Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- RE-PURPOSE!

Have you ever heard someone say "someone would rather throw something away than give it away"? Well, let me tell yall what happened to me. It still makes me mad! A few weeks ago I passed a house close to my own one Sunday and noticed they had had a yard sale the day before. I spotted a beautiful wooden desk so I turned my Charger around and went back. The guy tells me it's his sisters and she wants $30 for it. Not bad, BUT it had just rained and the rain had gotten to one side of it and caused a few problems, nothing too bad that I couldn't fix it. I offered $10 and he said no. K. I left. A few nights ago I pass by and guess what's in the ditch to be picked up by the garbage? Yep, the desk. :| Broken and had been rained on even more. I stop and got all of the drawers out of it to salvage and ultimately to re-purpose. I am still irked at the fact that they let that beautiful desk ruin as opposed to making $10 off of it. What ever, I'm moving on. So, now I have challenge before me of turning these drawers into something! Below, I found some photos of some awesomely re-purposed "junk". Have yall seen the new Lifetime show Picker Sisters. Addicting! If not, check it out. They're pretty darn awesome.



I love how this old drawer was turned into a great little stash for bath essentials.


Here another drawer is given a new life as a side table. I love this!



I also love the idea of turning ordinary items into pendant lights. These are all beautiful!


I'm a mason jar lover so I absolutely ADORE these mason jar lanterns.



I hope this post leaves you feeling inspired. Look at things differently, don't think of what something is think of what it could be. I hope you all have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend!

Decorating With Plates

We all have mismatched plates laying around. I probably have more than most because I love plates. The moment one steps into my dining room it is obvious. My favorite of these plates is a white milk glass platter hung against the old pine panel walls of my dining room. Around the plate is a vintage frame that I painted bright blue. It was the perfect companion for the plate and I found it in the shed left here by the family of the previous homeowners. I thought it was quite fitting to use it in the house since it did belong to the ones who had built the house that we now call home. Decorating with plates is not limited to just one room. Get those plates out of the kitchen and use them in any room in your home or take them outside! They'd love the fresh air! Here are some great ideas to help you get started in your new adventure of decorating with plates! We have a ton of plates available at Centsible Decorating in Thomasville, Al. So, if you need a plate, or 2, or 3....then come by Centsible Decorating and let us help you!



I love the use of these plates in the living room. Sometimes a fireplace mantle can be tricky to decorate, esp. if yours is like mine and runs from wall to wall! Here plates are used instead of a more traditional wreath, large picture, or mirror.



Plates in the bathroom? Well, yes. Why not? I think the use of the plates on the wall of this bathroom are beautiful. I like how the homeowner kept it simple by using white plates.




Use your plates to frame something else. I like how none of the plates match, yet it all works well.


Gone are the days of the over the door swag. Take down that all swag (you should have already done this!) and replace it with a trio of lovely plates that compliment your personal style.


Love, love, love this! Not only because I love pink, but I love the use of more color in this. The pinks, yellows, and greens look amazing together.


Go overboard. Don't be afraid of using "to many" plates. You can't. It's a known fact, sort of. ;) There's not really a decorating etiquette with plates. You're free to decorate as you please. Let any wall be your canvas and the plate your brush!

Ooooo Sooooo Sweeeet!

Hey ya'll! I have been MIA for a while. Lol. My old computer broke and I was without one for a little while. I'm back in action now! My mama, who is ALWAYS cooking up something good, introduced me to brownie cake. Cake is good no doubt, but brownie cake is the bomb-diggity. It's simple as....a piece of cake. I know, that was kind of lame, but I couldn't resist the urge. Lol. Tonight I made a brownie cake. My mama always makes choc. brownies w/ choc. frosting, but since I had some cream cheese icing I decided to use it. Good? That is not the word! It's more like GREAT! All you need for this recipe is a box of brownie mix and a tub of cake icing in your choice of flavor. You can also use any brownie mix you prefer. So make yourself a brownie cake and enjoy!

Yes, it's missing a small piece. I had to make sure it tasted good. :) I'm sure when my hubby gets home from work it will be missing a large piece. :D

Freebies and Coupons!

I have really become addicted to couponing over the last few months. At first, I didn't know much about using coupons, except the obvious, it'll save me money! After researching and learning some tips I have finally gotten it down. I'm no extreme couponer, by any means, but I have cut down the cost of our grocery bill and learned to save on just about everything we buy. I've also started signing up for freebies. One of the best places to do that is on Facebook. Just about every brand of everything is on Facebook and they offer coupons and giveaways. I went out Sunday to buy the paper so I could get the coupon inserts. Well lo and behold every Sunday paper in this town was sold out! Just my luck! So I came home and decided to ask on FB if anyone who gets the Sunday paper doesn't use their coupon inserts. I got a response from a super nice lady saying she had some from not only this weeks paper, but a few months worth! Cha-ching! I knew I was on a money saving mission then! She was nice enough to drop them off to me. She gave me 9 in total! How awesome is that??? Then today when I checked my mailbox I got excited all over again! I recently "liked" Tide over on Facebook and signed up for a free sample of the new Tide Stain Release. Little did I know, but what they called a sample was a whole bag! Wooooo hooooo! I'm so excited and can't wait to try these! Along with the bag was also a sample of Tide laundry detergent and a coupon! Go on over to Facebook and "like" Tide!

The SS (SmartSource) and RP (RedPlum) inserts that I was given! There was also a P&G insert with these as well. The P&G insert has so many great coupons that I just put the whole thing in my purse and keep it with me!

The AWESOME bag of Tide Stain Release and the sample of Tide detergent I received in the mail today! I will let ya'll know how I like it as soon as I try it out.



Here is a list of some great sites to check out that will help you with using coupons and scoring freebies.


1. Southern Savings and Deals
2. Passion for Savings
3. The Krazy Coupon Lady -As seen on TLC
4. Smart Couponing

Yellow and Blue

Hey guys! While at my parents' house today for Sunday dinner I had to snap a pic of the back of the house. It was just repainted and I LOVE the bright yellow. I think it's beautiful! Someone had the nerve to tell my parents they didn't like it. Hello!?! They didn't ask "you" and "you" didn't pay for it so therefore if "you" sir don't have anything nice to say then just don't say anything at all. :) It wouldn't have bothered me had someone of said that to me, but since it was told my mama and it hurt her feelings it ticked me off. I never like to see my mama hurt in anyway, even though that was minor, regardless. Some people just don't know how to be nice. Any-who, here's a pic taken at the back door! I'll show ya'll the big beautiful front porch later, I'm going to do a before and after post of the front porch when me and mama finish it, as well as her kitchen redo!I love this yellow! It's soooo my mama! She's like a bright ray of sunshine in my life, my best friend!


Here's the blue in today's post! Our new little blue pit bull puppy, Cali, as in Caliente, not California. We've had her since she was about 4 weeks old, her mama was ran over when the pups were 3weeks. She's a little butterball now at 7 weeks.


This is my favorite pic of her. I took it today while we were outside playing.

This is Cali and her brother (from another mother, lol) Little Man. He's our shih-tzu. She was trying to crawl and sneak up on him but he saw her. That's my 2 babies!

Going Green.....

Back in December (yes, DECEMBER!) I got the best buy, EVER! I scored an antique dining room table and 6 chairs for $10! Ten bucks people! I know I know....awesome-ness. Well since Dec. it's been sitting in my dining room waiting on me to decide what I'm going to do to it. Before I decided I felt that I needed to find the perfect companion for it, a beautiful china cabinet. A few weeks I got super lucky on Craigslist and found that perfect companion, for $50 in PERFECT condition. Since the table and chairs needed work, lots of work, I knew I needed to find a china cabinet that need little to no work or I'd never have decided how I wanted the 2 to look. Yes I can make decisions, no it's not easy when I have 1,001 different ideas. So, now that I have the china cabinet I went out and found the perfect fabric for the chair cushion. A beautiful green fabric shower curtain at a discount store for $2. I knew it was "the one" when I spotted it. So this evening I began the task of recovering the chair seats. Not only do they have to be recovered, but I also have to sand and stain and varnish the chairs AND then put better braces on all 6. :| Fun fun....some what. I keep thinking I want to give in and paint the table and chairs white. For now though I've got to get them at least covered because I have a party coming up July 7th and these chairs have to be at least sit-able. So here's what I have so far!

This is the before, kind of. This pink actually had shelf liner or wall paper on the top of it!



After! I love love love this green. My decor in my kitchen is yellow and green and this goes perfectly. I'm thinking really hard about painting the chairs white, but I'm not sure. I will let yall know what I decide.



Everyone have a great Sunday. I'm about to head to my mama and daddy's and get my grub on! Be blessed yall!

Easy DIY Napkin Rings

Hey everyone! As you all know I'm all about inexpensive home decor and easy diy home decor. It doesn't get much easier than these napkin rings! The best part is they're completely customizable to your decor. You can make a set for every holiday, everyday decor, or as a gift.

Supplies

Cardboard tube. (I used one from a roll of tinfoil)
Modpodge
Fabric of your choice
Pen or pencil
Sponge brush
Box cutters

First decide on the size you want. Mark on the cardboard tube where you want to cut your first napkin ring. Cut the first ring. After you cut the first ring lay it by the cardboard tube and using your pen mark where the 2nd, 3rd, and so on ring should be cut. Don't worry about the edges being uneven, you can file the ends as needed when you've got them all cut.


After you've got all of your rings cut out lay them on your piece of fabric. You'll need enough fabric to completely cover the ring and then enough fabric length wise to go inside the ring from both ends. Once you get your first square cut you can then lay that square on the fabric and cut the rest of your squares the same size until you have enough squares.


Now you're ready to start applying your modpodge. Using the sponge brush layer on the modpodge kinda thick all the away around the ring. Don't worry about getting it on you, it washes or peels off easily. Once you've got the ring covered in modpodge you're ready to put on your fabric. Hold the fabric in your hand and lay the ring right in the center of it.

Now wrap the fabric around the ring pressing it firmly onto the cardboard ring. When you get to the seam where the fabric meets and slightly overlaps press it tight and put a little modpodge down the seam. Using your brush put some modpodge on the inside of the ring. It doesn't matter how much just make sure it's all the way around it. Now push the fabric into the ring on one end. Make sure it's inside and tight around the edges. Do the same with the other end until all of the fabric is inside the ring. Now dab a little modpodge inside the ring on the fabric and smooth it over w/ your fingers. Let dry and you're done!