Halloween Crafts- DIY Black Gothic Accessories

Hi There!I am going to show you how I changed a few accessories I already had on hand for Halloween.In one word- paint!I love to thrift, I love to have garage sales, not just go to them.I had a few things I was ready to let go in the garage. They were waiting for the next sale,  just sitting in a box.All of these items were $1 or less. In fact, all of the glass objects were given to me for...

Thrifting Treasures #5

These are the Thrifted Treasures from the last month.It has been slow, for the past few weeks. Been busy, out of town, blah, blah, blah. You know, life.I know what your thinking. You wish you had seen this awesome duck basket first.And only $5! And comes with cobwebs! I know, I am so lucky.I really was lucky. I could tell underneath the duck was a vintage picnic basket. I paid the $5, and as soon...

The Front Porch is dressed for Halloween

I love Halloween. Always have.I love to dress up, I love the bite size candy, and I love to decorate for Halloween.When my kids were younger, I did lot of cute decorating. Smiling Jack-o-lanterns, scary cats, and lots of orange and black.This year I wanted to decorate for me. I wanted to go Gothic, just like in high school. ;)I used a lot of black, some white, purple, silver, gray, and  just...

Thrifted Mirrors Made Over

You may remember these cute little mirrors from a Thrifted Treasures posting. I got them new, still in the plastic for $1 each. They are Ikea mirrors, with a natural unfinished wood.These guys sat for a couple of weeks, untouched. Then inspiration hit, I wanted to do something a bit bold, but classic. Something that I wouldn't get tired of.Stripes.These mirror frames are not very big, only 10...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Poison Bottle

Hello there!I love to craft. I love to make things.I paint. I sew. I make jewelry.I have so many tubs of supplies. I may have a problem.As I do crafts, I will document it, and show them to you here.First up- Halloween DIY Poison BottlesThere are many ways to make your own bottles out there, this is just the way I made mine.You will need:- Old clean bottles- Craft Paint- Watercolor paint- Glue-...

I made my Bed!

Hello there :)I have been wanting to show you a different room in the house lately.  I have shown the Living room and Dining room a lot. I have done the Patio and Front porch a fair bit as well. I want to make sure you get the feel of our whole house. So I cleaned my room, changed my sheets and made my bed. Then I took way too many pictures of a bed. Normal people do that right?Our bedroom...

An Odd Built-In Makeover

We have this odd little built-in on one of the walls of our dining room. On the other side of it is the front door. I think that at one time it may have been an open display space. I am not sure why it was closed up, this is a rental house after all.This was the first time I decorated this area after we moved in. I put a $1 spot roll of wrapping paper on the back of the walls. A few decorative...