Fun Finds

I love to go thrift store shopping. And, I especially love it when I find something fun.  I thought I'd share some of my favorite finds recently.  

 This chair was a Goodwill find a while back - $14.  A beautiful chair - traditional with a little "moroccan" flair.  I was debating whether to keep it dark or paint it. My husband is all about some dark, wood furniture - and, I on the other hand love white!  So, yesterday I decided to paint it - I'll show the "after" pic of it soon - all I have left to do is put the fabric and foam on the seat.

 I found this fun cart yesterday at a local thrift store and when I saw the price of $1.99, I knew I could find a place for it somewhere!  And, the color is perfect for our house.  I love a mix of vintage/modern/traditional. Super-fun.

 And, this fun spice rack was found on my way to see my BF. I had some time to kill and stopped into the local Goodwill. I have been wanting a spice rack of some sort because the cabinet for our's is about five inches wide and a super pain to get the spices in and out of! So, I saw this and was about to pay $7.50 for it because all the bottles were marked separate - but, when I got to the register, the lady said she was just going to charge me $1.50 for all of it!

 I didn't realize we had skipped a couple years - notice the date.

Aren't they cute?  Just needs a little cleaning and tlc.  

Fun finds...as we continue to make this house our home! I know it isn't about the "things" which fill our homes, but for someone like me who likes design, finding fun "things" at cheap prices add a personal touch and bring a smile to this heart.  So, yay for cheap, practical finds!

Our Garden

Finally! This spring we were able to build our first raised bed garden...something I've always wanted to do - grow our own vegetables. Thanks to my wonderful husband and dad for building it! It has been super-fun for the girls, too! Elisea LOVES watering it as Julia tries to transfer all the dirt OUT of it! We can't wait to get our first veggies! 

 Getting the ground ready.

 Making sure it's level:)

 We used 2x10 size pre-treated lumber.

 Side posts to give it some stability.

 The "little"helpers.

 Adding the top piece of wood.

 Almost done.

 Aaron created this wedge piece to go on the sides - an extra support.

 My wonderful husband also went and filled his truck with topsoil and mushroom compost to fill our raised bed!

 Vegetables planted!

 One month later, they are growing for sure! Girls hard at work:)

 Squash and Zucchini - this picture was taken last week, and they are already almost twice this size now!

 LOVE her little ringlets! I could just eat her up!

 Sweet sisters!

 Time for play:)

So thankful for the daily blessings of life and so excited about our growing vegetables!

Entryway Table Runner

On days when both girls nap (Elisea has her on and off days now that she's becoming a "big" girl), I sometimes look for a project. There's always things I'd like to do around the house, but it's great to start and finish a project within "naptime"!  Our entryway table was one of the pieces of furniture that was in the parsonage when we moved in...And, whereas it isn't my favorite piece of furniture (a little too traditional for my liking), it fits well in the space. We had a super-fun Crate and Barrel entryway table at our last parsonage, but we let our sister and brother-in-law borrow it because we couldn't fit our shoe rack under it. And, we love having our shoes by the front door. I think the two weeks we vacationed to Maui two years ago got Aaron and I loving the idea of leaving our shoes at the door! 

So, back to the table...I decided I wanted to make a little table runner for it.  I measured the space, grabbed some leftover material from my stash, and went to town sewing. And, I think it adds a nice change to the space. It also protects the table from all of our "stuff" that gets dumped there! 

Finished product. 

Before.

After.

Simple, fun change.

Love the material.

And, one day I would love some of these to line the entryway! Super-cute shoe bins from Ikea.

But, until then, we'll stick with our grocery bags. :) Another fun project...Just took two grocery bags, cut them in half, and let the girls decorate them! Huge fan of practicality and simplicity!