Bird Nest Cottage

I am moving to Blogspot on December 4th.

My new address on Blogspot http://birdnestcottage.blogspot.com

New Draperies in the Kitchen...

 This is also a sneak peak of my holiday decorations.

I had to fight some woman at The Pottery who tried to grab this fabric out of my hand.  The redneck in me came out and I grabbed the fabric back. 

I actually had a lot of fun making these and I really like them at the window.

Hugs, Gretchen

Rabbit Trap...

 Nicholas made these rabbit traps all by himself with hand tools. 

 Rick only gave him a little advice.

Gretchen

 

Happy Thanksgiving...

The table is set.

We have our Spode china out.

Our tree centerpiece will have cards with all the things we are grateful for.

The turkey breasts are ready to go in the oven.

The kitchen is ready to go.

Even the electric knife is out for the turkey.

The potatoes are pared.

The turkey breasts all stuffed and cooking away.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family, friends and blogger friends.  Maybe your holiday be just as special as you.

Hugs, Gretchen

 

 

New Rug...

Since we moved the couch out of the living room, the rug we had just wasn't big enough and these chairs were scratching the hardwoods.

Hud suggested we look on-line.  First he went to Pottery Barn.  After his heart started beating again (when he saw the prices) he said let's check Home Depot.  This was about the 3rd carpet I looked at and I loved it.  It got great reviews and I ordered it online (free shipping).

We were not disappointed when it arrived.   It's beautiful and it has so many colors it goes with everything.   It will also hide any spills the grandchildren might have.  That's always a good choice.

Hugs, Gretchen

A Thanksgiving Tree...

 

 I got this little tree from a catalog the company sent me. I'm going to use it as my centerpiece on the Thanksgiving table.  Everyone will write on little tags what they are thankful for and we'll tie them to the tree.  I'll take a picture when the table is all set so that you can see how it turns out. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gretchen

 

 

Cool new look for the bed...

I saw a pillow like this on a blog and decided I needed one.  I got a big body pillow at Target for about $10.00 and then just used fabric I had around the house.

I love the look of it on the bed.  Hud just snarled.  "Is this something we have to take off the bed every night?"  I wanted to say yep but I said no it is for me to lay my knee on.

It's so soft and squishy I wanted to take a nap today.  Maybe tomorrow.

Hugs, Gretchen

Nicholas is lovin' football.

My picture is a little blurry but the statistics aren't.  Nicholas just finished his 2nd year of tackle football and he has the trophy to prove it.

Last night his team played in a tournement and lost.  Nicholas got mowed over by one big player and just jumped up and went back to his stance.  From there on, he tackled anyone he got near.  I think he's finally gotten his Papa's killer instinct on the football field and the style his daddy had on the wrestling mat for 4 varsity letters.  To me that's a "good thing". 

Hugs, Gretchen

 

 

 

My deer hunters...

Last Saturday Rick and Nicholas went deer hunting.  Chloe stayed with me and did what all girls like to do....shop.

Hugs, Gretchen

Making a dog bed...

This was a new adventure for me with my sewing machine.  Mallie needed a new bed and it took me a while to figure it out.

I used an egg crate doubled to make it soft.

I got a sheet at Target to use for the material.

I made a pocket in the back like they do for some pillows.  I hope you can see it.

This was the pad I made for her kennel with some fabric I already had. 

The nice part about these is that they are both washable.

Hugs, Gretchen