Weekend Projects

I spent the weekend going to garage sales and doing some projects around the house.  These projects are small and simple, but I'm so proud of them!  Oh, and did I mention between garage sales and the Dollar Tree, I spent exactly $20.  (Yes, exactly...I had a $20 bill to spend and that's it.)

This is what $20 gets me...

This (pictured above) is all from the Dollar Tree...2 little bowls/planters (don't know what I'll do with them yet, but they were cute!), 2 mason jars, 3 bottles of soap, a bouquet of fake flowers, hand sanitizer, and a newspaper (Did you get your Sunday paper coupons?).

This (pictured above) is all from garage sales.  BCBG boots (barely worn, and in my size - $3!), basket, old books that I will either set on a shelf to decorate or make into shelves, and a ceramic bird and bell for personal connections.

Oh, and I spent my last dollar on these cool candle holders that just need a little dusting.

Now, that we are changing our decor to a sophisticated shabby chic/country couture look, I finally made these awesome soap dispensers and vases from a mason jar for the bathroom and kitchen.  And yes, I know the flowers are fake and don't need water, but I think it just looks better.

Total cost of 2 soap dispensers: $4.33  (2 mason jars from Wal-Mart, 1 1/2 bottles of soap for each jar - they each could have used more soap and a longer pump, but that was the only kind they had at the Dollar Tree with a clear pump and the scent just happens to be my fav.)

Total cost of 2 vases with flowers:  $3.00 (2 mason jars from Dollar Tree and 1 bouquet of flowers split in half)

I'm Back!

Hello!  I know you may have thought that I fell off the edge of the earth, or at least off the blogging bandwagon, but I didn't!  I'm back and am excited to get back to this neglected blog!

For the last couple of months, we have been in transition...we decided to move closer to home and were staying with my mom until we got settled...somewhere.  Two dead animals, one bumper dent, countless hours of lost sleep, and one savings account later, we made it HOME.  After a month and a half of searching for jobs and houses/apartments, we finally found all 3 at once.

We are now living in a small town outside of Waco in a rental house...yes, that's right...a house!  We went from a 600 sq foot apartment to an 1100 (rough measurement) sq foot house.  It's a fixer-upper, but with a little love and creativity, it's going to be amazing.

Since our space has doubled in size, we are needing things to fill it up...  Our champagne taste on a beer budget is a little hard to take, but its never stopped me before.  Be prepared for all kinds of creative projects, home repair (attempts), and before and after shots.  Oh, and our transition (both personally and in our design style) to fit the age of the house (old) and the setting of the house (country).  We aren't in Austin anymore... This is so exciting!

Stay tuned!