So a few of my friends and a blog or two and our fight to be debt free have inspired me lately to look outside my box -ahem- wallet. I don't like to shop around, wait for a sale, or "make due". I typically convince myself that time is worth money and if I spend all of this time looking for wonderful sales then I really haven't saved a whole lot when I figure in the wasted time. :) I realize now that this is (was) just an excuse to be lazy and I was not being a good steward of our money.
The Proverbs 31 woman would not be happy with me.
But now that I'm getting into it, I have to say saving money can be so exciting and addicting. And just to clarify.....I'm not talking about 33% off at Target. I'm talking about digging through my garage and hitting up the local Goodwill. I still have a lot to learn but let me show you some of my "goods" from this week.
I have needed to get some color in Berklee's room for a while and had some wall space to fill so that has been my main focus this week.
Below is a mirror and blanket that I found at goodwill and not pictured is a sheer white curtain for her room along with a $2 gap jacket I found. Woot-woot!
And at the top of the post is my piece of art. I paid $0 for it! I had an old picture that I was going to give to goodwill. It had a brownish/gold frame with a landscape picture. It had a glossy finish on it but no glass over the picture. So, I ruffed it up (just a little) with some sandpaper then painted the frame with a sample of indoor paint that I had in my closet and the inside with leftover paint from my living room. My friend/cousin's wife Crystal made Berklee the "B" for her birthday and I had never found a home for it. So, what do you think? Should I add anything or do you like it simple? Is the paint totally off? I just put a tiny nail
to hang the B so it would be super easy to take off, repaint, or add detail.
Give me your suggestions.
And this week, with the help of my frugal and talented friend Nikki, I finally pulled my living room and bedroom together with some super cute and very affordable curtains from TJ Maxx and FREE curtain rods donated from her mom. (The big, thick, nice kind.)
Thanks Paula!
I can't believe I've waited 5 years to hang curtains!
They are so inexpensive and make such a HUGE difference.
I'm looking forward to many more trash to treasure moments.
The Proverbs 31 woman would not be happy with me.
But now that I'm getting into it, I have to say saving money can be so exciting and addicting. And just to clarify.....I'm not talking about 33% off at Target. I'm talking about digging through my garage and hitting up the local Goodwill. I still have a lot to learn but let me show you some of my "goods" from this week.
I have needed to get some color in Berklee's room for a while and had some wall space to fill so that has been my main focus this week.
Below is a mirror and blanket that I found at goodwill and not pictured is a sheer white curtain for her room along with a $2 gap jacket I found. Woot-woot!
And at the top of the post is my piece of art. I paid $0 for it! I had an old picture that I was going to give to goodwill. It had a brownish/gold frame with a landscape picture. It had a glossy finish on it but no glass over the picture. So, I ruffed it up (just a little) with some sandpaper then painted the frame with a sample of indoor paint that I had in my closet and the inside with leftover paint from my living room. My friend/cousin's wife Crystal made Berklee the "B" for her birthday and I had never found a home for it. So, what do you think? Should I add anything or do you like it simple? Is the paint totally off? I just put a tiny nail
to hang the B so it would be super easy to take off, repaint, or add detail.
Give me your suggestions.
And this week, with the help of my frugal and talented friend Nikki, I finally pulled my living room and bedroom together with some super cute and very affordable curtains from TJ Maxx and FREE curtain rods donated from her mom. (The big, thick, nice kind.)
Thanks Paula!
I can't believe I've waited 5 years to hang curtains!
They are so inexpensive and make such a HUGE difference.
I'm looking forward to many more trash to treasure moments.
I love the new art!!! Good work!!! I think its perfect just the way it is and it looks like it matches her bedspread perfect! ~heather
ReplyDeleteAwesome job! You really scored big at Goodwill. I went Tuesday after Bible Study and didn't find a thing. Like you said, maybe if I go without any children in tow....and maybe if you were with me to spot the good deals.....
ReplyDeleteI love the "B" art you made. Looks like something you would find in an expensive gift shop!
This is cute and your photography skills are starting to amazing me and make me very jealous. We stop by the goodwill at least once a week. Yesterday the hubs got two "new" pair of work shoes and I got a pair of Nikes. We went in looking for a skillet so you just never know what you might find in there. I am so proud of your frugal ways!!!
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