My favorite little Lakeside shop

For those of you who venture out for a little city thrifting, you must check out Keep Good Company, located on Lakeside Ave. A great little place to find gifts and she even gift wraps too:) BONUS!

Recently Brad and I stopped in to see what we could find and we saw these:

Can you guess what these are? That's right, some old school flash cards. But we decided to be thrifty and came up with a better use for these. Yes, this was Brad's crafty idea, but I put them together!

GENous! A great way to display a date that is close to the heart.

And here it is displayed in our home! I love it:)

A new bedside table

I was in desperate need of a bedside table for my side of the bed, so I went shopping at a new thrift store....For the Love of Jesus Thrift.

I didn't know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised by how large the store was. Yes-you have to dig, but I there were quite a few treasures.

I found this cute little table. I wasn't willing to pay the asking price of $45, so I began the bargaining process by asking the manager if he would take $30. To my surprise he said Yes! So I stuffed this in my trunk and away we went.

When I finally got some time to spend on it.....I began sanding......

I still need to paint it red, but here is my inspiration for my little table. Perfect for my book and cell phone next to my bed:)

I think it will look really cute with my new duvet.... What do you think?

Cheap Wall Art Complete

Just a short post to show you all what the "cheap wall art" ended up looking like. For those of you who never viewed this post, you can check it out under my previous post titled "cheap wall art". Enjoy!

Its Almost Fall Yall!

I have been dying to make one of these cute wreaths that keep popping up on Pinterest for the fall.

What better day for it file than a boring Sunday when the hubby is busy watching football. I decided to make a quick trip to Michael's to pick up my supplies. Here is what you will need:

Grapevine Wreath $2.50

4 Sheets of Felt $.20 each

Glue gun

Scissors

Here is a link to making the felt flowers:  http://www.purlbee.com/felt-flower-winter-wreath/

TADA!

Yummy!

I absolutely love PINTEREST! For those of you who have not checked out this Virtual PinBoard, it is a MUST. Today I found such a cute birthday cake idea posted that I had to share. This is def going to be tradition that I begin with my kids. Who doesn't love a rice krispy treat?

Or how about a wedding cake?

Cupcakes anyone? (Meghan-this is right up your alley!)

New Background:)

Sorry it has been a while....I wanted to check back in to see what you all think of my new blog background a logo???  I love it! A HUGE thanks to Amie for the design and layout and instructions to go with it! (You all know I am NOT computer savvy) Any suggestions on what you would like to see on the blog are welcome. I have a lot of blogging to catch up on this weekend, so please check back soon to see my latest DIY projects!

Why do curtains have to be so expensive?

Or why can't I sew?

Seriously, curtains are way over priced. That is all I have to say about being on the hunt for curtains. Add 8 windows and BAAM you get the point....Chaching$$$

I'm glad to say I found these beauties at Pier One on sale-perfect for the formal dining room and half the price of Pottery Barn's-SCORE!

(CAUTION-YOU MIGHT NEED TO CLOSE YOUR EYES-THE CAMERA MADE THESE MUCH SHINIER THAN THEY REALLY ARE)

Decor Lingo: To Puddle-to allow a few inches for drapes to "puddle" on the floor.