This Is For The Birds..No, Really It Is

Dollar store strikes again. I bought these birds for what else a dollar each, but couldn't just leave them alone. This is a semi before picture, because I had already started to paint it.
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I used just plain old white craft paint, but it was a little too white. I started mixing this and that...a little cream, a little tan and it came out to the perfect creamy white.

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and here they are in all their glory...so proud to come from the dollar store. Actually, now that I look at this picture, everything in it is either clearance or consignment. Except for the little books...they were the girls' when they were babies. I just love the color of them and the memories too.
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I did leave one in it's original color...brown with flecks of blue, because it match a little area in the kitchen.

Old white lamps that were in the girl's room when they were little, spray painted black...

and a cute little metal cake stand that was 75 cents at my favorite consignment shop. The nest with the blue eggs were on clearance too.

I think you get it by now...I don't pay full price for anything.
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I did do a little sewing this weekend and some of it is for tomorrow's Tool Time Tuesday.
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See you tomorrow,
~Karen~