As you can see I’m still painting and redoing, this is my latest project and small, foot stool that was my mom’s. I used to have it covered with homespun and then somehow it was put in the basement for awhile, I painted the wood legs white and covered it with a pink rosebud pillowcase I found last month at an estate sale, so here is the transformation…
Shabby chic don’t you think? All for free too…I didn’t tug and pull when I stapled the sides just smoothed it with my hand, I read that on someone’s blog but can’t remember whose, anyway good advice and so glad I read it because it works!!!
A closer look, the pillowcases were a $1.00 and came in handy because I couldn’t find fabric that I liked, it was a quick and easy project which I needed to do to see more of what I’m going for in my home.
Now on to what I bought with my money that I earned and so sweated for.LOL
I found these canisters at Target my so favorite store right now, next to it is a bottle with a French label for lemonade, $1.99 at GW!
A Chandelier from Lowes for in the diningroom! I can’t wait to get it in there but the parking lot and rental comes first.
New area rugs nothing special but needed to lighten up the this room and the diningroom and it sure does the trick. I found them at Lowes for $22.99 a piece!
New curtains for the kitchen I found these at Big Lot’s for $10.00 a pair, I like them I think, for now they are okay though, I have to decide on curtain rods before I put the tiers up.
I also bought five panels from the Simply Shabby Chic line at Target and white curtain rods at Walmart.
Yesterday was the first day of school for these two, they both got the teachers that they wanted and love school…so far so good!
I can’t believe it’s Friday already can you? I have an appointment for my hair today cut and color, it sure needs it since I had to cancel because of the yardsale.
Have a wonderful day where ever you are and Oh, I removed the verification on my comments so it will be alot easier now to leave a comment so please do it will make me so happy!
I’m joining the fun at Chic on a Shoestring and My Romantic Home today!
Rondell
Yes, every year we have our annual yard sale at my sister’s home, she has a huge yard and there is usually 5 to 6 people selling in it with canopies helping to keep some of the sun out, unfortunely not the heat, it was in the 90’s both days hot… is not the word for it:)
We had a wonderful time though like we always do, it not only means getting to sell things you don’t want anymore but getting together with family, we have been doing this since the 70’s, my BIL sells hotdogs and kobasie sandwiches and pop and we all wait to eat them, they always smell so good!
I didn’t walk around to the other sales, just to hot so I shopped at the ones that were set up by me…look at these roses, I bought them from my sister Judy for .50 and put them in the milkglass GW vase, they look real don’t they?
I found these two prints for $2.00 and on the back was a label that said Pier One $4.98 a piece! They measure 16 by 8 so far Walmart and Target haven’t any that size but I’ll keep looking!
This piecrust table was my mom’s, I can remember playing on it when I was little, my sister had it and said she wasn’t using it anymore and would I like to have it…I love it, I don’t know where it will end up but I’ll find a place!
I traded my sister a crock bench for a box full of these blue and clear glass ball jars…so neat to find so many of them at one time! One of them is old because you can see the bubbles in the glass, I got about twenty in the box and different sizes!
At first I thought this was a sugar bowl but now I think it’s a candy container, I guess you could use it either way, I bought it from my niece for a $1.00!
Here is another picture of it!
Of course these two wanted to be on Grammy’s blog so here is Sydney with her cousin’s yard sale find...a Sponge Bob lunchbox!
Samantha bought three Barbie dresses still in the package for .50 she is a little bargain shopper! The kids had it alot cooler in the pool!
I did really well close to $600.00 but I had alot of prims to sell, some I didn’t sell because I just paid to much for them and knew I wouldn’t make a good profit on them. I was very pleased though.
I did buy some things at Target and Lowes so I’ll show them in my next post. I’m starting to see a little light at the end of the tunnel with this decorating change over, I spray painted some more today seems like that’s all I do but it needs to be done before cold weather sets in.
I’m linking to Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm and Today’s Thrifty Treasures at Southern Hospitality stop by to see everyone, it’s like looking at a great decorating magazine only better!
Rondell
