Something I Want and Other Silliness!

Did you ever look for something... could be anything... and then you find something that will fill the bill but it's too expensive?  I started out looking for an unusual container for my coffee beans.  I'm "streamlining" (trying to... okay, thinking of doing so, and have started... a little)! Anyway, although my kitchen canisters are darling, I honestly only use just one... for the coffee beans. So instead of 3 or 4 flowered canisters, I found the one above.  Isn't it darling??  It's really a bird seed pail, but I adore it.  Isn't the label "to die for" too?  It's perfect for me!  It says "bird seed in exchange for a song." Isn't that sweet and romantic (not to mention clean and white)?

My aforementioned current canisters by Rosie B. Farmer: (photo courtesy of shabby suite.com).

(I have the pink, yellow, green and blue as pictured above).  I know they are too cute, but I've had them for seven years, and I need a change)...

So "what's the problem", you ask? "Hush up and buy it and get on with life", you say? Well, therein lies the problem. Guess what the price is?? $59.95! There is no way in this world I could ever justify such a thing (and more importantly, nor could the DH). Spending that kind of money for a pail!  Basically a b-u-c-k-e-t,  I tell you!  I know I could paint one, but it wouldn't be the same.

Yes, my birthday is coming up, but seriously... you know how I operate...  I asked for a fun art class (at Terri's studio in Chehalis) for my birthday months ago, to be held in March, which I am very thrilled about... more on that later.  My Mom wanted to celebrate my birthday together with the birthdays of 2 of my brothers while they were here visiting her, because we were all together (which is rare) since our birthdays are all in March.  She was sooo sweet and gave me a little cashola... but I bought the bedroom lamps "of my dreams" (they were on sale for $12.99 apiece... photos coming), and two Somerset publications  the red hot second I received it after thinking through said purchases very carefully.  Thanks Mom! So anyhoo... back to the search for a different coffee bean container which could make my heart sing!  I know it's silly to want one little unimportant thing... (some may say frivolous... but they don't get it)!  I think it's okay to be so silly once in awhile.

What silly and unnecessary object do you covet?

Love,