Thrifty Decor Chic ~Blog Feature~

March 23rd, 2010

I am so excited about today’s blog feature.  There are many ways to save money, and there are times that saving money means making a little sacrifice here and there, but when it comes to decorating our homes, that doesn’t have to be the case.  Sarah from Thrifty Decor Chick does a great job of showing us all how to make our spaces look like they are high-end without paying the high-end price.  She has very graciously agreed to allow me to feature her blog today, and re-publish one of my favorite posts. 

I have to say, I had a nearly impossible time trying to decide which post to feature, but I finally just picked one with the intentions of emphasizing that, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO SEE!!  Oh yes, I went there, I am owning the caps lock!  I finally decided on this post because as I was searching through her archives, I happened to glance up at the dischelvement of my children’s art supplies and gasped in horror.  I need organization people!  Anyway, without further adieu, here’s Sarah:

Four ca-ute projects under $5!

And three were under TWO BUCKS!!
Awwwww yeah…
And yes, some involved spray paint, of course.
Remember the little tool box from the previous post? I got it for $3.99 at Goodwill and about peed. my. pants. when I saw it. I have been looking for one forever! (OK, just a few weeks, but…whatever.)
I printed out my stencil:
After I spray painted the whole thing brown, I added the stencil to the front:
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The blurriness is me, not the stencil.)
Then took another trip to Goodwill (good thing there are three within 1.5 mile radius of our house, right??) and found five little glass cups that fit in perfect:

Totally and completely adorable, no?? I still have to find more art supplies that are scattered throughout the house, but I absolutely positively adore it:
Total cost was $4 for the box and $2.50 for the cups. Uhhh…wait…that’s more than $5. OK, well…whatever.
The next two involved the following:

Basically 60 cents of paper, $1 wood tags and $1.50 knob from Hob Lob — almost all half off!

I got this little container from my sweet stepmom last Christmas, (hello LA!) and loved it, but have been staring at it in my son’s toy room thinking I needed to jazz it up with some ca-uteness:

Spray adhesive, scrapbook paper, spray paint and a knob later:
He loves it! I love it! Ahhh! Feel the love!!
More scrapbook paper and spray adhesive on the wood tags for this one. Add in some fun scissors (1.99 at Hob Lob — I have a few and love them!), $1 ribbon, the printer and you get this:
(Again…blurriness is me. I swear I wasn’t drunk.)
I drilled holes, ran the ribbon through and tied them to the baskets:
This box was a $1.99 Goodwill find. It’s the perfect size for the itty bitty teeny tiny toys little boys love:
Adorable!! Less than $2 bucks for all four people!
And for my final trick of the evening, I give you 60 cent wood cuties you can find at any craft store:

Hot glued magnets to the back and you get new magnets for the Bub:

I did all of these in just a couple hours and they were F.U.N. I’ve got a couple more little projects to do to the toy room and then I can’t wait to show you!

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Inexpensive Picture Wall

January 12th, 2010

I am in love with this picture wall.  I actually showed my mother one similar to this one and said, “Someday I will have that in my house!”  Well, my three kids are there, my family is there, my idea is there, but that  is NOT my wall.  The beauty about my mom is that she actually follows through with the ideas she gets.  Me. . .Not-so-much. 

I wanted to post this, not only because it looks so darn fabulous, but also because it is a really inexpensive way to fill up a blank wall. 

The frames are available at IKEA for only $2.99 for a set of 2 9×9 frames.  

Then, all you have to do is  print some pictures that you love.  I sent these to Costco.  Since the frames were 9×9, and they didn’t print 9×9 photos, I simply put a 3 inch border around the picture and had them printed 12×12 then cut the border off.  The prints were only $2.99 as well. 

I really LOVE this idea, and I can’t wait to get one up in my own house, that is if I ever follow through:)

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