Fancy towels on the cheap

Here's a quick update to the Dollar store towels that I updated. First I added the ribbon to the towels just to fancy them up. I used about a yard of ribbon to complete all three towel at .49 cents a yard. I was shopping in the Dollar Tree near my office and I came across these cute flowers. Both flowers were on a card for $1.00. Here you have it my quick update to my cheap towels. Green towels $2.00 each, blue towel I already had, .49 cents worth of ribbon and $1.00 for flowers = Towels that are two cute!!!!!

Spring bathroom update

Spring has finally arrived in Western Pennsylvania, outside and inside. This redo is one that is out of my comfort zone, but I wanted something bright and cheery in my bathroom. Once I commit to something I go full force. I couldn’t just stop with the bright shower curtain, I had to keep going with the entire bathroom. I will be showing you all my little projects that didn’t cost much at all. I shopped my house first and just had to buy some ribbon to complete the projects. Starting with the shower curtain, I found this at the Dollar store on clearance for $8.00. The rug was $10.00.

Moving on to the curtains, I had these in my stash in the basement that I purchased at a yard sale for $1.00.  They were tab curtain panels.  I simply cut off the top tabs and about another 4 inches, I used one panel on each window.  They were a little boring so I bought some ribbon from Walmart that was 49 cents a yard.  I just added the ribbon to the bottom of each panel just for some color.



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Next up, hand towels. The green ones I purchased new at the dollar store for $2.00 each. The blue ones I already had. I just used the same ribbon and added to the towels to make them look a litter more coordinated and high end.



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See the big “O” that was gift from my sister-in-law a few years ago. You never know where that thing will show up in the house. Next up, The glass candle holder. The base is a soup can. Yep, that’s what it is. I just covered it with burlap ribbon that I had leftover from another project. The width of the ribbon was the perfect size. The glass top is a coche, flipped upside down and is sitting inside the soup can. One of my dear friends makes her own soap and she is nice enough to give me samples. I just added them to the inside. There you have it, my new spring bathroom on the cheap. I’m very happy with the finished product.

Lamp redo

I found this lamp at the consigment store that I sell items out of.  I traded this lamp for a display stand that I didn't want anymore.  That makes the cost zero.  This was the exact size that I needed for my porch, I liked the color of the shade but it needed a little something.

I glued sisal around the base of the lamp and made a few burlap rosettes for the shade.  Here she is all dressed up.

close up of the shade

close up of the base

This is a no cost project because I had all the supplies and I didn't pay anything for the lamp.

shutter update

I was lucky enough to receive this shutter from Sister number 4 a few month back for free.  I decided to use it in my home office.  I didn't do anything to it except hang it up, the color was already black.  I just hung some leftover pictures on it using binder clips. I have plenty of space left for more picture.

Pretty cute place for pictures at the PRICE OF ZERO!!!!

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candles decorated with scraps

project #2 using what I already have!


I'm trying really hard to use items from my sewing/craft room and not make any new purchases for my projects.  I found a few candles and decided to try and decorate them with leftovers from previous craft projects.

Here's what I came up with:

HOPE candle has a piece of contact paper from the dollar store, layered with a piece of burlap and a primitive star that has "hope" stamped on it. 

2nd candle-a piece of upholstery webbing and raffia layered on the top.

DREAM candle, scrap of burlap, sisal rope and another primitive heart with dream stamped on it. 

Here are few ways that I chose to display them.  

****Here's an update to where the candle in center finally found a home. 

Stay tuned to see what I can come up with next from a bunch of leftovers.

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Dollar Store contact paper project

I purchased an 8x10 canvas at our local Ollies for $2.69. I found this black and white contact paper at Dollar General. I just cut the contact paper to size and wrapped the canvas like a present.

I added a very nice metal cross that I already had by running a ribbon through the cross and attached it to the back of the canvas with a thumb tack. It worked perfect because of the wood on the canvas.

This project I’m keeping for myself. I hung it on the wall in my spare bedroom. This was so easy and cheap. I think the project took me less than 10 minutes and that’s because I couldn’t remember where I put my thumb tacks.

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New swag for my mantle

I've been wanting to change my mantle decorations for the last couple years but didn't want to spend a lot of money.  I found this swag for $5.00 this summer at a yard sale.  It was still in the box.

Here she is on my mantle all light up.

I love it.  This is exactly what I have been wanting for this spot but was to cheap to pay the price.  Most yard sale purchases get flipped for my resale shop but every once in a while something gets to stay in my own house.  This one was a "keeper."

Steelers school desk

I was lucky enough to become the proud owner of an old one piece school desk recently.  I think I'm showing my age here because I remember actually sitting in one of these.  The desk was delivered to me a nice soft yellow color.  I had it loaded up and ready to go to the shop for resale just as it was but then I had a brain storm of how I could transform it. 

Hubby got in on the act too, he  filled in the cracks on the wooden top of the desk with wood puddy and sanded it down for me.

A little black spray paint, regular "mustard colored" paint, modge podge and left over wallpaper border later and this is how she looks now.

Now I know there are a few people out there that aren't Steeler fans but just imagine your own team that you support either college or professional.  What little boy or girl wouldn't want to do their homework on this desk?

SOLD!


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chalk paint retro table

I found this cute little round table for $1.00 all it needed was a little love.  I picked up a small container of Annie Sloan chalk paint when I was antiquing with my sisters a few weeks back.  I couldn't decide what color to try.  "Henrietta" won out.  Too funny, that just happens to be my mother's name so I couldn't pass it up.  I needed the perfect table to try it on and this was the one.

"Henrietta" is a very pretty color.  It's a nice combination of pink and purple together.  Here's how she turned out.

I have painted a few piece with homemade chalk paint, but using the real thing was awesome.  I will be buying more Annie Sloan paint for sure.

$1.00 retro table + chalk paint = perfection

SOLD!

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