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Showing posts with label birdcage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birdcage. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Macro fever in the garden...
I thought I'd share some of the garden statues and such that reside on our deck or in our little garden. The camera is set for macro, so here I go (trying to beat the rain that is due any minute now from the looks of the sky!)...
My prized possession - a vintage, chippy Mary garden statue that I found in a NH junktique shop last year (and on sale, too!)...
A little stone bird, from Target, living among the flowers in the garden birdcage (or is it bird cage - 2 words?).
A little fleur-de-lis adornment (from Wal Mart) for the top of the cage. I think it dresses it up nicely.
This little garden angel has been around since my primitive days...
She's been a steadfast friend, watching over our little garden for many, many years as her distressed wood attests to.
My biggest, heaviest wabbit; he lives on the patio. All our "Chips" enjoy sitting on top of his ears. I'll share those photos when I do my next "Chip" post.
Our little hedgehog (all cracked open in the back, but that doesn't seem to bother him so I don't let it bother me either)...
An old (but not yet vintage) lantern that was probably meant to hold a large candle. I like using it as a planter.
Littly bunny foo-foo is a little flower pot stake that I picked up at Wal Mart several years ago.
A very cute, short, round bunny that I got at a craft fair many, many years ago.
Mr. Tweet, who came from The Christmas Tree Shop a few years ago.
Mrs. Tweet, a little bit smaller, bought the same day.
A little garden turtle that I bought for Court so she'd always remember her box turtle, Nike, that she had when she was younger.
Rascally Rabbit, still down in the backyard chasing those flamingos around...
Rusty, a little bird who lives in our garden.
The "other" stone rabbit (because there can only be one original stone rabbit... Dana, my SR would LOVE to get together with your SR any time! Maybe we could have baby stone rabbits!)
The welcome bird, just picked up this year (Wal Mart I think?)...
I call this little guy David the Gnome becuase my girls used to watch that cartoon all the time when they were little. He was a Christmas present from a good friend (which is why he's holding a candy cane, but he's too cute to only come out at Christmas time, so he never gets packed away).
A happy little bunny from The Christmas Tree Shop....
Another bunny from The Christmas Tree Shop (not quite as happy as the other guy, but since his back has cracked I guess we know why!)
Rustic little church birdhouse on a stake which is strictly for decoration as no birds have ever used it.
I have a thing for chipmunks (Chips) so when I spotted these guys in the dollar section of Target this year I grabbed two - one for each corner of the deck.
One of two cherub "curtain rod holders" that I picked up at a church rummage sale a couple of years ago. I just use them for decoration out on our deck.
A little stone birdbath (with a broken rim, so it doesn't hold much water anymore), but I like to just set it out between plants.
A little birdbath that hangs from the oak tree next to our deck.
A little bird perched on the side of a birdbath down by the patio.
A bird perched on the birdbath I got at Christmas Tree Shop...
My prized possession - a vintage, chippy Mary garden statue that I found in a NH junktique shop last year (and on sale, too!)...
A little stone bird, from Target, living among the flowers in the garden birdcage (or is it bird cage - 2 words?).
A little fleur-de-lis adornment (from Wal Mart) for the top of the cage. I think it dresses it up nicely.
This little garden angel has been around since my primitive days...
She's been a steadfast friend, watching over our little garden for many, many years as her distressed wood attests to.
My biggest, heaviest wabbit; he lives on the patio. All our "Chips" enjoy sitting on top of his ears. I'll share those photos when I do my next "Chip" post.
Our little hedgehog (all cracked open in the back, but that doesn't seem to bother him so I don't let it bother me either)...
An old (but not yet vintage) lantern that was probably meant to hold a large candle. I like using it as a planter.
Littly bunny foo-foo is a little flower pot stake that I picked up at Wal Mart several years ago.
A very cute, short, round bunny that I got at a craft fair many, many years ago.
Mr. Tweet, who came from The Christmas Tree Shop a few years ago.
Mrs. Tweet, a little bit smaller, bought the same day.
A little garden turtle that I bought for Court so she'd always remember her box turtle, Nike, that she had when she was younger.
Rascally Rabbit, still down in the backyard chasing those flamingos around...
Rusty, a little bird who lives in our garden.
The "other" stone rabbit (because there can only be one original stone rabbit... Dana, my SR would LOVE to get together with your SR any time! Maybe we could have baby stone rabbits!)
The welcome bird, just picked up this year (Wal Mart I think?)...
I call this little guy David the Gnome becuase my girls used to watch that cartoon all the time when they were little. He was a Christmas present from a good friend (which is why he's holding a candy cane, but he's too cute to only come out at Christmas time, so he never gets packed away).
A happy little bunny from The Christmas Tree Shop....
Another bunny from The Christmas Tree Shop (not quite as happy as the other guy, but since his back has cracked I guess we know why!)
Rustic little church birdhouse on a stake which is strictly for decoration as no birds have ever used it.
I have a thing for chipmunks (Chips) so when I spotted these guys in the dollar section of Target this year I grabbed two - one for each corner of the deck.
One of two cherub "curtain rod holders" that I picked up at a church rummage sale a couple of years ago. I just use them for decoration out on our deck.
A little stone birdbath (with a broken rim, so it doesn't hold much water anymore), but I like to just set it out between plants.
A little birdbath that hangs from the oak tree next to our deck.
A little bird perched on the side of a birdbath down by the patio.
A bird perched on the birdbath I got at Christmas Tree Shop...
And now it's time to run inside and get these pictures posted because the rain has arrived!!!
Donna
Friday, March 20, 2009
Birdcage Deja Vu....
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This birdcage sits on top of the TV armoire in our living room. It may look familiar to you....
...because I showed you photos of it last year...
... when I found it (along with these two vintage frames) while junktiquing in New Hampshire.
The cage is flanked by the reproduction Staffordshire dogs that I got for Amanda last year...
They seem quite happy to be protecting it (although from what, I don't know!)
(mid 1950's... Nana lifting up my sister so she could see Pete the parakeet in his cage)
If you've ever read some of my older posts, you know I love vintage children's books... So you can imagine how excited I was when I happened across this copyright 1954 "Parakeet Peter" book (with the 29 cent price stamped on the front cover!)
It's just perfect! (This is exactly how my mom, sister, and I would hold our Pete's while teaching them to talk)...
We had a ladder and bell just like the ones pictured here...
And a few posts ago, I showed you a photo of my Nana's Pete with his bowl of water sitting in front of his cage, just like in this picture... Deja vu indeed!
Yup... We even had a mirror for our Pete...
Such sweet memories this book brought back!!!
This birdcage sits on top of the TV armoire in our living room. It may look familiar to you....
...because I showed you photos of it last year...
... when I found it (along with these two vintage frames) while junktiquing in New Hampshire.
The cage is flanked by the reproduction Staffordshire dogs that I got for Amanda last year...
They seem quite happy to be protecting it (although from what, I don't know!)
(mid 1950's... Nana lifting up my sister so she could see Pete the parakeet in his cage)
If you've ever read some of my older posts, you know I love vintage children's books... So you can imagine how excited I was when I happened across this copyright 1954 "Parakeet Peter" book (with the 29 cent price stamped on the front cover!)
It's just perfect! (This is exactly how my mom, sister, and I would hold our Pete's while teaching them to talk)...
We had a ladder and bell just like the ones pictured here...
And a few posts ago, I showed you a photo of my Nana's Pete with his bowl of water sitting in front of his cage, just like in this picture... Deja vu indeed!
Yup... We even had a mirror for our Pete...
Such sweet memories this book brought back!!!
Donna
Friday, March 13, 2009
Can you stand another bird cage??
I know I'm really milking these bird cage posts, but to be perfectly honest, I don't lead a very exciting life; therefore, I'm often at a loss as to what to blog about! (If you follow the widget links below each post, you can see all my previous bird cage posts!!)
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So I'm going to take advantage of my bird cage collection and string it along a bit more...
I found this beautiful vintage cage and stand while visiting western Massachusetts last year... Here's a picture of it in the shop, right before I carted it out to the van!
And here's the plastic Pete who lives in this chippy white birdcage, which now stands in a corner of our living room.
The very nice thing about plastic Pete's (as has been mentioned in previous comments) is that they aren't the least bit messy! Can you imagine what this scrapbook paper (that I lined the bottom of the cage with) would look like if that was a real parakeet up on that perch?
The base is also old and chippy... perfect for a shabby cottage look...
I sometimes decorate this cage for the holidays. This is what it looked like during October with a little white bird nesting on a big pink floral pumpkin!
And at Christmastime, it became a vintage barn for the glittery sugarplum reindeer that I painted...
And here's yet another blast from the past... My little sister and I posing with Nana's Pete (again, with his cage door open)... This is a rare photo from our old albums. Purchasing color film and having it developed was much more expensive back in the 50's, so this is one of just a handful of color photos that I have from that era, the majority being black & white...
(click any photos to enlarge)
So I'm going to take advantage of my bird cage collection and string it along a bit more...
I found this beautiful vintage cage and stand while visiting western Massachusetts last year... Here's a picture of it in the shop, right before I carted it out to the van!
And here's the plastic Pete who lives in this chippy white birdcage, which now stands in a corner of our living room.
The very nice thing about plastic Pete's (as has been mentioned in previous comments) is that they aren't the least bit messy! Can you imagine what this scrapbook paper (that I lined the bottom of the cage with) would look like if that was a real parakeet up on that perch?
The base is also old and chippy... perfect for a shabby cottage look...
I sometimes decorate this cage for the holidays. This is what it looked like during October with a little white bird nesting on a big pink floral pumpkin!
And at Christmastime, it became a vintage barn for the glittery sugarplum reindeer that I painted...
And here's yet another blast from the past... My little sister and I posing with Nana's Pete (again, with his cage door open)... This is a rare photo from our old albums. Purchasing color film and having it developed was much more expensive back in the 50's, so this is one of just a handful of color photos that I have from that era, the majority being black & white...
Check back tomorrow for my one year anniversary giveaway post!
Donna
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Mini Bird Cage... #4
This is something of a make-shift corner in our dining area, with all kinds of things sitting on top of each other!! (See all the rainbows from my window prisms?)
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I've had this mini bird cage for so long that I don't even remember where I bought it! It sits on top of a little mirrored cabinet which, in turn, sits on top of our little jelly cupboard.
I thought these parakeets were life-sized when I ordered them on-line a year or two ago. When I got them I was disappointed because they were so teensy weensy. But then I realized they were the perfect size for this little cage...
So little green Pete sits on the right hand side of the cage...
...while little blue Pete sits on the left...
And here's my beautiful Nana posing with her handsome Pete back in the 1950's. She absolutely loved her parakeet(s). In many of the photos I have of her with a bird, the cage door is wide open so her Pete could come out if he wanted. In the photo above, you can see that the cage door is open and she has put a little bowl of water in front of Pete's cage for him to bathe in. The writing on the back of several photos tell how Pete loved to bathe in these little water filled bowls that Nana put out for him...
(click any photos to enlarge)
I've had this mini bird cage for so long that I don't even remember where I bought it! It sits on top of a little mirrored cabinet which, in turn, sits on top of our little jelly cupboard.
I thought these parakeets were life-sized when I ordered them on-line a year or two ago. When I got them I was disappointed because they were so teensy weensy. But then I realized they were the perfect size for this little cage...
So little green Pete sits on the right hand side of the cage...
...while little blue Pete sits on the left...
And here's my beautiful Nana posing with her handsome Pete back in the 1950's. She absolutely loved her parakeet(s). In many of the photos I have of her with a bird, the cage door is wide open so her Pete could come out if he wanted. In the photo above, you can see that the cage door is open and she has put a little bowl of water in front of Pete's cage for him to bathe in. The writing on the back of several photos tell how Pete loved to bathe in these little water filled bowls that Nana put out for him...
I have a table very similar to the one pictured above that belonged to my mom. Some day I'll post about it. But just the other night I saw tables almost identical to this one at Target, except they were black and my Nana's was green.
By the way, I'm going to try to post my 'one-year blog anniversary' giveaway items on Saturday, so be sure to check back then, especially if you like birdies!!!
Donna
Donna
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