Acorns

I am always on the lookout for thrifty crafts..

and I LOVE fall decor

When the girls and I were out walking I found piles of  acorns

Normally I would just pile them in a vase 

but this year I wanted a little more color

I saw this tutorial and fell in love

I modified it a little by using cotton balls instead of batting

because that is what I had on hand.

perfect! 

I am going to make more and add in some other colors

Tiny Car

My mom found this tiny car for the girls..

and they LOVE it..

Except Lilly will not push Elise, she only wants to ride

and have Elise push her around the house..

It makes me laugh every day..

Be still

my garage saling heart.

I have scored some great deals the last couple weeks

Pottery Barn Napkin Rings $3.00

Carters Outfits (all NWT for $5.00 total)

Baby Gap Shoes $4.00

yes..they really are that pink! 

Stuffed Owl $1.00

(my mom found the other one earlier for the girls party)

Wire Basket $2.00

Black Entertainment Center $75.00

it could be another post of how I managed to get this thing home..

there is nothing that will not fit in here..

Keeping me busy

Little miss E has been keeping me on my toes

trying to jump ship...

Fifty Dollar Friday

These two weeks were pretty boring thrifty living wise..

I needed a new dress for a wedding so I got this

Merona Black Dress Target $27.99

the rest was little extra expenses.. stamps to send out the girls 

birthday invitations, coffee with friends back in Michigan, etc..

Hopefully in this next two weeks life will slow down a little

(does it ever?) 

and I will be back to getting some great deals!! 

Cards

I saved all of the cards that we were given both for baby showers 

and after the girls were born..and I was just not sure what to do with all of them..

My mom saved cards that she was given when I was born and I thought 

it was really cool to look at later in life..

But where and how to store all of these cards..

So, I decided for now to display some of my favorites

I found a frame for $2.00 at a garage sale

I pulled it apart and cut up cards to fit the pre-made frame openings.

I just used double sided tape to adhere them..so I can reuse the frame

or change out the cards

And hung it up in their room.

Dollar Store Flowers

For the girls 10 month pictures I decided to embellish shirts that we already had.

I bought these shirts from The Children's Place for around $2.00 each when the 

summer clothes went on sale. I did not want the big hearts in the picture and did not

have any other nice looking pink shirts.  (I know this is a shock if you were to look

in their closet and see the sea of pink..but these two destroy clothes)

So, with my extra spending money I purchased 8 rosettes from the dollar store. 

I took three and glued them onto a piece of felt (you can get a sheet of 10 for $1.00 

at the dollar store.) I glued them to the felt and then sewed the felt onto the shirts with a few 

stitches to hold it in place. I wanted to be able to take them off when I was done.

I had 2 extra flowers, so I took them and glued them onto a barrette that was lined with ribbon