Pottery Barn Rug

Last year I found some Pottery Barn carpet squares at a sale for $2.00 a piece. The squares were too small for a rug on their own, but I thought if I sewed a few squares together I could have a Pottery Barn rug for a steal. I sewed the pieces together with embroidery thread and now I have a great quality rug for a total cost of $15.00.

Tissue Treasure

I have officially fallin in love. Its light, easy to store, it comes in many colors, and it makes so many different things. Yep, its tissue paper. I'm always looking for something to fill up my walls that is inexpensive and creative. During my daily blog surf, I came upon this and knew I had found my next project. You can use any color to match your decor, they are super cheap and easy to make, and so creative. Thank you MADE for the inspiration!

Dollar Decor

As a stay at home mom I don't get out much, hence the "stay at home." Since I don't always get a chance to make it to the craft store, I try to make projects with things I have lying around the house. The day my baby was born I made this...

Total cost= $1.00
I know I'm kinda crazy when it comes to keeping things others would consider trash in order to make them treasure, but this time it actually paid off. My husband's bike was packaged with styrofoam pieces that were perfectly even and all the same size. As he reached for the trash I stopped his hand knowing/hoping I could use them for something. A few weeks/months later I made this art display to put over my baby's crib. I wanted something light weight to prevent injury in case of something falling so these worked perfectly. I simply covered the squares with tissue paper, made some fun pictures to glue on top and glued ribbon to the back to hang. There are many options to what you could put on top of the squares: photos, different scrap book paper, ribbons, etc. So...next time you start to throw that packaging away, picture the possibilities.

Planter Redo

My mom gave me this hand-me-down planter box with a faux ivy topiary...it had its days but when our friends' little one started using it as a baseball bat, I decided it was time for a change. So, I got ride of the ivy and began the transformation. The box had flower foam in the bottom and I tried to cut it out at first, but it was not as easy as I had planned. So once I emptied the majority of the foam I soaked it in water. The water worked wonders as the rest of the foam peeled right out and I was ready to paint. I just used craft paint then wrapped textured paper around the outside and glued. Done! Now I have a decorated box I can use to store pretty much anything I want and for free!

Chair Transformation

We were given this chair by a friend who heard we re-upholster chairs.  My wonderful husband had the idea to paint the chair first then pick a fabric to match.  We really loved how it turned out.  Here's the before...

And the after

Fall Decor

I have finally figured a set up for my fall decorations that I am content with.  I did it on a super tight budget this year...drum roll please...$1.00!  I purchased most of the decorations last year and just did a little re-arranging for this years presentation.  Although I did this years set up for nearly nothing, I was able to buy the decor last year for a great deal as well.

Garland: Biglots $8.00

Candle Sticks: Goodwill $5.00 a piece

Assorted Fruit: Michaels $2.00

Wooden Pumpkins: Tai Pan $2.00 a piece

Wreaths: Kirklands $9.00 (glued to cardboard)

Everything else was given to me from weddings or other various occasions.    

A New Beginning

Welcome to an inside view of bits and pieces of my life. I love looking at other blogs and getting ideas for decorations, crafts, and recipes. So...in order to fully satisfy my obsession I have started a blog that will hopefully inspire others to create just as i have been inspired by them.