A Cultivated Nest

Thrift Score!

Hello everyone! I thought I'd share a few of the things I've gotten at the thriftstore in the past two weeks and I went to two yardsales last weekend (because they were on my street and I was driving by anyway). I found this tray at my local Goodwill for $3.13! My husband says that I don't find these trays, they find me LOL! This one has a dark green border whereas all the others I've found ... Read More about Thrift Score!

A Christmas China Cabinet

Hi everyone! I'm so glad you liked my colorful bottle brush trees! I know that people who decorate with more traditional colors will want to keep them green but isn't it fun to know they don't have to stay that way! Here's what I did with some of mine. I put some of my brown transferware in my china cabinet and added some of the trees. I'm not going to show you everything because there are ... Read More about A Christmas China Cabinet

Dyeing Bottle Brush Trees

Hi everyone! Last year I did a "shiny and glittery" Christmas. This year's theme is "trees". So I'll be working on making all kinds of trees for the next few weeks. Look what you can do with those really inexpensive bags of bottle brush trees! You can bleach them and then dye them any color you want! Here's Sarah's tutorial for making Halloween trees at Making Projiks. I think that she's ... Read More about Dyeing Bottle Brush Trees

Living On and Spending Less – Guest Post

Hi everyone! I have my friend Lyn guest posting today. I am sure that many of us can agree that it has not been the easiest of times. One of the best things about frugality is that you can be as creative as you would like to be with it or can be. There are many frugal tasks that I would like to do, but I've learned this year that I've needed to be a bit selective due to health issues.For example, ... Read More about Living On and Spending Less – Guest Post

Turkey Plates

Hi everyone! I've been fighting a cold and really haven't felt like doing much except laying in bed and watching old shows on Hulu! But we have relatives coming in from out of town on Monday so I'm plodding around trying to get things in order for that. This will be the first time they've seen the house and they are people who are very focused on the external, brand name only, shop at Neiman ... Read More about Turkey Plates

Artichokes Out of the Kitchen

Hi everyone! I thought I'd show you a little display I made out of totally thrifted items. I've been lucky to find some great artichoke finials in the past 5 or 6 months so I put them all together. This one I got at Goodwill last week for $3.13. As you can see there are a few leaves missing but I just turned it around and you can't tell! The little white one was also from Goodwill and ... Read More about Artichokes Out of the Kitchen