Friday Foto Friends

I went shopping yesterday with a friend of mine. We left early so we were honored with some beautiful cloud scenes. I thought I would share a few of the pictures today. Wish we had underground electrical wires. I always seem to be near wires when the clouds are so pretty.

Looking ahead.....

Please do not think I am rushing the seasons. It is just that I love making Easter/Spring crafts. And the best time to make them is in January and February for two reasons. One, because I spend more time home on my days off because it is two cold to go anywhere. And two, because doing them early means they will be ready to put on in the spring. So here are some new things I saw that I really like. This first one is so easy. The basis for the wreath is actually a yarn called Fun Fur. Just wrap it around the wreath form, wrap the ribbon around that and stick the little pink pins in the center of the flowers to keep it all together.

Hang it from a ribbon and make the little flag with a toothpick. I love how it says Bare feet welcome. 

The next one is really easy as well. Just buy the white grapevine wreaths, hot glue them together and decorate.

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Simple, but cute little bunny.

I love the pics of the back side of the bunnies.

This is so adorable. I am giving this to my kids in Children's Church. Put two Safety Pop suckers in a piece of wax paper. Tie it closed with a ribbon and glue on a bunny tail. I love it.

Very pretty for a mantle.

I love these birdhouses. Candle holder and birdhouse from someplace like A.C. Moore and paint with chalk paint. Too cute. 

Love, love, love this wreath. You could do the tulips any color you want.

Cute.

Simple and elegant. These would be cute for a wedding shower to set as centerpieces.

Well, there are a lot of ideas here. Need to get busy on a few things. 

Some neat ideas....

 I need something Valentine-y for the dining room table. I like either of these two place mats. However, even at the sale price and if I just do for six place settings, which means finding a place for two chairs to be removed from the table, the cost would be $21.00

So I checked out tablecloths and with the sale price and everything, I could get this one for $12.99. Only problem is they don't have the 102" available anymore. And that's what I need. 

But my niece Amy showed me the table runner she got from Kohl's. There is a discount available this week and I have $5 in Yes2Rewards from them. If I pick up at my local store, it will be $6.35 including tax. I think that is the way I'll go. A table runner.

My daughter has been talking about putting some succulent plants around in her house. So I was looking for some at Walmart and they have some artificial ones that look very real. Check out this set already in a container for just $8.99. Too cute. 

But on Facebook this morning, this popped up and I need to get me at least one of these. A lady makes them, but I could buy a single faux succulent at Walmart and get me a troll doll and take his hair out and make my own. These are so adorable. 

Something else I saw today was this manicure. I just loved it. I have that solid white because I use it to do my dotted manicure. And I have the silver glittery polish as well. May have to do that later this week.  

Hope everybody has a good Tuesday.

Weekend wrap up....

Well, I am day 3 of my three day weekend. I am very happy with my Saturday shopping trip. I didn't get a lot of stuff, but got things I really liked. Starting with this little heart ornament from Hobby Lobby. I couldn't believe that I only bought one thing in the entire store. I used my 40% off and got it for just $1.79.

I did find some great items at Dollar Tree. Some were for Valentine's and some were for other things.  

Then we went to Walmart where I got a vinyl tablecloth for the kitchen table for just $3.84 and a matching dishtowel for the oven door for .97 cents. I use vinyl in my kitchen because I use it for baking and cooking preps and it cleans up easy. I also got some new nail stuff but more about that on another day.

Later that evening, I got a call from my daughter. She had been to Target and bought me this little bucket for my Valentine decor.

She also got me this little button jar there. Isn't it cute.

In my storage when I was putting up Christmas, I found a little dishcloth I made several years ago for Valentine's. 

So I started putting some things together. This has a little dog, the cup, the vase and the flowers I got at Dollar Tree. Notice the new tablecloth and the dishtowel is on the oven door. I have all this new stuff for just $8.84

Then I rummaged around the house and found items that were red and pink to go with my new stuff. So my three tier stand I already had for Christmas is now for Valentine's. I spent $1 on the flowers, $1 on the stuffed bear, $1 on the candle with the words, and $1.79 on the fabric heart. My daughter bought me two things so that means I am out of pocket $4.79 for this entire display. Here is one side of it.

Side 2.

Side 3

And side 4. I still have to get a tablecloth for my dining room table and then I will take a final picture of where it will be sitting.

Today I am focusing on getting the rest of the house cleaned up and eating some cinnamon rolls. Have a great day.

Sunday Inspiration

 

Tomorrow should be fun....

I have a big day planned tomorrow. Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree and Walmart. Super excited about it all, but especially Dollar Tree. I am going to the bigger one in a neighboring city instead of local one. I belong to some FB groups for Dollar Tree and see many things people are sharing that I want to check out. Doesn't mean I will buy everything I'm showing here. These are just things that interest me that I want to look at to decide.

These storage boxes would be perfect for my Thirty-One Catalogs. 

And I am needing some new pens for my planner and I want colored ones. I have had these in black and blue and loved them. They are definitely on my list. 

Hobby Lobby carries this same thing for about $8. So scoring one of these for $1 would be awesome.

 I will definitely be checking out these signs for my Valentine's Day decorating. 

 

Love these little canvas signs. If they have these, I may get one to send Mom.

 

I see people showing these all the time. Little two drawer desk top containers. These would be great for my desk to hold rubber bands and paper clips or perhaps stationary and stamps (yes I sometimes still send letters). It would depend on their size. 

I need a new Welcome mat since my blue away in a recent wind storm. You can't beat the price of $1.00.

I have been in the market for a new set of glasses for the past few months. I had purchased a Dollar Tree glass that had Christmas decor on it. It was made like this blue one so if I can find this, I may buy me a set of 4 because I loved the feel of these glasses.

How cute are these little clip board houses where you can put a picture of your family.

I like these candle holders or you could use them as a pencil holder, make-up brushes, craft glue sticks, lots and lots of ideas.

Of course I will be looking at more Valentine's decor for my 3 tier stand.  

And check out these travel cups...TWO per pack for a buck. A must have on my list. 

I love these vases. A great idea for do-it-yourself bouquets for those you love at Valentine's. You could even get the flowers at Dollar Tree.

I adore these travel/road signs. I would love to find me a couple of these.

This last thing I am not wanting to buy just wanted to share because it was in one of my Dollar Tree craft groups. It saved as black and white the the ribbon and house were actually silver with glitter. But the interest thing is she made these from the Dollar Tree brand of dusters. Those white fluffy things are a couple of boxes of the Dollar Tree brand of dusters. Too cute.

Hope you have a great Friday.