Soulful Sundays: Thrift List

As I mentioned before, I stumble across some bloggers who inspired me to re-do/re-purpose & re-arrange things items that are purchased from the thrift stores. One of the bloggers mentioned that she has a list that she carries when going to thrift stores. You can very easily develop ADD (nothing against people who have ADD, but it's a lot of stuff that you can become distracted). 

I am by no way a handy person, but I will try my hand at a DIY project.  These ladies are doing it. I mean taking chairs, tables, cushions etc. and turning them into something amazing.  I cannot wait until I get my house and decorate it the way I want to.  When you live in an apartment, you are very limited in what you can do.

So, the next time I'm at the thrift store (tomorrow), I will have my list handy and try and find what I'm looking for.  Here's my thrift list:

~something unique to put my incense in
~future head board
~long mirror
~white comforter (which I will most be buying a retail store, but I will be looking)
~old school alarm clock (that looks like it has ears on it)
~tin watering container
~some type of chest (that I can put at end of bed)
~old school hamper

These are some of the things I will be looking out for (tomorrow) when I go thrifting.

Please check these blog sites out. You will be amazed to see some of the DIY projects from thrift store finds:
http://www.acountrygirlinthecity.blogspot.com/
http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/
http://www.potentiallybeautiful.com/

They inspired me to expand my decorating ideas to reflect a more whimsical, romantic feel that somehow puts you in a feel good frame of mind. I want to get up everyday like I'm in a hotel, but the hotel is my apartment.

I also stumbled upon a blog site where the bloggers pictures just captivated me. I got the feeling that this was the nicest family and I felt the love when scrolling through the pictures.  This inspired me to want to live the simple" life.  Check her page out:

http://www.paigeknudsen.blogspot.com/  "Simple Thoughts"

She also has another blog site called "Simple Moments".  I have to confess, I had a tear in my eye. It's a photo journey, but wow the pictures are awesome. Her family photograph's really well. That site is called: "Simple Moments" which you can get to through the above site I mentioned.

I've been really inspired lately by people that I am either meeting or stumbling across. I'm tell you more about an older lady I met while at a reggae wine festival.

But for now,
Be inspired... I am

Good night people.

Soulful Sundays: Houston, we got a problem....

Yes, I went thrifting again- today. This time, I got some things for the house which I saw yesterday but didn't buy. I was hoping that they were still there because you know how that can be. So here are just a few things that I got.

 I needed a container to put my sunglasses in. I found one that matched perfectly with my shabby chic decor (lol).

I also got another closet shoe organizer (the one on the right).  These these things are a space saver. I still have more shoes, but they are in under the bed storage containers at the top of my closet.  For $4.00 and it's sturdy, I couldn't beat that.

Okay...this is the official love of my life.  My co-worker got this for me at a yard sale for $2.00. Yes, $2.00. I'm in love. I don't have a clue what that person was thinking or not thinking. Well it found itself a new home.

This is just a pic of how I organize my clutches. It's just a file organizer. Simple and it's gets the job done.

I also got these to wire baskets. I need to put a lining down because I want to put my makeup in there and store on shelf.  The cork board will be painted (the outside) with orange (the accent color) and hung up on the bathroom wall. I am going to fill it with things to do and inspiring quotes. Lawd knows I'm going to need  that because tomorrow is 50% off at Value Village.

 

Enjoy

Sinful Saturdays: Round #2

 I thought this bag was cute for the summer....

 My dress (belt thrifted from awhile ago) had a red sticker. Yay 1/2 off

 My nice skirt. That too had a red sticker-1/2 off. Score

 This dress (Eddie Bauer) was a score at another thrift store I went to two days prior. At first, I thought I wasn't going to like it, but when I tried it on.. it fit perfect. I can't wait to wear it (belt thrifted and jean jacket- a hand me down from a co-worker.

This is a skirt which I'm going to wear as a summer dress. I likey. I got a red one, but can't wear that one as a dress because it's a-wee -bit short (er) than this. Happy New Year (a inside joke to a co-worker lol).

 I finally got my cross over bag. It's supa-dupa cute. It's from Nine West. Now when I go thrifting, I can use this so that nothing gets in the way.

Here's the inside. Cute right.

Take care....

Sinful Saturday: I heart thrifting...I don't think you heard me-I HEART THRIFTING

So, as you will see from the following pictures, me and my addictive personality are in LOVE with thrifting.  Don't get me wrong, I've done it before, but something about this time, I am feeling it. Before, I use to go for just clothes, but while I was blog searching and  I came across some blogger's that really inspired me to not only thrift for clothes, but for items for the home.   They took furniture items and re-purposed them into fabulous finds.  Remember Rachel Ashwell's "Shabby Chic"- well their style is similar to that- whimsical, romantic, county type living. It got me to wanting to re-do my itty bitty apartment to reflect this style. This style has a peaceful and serene feel. It almost makes you think your at the spa or something. So off to Goodwill I went.
There were so many unique items that you can use to add some finishing touches to your home/apartment.  I was in heaven for 2 1/2 hours.  Here are some items that I got:

 So, I'm loving these glass jars (the vase I had already) and I decided to put tea lights in them.  But while strolling through the dollar store, I found a bag of little round Styrofoam balls and rocks.  So I thought this would be good to put in the jars that I had just purchased.

So here, is the finished product. It has a beach fell to it, but I love those jars.

 So next is what I picked up for the bathroom. I got the jars with lids (at bottom @ $1.00 or less), a silver/metal tissue box covering (1st shelf@ $2.00) and another jar which is now home to my lip glosses (2nd shelf @ $1.00). Since one of the jars has a orange top, that will become my accent color.

See the orange top and the orange towel. I have another orange hand towel that I found at the dollar store which matched perfectly.

 I got a nice pitcher ($2.50) where I will be drinking my water w/lemons for days like today- HOT

And I finally got my fan. You don't understand..I've been searching (not really hard) for a hand fan (from back in the day). It's days like this you would want to whip it out of your purse and get to fanning.  A vendor at recent wine festival had one, but she was selling it for $5.00. UUmmm...nope. I got my for a mere $.25 cents. Can you believe it. When I saw it on a shelf all by it's lonesome, my eyes got HUGE with excitement. I have to glue a piece together, but for $.25 cents, it's worth it. YAY!!!!

I'm so excited with this thrifting thing (for the home especially) that I can now have my itty bitty apartment be Shabby & Chic at the same time- just alittle bit to fit that apartment.

Enjoy

Freestyle Fridays: MIA

I've been M.I.A for a bit. But I can happily report.....(drum role please)... I've been doing thangs (yes, I said- thangs) this summer-on the recreational side that is (I bet you thought I was going to say I gotta man- NOT-yet). I just been trying to keep active this summer so that maybe HE will show up at the places I attend. I guess time will tell.
 So, my friends and I have a group called: "Entertaining Jackson- Entertaining Fabulously while on a $20 budget".  We went back to our favorite spot- 7West Bistro Grille.We had wonderful time and the food was delish.  Since the East Coast has been experiencing a massive heatwave (as Tamar from the Braxton's would say- HOT.ORG), the only down fall with the restaurant it to was HOT.COM. We might as well ate outside because it was the same temperature that is was inside.  But all in all, we had a good time. Can't wait until next months event- Bowling. That should fun. Check out the pics....

The crab cakes and roasted potatoes were off the chain.  Since I don't eat meat, they say the lamb chops were superb. I heart this place minus the air conditioning.

Enjoy good people

Amel Larrieux - Gills and Tails

This artist is sooooo under-rated...

Sinlful Saturdays: What my taste buds are jumping to- this time

Nutella, whole grain bread & a banana

Toast the bread, put on the spread, cut the banana

and ta-dah.. a nice breakfast (or anytime) snack? meal? whatever you call it, it's good

Yum-O

Hubby Tag...smh

This too cute and funny.  She had him in the hot seat.

Enjoy

FreeStyle Fridays: What I'm rockin' on my ears.....

I heart earrings. the bigger, the better especially since I'm rockin' a short cut. But I like to get different shapes, colors and textures as well. Here are my newest loves. Check them out.

 I purchased from the beauty supply store for a buck

 Another buck

A gift from my co-worker.

I love them