Seven weeks ago my garage door looked like this. A little over $1000 later and it looks like that. It is a much prettier door but it wasn't something we had planned to change out.The other door was original to the house - a nice heavy wooden garage door. About 7 weeks ago I came home and couldn't open the darn thing. I went to look at it and the springs were broken. We had the ... Read More about Why Everybody Needs An Emergency Fund & Organizing Home Decor Items
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Decorating With Thrift Store Finds
Thank you for all the kind comments about my Valentine decorations! My husband came home from being gone all week and really loved them, especially the tree! I have one more Valentine post to do next week and then I'm done (promise)!Last week I shared a few thriftstore finds that I altered. Today I'd like to share a few that were perfect just as is. These are all things I bought over the past ... Read More about Decorating With Thrift Store Finds
The Valentine Tree – VDay Pt. 2
I had so much fun making a Valentine Tree yesterday! I think this would be great project to do with the kids!First I took a couple of boxes out of the recycling to use. I got this idea from Cherry at Cherry's Jubilee. She made some stars at Christmas and used an old cereal box. I never got around to doing that project but I thought it would be perfect for this project (or you could use cardstock). ... Read More about The Valentine Tree – VDay Pt. 2
V-Day Decorations Part 1
Hello everyone! I had some fun making Valentine decorations with paper and mod podge over the weekend. I have a few things to show you today and some more on Wednesday.I bought the X and O at Jo-Ann's. I spray painted them red because I knew I didn't want to decoupage the letters front and back with the red toile tissue paper (too lazy I guess :-).Toile XO - you know I have to work some toile in ... Read More about V-Day Decorations Part 1
Small Makeovers Count Too!
Thank you everyone for the kind words about my fireplace makeover! That was what I call a big makeover. It took several days and several coats of paint. But changing small things can also have an impact. I've gotten a few things at the thriftstore over the past couple of weeks that I've made some small changes to. But first I wanted to show you a table runner I got at TJMaxx for 70 cents! I ... Read More about Small Makeovers Count Too!
Depression Era Wisdom
I thought some of you might find the following links interesting and/or helpful: "My object in writing this little book is to show you how you may prepare and cook your daily food, so as to obtain from it the greatest amount of nourishment at the least possible expense; and thus, by skill and economy, add, at the same time, to your comfort and to your comparatively slender means. The ... Read More about Depression Era Wisdom
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