Time For Another Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED!

I was going to wait until I reached 100 followers, but we're SO close, 

so let's go ahead and celebrate!

What am I giving away?  

I'm in a very generous mood today, so I'm giving away my Veggie Steamer Wreath!!!!

This post was such a hit that I decided to share it 

with one of my followers.


Click here for the original post.

To enter:

1) Become a follower.

2) Leave me a comment telling me you are a follower and where you would put this wreath.

3) For an extra entry, blog about this giveaway and let me know you did so.

This giveaway will close on Sunday, August 22 at midnight.  

I will announce the winner on Monday morning.  

Hurry and enter now!!!

Old Frame Repurposed

You all know how I LOOOOVVVVEEE to repurpose thrifted finds.  It is so much fun to turn trash into treasure.  I especially love to decorate my home with thrifted finds.  It is a great way to unique elements to your home.  

Below are some pictures of a LOTTO game I found a while back.  

Check out my original post to see how much I paid for it and what else I found on that day!

I've been dying to do more with this!

I have lots of old frames laying around, but don't want to fill them ALL with personal pictures, so sometimes I'll do something unexpected with all those frames.

While digging around, I found this beautiful chunky old frame that I found at Goodwill.  I don't remember exactly, but I'm sure I paid no more than $2 for it.  I thought the dark stain on the frame would look beautiful with the LOTTO game cards.  The frame has a few rough spots on it, and I had originally planned to paint it, but I think it adds some character to it.

  This project was way too easy!  

All I did was place the game cards in just as I would a photograph. Since the game cards were smaller than the picture opening, I just layered them until there were no holes.  Once I did this, I thought it needed a little something, so I hot glued some of the wood playing chips to the glass on in the frame.  

I'm pleased with how it looks.  The colors warm up this little nook table.  

I've been trying to incorporate some blues throughout my house.  No, I'm not a blue person, but I'm beginning to find an unexpected love for the color blue!  This added a perfect little touch of blue in this corner of the room.

See here, here, and here  for more ideas on repurposing old frames. 

Be sure to comment below with the links to any of your frame projects!

Linking to these great parties:
Debbiedoos Before & After Party
Someday Crafts Whatever Goes Wednesday

Desperately Needed Front Door Make Over

Updated 8/16/10!
About a month ago, I painted our front door which was desperately in the need of a coat of paint.  It was another thing that I've been meaning to do since we bought the house almost five years ago. 

So, let's take a look at the before....

Since then, I've gone back and forth between red and chocolate brown.  I finally decided on chocolate brown because it was a little more neutral AND because I had some leftover from my bathroom cabinet re-do.  Sorry red, but FREE won this time. 

Update:  My husband pointed out to me that I forgot to include a full length picture of the finished product.... Here it is.....

By the way, do you know how hard it is to find the perfect chocolate brown paint?  I searched forever and finally found one at Lowe's.  The color that I used was Phantom Mist by Valspar.  Seriously, it is perfect.

Today, I finally got around to making a wreath for my beautiful chocolate door. 

Here's a close up...

I already had some strips and circles of fabric cut out that was leftover from my

Veggie Steamer Wreath from a few months back, so I used this. 

I wanted to make a quick wreath, so I used what was on hand and ready to go! 

Want to take a guess on what the base of the wreath is?

An embroidery hoop!  It was the perfect size and I had this on hand also! 

I just took the strips of fabric and burlap and tied them around the hoop.  That's it!

This make over was completly free since everything I needed I had on hand!

I love how it turned out!

Linking up to these Parties:

Someday Crafts Whatever Goes Wednesday

 

I'm Back

Wow!  It's already been a week since we've been back from our beach vacation! 

Here are a few pics.....

Our view every morning

Elizabeth loved to sit out on the balcony in the mornings

Me and Elizabeth outside the Red Bar Restaurant in Grayton Beach

Daniel and Elizabeth

Our jetty beach was so awesome!  Barely no waves...perfect for Elizabeth.

After lunch at Dewey Destin's.  Next time you're in Destin, be sure to check out Dewey's!

I just love this one!

We had such a wonderful time! 

 And to think we almost did not go!  We had cancelled our trip because Daniel still had not had a job offer, but the next day he did! ..... so, we rebooked our trip!  Isn't it funny how God works?!?  This was our first real family vacation with the three of us (well, that didn't involve visiting family).

Now, back to work. 

 Daniel starts back to school (he's a teacher) next week.  Elizabeth and I have enjoyed having him here with us, but I think we're all looking forward to getting back into a routine.

You Asked For It

So many of you have asked, "Why don't you ever do boy items?".  Well, with an adorable almost 20 month daughter, I really haven't had the motivation to make boy clothes.  But, I had an order for a onesie and burp cloth... FOR A BOY!  Anyway, here they are.....

                   I'll be adding more like these and more to my etsy shop in the next day or two!

 

Great Website!

Have you heard of Cashbaq?  It is a great site that actually gives you cash back (by check or your paypal account) for purchases you make online. 

The Jones' Family LOVES coupons!  Especially for dinner out.  We enjoy eating out from time to time, but it can add up quickly when you don't have a coupon.  That's why we decided a while back that we'll only eat out with a coupon. 

So, I was super excited when I found out that Cashbaq was offering 2 Entertainment Books for $10!  These will expire at the end of the year, but think about all the money you can save between now and then.

Here's how to get the deal:
1.  Login or Register with Cashbaq (new users also get $5 just for signing up!)
2.  Search for Entertainment Book
3.  Scroll down until you see 2 books for $10.  Click here and it will take you to the Entertainment Book site.
4.  Add two books to your cart and you are good to go!

Now what is even better about this deal is Cashbaq will give you $4 cash back for each book that you order!  This $8 will go into your account in a few days, so the total after shipping is only $2 per book!  Amazing!  AND, if you are a NEW USER to Cashbaq, this offer is FREE for you because of the $5 you get for signing up! 

Let me know if any of you take advantage of this.   Maybe we can have dinner together with all of our coupons! :)

Fun Giveaway

My friend, Amy, of Crafty Mommy Madness is hosting a great giveaway!

The giveaway is for Nashville area folks.  A fun new place is opening in Cool Springs called Peek-a-Boo Playtown center.  Amy has 2 free passes and a t-shirt up for grabs!  Click HERE to head over to her site to enter.

Even if you're not in Nashville, be sure to check out her site.  Do you like to save money?  Amy is the deal seeking queen!  Sign up to receive a daily email from her with all the awesome deals that she has found. 

Amy also does custom logos, painting, stationery, and invitations.  She is a woman of many talents!  She designed the logo above for Peek-a-boo Playtown.  She also designed my logo!

Head over and enter her contest now and GOOD LUCK!