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Oct. 28, 2008 - Fall Wreath
I have had this wreath for a loooong time that I got at a garage sale. I've never used it because I thought it was just, well, ugly but I really love how large it is.
As you can see, its sorta sad and decrepit. It needed new life! I realize I'm a little late in putting up my fall wreath but I could not justify spending the money...that is until all the fall stuff at Joann's went to 60% off! So here is the new and improved wreath...(and it cost me about $10 - even better)
Here is the rest of my porch all decked out.
Now let me just say something about this porch. First of all, I have never had a "porch" to speak of. Maybe a landing or a step, but never really space to actually put stuff. So, while I would really love a huge wrap-around deal, I am very excited to have this little space to chotchke up.
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Oct. 24, 2008 - Another Garage Sale Project
I found these two crate thingies at a garage sale for $3 for both. I had no idea what I was going to use them for but I thought for sure I could find something because we have a distinct lack of bookshelves and I thought I might go in that direction.
So I ended up sanding them and painting them with just some acrylic paint I had. I used some Mod Podge to glue on the scrapbook paper that you see on top of the boxes. They are sitting in my kitchen eating area right now and we use them to store the Benji box (this is the device that gives our precious pooch a zap in the neck if he crosses the electric barrier - long story, another post for another time) plus other misc. items.
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Sep. 29, 2008 - Garage Sale Find
I found this little guy at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago for $3:
I wasn't exactly sure how I was going to use him because he is too short to be used as a regular table. After placing him in several spots around my home, I found he best fit next to my sofa...perfect height.
While I quite liked the distressed white on top, I cringed every time I looked at the bright turquoise legs (even brighter than the picture shows). So Reid (my awesome hubby) took off the paint with paint thinner. I didn't get a picture of him in his bare-naked state (the table, not Reid) but here he is after I took out my trusty spray paint:
I think he looks rather handsome, don't you? Here he is next to my sofa:
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Sep. 22, 2008 - A Fun Project
I completed this little project in an evening a couple of weeks ago. I have had so much fun decorating and making my little nest.
I found this lamp at a garage sale last month when my Mom was visiting. I think I bought it for a buck or two.
It was pretty plain so I painted the base a cream color, covered the shade with some fabric and put a pretty little beaded trim around the edge. I really like how it turned out.
I love that you can find cheap lamps and/or lampshades out there at garage sales and thrift stores for hardly any money and then turn them into a cute, custom home accessory.
I have a bunch more projects that I have completed or are in the process of working on now so I will post more another time.
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