Good ol' Find!

On our way back from Seattle, we stopped in Yakima to grab a bite and found some little antique shops to play around in before we had to go. I found this old school desk for $25. I was so excited and my friend suggested that I paint the front with leaves and our initial! When I got home, I checked my e-mail and wouldn't you know it- Martha sent me just what I needed to complete my project! (Click Here to view her idea)

I just printed her idea out and with some carbon copy paper and a paint pen- I was able to create a personalized object to display outside on our porch.

(Oh- never mind the items on top- I'm not sure what I want to do there yet!)

Dollar Store Decorating!

I never thought that one could decorate using dollar store finds. but the more I read The Joys of Home blog the more I see that you really can.I bought the vases at a thrift store for .50 each. I have been chaning out the decor in them seasonally. For example, Autum was acorns and apples, Christmas was Christmas ornaments and spring was cute faux eggs. But I couldn't figure what to put in them for Summer. I went to the dollar store for something lse and set my eyes on these little strawberry and daisy plants. They fit nicely on top and then I just put some moss, which I also found at the Dollar Tree, as a filler. I may try to paint the pots black, to make them pop- but I still think thy look cute as they are!

The Initial J!

Our initial has been popping up all over the place. I got the idea for this one HERE. This project cost me all of $1. I bought this cheapy tray at the dollar store. Then printed out the letter I wanted on cardstock and carefull cut it outand pasted it on with a glue stick. Wow! Easy- Peasy- Mac -N -Cheesy!!!