More Goodwill!

So we took another trip to Goodwill (obviously, one of our favorite stores) and we found this mirror for $5.99! It was a light pine (wood) color and I wiped brown paint over it to make it darker... kind of like a stain. I really like the way it turned out and now I finally have a mirror for putting my jewelry on and such!

Sorry the pic is so dark... it's night time and we only have lamps in our room. 

"oxo Tot"

So, I love the brand "oxo"... Their kitchen stuff is wonderful! Well, today we were at T.J. Maxx and found "oxo tot" stuff! We got these sippy cups and they are so cute!! Two of them are regular sippy cups (one has removable handles) and the other is a "slow flow" one for when they're learning to use big cups. All of the parts on all the cups are interchangeable... and I love the bright colors! Now, we just need a baby to use them. haha.

A Better One.

So, we got a bassinet for super cheap, but we found out that the company doesn't sell replacement parts. Meaning: no legs! Boo. We can use it when we travel or whatever, though. 

We found this one (in amazing condition) on quanticoyardsales.com. It's so cute! I know it's blue and brown, but I'll say it's "gender neutral" because it's not super boy-ish to me. The lady who sold it to us said she ended up co-sleeping, so her baby only used it a couple times. We paid $35 and was $150 new!

Creativity

Dan and I were trying to figure out what to do in our bathroom for towels when guests come. We were thinking a wine rack, but none of them were wide enough to fit a bath towel... we were walking through Ikea looking at curtain stuff and both of us saw these curtain hooks and thought the same thing! We finally found towel hooks! I love the way they turned out. 

This is how it was meant to be used.

This is before the towels.

And after we put in the towels. I love how they look like they're floating!

Sewing Machine!

My mom got me a sewing machine as an early birthday present. I was pretty very excited!! 

My first project was to make some curtains for my kitchen window... I had some ugly, no-sew curtains that I made with some sheer fabric and my iron. They were hideous and I was happy to be able to replace them! The fabric is from Ikea and is the same pattern as the curtains in the dining room. I love them!

This is the dining room curtain, so you can see that it's the same pattern, different color.

A Couple Baby Things

Got all of these for under $15!

Awesome Coat.

I got this coat at Old Navy during their "75% off all adult outerwear" sale! Originally $80 I got it for $20!

Tiles.

I did these a while back, but thought I'd share since I never took pics. I painted my tiles... I scratched up the existing design a bit, painted with green (let it dry), painted with design with my stencil (let it dry) and then painted with a clear lacquer for the glossy finish. The ugly fruit is the "before" and the green is "after."