75¢ Yard sale candlesticks get a paint makeover

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Remember these candlesticks I got at a yard sale? I paid 25¢ and 50¢ for them – can’t beat 75¢ for a set of candlesticks. So here they are – before. They were pretty nasty.  Covered in wax and dirt. So I cleaned them up.  Then sprayed them with a quick coat of white primer [...]

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March + April recap

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So it is me or is this year flying by??  How is it 2 days from MAY already?  In some ways it is going by too fast and in many other ways not fast enough. Anyways, I somehow missed posting a March recap so this will recap March and April projects that you may have [...]

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Friday Frugal Finds: planters, accent lights and more

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(The winner of the $25 American Express gift card has been chosen by random.org.  If your name is Carolyn, you are the lucky one!) It is a beautiful day for yard saling here in GA!  Have you seen or shopped any yard sales? Last weekend, I stopped at the parking lot yard sale and picked [...]

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Western theme baby shower (gender neutral)

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If you follow me on facebook, you might have seen a sneak peak I posted on Sunday of a baby shower I was working on.  (And if you don’t follow me on facebook, why not?  Click over and follow me here!) I am in charge of helping to decorate, coordinate and host showers at our [...]

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Friday Frugal Finds: dresses and baskets

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Back with another entry in my Friday Frugal Finds series where I share some yard sale, thrift store, or clearance finds with you. I stopped in Value Village this week and was so glad I did!  I found some great stuff!  And I have 1/2 price day to look forward to there this week. First [...]

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Spring Fling Must-Haves

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This is a sponsored post by  Central Garden & Pet.  See full disclosure statement below. Spring.  I thought it would never come this year.  Now that it finally has, I am busy at work outside! I LOVE working outside in the yard.  And judging from my facebook post the other day, a lot of you [...]

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