Nest sign

I was walking through Goodwill one day and spotted this piece of wood. I think it was supposed to be a cabinet door- but it didn't have any screw holes in it whatsoever. So I think it was an un-used cabinet door. It was $1.50. I loved it but had no idea what I was ever gonna do with it. And then it hit me. I always wanted a "Nest" sign. So with paint, a printout of the font and a design that I liked, some carbon copy paper and a paint pen, I made it mine!

Room Re-do

My daughter and I de-did her room. Click HERE to see before and afters.

A Breath of New Life.

I was walking through Goodwill a couple of weeks ago, when I spotted my next project.

It cost a whopping $2 I thought I would originally use it for my craft things.


So I spray painted it all black. (and took off the heart sticker on front)

But I didn't stop there. I then took gold rub n buff (yes, it does sound dirty to me too) and put it on the knobs, screens and around the edges of my cabinet.

Then I had an epiphany. (did you hear the music too...or was that just me?) It hit me that I should put it in my bathroom to hold all of my hair accessories. I can find stuff now! Really.... it is a miracle!

I Lied.

In my last post- I said that that was the last of my Valentine's Day stuff- but I forgot the banner I made for V-day. I think it turned out cuter than I thought.

Best of all...It was free...made from things I already had on hand.

The Last of my V-day Stuff

I purchased this thick felt heart placemat just after Christmas for $3 at TJMaxx. I knew immediatley just where I would put it.

I made some rosettes and hung them it on with ribbon.The top of my piano. Here is my simple Val. Day decor. Considereing I just started putting out V-day decor this year... not too shabby.

I got the red glass candle holders from a craft store 1/2 off after Christmas.

I found the birdies at the dollar store and the glitter hearts too. I was looking at the vases with the hearts in them last night and decided that they needed a ribbon/bow around them to complete the look.

The Other $ Store!

I was looking for a cupid for my front room. I finally gave up thrifting and had some time to kill, so I went to a dollar store that I hadn't been to in awhile. (Not Dollar Tree) They had the cupid I was looking for. I put a glittery heart on him (with a sticker so I can take it off) and Viola!!!! Happy Valentine's Day!

More Thrifting

On fri. my little guy and I tried to kill some time by going thrifting. I wasn't looking for anything in particular. I really wanted cupids and cutesy Valentine stuff but I didn't find anything like that at the stores we went to. I did find this cool candle holder. I actually didn't mind the gold, but couldn't stand the brown paint on top of it.

So I decided to give it a whole new look.

With a new coat of silver spray paint, topped with 2 birds I already had, and a dollar store glittery heart, it found a new spot on my hutch.