From Christmas Cute to Industrial Chic

I love crates and bins and galvanized buckets. I found these cute Christmas galvanized bins on clearance last year. That's right- over a year ago. They have been sitting in my basement all that time waiting for their turn for a makeover. Looking at them I wanted to update them to be able to use all year round. How cute is this guy? Now I could have easily just left the cute Greens and Berries...

1 Crazy Idea and 4 Instagram Friends

As with most things in my life I had this crazy idea... Well, it's not that crazy really. As I have talked about before- I love Instagram! On that little photo app I have met some wonderful and inspiring women that I call friends. Many of which have blogs of their own that they're trying to build. So, I thought why don't I invite a couple of them to join me in a link up of sorts to build each...

Cheap Thrift Store Upcycles

How you too can upcycle your Thrift Store treasures on the cheap! Last month I finished up my $100 Room Challenge- and if you missed it go and check it out HERE. To add extra some decor as part of my room makeover I did a lot of small projects that had been on my to do list for a little bit. After I completed them, I wondered why I waited so long! Let's take a look at a couple of the projects...

$100 Challenge Reveal Week!

The Dining Room $100 Refresh is Complete! For the last few weeks, I have been taking part in the $100 Room Challenge, a fun blogger experiment for the month of January. The $100 Room Challenge is hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com  What’s the $100 Room Challenge? The rules are simple: One Room. One Month. $100. Just the type of challenge that this budget...

$100 Dining Room Refresh

Week 4 of the $100 Room Challenge We're almost there! There is only one more week to the reveal of my $100 Room Challenge Dining Room refresh! I am really happy and think that it's coming together quite nicely. $100, One Room, One more Week! Just in case you missed something, you can take a look back at my plan and progress below: Week One- $100 Room Challenge Room ThreeWeek Two- Week Two The...

Week 3- $100 Room Challenge- small projects add up

It's Week 3 for the $100 Room Challenge- Let's see if I was able to make any progress in our Dining Room. Fingers crossed... If this is your first time here to my little blog- Welcome! And Thank You so much for stopping by! My name is Jackie, as in the Jackie of Jackie Can't Blog! I am a self-taught decorator- that loves to work within a super tight budget. I can remember as a young girl of...

My Top 9 IG Photos for 2018

Let's take a look back at my top nine Instagram photos from 2018 ***This is not a sponsored post by any social media company. This is just me sharing my love for the phone application that I personally use daily*** Oh, how I love those little squares! Instagram, oh how I love you. I have been using Instagram for around two years now. Opening up an account on a whim to see what some of my...

Week 2- the $100 Room Challenge

$100 Dining Room Makeover This is the third time that I am participating in the $100 Room Makeover Challenge. One Room, One Month, all for $100! This is such a fun challenge started by the lovely Erin of Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry. She started with just one room in her home that she wanted to refresh on a tight decorating budget that anyone could afford. You can read all about that first room...

A Pretty little spot by the Garage

A Fresh Start- Happy New Year! I hope that your holidays were filled with laughter, food, family, and friends. It's been a while- I have been MIA from here on the blog. Life has been really hard and has gotten in the way. But I am ready to jump back in and work. Let's start this new year with a few posts that were started and not finished. Ready? As usual, I have so many photos that have been...

2018 Halloween Front Porch Decor

Halloween. I love it. Here I present to you- our 2018 Halloween Front Porch Decor. The porch is all spooky and decorated for the fall season. Yes, I know that it is November 1st. And maybe a little late, but I needed to get this up before it was way too late. Yes, I am late, but at least I am showing up. It's something that I am working on. Stay with me. Welcome to Halloween 2018! Let's take a...