M is For....

If you sing it like Cookie Monster, that's how it sounds in my head. Anyway. M is for my baby! I found this treasure at the thrift store for $.45!!!! It was hot pink and now it's a great blue shade! I love it!

What's Old Is New

If you've read my blog for more than 5 minutes than you know I love thrifting. If you're new, well I love thrifting. I've gotten some amazing ideas from Etsy and Pintrest, recently. (also I love that thrifting, Etsy, and Pintrest are all coming up as misspelled words!) Anyway, I've found some great thrift store finds and even made a project or two. Here's the most recent stuff.

This frame was found for $3.00 and looks great with one of my The Abstract Bedouin pieces.

This bird was thrifted as were the hoop rings. I found the fabric idea on Etsy. These fabrics were $1.00 each at a local antique shop.

This is my new favorite find. I love the shape and the number font. It was hidden in a pile for $.99! I love it!

Total Randomness.

All debates aside. I loved my Harry Potter adventures with my friends. I loved staying up late and being silly. I loved the dinners out to talk about the movie. I loved standing in line at midnight to get my hands on the new book or see the new film. We had a great time and made fun memories. I cannot believe it's all over. I find it funny that I didn't start these books until the 5th one was released. I remember my horror of realizing that I had to wait 2 years for the new one. I was an adult with two kids when I started them. They are such a fun fantasy world. I can't wait to share Harry, Ron, and Hermonie with my boys. Knowing that they can start reading the books soon, makes me feel that it's not truly over just yet!

I went thrifting with my birthday money under strict orders to only buy things for myself. Mission Accomplished. I love thrift stores. I love yard sales. I love finding treasure in someone else's trash. I'm trying to come up with ideas that I can make at home. Therefore lately the camera goes with me while I shop.

My oldest boy is now a Webelo. I remember when he was a Tiger and looking at the "big boys" in the brown uniforms. I thought it would be forever until he was in one. Nope, it took moments. He's so handsome and growing up so fast. I realized the other day, his childhood is half over. He's 9. 9 more years and he'll be an adult. Too fast!!!

I've been on a bit of a winning streak lately. I got a box in the mail from Glade saying I had won a contest that I don't remember entering. Vaguely, but it was so long ago. I won two plug ins, a candle, and a can of air freshner. Silly, I know, but I got the biggest thrill over winning. I also won a ring from a blog I follow. I enter blog giveaways nearly daily and have yet to win. I was so excited. I also won a key necklace that is going to be personalized from an Etsy site. It's not here yet, but I'm excited!!!