Thrifty Thursday #62

It's time again to spotlight some of the amazing projects that link

to Thrifty Thursday!  Every week I am just amazed by your creativity.

One of my favorite projects this week was this wire cloche from Homespun Happenings.

I've seen them else where and never though to DIY it!!

Another amazing transformation was from Trash to Treasure who took

an old grandfather clock and made this beautiful bookshelf!  This makes me

really want to find an old clock!!

These twine-covered wine jugs from Creatively Living are also a great 

way to recycle something "useless" into beautiful decor!

Made in a Day made this faux cake using burlap and paper towels!

A Pinch of Joy shared this Bacon Potato salad...Yum!  
I will have to try this at some point this summer!

Chase the Star took an average file cabinet, some spray paint and creativity 

and made some chevron storage for her playroom.

Are you excited for summer foods....this peach cobbler from Banana Pudding
looks so good!  It's probably because of the stick of butter in it!

Thank you to everyone for linking!  You all had just amazing projects!
I tried featuring many of them on my FB page, too!

If you were featured this week, feel free to grab one of my buttons!

Here are some very simple suggestions for the party:

1. Please become a follower of Thrifty Decorating.

2. Be sure to link to your POST and not your blog.

3. Please copy and paste my link button somewhere in 

your post or blog so that others can link back.

You can also party with Johnnie 

at Saved by Love Creations!

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Faux Grainsack Dining Room Chairs

I am so excited now that the pieces of my dining room are starting to fall into place.

I originally purchased the chairs from the Habitat 

Restore....remember what they looked like?

They were a lovely shade of.....BROWN!!

For their new look, I was inspired my THIS pin from my dining room pinterest board.  I used homemade chalkpaint that I had on-hand, leftover dropcloth from my slipcovering projects and leftover gray paint from our basement remodel.   

Voila.....

.....a whole new look!

I decided to make each chair seat a different "grain sack."

I used a foam brush, painter's tape and gray latex paint.  I wasn't overly concerned 

about perfection.  In reality, these are dining room chairs....there 

will be spillage, it's just a fact of my life!

Using materials that I had on-hand, the cost of this project was.....FREE!

All the materials that I used were leftover from other projects!

Total Project Cost:  $60/cost of 6 chairs

One more project check off my list....only a thousand more to go!

Partying at Beneath My Heart!

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Memorial Day Party Decor

Yesterday, I shared some dessert ideas and today I have rounded up some 

decorating ideas for your Memorial Day picnic.

They are projecting temps near 90 degrees for our Memorial Day, so I am sure

our day will revolve in some way around water!

What are your plans?

{Memorial Day Mason Jars}

{Red, White and Blue Sand Votives}

{Repurposed Cans}

{FREE party printables}

{Flag Blocks}

And to wear to your party....

{Flag Shirt}

{Patriotic Flip Flops}

Happy Picnicking!

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Memorial Day Dessert Ideas

Are you like me?  I wait until the last minute to plan parties and picnics....I

wish I were more organized in this department, but this is just the reality of my life!

Here are some last minute Memorial Day dessert ideas....for you and me!

{Patriotic Parfaits}

{Chocolate Covered Strawberries}

{Mini Fruit Pizzas}

{Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle}

{Sprinkled Ice Cream Sandwiches}

{Star Spangled Trifle}

{Easy Black Forest Cake}

Check back tomorrow for some Memorial Day party decor ideas!

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Thrifty Thursday #61

What a difference a week makes!  

My hubby is doing great!  His getting so ill with Lyme's Disease was a true blessing

in disguise!  If he had not gotten so ill, it is possible that we would not have caught

the disease so early.  Because we caught it so early, he has 100% chance of a full

recovery and NO SIDE EFFECTS!!  Yeah!

I have also been doing projects like C-RAZY!  I've decided to complete all the uncompleted

projects....hopefully, I will have some pictures for you all soon!

As I was looking through your projects, I was just blown away by your creativity this week.....such fabulous ideas!

Here are just some of your great links....

Kim at Too Much Time turned her dresser into a garden!!!  What an awesome idea!

Strawberries are in season and this recipe from The Real Thing 
for strawberry sorbet looks delicious!

Dixie Delights shared this incredibly elegant guest room makeover.

Country Mama Cooks whipped up a recipe for homemade herbal shampoo.

Creatively Living found an old shelf at the Goodwill and turned it into a beautiful TV 

console to organize all of her wires and cables.

Vintage Finds restored an old cabinet to this beauty....

I've never heard of quinoa, but these chicken kabobs from Cheap Crafty Mama

make me want to try it!

Thank you to everyone for linking!  You all had FABULOUS project!

If you were featured this week, feel free to grab one of my buttons!

Here are some very simple suggestions for the party:

1. Please become a follower of Thrifty Decorating.

2. Be sure to link to your POST and not your blog.

3. Please copy and paste my link button somewhere in 

your post or blog so that others can link back.

You can also party with Johnnie 

at Saved by Love Creations!

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Dining Room Peek...

The saga of the dining room may be coming to a close....

I have been pinning like crazy to my Dining Room Pinterest board and
one picture in particular has been providing inspiration...

{Source}

Have you discovered The 36th AVENUE?  I LOVE this blog.  
Her rooms are simple, bright and beautiful!


So...I have been painting, Craig's-listing, dreaming and pinning!


The first thing that I did was list this hutch on Craig's list...

As much as I liked it, it was just not working in the space.  I had painted it a pale
blue and found that I was planning the whole room around a color that I just didn't love.


I flipped that piece of furniture for this piece of furniture....

Can you see the potential with me??? {as well as my vacuum cleaner in the reflection..oops!}


I have never bought anything at an auction before and I saw this at a
youth mission trip fundraising auction....talk about stressful!


If was me verses a 75 year old man for this piece.....UGH!  But, I won!!

A lot of people gave me that raised eyebrow..."What are you thinking" look, as 
I hauled away my loot, but here is a sneak peek of what I've been doing with it....

I am just GIDDY with how it is looking!

As for wall paint...I have my color picked and am waiting for 9 AM tomorrow when

True Value paint goes on sale...Buy One Get One FREE!!!!  I have a 

whole LIST of paint that I am planning to buy this week!

My goal this summer is to finish all my half-completed projects with the dining 

room taking priority.

I finished painting and distressing my Craig's List Dining Room chairs today.

It has only taken me, what...six months???

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