I found this bench at the thrift store for $5. Can you believe that?? I thought it was so adorable, but my husband, ummm notsomuch. He seriously wanted to put it by the curb for trash pick up. Shame on him! And I’m sorry, this has to probably be one of the worst “before” photos in all of blogland, but… View Post
A Rosette Wreath
I had a few rosette flowers left over from when I put them on our lamps in the master bedroom. I thought I would put them to good use and make a wreath! For the tutorial on how to make these easy and lovely things, click here. First, I started out with a small foam wreath from the dollar store…. View Post
Recent Thrifty Treasures
I found all of these things last week at the thrift store and resale shop, but just haven’t had time to post about them yet. Oy! Isn’t that little shutter shelf cute? It was $1. Score! Everything in that picture was $9 all together. I love that wreath too and it will look cute when I tie it up with… View Post
And We Partied…
Sorry this isn’t a home decor project (but I did make a few crafty things so that counts), but several of you wanted to see Emma’s birthday party so here it is. This was another kind of project in itself! The theme was kind of princessy, polka dots, and hot pink. I asked people to wear pink if they had… View Post
Cloche Goodness
I’m linking up over at Marty’s today for her Summer Cloche Party! I love cloches and apothecary jars so I wasn’t going to miss this one! Tons of gorgeous inspiration over there too so go check it out and link up! Here are a few of mine. This is my newest one and my most favorite. :) Inside the cloche… View Post
What I Created Out of an Old Drawer
Remember this drawer I found for a buck at the resale shop? Well, I got to thinking how this would make a great candle holder! Then my instinct was right, and stumbled upon this lovely color of spray paint… Ohhh Catalina Mist, how I love you! I saw this shade at Hobby Lobby and knew it would be perfect… View Post
A Book Makeover! Yes, A Book Makeover…
This was probably the easiest little project I’ve done to date. But it’s sooo cute!! I had these 2 books that I got at a resale shop recently… Well I took that blue one and fixed her up! First I spray painted it Heirloom White. I did tape around all of the pages so I could leave them old and… View Post
More Flower Pot Cuteness
I did another little project over the weekend with the 4 remaining little flower pots I found at the thrift store recently. You can click here for that post. We have this area above our front door in the entryway… So I decided to use my 4 little pots and sit them on the ledge above the door and decorate… View Post
My Prized Possessions…Hutch and Buffet Redo
Have you inherited an ugly piece of furniture whenever you got married? I have. It was our dining room buffet table. I’ve lived with it for 4 years now, and it was time for an overhaul when I found this hutch at Goodwill to go on top of it. Goodwill had it marked for $99, and I got it for… View Post
More Thrifty Finds
Went to a local resale shop and scored all of these old mason jars! This one is particularly old with the off-centered “Perfect Mason” and original zinc lid. Who knows, maybe this jar is worth loads of cash and I can retire my husband. Yea, I know that’s unlikely but it’s ok for me to dream right? I have… View Post
Front Porch Facelift
First of all, I don’t really think what we have is considered a “porch” but I didn’t know what else to call it. Entryway, walkway, or is it a porch? So, here is our porch (or entryway, walkway?) before. And this picture was from December when it snowed because I was a bad blogger and didn’t take a good before… View Post
My Numbered Flower Pots!
Remember these pots I found at the thrift store recently? Well part of sprucing up my front porch included painting them. I haven’t done the small pots yet…those are for inside the house, I think. So I painted them Rustoleum satin black. I don’t have pictures of that because that is pretty self explanatory. :) But here’s the fun part!… View Post
