Sprucing Up My Home Sweet Home

I get so bored when I am in the house all day, I always have to be doing something.  One of my favorite sayings is "keep moving because if you don't you know what happens".  I don't like sitting around watching TV all day long, I try to reserve that for night time. To keep myself busy, I move things around this home sweet home of mine, to spruce it up and draw the eye to old objects in a new place.  It works, because every time my hubby comes in from his hard day at work he asks "is that new?".  I spent the whole day yesterday moving accessories I already had and adding a few new ones. Check it out.

The rooster was in the kitchen on the counter.  I bought it a while ago at my local grocery store in their floral department for $9.99.  It was brown so I white washed it.  The iron grate, pears, books, lamp, burlap scarf and woven twig balls were all recycled.  The grapevine wreath ($3.47) Spanish moss ($3.47) and 10 ft. of burlap/lace ribbon ($3.47) all bought at Walmart.  Hot glued the moss onto the wreath and made the bow.  The plaster sphere says "HOME" all over it ($9.99), burlap/lace wrapped glass jar of lavender ($9.99), both at Marshall's.

 I had a mish mash of things including these framed medallions on this wall.  I took everything down and rehung them with these sconces, I received them as a gift, tucked them away, and forgot I had them. They work on a timer and are very pretty, don't know why I didn't hang them up before! And another little bit of decor on a small side table.

Going up the front stairs, I had these pictures hung all by themselves and decided the wall needed more to jack it up a bit, so I added these mirrored metal sunbursts.

 I fell in love with this embroidered pillow ($19.99) at Marshall's. Because to me, there is no other place like home!

   

A Trip To The Country Shoppes

Here are some of the things I picked up from our "girl trip" to the country this week.  We had a lot of fun running from one store to the other, just to see what we could find.  Check out what I brought home with me.

Oh look at that, a bee skep for The Bee Skep , $10.99 and a pottery tea cup with artificial plant in it, $7.99 both from The Old Candle Barn.

 Glass and printed burlap wrapped bottles/vases at Kirkland's, $5.99 each and bronzed architectural piece for my mantel at King's, $6.95.

 White ceramic berry basket, also had in aqua, red, green and yellow at Kirkland's, $5.99.

 Wool Felt Ducks with green gingham bows for Easter, one laying on its back and one standing at Country Creations, $8.41 for both.

Get Those Last Minute Deals!

I went to a couple of my local stores this past week and picked up some last minute deals.  A lot of the stores are already setting things up for 50% off!  You can't pass that up, who doesn't like saving especially this time of year.  Check out what I found...

Dollar Tree BIG gift bags, they have tons and tons of bags in all shapes and sizes, AND they are cute!  Lots of glittery ones, because you know I love sparkle and shine.  I also found this glitter dot tissue paper, they had them in so many colors.  Of course all are $1.00.

 This printed burlap Santa bag I found in Home Goods, it's another great store.  I am going to fill a plastic trash bag with newspaper (so it doesn't get wet) and tie with a big bow around my lamp post outside.  The towels are from Kohl's at 50% off, the reindeer has a little jingle bell on it.

 I used this little feather wreath with a votive cup and candle, from Kohl's and also 50% off.

 More sugars and jimmies for the Cookie Party.  Gold and white sugar mixed and gingerbread men and white jimmies mixed.  Square paper baking cups (25) with Christmas motif, instead of the regular old round ones for something different, all at Home Goods.  Check them out for baking needs, a great store, with unique items and inexpensive.