being repetitive and a little bird...

I have to admit that sometimes I sit at the computer in the morning and wonder what to blog about, especially if it isn't one of the wonderful party days like White Wednesday or Vintage Black Friday (which by the way is tomorrow). I am not one to prepare a post the day before, I usually just put it all together in the early morning while everyone is preparing to head out the door. I do think of ideas as the days go by and jot them down but some mornings I draw a blank. I remember one morning laughing out loud at Anne's post when she had, um, writer's block (he he). So, this morning I looked through my photo gallery and looked around the house and came up with...nothing. I browsed through some of my past musings then I went to my dashboard to see what everyone else is blogging about. I then visited Gina at The Shabby Chic Cottage who hosts a wonderful party herself ~ Transformation Thursday and decided to show you again how my handy honey transformed our fireplace. Here is the before that I showed you the other day when I blogged about Jake... Here is the after...

Jim built the mantel piece and I just painted the bricks. I found the two old shutters in a little shop along Route 6A on Cape Cod many years ago. I also transformed my blog header with a photo of the mantel...just with a few different accessories. More transformations around my house are popping into my head so I am looking forward to future fun at The Shabby Chic Cottage. I will share one more makeover that I did recently. Here is what my little table in the den looked like before...

And after...

I know I am being repetitive and that I already showed you the hydrangeas in my Mom's old crock before too (at Melinda's great Vintage Summer Monday party). It is an old original that looks just like the new repro crock in Pottery Barn. However the little bird is new, for me. Isn't he the sweetest little one! I put him in my Etsy shop but I think I am going to keep him for now. He was nesting on my mantle yesterday for a while... Well...thanks for stopping by today. Nothing really that new or exciting but like I said yesterday, sometimes a little change makes a big difference to me. Remember that tomorrow is Vintage Black Friday and I do have something new and exciting planned. Well maybe not that exciting but it is new! Have a wonderful day and go have some fun over at Gina's Transformation Thursday party!