I am slowly figuring out that I am finding LESS and LESS at Goodwill Their prices are way too high and their selection is not great either. Which makes me sad. I have two Goodwill’s in my area and I am finding that the one in the smaller town tends to have a […]
Friday fun + Frugal Finds: 1/2 price day at Goodwill and Value Village
Sharing some more fun, frugal finds today! I have been hitting the jackpot recently finding all kinds of items at yard sales, Value Village, the flea market, and Goodwill. You saw this old sleigh in my Valentine mantel pictures. I found it in January at the flea market for $5.00. Couldn’t believe the price when […]
P52: True Love
I am participating in a project over at My 3 Boybarians called Project52 (P52) which stands for “1 photo each week for a year.” There is an assigned theme each week and I try to take the best photo I can related to that theme. Here is my attempt this week… So it’s Valentine’s week […]
Friday fun + Frugal finds: scarfs and yard sale season begins again!
I have been enjoying getting back into thrift store shopping and even yard sale shopping again! (In GA, yard sale season is almost year round. ) Especially with the 60 degree winter we have been having. I take a break from about Thanksgiving through January. But February through November yard sales are everywhere and I […]
P52: Drink up + my favorite Peppermint Mocha recipe
I am participating in a project over at My 3 Boybarians called Project52 (P52) which stands for “1 photo each week for a year.” There is an assigned theme each week and I try to take the best photo I can related to that theme. Here is my attempt this week! This week’s theme was: Drink up. Here’s my […]
Pinterest inspired project: Hanging my measuring cups
So we all love Pinterest right?? I know I do! It is a wonderful resource that I use to “pin” or organize ideas that I come across as I am blog reading AND it is also a great place to find ideas that others have pinned! So this is sort of what happens when […]
2012 goals–January checkup
So the calendar switched over to a new month last week sort of quietly in our house… which means the first month of the year is over – wow! So how about those goals (or New Year’s resolutions) that you made last month? Have you forgot all about them or have you made some progress […]
A day of thrifting and antiquing in Pigeon Forge, TN
I shared in my P52: Shadows post last week that my husband and I had long weekend getaway to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, TN last weekend. We met up with another couple who are friends of ours and had 3 fun days of double dating! My friend Molly, loves Goodwill and yard sale shopping as much […]
Valentine’s printables
So you know I love free printables that you can use as art! I did a whole post on how to use free printables as art in my series – 31 days to decorate your home on a budget. I showed you the fun printable that I have on my Valentine’s mantel. You can print […]
Turning a Christmas wreath into a winter wreath
So since my mantel was now all decorated for Valentine’s, my front door was getting a little jealous. He has been bare and lonely since Christmas too. I had wanted to try to make something new and I thought about doing something for Valentine’s but lacked inspiration and time. So I just resorted to […]