Couponing

This is not my usual craft stuff but it is what is going to allow me to enjoy my thrift splurges.....saving money that is.

I feel like such a nerd. Not because I am starting to use coupons but.....because I am so excited about a free class I am taking tonight on couponing.

I think I am off to a good start. I went to the grocery store last week and saved $22.00 and only paid out $18.00. Shazam!! Now that is what I am taling about. Oh yeah...I love saving me some M-O-N-E-Y honey!

Padded Headboard

This is a headboard that me and my friend made for her daughter's new appartment. I have several other projects that we made as well that I will share in a later post.

The lettering above the bed was one of my first big Cricut projects.

The bed was made from 12 18inch square pieces of thin plywood. Lowes cut them all for us.

We then padded, wrapped with fabric and stapled and stapled and stapled...oh sorry. The memory is of the stapling going on FOREVER! Anywhoooo. Then we covered some bottons and tufted them in.

She will probably have to repair the walls when she leaves because we use commercial velcro on each square. I know! We were in a hurry and didn't think that prt through. There is always next time!

Reworked Arrangement

I bought this arrangement at Goodwill....

I didn't get the whole glittery pinecones and christmas greenery with Daffodiles????

Is it just me? So I ripped everything out. I had to use wire cutters because whoever did the original designe used all of the hot glue in four counties. I am just sayin'.

Painted the wire black and watched the remaining styrofoam melt away.

Now to get rid of that silvery color. I know silvery in not a real word, but it does describe it perfectly.

Here comes the HW spray paint.

At this point I could really see the vision and got so excited I forgot to take pictures of the rest of the process. I added a little glaze and let her rip.

Tada!

Spanish moss, birds nest, eggs, and a bird were added.

Isn't it so sweet. I will never be able to sell anything on Etsy because I

want to keep it all....

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Who Needs Goodwill When You Have a Junkin Mom

Oh I am so excited.......I could not wait to come home and post about my SCORE!!!!

I wanted all of blog land to know what a great Mom I have. Ok....so I only have 3 followers at the moment, but I know if I just post it they will come! Wait...I think the line in the movie was build it and they will come. A.D.D,  A.D.D, A.D.D. Back to my rad Mom. Please don't hate when you see the goodies I came home with when I went to plundering at her house!!!!!

The desk is begging for a little lovin touch. And I am feeling pretty good about just how to do that!

Can't wait to show you when it is done....oh yeah.

The chicken wire is going to be used in a project I am working on now. I was very happy to find this because I did not want to buy a whole role. YAY!

I am either going to modge podge the wood box or give it some Cricut lovin!

As I read over the post to make sure my typing was keeping up with my A.D.D brain I notice that it sounds like I have a serious problem....well better this than drugs or alcohol!

Oh yea, oh yea......gonna have some good times!

Wanting Validation

I am going to keep it short and sweet today so I can finish work on my gun cabinet......will it ever be done??????

I started this blog as a way to share my projects and find some validation in my life. As I mentioned in my first post, I no longer work and that is where I found my self-worth....I know....stupid! I am learning.

I have been posting away and getting really excited when I get comments and squealed when new people became followers.

Well last night we had friends over for dinner and when they left they went out through the garage so the men could check out my main squeeze's jeep. My friend and I stopped and checked out the progress on the gun cabinet. She liked it and gave me encouragement......but the real VALIDATION came from my husband! I noticed him walk our buddy RJ over to the gun cabinet. When I saw him pointing out the details of the transformation with just a wee bit....well a whole lot of pride...I melted inside. No one's recognition is as heartwarming as his. Don't get me wrong ladies....bring it on.

He comes in every day and checks out my posts and anything I am working on. I am a truly blessed woman. He rearranged the basement so I can have more room to work. I know....you didn't think such a perfect creature existed, but he does and he is all mine!

So much for short and sweet? I just can't help it when I start talking about my best friend in life! I love you Joe!!!

Wood Vase Rehab

I had these 2 old wood vases that were just hanging around in my closet waiting to be discovered

and get a make over.

 I pulled out my Heirloom White and Flat Black and a lil hemp twine and

 this is what they became...

Primed, painted with HW and did a little distressing

Primed, sprayed with flat black. Let it dry and wrapped some hemp around it and painted some twigs with WH.

I promise I will not burn the candles with the twigs!

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Goodwill transformation

Don't you just love a good bargain. I was at Goodwill and saw this ugly group of candle bases. What got my attention was that they were half price....I know.....I had no idea that they ever did half price.

The sticker was 6.00 so I got it for $3.00 squeal

If you  guessed that the next thing to happen was grab a can of ORB you would be correct!

Ok....here comes the goodness...oh my

I know! I love hemp too!  around...around....around.....around

I know...there is plastic still on the candle. That is cause it is one I am going to use for this fall.

I liked this one so much that I rushed back to get as many as I could snatch away from anyone buy.

To my sadness others too thought they were either pretty or had potential, so I was only able to get two more. Here is what I have done with one of the others.

Tada!

This may be what I start my Etsy site with. What do you think?

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