice how beautiful the clouds were though, especially in the second photo. These were taken just a couple minutes apart. The closer we got to the bad weather, the prettier the clouds got. Then we got to Branford and crossed over the Suwannee River as we always do. The river is so high right now. I snapped a quick picture when we went over. Look along the banks to see how high it is.....up in the trees! Unfortunately, there will be no boating until it goes back down...:( This is the second summer in a row the river has been too high to boat on! The reason you shouldn't boat when it is so high is because of all the debris.....trees, huge limbs, and trash washing down the river. It's very dangerous.

I also want to share some exciting news! 

Linda chose my solar light project as one of her features from last week's party! I was honored to be chosen out of all the great link-ups. Linda is such a kind-hearted and beautiful lady...:) I always enjoy reading her blog and  communicating with her through comments and e-mails. If you don't know Linda, you should go pay her a visit. She and Dianne co-host Thrifty Things Friday each week....such fun!

OK...so I mentioned in this post, that I bought something at one of my favorite flea market booths that was going to be getting a little makeover before I shared it. Well, the sun peeked out long enough today for me to dash out the door when we returned home from the college and do a little spray painting! While we were in town, I picked up a couple cans of Krylon spray paint in a new to me color....Jade. It is the color of the jadeite dishes I love so much. One day I hope to own a few real pieces of jadeite, but until then, I will settle for my knock-offs.....and this little project!

I tend to forget to take before pix and after I started, I remembered I hadn't taken one, so I made a mad dash into the house to grab my trusty little camera. Here is what I bought....a sweet little plate shelf. It was $10 and in perfect condition, so I thought it was worth it. Don't be jealous of my spray painted picnic table....it has a rainbow of colors on it....along with a little brown and white dog! That's my Sassy...sorry I didn't realize she was in the picture and cut her head off!

I gave the shelf 2-3 coats of paint, left her out to dry for a few and then brought her inside. Now....I also forgot to take an after picture until I had it on the wall and loaded down. 

So....no after photo of her empty.....sorry!

Here she is hanging over my buffet. I took the mirror down and will hang it somewhere else. I really love the way this turned out. I had run out of room for my little white pitchers on top of my china cabinet and had been wanting a different way to display them. I think this is perfect! How about you?

I'm sure I will switch out the plates occasionally, but I'm loving this look for now! Everything on the shelf was thrifted except for two of the little pitchers and the silk flowers.

This one was bought at Michael's. It was half price and I just loved the leaf and vine design.

And this one was bought at TJ Maxx a couple years ago. I bought the matching sugar bowl but this was before I started collecting little white pitchers...:) I love her curvy little handle!

I robbed the white flowers out of my 4th of July bouquet I recently packed away.

The top and middle shelf.

The middle and bottom shelf.

Love this platter I found at the flea several months ago. It has a chip in the side but you can't even tell since it's resting in the plate groove. One just like it was going for close to $100 on ebay and I gave just a couple bucks for it!

Well, that's it for today folks! I am steadily crossing things off my mile long to do list and I'm feeling pretty jazzed about that! I'm off to work on another cute little project for my classroom. Oh...if you didn't see my little lady in red and aqua from yesterday, click here to see her. She is just too cute!

Until next time.....

Lovin' My Country Life & I've Been Featured!

Hello everyone! 

Today I decided to share some of the things I love about country life! First thing I love is living just a few acres from my mama and daddy. I love being able to walk down the road and visit anytime I want. I went down for a short visit yesterday and took a few pictures while I was there. I noticed her purple wisteria is just starting to bloom....you can see it in the picture below. I love how it looks against the beautiful blue sky!

While I was there, I walked out with her to feed the chickens. Aren't they pretty? I am thinking I might need some chickens of my own one of these days! No rooster though....they scare me to death!

The best part of having chickens is having fresh eggs to eat! Mama shares her eggs with me, my sister, and my aunt when they are laying a lot! This was yesterday's eggs...:)

I also couldn't resist taking pictures of the lemon blossoms and baby lemons on my daddy's lemon tree! Look how beautiful the blooms are....the purple is so pretty and the scent is heavenly!

Look at all the lemons in this cluster below! I can't wait to make fresh lemonade! We love it! I also like adding a lemon wedge to my ice water!

Another fruit tree with beautiful blooms is my daddy's pear tree! Look at these delicate little beauties...:)

Today I decided to snap a couple pictures of the beautiful new aqua blue bowls I bought at TJ Maxx over the weekend. I know this isn't anything special for the table, but I love the color and the shape of the bowls and they make me smile! They were made in Portugal and I love the imperfect design and shape of them. Don't my cheese grits look even more yummy in this pretty bowl?

This picture is a little blurry (sorry about that) but I wanted to share my supper with you! If you stopped by yesterday, you probably read about the fish the hubs and son caught over the weekend. Well, tonight I fried them up for supper and made homemade baked beans and cheese grits to go with them. It was yummy!

I also wanted to share this beautiful camellia with you. I added it to the side table vignette you can see here. The blooming season for my camellias is nearing the end and I will miss their beautiful blooms until winter returns. (I will not miss winter though...lol!) This deep rose pink color is my favorite. It has just a hint of blue around the edges....absolutely gorgeous! As I was returning from my walk today, I noticed this bloom open and pointing at the ground so I couldn't enjoy looking at it on the bush. I decided to cut it and bring it in where I can enjoy it until it dies. They last several days before they wilt and need to be tossed out. 

Well, I hope you enjoyed a your visit to the country! I am blessed to call Willie Mae Lane my home...:) 

Another thing I'm lovin' is that I have been featured at Kathe With an E for my post on decorating for spring with my thrifty finds! I am so excited and honored! Be sure to go check her blog out if you haven;t already! I love visiting there and linking up for You're Gonna Love It on Tuesdays! Speaking of, I need to link up right now! So be sure to check her out...you will love it!

I'm also linking up with Marty for Tabletop Tuesday....another favorite linky party! Check her out too!

 Thanks so much for visiting and do drop by again!

Until next time.....