Scrabble Please

My Scrabble Collection

Anytime I find a Scrabble game I pick it up! I love that you can create personalized projects with the 100 tiles that come with each game. Here are some ideas! (at least some of these ideas you can use real tiles).

From Thrifty Decor Chick

Scrabble Jewelry by Andrea

Lawn Scrabble

A Scrabble Birthday Cake by Pat-A-Cake Parties

Scrabble pillows by Stephen Reed

Scrabble Journals by Lori Z.

Scrabble Magnets by www.atypicaltypea.com

Scrabble Cheez-it

A Scrabble Keyboard by Datamancer

Scrabble Cookies by Bakeat350.blogspot.com

A Scrabble Floor by ReadyMade.com

I think I need to find more Scrabble tiles!!

Bounce House inside on a cold, snowy day

On this absolutely freezing, cold, snowy day we knew it would be a perfect day to setup the Bounce House and exercise indoors! This has been an amazing garage sale find! I found it for $75 and the previous owners explained that it had never been outside and had only been used in their bonus room above their garage. They mentioned it was perfect for winter days and parties with friends and family. I was SOLD. We have used this so much! It is 9' x 9' and fits in our family room, if I push a couch out of the way. It completely inflates in about 90 seconds and the kids will practice gymnastics for about 20 minutes. They get another 20 minutes later in the day and then it's put away for the day.

We also enjoyed this story matching game. It includes 20 different story sequencing puzzles. The box is marked with a U.S. retail price of $38.85 and I paid $1 at a garage sale. A GREAT DEAL on our educational toys!

Priceless!!

Went to a RePurpose Estate Sale where we had the wonderful opportunity to meet Cari Cucksey from the HGTV show "Cash and Cari". She is so sweet!

I picked up this antique glassware for $20. Priceless!

and we met a new friend Joe.

Desk for My Daughter

I found this great desk with a hutch at Salvation Army for $35. I sanded the whole thing and painted it white. But it is not finished. It needs to be sanded and painted again and a sealer to finish it off. I can't wait to get it finished and put it in my daughter's room. Oh, and I need to find new hardware for the drawers.

Cash and Cari

We visited this store today!

RePurpose

A Unique selection of Antiques, Consignment & Fabulous Finds. They offer 4200 Square feet of unique shopping. Everything from Designer Clothing, Shoes & Accessories to Antique and RePurposed Furniture and Home Accessories.

http://repurposeshop.com

The show is called "Cash and Cari" and is on HGTV Monday nights at 10pm.

New year!

I purchased this hand weight for one dollar last summer! I have been using it every morning. It feels so good to stretch to wake up. I started last year with a much smaller weight and I was on the lookout for a heavier weight. I stumbled on this 8 lb bargain!

$2 Christmas

From all my garage sale shopping over the summer I was able to get all the Christmas gifts for the girls this year! I would get good deals all year long and hide it away. I was so excited to sort it all out and see what I had! It was amazing! I had just the right amount for both of them. I paid $2 each for these treasures and spent less than $100 for all their gifts!!!

Silhouette has arrived!

I was so excited to see this on my porch yesterday! I CANNOT WAIT to install this and play play play!

And for Christmas... I received

The Antiques & Collectibles 2011 price guide. (smile)
There is actually a section on Mike and Frank of the American Pickers show on the History channel.

Lite Brite

I remember playing with Lite Brite for hours. I bought this for $2 this summer and I just brought it out tonight for the first time. The girls spent a good 25 minutes working together on making this snowman while we made dinner! My 3 year old just LOVES Frosty right now. She finds Frosty everywhere and she carries one around. Today I had to buy snowman wrapping paper just for her presents. I can't wait to see her get excited over the paper!

Ready for snow!

We have a few flakes of snow on the ground and the girls are ready to go sledding! I bought these 2 sleds at garage sales this summer for $3 and $4 each so we are all set! We do need a bit more snow first though. The most important part of a sled for me is the rope so I can pull the girls back home when they are too tired to walk!

Merry Christmas Wooden Blocks

What I love about garage sales and even church sales is being able to find unique items. I found this wooden block set at a church sale for $3. I love the rustic look. I am not sure what store I would find something like this. My 5 year old helped me put the letters in order.

OMG! Silhouette! 1st project idea.

I could hardly believe it! Over 5000 entries in the Silhouette giveaway at ThriftyDecorChick.com and I won!! I cannot wait to try it out. Here is my first project idea. This plaque was $3 at Salavation Army. It is 14 inches x 9.5 inches. I want to paint it and create vinyl letters to display our family name (Moore) and the year we were married (2001). Should I paint it dark with light letters? Or paint it a light color and add dark letters?

Silhouette Craft Cutter Giveaway

This amazing machine can cut paper, cardstock, vinyl and so much more with any font on your computer. It retails for $299 and they are giving one away at Thrifty Decor Chick.com.

6 New Tables!

My kitchen table Craiglist find. I loved the size and the price.
It came with 4 matching chairs but we have moved out 2 of them and replaced them with 2 kid chairs. I would LOVE to paint everything glossy black! I may need some help with that.

My first garage sale purchase this year (in May). I saw this cute white table when I was driving by and I had to stop the car and take a look. Only $2. It needs a fresh coat of paint but it is a perfect craft table for the girls in "grandma's room".

Great deal! $15
I can't wait to sand this down and paint it white! I am even considering adding padding on the top and covering it with fabric for nice new seating in our family room. I would have to chop off a few inches of the legs so it wasn't too tall.

IKEA table and 2 chairs. This is a great little kids table. I paid $5 for this one. And this is our 2nd one. We actually bought this table and chairs set from IKEA brand new for $20 last year. It is so handy. When I found another for $5 I knew it would get used! This one is in my oldest daughters room. The other one is in the playroom being used as a "kitchen" table.

Simple little side table. $5

Cute. Adorable. Perfect.
$30
It fits PERFECT in our kitchen. ADORABLE for tea parties! CUTE fabric on the chairs but my youngest tried to add color to them with her black markers. I do want to replace the fabric. I am looking for the right cupcake fabric.

Girls craft weekend

My aunt hosts a girls weekend for all the cousins. There are 6 girls under 7 years. We get together to do crafts and eat great food while the guys go hunting.
Over the summer, during my garage sale adventures, I have been picking up different crafts and projects for the girls. Last year we made soap and jewelry and sculpted clay and more. This year we can paint beads, make charm jewelry, use a flower press, mold bouncy balls, paint sun catchers, and create mosaic art. I paid anywhere from 25 cents to 3 dollars per set. We have over 10 projects here and I got them all for around 15-20 bucks total. Most of the boxes have never been opened. The ones that have been opened are perfect to use as supplies!
See you soon ladies!! Watch out. We might get glitter everywhere!

Gumball machine

Candy! Gumballs! I can't wait to fill this with colorful candies. I found this for $2 and cleaned it all up! It's 11 inches tall and it's in great shape. Now which room do we put it in? Maybe the girls can use money they earn to buy sweet treats! A happy accessory for our home!
I have actually seen someone transform theirs into a fish tank. Interesting idea!

Pumpkin Mousse

I found this divided serving dish for 25 cents!!
It is perfect for one of my favorite fall recipes.

Pumpkin Mousse
1 can sweetened pumpkin pie mix
8 oz Cool Whip
1 small pkg vanilla instant pudding mix
Mix all together.
I love it with animal crackers or Nilla wafers or ginger snaps!

Our new ice cream bowls

I love the fun, bright colors of these bowls. Perfect for ice cream! Ben and Jerry's cheesecake brownie is my favorite!
$4 total for the bowls.

Giant pear

It may not look so big here but it is 11 inches tall. It would be giant if it was real. Small price tag though. Only $2. Love this decoration in my kitchen. Ballarddesigns.com sells them for $49 !

Now what?

So I loved this piece and I knew I had to have it but I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. It was only 50 cents which made me even more interested in it. The top comes off the base and it is 11 inches tall. My kids have already started to use it as a cage for their toys. So now what do I do with it? I have been finding a lot of inspiration over at http://thriftydecorchick.com. Maybe she can help me out!

Mag-lite

Got this huge 10 inch Mag-lite flashlight for one dollar! Aren't they $20 brand new?