Go Get Your Garage Sale On Finds

Last weekend was a great weekend for me garage saleing! My boys actually love it and Jack is my little spotter. It is fun to see them get as excited as me when we find a good sale! At one point he even said, "Do they really think putting a couch and a dresser on their driveway means it's a GARAGE SALE???" He also is quick to point out what is in his eyes a "junk sale". I love my little garage saleing companions!

I picked up this $5 dresser for my friend, she's super crafty so I know she will do something cool with it. It is solid wood and I got it on Friday while someone was setting up for their Saturday sale! I saw it and just asked and they were willing to sell it to me! Never hurts to ask!

 These pillowcases are ADORABLE and I'm super pumped to make more pillowcase dresses!

 This nightstand was my favorite find! The lady I bought it from requested that I bring her the "after" pics so I'm antsy to start working on this one!

I've really wanted this $29.99 Nate Berkus gold tray for a long time, I've restrained myself and I was rewarded for my restraint! I got both trays that I'm still deciding exactly how I'm going to use.

These two terrariums were exactly what I needed for my terrarium project.

I've accumulated quite the canister collection, but I couldn't pass on these cool stainless tins. I actually think they are worth a bit, and maybe someday I'll part with them. For now they are holding my K-cups and tea!

 This play set will be perfect for my nephew Harry. Thankfully my dad is here in ND now and can deliver it to him in Minnesota this week!

 This $10 dresser needs a good paint job, but it is going to go on the platform of the boy's loft bed. It fit the dimensions that I had been carrying around with me PERFECTLY! The real question is how I should paint it??? I'm thinking about trying to do something like this!

So if I subtract the cost of the item's for friends I came in at $39.50. I'm trying to convince Matt that since Jack was in need of a helmet that we didn't have to purchase for $25 retail that my cost is really only like $14.50.... and since we didn't have to buy a $20 booster it's more like -$6.50 but he's not quite buying it! Either way, I'm still pretty pumped about my $40 of purchases!!

Don't forget that the "Go Get Your Garage Sale On" linky party is open through the end of the month! Also if you aren't a blogger but you have a photobucket, flickr, or similar site that you can still link up your finds! Just make sure you make your album "public"!

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How to Grow a Vintage Terrarium

This post brought to you by Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine.

Recently I found these awesome glass containers at a garage sale for $.50 each! After just having been on "The Gro Project", I immediately knew I wanted to make them into two terrariums. The Gro Project has lots of fun garden projects that really inspired me to get the boys involved in planting and growing things.

 The Gro Project and Miracle-Gro had all the information I needed to get started. We started by putting Miracle Gro Moisture Control soil in our terrariums. We also mixed in some activated charcoal to keep the terrariums from getting an odor. We selected plants that are recommended for terrariums (from this article on the Miracle-Gro website). (The Miracle-Gro Website has a HUGE library of helpful articles and expert information) We then gently planted them and spritzed them with water.

I absolutely love the way that they turned out, and I love having some growing life added into our living room! The boys were so proud of their creations that they couldn't take their eyes off of them for a picture! Now that I've built these terrariums I am inspired to be on the lookout for other vintage finds that could be used to grow things in!

I definitely recommend checking out The Gro Project as well as utilizing Miracle-Gro's Pinterest Boards as an awesome place to get inspiration and ideas for any type of growing or gardening! It's also a great place to come together share gardening experiences!

Linking up to: Sumo's Sweet Stuff , Mop It Up Monday, Give me the Goods, Show & Tell, The 36th Avenue

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Curb Appeal- Bright Green Door Style

It's the 1 year anniversary since I painted my door green. Since painting the door and cleaning up the landscaping I haven't done anything for our curb appeal. I decided it was time for change and now our front step is just perfect (other than the carpeted steps... that's a "someday" project).

The flower box is a wood box that was in the basement when we moved in. I just painted it, drilled holes in it, and mounted it to the railing. I picked up all of these 5 pots for $.10 a piece last summer at a garage sale!! I took some leftover door paint to two of the pots which added even more green to the porch! Two of the pots are growing herbs (Basil, Cilantro, Chives, and Dill) and I potted two perennials (Saliva and ???) in the others.

As a flashback... here is the before. We planted five boxwoods last year that didn't make it through the winter. That will teach me to take a salesperson's word on whether or not a plant is "Hearty"... not in frigid ND. Thankfully they were under warrantee and now we've got five Limelight Hydrangeas growing in their place.

And the after:

I woud love to build a modern cedar trellis for the open space next to the garage door but for now my $5 garage sale trellis will have to do. My clematis is just starting to climb it! I always thought I wanted "low maintenance" landscaping, but the more time I invest in it, the more I am starting to enjoy it!

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Fluffernutter Bars and Blurb Cookbooks

  Currently I am working on compiling all of my recipes to make into a Beautiful Blurb Photo Cookbook. Right now Blurb is offering 15% off for my readers to make their own photo cookbooks! One of the recipes that I am sure will make the cut is these Fluffernutter Bars!

 For father's day, I was having a hard time coming up with a good present for Matt. Until I remembered that one of his favorite things to do with his dad was have Fluffernutter sandwiches with Cream Soda. I decided why not use father's day as an opportunity to introduce "fluffernutter" to my boys in the form of these delicious bars.

 Of course it's absolutely necessary to eat these with IBC Cream Soda.

Matt and his dad are too far apart to enjoy a fluffernutter sandwich together, so these were the perfect treat to send him for Father's Day.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 t. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 container marshmallow fluff

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350F and Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
2. Melt the butter and mix in peanut butter, sugars, vanilla, and eggs. Add the flour and mix until combined. Fold in marshmallow fluff, don't overmix!
3. Spread into the pan and bake for 20 minutes, or until center is just set and edges and just starting to turn a golden color. Don't overbake; these are supposed to be gooey!
4. Cool, Slice, Serve with Cream Soda!

Linking Up To: Live, Laugh, Rowe, The 36th Avenue, Inspire Me, House of Hepworths, Pinworthy Projects, Give me the Goods, Show & Tell
If you're looking for the perfect gift for a loved one that will last longer than the fluffernutter bars, then a Blurb photo cookbook with all your beloved recipes is the perfect gift!

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Go Get Your Garage Sale On Finds and Linky Party

This week I only hit some sales that opened on Thursday and then two sales on my way to the park Friday morning. I still found a lot of cool stuff though! My grand total came in at $41.50 which is more than my goal of $25 or less per week, but I guess that can make up for not going out last week!

 Yes, this would be the second $3 vintage kitchen stool I've bought this summer, but I liked this one even more than the last, and it will be fun to clean them up and reupholster them!

Yes, this is also the second $1 matching ottoman I have purchased this summer. I just can't pass them up! I think this one is going to get slipcovered though because it has a big tear on top.

 I'm going to attempt this with this painting for the basement bathroom, any suggestions on what phrase I should use?

This sweater I actually walked right past and the lady having the sale noticed I was wearing a similar sweater and asked if I was interested, I totally love it too! It was like having a garage sale personal shopper!

 This Oval mirror was purchased Friday and by Friday afternoon was spray painted white and mounted in the basement bathroom! As for the rubber boots.... I know I have a problem. I've bought the boys 4 pairs this summer (Pair 1, Pair 2, Pair 3)... but for a quarter how could I pass them up?!?!

 The shirt will have a future life as an apron, western shirts are my favorite ones. 

In this pile of boys clothes are 3 sweatshirts, 2 pairs sweatpants, 2 pairs swim trunks, 2 rash guards, 3 dress shirts, 2 pairs pajamas, 1 pair shorts, 2 pairs smart-wool socks, 1 pair jeans, and 4 t-shirts. Pretty good huh?

I bought the pillowcases to make dresses out of, but the white ones are so cute with the little green flowers that I think I'm going to put them on our guest bed!

Don't forget the "Go Get Your Garage Sale On" Linky Party will be open all month to link up your finds! This week I'm linking up my awesome vintage stool!

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The Simple Strip Harper Quilt

My good friend Kari is having a baby girl named "Harper" next Friday! She picked out this adorable Pottery Barn bedding called the "Harper" collection, fitting right? 

Pottery Barn "Harper" Collection

Kari is such a special friend to me I wanted to make her a quilt that would be really special. I picked out all these fabrics from fabric.com.

Premier Prints Madison Twill Bella

I backed the quilt with a soft minky, and put a satin binding on it. Kari really loved the quilt and was so thankful for it. Hopefully next Saturday I'll be at the hospital, holding Harper all wrapped up in her new quilt!

Linking Up to: Give me the Goods

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