A thrifty gift and a thrifty find

I have been junkin’ a bit this week but have mostly been on the hunt for clothing. I will spare you the details.
I made this for a friends wedding this weekend.  I remember seeing this idea somewhere, but I didn’t save the link, only the idea. If you know who posted this idea, please let me know so I can give them credit.

I found this beautiful linen tablecloth for $4.00.  I don’t have anything inspiring to do with it yet, but it has a place in my future.


I’m linking up to Southern Hospitality Thrifty Treasures Party

It was a lot of work

Here are some night shots. The lighter of the two colours is an ICI colour named Stone Harbour, a very soft grey with beigey undertones (greige).  The darker colour is Ashpalt by Benjamin Moore, which was free from the recycle centre.  I refuse to pay a fortune for paint, my bff swears by Color Place paint at Wally world. She has been using it since she moved to South Carolina and trust me when I say, she knows about paint. I used it and it was FANTASTIC!  No drips, no splatter, covered like butter.  I put it on good and well and only did one coat. I know you are supposed to do two, but I’m tellin’ ya, if you paint well, you can get away with one. I used an eggshell finish.
Here are the two colours, side by side.

These curtains were dirt cheap at Ikea and I still love them, actually I love them more now. They remind me of a forest of white birch bark trees ( I know, I’m weird)

Now that my tv doesn’t allow viewing from both sofa’s, I had to come up with a way to have it swivel. I bought a wooden lazy susan from the thrift store for $3, sprayed it (didn’t do a very good job of it) and put the tv on it, now it swivels ;)

I’m joining in on these parties:
Under the Table and Dreaming Sunday Showcase
Perfectly Imperfect Style Feature Saturday
Between Naps on the Porch Metamorphosis Monday
DIY Show Off DIY Project Parade
Stephanie Lynn featured this update, thanks so much Stephanie

Junkin’ finds Aug. 7

The neighbour a couple of doors down threw these away.

There is actually an entire table set with five chairs, but I only want the legs from the table.

Why would anyone throw this away?  I have big plans for it, big plans, I tell you :)
I picked up a few things at garage sales this morning:
3 books for my daughter and a Billie Holiday CD for $1.75

Two brand new in the boxes X cubes for $10.00

And two brand new flameless candle wall sconces for $10.00

I had the day off yesterday and worked from 8 am to 8pm on painting my 15 ft walls in the living room. I’ll show them off later.
I hope everyone finds some amazing deals today
Hooking up with Debbie’s garage salen’ party. Lot’s of great stuff this week over there.

Panel moulding added

I added three of the mouldings that I thrifted on the weekend to the cabinet ends. $6.44 to add some detail, not a bad deal :)

Junkin’ finds August 1

The organizer box that I made out of cereal boxes was ok

but this one for $3.00 is much nicer, and roomier

A couple of magazine holders to help keep me organized, for a dollar

Decorative panel moulding for $20! I can’t buy one of the larger ones for less than $20.
4 x 18x23
3 x 14x23
2 x 7x23

The find that I am most excited about is this vintage ironing board for $10. I don’t know if it’s old or if it’s a reproduction. And the little birdie was 99 cents.


The iron work and screws seem to suggest it’s older, but I know that they can also be reproduced. Who cares, I love it.

Lately as I purchase new items and change my place slowly, I’ve noticed that my decor direction is changing. I am really enjoying older/aged items paired with contemporary items. Hmmm…enjoying the journey and I look forward to where it takes me.

Linking up to the following parties:
Frugal Friday's at The Shabby Nest
Apron Thrift Girl's Thrift Share Monday
Southern Hospitality's Todays Thrifty Treasures
Debbie-Doo's Garage Salen' Partay

Quick and free

A friend at work admired the butteflies on the door to my office and I told her I would give her some. Well, I kept forgetting until this morning (and it’s only been a couple of months lol).
This is a frame from my stash

And this is what I made for her.

Now I won’t have to feel guilty every time I see her. I hope she likes it.

Drab to fab dresser update

I have this horrible habit of not taking before pictures. The only photo I have is the one from the ad…

I picked it up from kijiji for $20, brought it home and got to work right away.
I didn’t want to spend another dime updating it, so I used what I had at home.

I painted it with my free paint. It turns out that the colour is too blue for my living room, but looks gray on this.  I sprayed the handles with chrome paint, then used the all over glaze (mixed with burn umber) over the entire piece, leaving it to sit for a while. To me they look like little jewels.
For now it is in the hallway at the top of the stairs as I’m not sure where it will live yet.

The birds were inspired by Miss mustard seed but since I can’t draw/paint, I used black vinyl cut out on my cricut.

This is my first attempt at distressing and glazing a piece of furniture. I was a little apprehensive about going overboard and I think I found just the right amount for my taste.
I’m sharing this project at:

Silhouettes

My daughter loves to draw and has taught herself how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements, which she uses along with her drawing tablet. I asked her if she could make a silhouette from a photo, and she did it in about 3 minutes flat.  She’s only 12! I haven’t mastered Microsoft word yet :)


I’m going to cut them out with my Cricut. She did hers much better, I swear, my lips are not THAT thin.

A Cloche party

Marty at A Stroll Through Life is hosting a summer cloche party.  I absolutely love them but am not very creative when it comes to knowing what to put in mine.
I have a few, but my absolute favourite cloche is the large one that I picked up at a yard sale for $3.

I was out junkin’ this evening and found this adorable ceramic partridge for $2.99 with 30% off (woo hoo)
I knew that it would be wonderful in it’s new shiny home :)

baby info wood blocks

I have seen many variations of these made out of 2 x 4’s. This is my version. The font I used is Waterfalls.

I don’t have any embellishments, so I wrapped it in pink ribbon after I gorilla glued it together. A small touch, but it makes it look better (imho)

Fabric roses

So easy to make, I did it on my coffee break at work. I have emergency needle and thread at work so I sewed these one’s, but hot glue is just as easy.
Now I’m thinking of the possibilities.

These were made with white t-shirts, which I received from the cleaning lady at work.

Garage sale find

After going to several garage sales and about to call it a day, my BFF said that she saw a table on someone’s blvd. I did a U-turn and saw this chest with a note to inquire within.
I’m not good at negotiating, so I sent my BFF in.
I got this for $10.00! It’s not a reproduction, it’s genuinely old. I was hyperventilating all the way home :)




I'm linking up to the following parties:
Debbie Doo's Garage Salen party
Tales from Bloggeriaville's Thrifty Thursday
Mustard Seed Creations Furniture Feature Friday