I am excited to share my Patriotic Mantel with you today! I always change things over from spring/Easter décor and go with a red, white and blue/Patriotic theme from mid-May/Memorial Day to July 4th. I love Patriotic/Americana things so this is my one chance to go all out! This was last years Patriotic mantel. So […]
Friday Frugal Finds: jewelry and home décor + link up your finds or projects
Hey! Did you miss me this week? Sorry, I have been a little absent. I have been trying to do a lot of work behind the scenes here on the blog and also trying to catch up on some projects. So I sort of took an unplanned break the first of this week. Can’t wait […]
Friday Frugal Finds: home décor, table linens, and a really cute Thirty-One bag for $1
Here is some of my recent thrift store and yard sale finds. I hope you are getting out there on the weekends and finding some good stuff at yard sales! This is prime season! Before it gets scorching hot (at least here in the South). I picked up this guy for $2 at a local […]
House crashing: Molly from Pennies ‘n Grace
Last week when I was in NC, my husband and I actually stayed with Molly and her family. Molly writes a fun lifestyle/family blog at Pennies ‘n Grace – where she shares delicious family recipes, her amazing yard sale and thrift store finds, DIY projects, how she decorates her house with pennies, and the grace […]
75¢ Yard sale candlesticks get a paint makeover
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 […]
Friday Frugal Finds: planters, accent lights and more
(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 […]
Western theme baby shower (gender neutral)
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 […]
Friday Frugal Finds: suits for the men in my life and home decor
Meet these handsome young men in my life. One is my handsome husband that I love beyond words. The other is my 18 month old nephew. This was the two of them all dressed up on Easter Sunday. See my nephew’s suit outfit? Yep, it came from the thrift store. $3.49 for the vest […]
Friday Frugal Finds: lots of fall decor
I stopped at a yard sale last week I my neighborhood and enjoyed meeting a sweet couple whole lives just down the road from me. And I loved her decorations! In fact I shared a picture of her spring door on my facebook page. (You do follow me on facebook right?? If not, head over […]
Friday Frugal Finds: glassware finds
Excited to share some Friday Frugal Finds with you today. I stopped at a yard sale and found some really pretty glassware which I love. At first I only picked up this pretty milk glass bowl. It is BIG, like you could serve a fruit salad or something in it, so $3.00 was a great […]