I just have one find to share with you this week but it is a BIG find! Big in size, and in the fact that I have been searching for this item for over 6 months. I bought a door at a thrift store! I was in my local thrift store and finally made it […]
Lack of inspiration? (or maybe just a lack of motivation?)
I have been feeling pretty uninspired recently . Wait…no, not really uninspired, maybe a better word would be unMOTIVATED! Cause I am plenty inspired – all it takes is opening my blog reader and reading a few blog posts or logging on Pinterest and opening a few hundred tabs of things I love. (By the […]
Friday Frugal Finds–plate stand, 50¢ game, vintage milk glass, clothes and more
I am back with another edition of Friday Frugal Finds! Where I show you what I picked up at yard sales, thrift stores, or my favorite flea market last week. I love seeing what others find at yard sales or thrift stores and it helps give me a vision for items I might find and […]
July goals update and goals for August
Here is my monthly goals update It is both encouraging and challenging to set goals, and see the the progress in completing them or see the work I need to do! Here’s my update for this month. Monthly goals (goals to accomplish each month) Date nights every other week (Yep, did this! LOTS of […]
Friday Frugal Finds: Vintage Coke crate, Blue mason jar, jewelry, clothes and more!
I had a great week thrifting last week after taking the week before that off because we were on vacation. It started with 1/2 price day at Value Village. I picked up a skirt and dress at half price for $2.25 and 2 pairs of shoes – one was $1.99, the other $2.99. (For […]
Beach-inspired summer mantel
Hope you had a great weekend! I found some fun yard sale and thrift store finds I will share on Friday and just enjoyed staying busy soaking up these last few weeks of summer. Can’t believe the month of July ends tomorrow! I told you I would be sharing some ways I am adding some […]
Friday Frugal Finds: Thrift store and Antique store shopping at the beach
Since I was relaxing at the beach last week, I don’t have any frugal finds from yard sales or thrift stores to share with you. I did try to find some thrift stores on vacation, but the one we went into was WAY OVERPRICED! And I mean WAY overpriced. A large framed out of style […]
Summer Vacation recap – Destin, FL
Well, I am back! Having a hard time returning to normal life (or maybe I just DON’T WANT to return to reality just yet! 🙂 And yes, the washing machine is still busy washing loads and loads of clothes upstairs. Before I get back into the normal DIY and craft posts (have the final reveal […]
Friday Frugal Finds: $3 mirror, 25¢ placemats, $3 wall décor, and much more!
Lots of finds to share with you this week! Some from yard sales and some from thrift stores. So here goes! I stopped in quickly at Value Village with my nephew and found some good finds. Balderdash game – 60¢ Taboo game – $1.91 Scarf – 49¢ Then on Saturday I headed out yard […]
How to spray paint a brass light fixture or the RED chandelier in my bathroom (Beach-inspired bathroom makeover part 3)
I am on a mission to replace all the boring, brass, builder-basic light fixtures in my house (with thrift store and yard sale light fixtures I find). And my guest bathroom was not exempt from this list. Man, I am failing as a blogger with this bathroom. How I have no before pictures of the […]