{recent makings & thrifty finds}

Yesterday turned out to be quite the crafty Monday...

I've been dying to sit down and make all sorts of fabric flower creations ever since I got back from Spark and I just haven't had the time... so frustrating and I was going through serious withdrawals from not making a regular visit to the thrift store since before I'd gone to Spark, so last Friday I used up the whole time that Tanner was in preschool at Savers!! In my mind I was singing "Heaven... I'm in heaven!!!" I found so many gritty things + lots of fun fabric sheets for tearing up and making into yummy flowers! 

Oh my goodness... you have no idea how giddy I was about my whole thrift store visit and bags full of treasures - and I could hardly wait to get home and craft! I thought for sure I'd find time over the weekend at some point but I was coming down with a cold/sinus infection and just didn't feel up to it when I did have a little time so Monday came and still no crafting. 

Amber saved the day, I'd been practically begging her to get together sometime and craft with me.. hee hee-  she called and said she was in the mood and had nothing going on.. before she could finish I said, say no more and get your butt over here!!! The kids had a blast playing and we crafted -n- gabbed for hours. It was so much fun, I can't wait to do it again.



We both had been wanting to make a fabric rosette necklace, so that was our first project! 

After my kids got home from school and finished their homework, they were all bugging us to teach them how to make the flowers. Amber taught Marcus and Sydnee how to do it and Marcus whipped up this flower in no time flat, {minus the embellishments}. He had glued it to a ribbon that didn't really match as a necklace, so I tore off the ribbon and made it into a hair clip with all the hand beading to go with the necklace I made. 

This is Amber's awesome necklace! 

Sydnee kept saying she wanted to make one and Amber saw her yellow head band she had on and found a cute scrap of fabric she had and made this flower to clip on it. After she left I added the green beads and clip. Thanks Am.. I love it! Syd wore it to school today.

I made this headband out of an shrunk up Aeropostale t-shirt and old headband that needed a serious makeover. I love kelly green... {Oh and that big glitzy jewelry piece on the polka dot/lace clip is an earring I used to wear while competing ballroom dance}.

More shots of the necklace and matching clip... I just can't get enough of it!

~Cherry Blossom Headband~ 

Me: in my pj's, no makeup, early morning...

Last week's Thrift Store finds...

HellO--- Lantern

{been lookin' for one for a while now}

-Christmas Runner- 

~Old Vintage Christmas Records~

{can't wait to decorate with these.. two of them didn't even have the records with them I just loved the cases! It would be fun to find an old record player though and see how this one plays}.

Tulle canopy for Sydnee's room! 

We actually used to have this *exact* one and then we got a different one and gave this one to a friend. We didn't end up liking the new one as well and quit using it, so she hasn't had one for a long time now. She's been saying that she misses it and wants another one and here it is, the same kind we had to begin with. Love it when you find what you're lookin' for! 

I found another one with colored ribbons flowing down it that the round form is broken in, bought it anyway.. I figured I could fix it somehow and it was too cute and cheap to pass up.

Polka Dot Sheet Set for the girls rooms!

-Set of Cottage Pillow Shams-

Totally Awesome Star Wars Sheets for Tanner's bed!

~Vintage Metal Colander~

-Snowflake Sweater-

{I really should open it up and take a photo.. it's gritty}

-Anne Taylor Sweater-

{thought it would look nice paired with a skinny belt at the waist}

-Tommy Hilfiger Skirt-

Look at all these fun trimmings I found for so cheap!!! I got the gritty Ikea organizing jars too and a bunch of mismatched printed sheets for crafting.

Owl Necklace + Earrings

I made while visiting my sister

Gold Leaf clip I made a while ago...

 

{I stole this pic. of me wearing the green headband from Amber.. she did some funky editing to it and I thought it looked kinda cool!}

Now go do some thrift store shoppin'

and some craftin' -n- gabbin'

it brings much joy & happiness!!!

~sandee.

{saturdays yardsale delivered & a chalkboards on the way}

The story goes like this:


I have been looking for something to turn into a chalkboard for a while now... Saturday I went to a ginormous yard sale and there she was, Mrs. I've Seen Better Days waiting for little old me to sweep her off her feet and give her a little makeover from a has-been mirror to a I-can-hardly-keep-my-hands-off-you chalkboard!

Wanna see???

One step forward in the kitchen/dining/family room makeover direction! I wasn't sure what exactly I'd use the blue tinted glass jar for when I first got it, other than decoration of course.. but now I think I'll use it to hold chalk! I'm just itching to condition the chalkboard and start writing out my weekly menu's and daily words of wisdom! 

To find the right vintage blue/green color of paint, I took the lid of my Martha Stewart teapot my mom gave me for Mother's Day, the teapot that started this whole change of color scheme and makeover... and matched it to a Dutch Boy color at Walmart called "Escape #G004."

{note to self (or husband I guess I should say): when I take everything off the walls to repaint... rehang the chalkboard with an even amount of wall on each side.}

{what does...}

..a couple of stains on a cute $2.99 thrift store shirt +

  

..some matching fabric, needle and some embroidery thread =

{matching thread found after taking this picture in my daughters craft stuff}

Reveal coming soon!

{last weeks thrift store finds}

My kitchen/dining/family room area is undergoing plans for a makeover... Wall color and all.. now this doesn't mean that I'll be throwing out the old and getting all new. The fun comes with timeless, vintage pieces and making as much of what you already have somehow work. These three pieces will be finding their way into the newly made-over space. I L.O.V.E. the vintage blue/turquoise tones which I will be incorporating in with my already red kitchen cabinets and adding a lot more white! I can't wait... but I'm still trying to pull together all my ideas. 

Is it just me... or does everybody have a "thing" for old muffin tins? 

{a cozy little room}

I thought I'd share some glimpses into my littlest one's simple cozy room. Back in January I made a trip to a local furniture consignment store in search of some pieces for my kid's rooms.. and gritty little pieces I found indeed! 

This black shelf headboard...

...and this aged dresser were amongst my many finds!

It was love at first sight when we saw the map above his bed at the Crayola store in Kansas City, MO while visiting my sister in the Fall. On each state it has little pictures of things that represent that state, it's very fun to look at & lends to the wondering, inquiring mind!

There is a story behind every piece in his room, that's what I love... The red shelf was a hutch to a desk my husband used to have when he was single that I painted red for my twin boys room a few years back, now with the recent move & makeover of their room it no longer matches so I added it to this room! The big chest was from a neighbors garage sale last summer, it opens up for storage {big plus} and makes for a great play space on top. The red magnet board and star book holder {better seen in the photo below} are also from the same consignment store I found the head board & dresser. 

I've added some more books to his red shelf since taking these photos the night that we moved it all in, but I'm still in search for a few finishing touches on the left side of his room.. mainly for the walls, other than that... we think it's a pretty cozy little room!