Thanksgiving Decor

I have had my "fall" decor out since the end of September. I added the Halloween decor around the 1st of October & went back to just the "fall" stuff around the 1st of November. I was kind of getting tired of the "fall" decor so I spiced it up a bit with some thrift store pumpkins.

Here they are, in all their glory, taped off READY TO PAINT!! There was NO WAY these ugly boogers were sitting on my mantle ;)

{I LOVE SPRAY PAINT}

Just enough change to make me smile again :)

I used Antique White paint. It looks nice on the black furniture.

This change has me satisfied for now, BUT I am still aching to drag out my Christmas tree.....

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Headboard BEFORE & AFTER

I had been searching EVERYWHERE for a full size bed frame for my daughter...thrift stores, facebook, garage sales, craigslist & even the free barn!!!!! Well, I finally came across one on a Facebook sight that was less than appealing, but I could see the potential in this beauty :)

This is not the true before photo (because as always, I painted before taking photos!!) BUT, it was exactly like this.

I primed with an oil based spray primer from Sherwin Williams and added 2 coats of Satin White walmart paint.



BONUS: It came with a footboard :)

We left the little door off. We thought it looked better without it.

My daughter & I are both happy with the way it turned out. And, for only $40, I think it was a fabulous deal!!

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Here is another Crazy Cute outfit worn by my darling daughter:

Here is a breakdown of what she wore:

Dress-Be Bop

Tank-Vanity

Knee Socks-Old Navy

Boots-GAP

Hair Piece-Custom made from a friend

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Loving my Emroidery Hoop Art

I have been in love with the embroidery hoops I have seen on blogs & pinterest for a while now. I began collecting the hoops at garage sales & thrift stores with no problem. Finding the perfect fabric to put in the hoops was a nother story....but here they are & they are growing on me!!

I love about half of them. I figured I would just put them up and as I find more fabric I do love I could switch out the ones I don't love.

This wall has been blank since we got our new sheetrock over a year ago, so it is a nice change.

The bottom right hoop is a white linen that I added some vintage buttons to. I desperately wanted them hanging on the wall by the end of the day so had to make do with what I had :)

All in all this was a very easy project. Also, very inexpensive wall art!!

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Another edition of Crazy Cute Fashion :)

My girl has a style of her own & I adore her for it :)

Here is a breakdown of what she wore:

Shirt-Forever Orchid

Jeans-Wallflower

Boots-Roxy

Headband-Walmart & the flower pinned to it was given to her by a friend of mine

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DIY SCHOOL THEMED ATTIRE

We just LOVE to show our school spirit when we go to any sporting events for our children. The only problem is....the darn sweatshirts & hoodies are soooo expensive!! They sell them for 20 & $25 a piece and for our family of 4 to all have one each season just seems a bit ridiculous. Sometimes being frugal leads me to some great ideas :)

This was a plain sweatshirt from the thrift store for $1. I made this for my 8 year old boy. It has our last name across the back.

And for my daughter who's a cheerleader. $5 sweats from walmart & fabric paint. I used my Cricut to make a stencil for each word.

I am thrilled with the way they turned out & with the price :)

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Here goes :)



Here's a breakdown of what she wore:

Skirt & shirt-The Children's Palce

Knee socks & boots-GAP

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