Today’s Friday Fun + Frugal finds post is going to be a little different. Not only do I have some frugal finds from a yard sale to show you but I am going to mix in a little fun fashion too! Because my yard sale finds were jewelry!! Yes, you can buy jewelry at yard […]
Color-filled flower pots {Sprucing up the Outdoors for Spring series}
Today we continue with our “Sprucing up the outdoors for Spring” series. We talked last week about planting flowers and beautifying your flower beds. But I also love to have flowers in pots too! Ok, I pretty much just like flowers anywhere – indoors, outdoors, in pots… And I like colorful or color-filled flower pots! […]
March Goals checkup
So my friend Christa wrote her goal checkup post last week and this is the picture she used to describe it… Yep, I feel the same way! Don’t even want to look at this list. And worse yet we are 1/4 of the way DONE with 2012 and I am no where near 1/4 of […]
Where to find yard sales {How to shop yard sale series}
We are back for part 2 in our “How to yard sale” series today and are going to talk about where and how to find yard sales. Hopefully you are inspired after reading the first post on WHY you should yard sale and have some ideas of some of the treasures you can find. So […]
Easter Garden tutorial (Empty tomb garden)
Welcome to all of you that are finding this post on Pinterest or Facebook. I am so glad you found me. I blog about all kinds of frugal home and DIY projects, yard sale and thrift store finds, crafts, and the occasional recipe. If you enjoyed this post, make sure to follow my blog by […]
Cleaning out the flower beds {Sprucing up the Outdoors for Spring series}
Yep, I am starting another series! Just cause I am crazy like that. So for the month of April and probably into the first week of May this will be our schedule around here: Monday will feature the “How to shop yard sales” series, Wednesday will be this series “Sprucing up the outdoors for spring” […]
WHY I shop yard sales {How to shop yard sales series}
I want to begin this series by explaining WHY I shop yard sales (and why YOU should shop yard sales too!) 1. The prices Yep, the prices get me every time. Picture frames for 50¢ – $1, clothes for $1, milk glass (yes, my glorious milk glass!) for $1-3, jewelry for 75¢ – $1, home […]
New series: How to shop yard sales
Happy April to you! It is officially full-swing yard sale season – my favorite time of year! So I thought it might be fun to start a series on how to successfully shop yard sales along with some tips on how to have your own yard sale. I have some fun things planned for this […]
Strawberry + White chocolate cake w/ lemon cream cheese icing (+ how to frost and decorate a cake like a pro)
So I am the last stop on the Bloggy Progressive Dinner and I hope that you saved some room for dessert. Although I think Laine’s homemade crescent rolls and Cranberry Feta Chopped Salad from yesterday could end off my meal just fine – can’t wait to make her rolls! 🙂 So today I am going […]
Hanging plates on the wall (with DIY FREE plate hangers)
When I revealed my dining room a few weeks ago, I still had a few tweaks I wanted to do. In fact, I loved this comment Kim left on that post, “I love how you can always improve on things. That is how stuff becomes outdated, because we decorate once and think we are ‘done’ […]