Fun Finds

Gracelyn Faith and I have been enjoying our treasure hunting lately.  These are a few of our latest finds.

This is the best before photo that I could get of this ugly $25 mirror. I had a little rover doing this when I was trying to capture all of its ugliness.

After a coat of white semi gloss paint and a little sandpaper rubbing, this is what she looks like now.  She is gorgeous!  I found this one that is similar in size, but not in price. Please note my photographer helper and my assistant stretching.  I could not have completed this project without them.  Thank you, Gracelyn and Samson. 

This is a solid wood cookbook holder (or at least that is what I am using it as) that we found for a cool $5!

Another fun find of the day was this soup bowl tureen.  I have priced them here for $50, but I found this beauty for $4.  Go me!

Last but not least, we found these cuties for $1.50 each and the cute bird for 89 cents.  The sugar and creamer set are $8 each here.

All and all I would call that a good trip to the local Goodwill.  I will be back soon with some more awesome deals...we are going tomorrow! My sister says that I am turning into our mother.  I take that as a huge compliment...she is a fantastic shopper.

God bless and happy hunting.
~Farah~

We Love Shopping

I love to shop and thankfully so does our Little Miss and on occasion so does Mr. Handsome.

(my new favorite store)

We enjoy looking, touching, and playing with everything.  We get a few looks, but I think that is because our Little Love is so adorable and not because we are loud....or that I have a camera stuck to my face.  

I hope we show others how to enjoy everything they are doing.  That every day, every event is a memory in the making.  They should slow down and take the time to enjoy it.

(I really LOVE this sink!)

(So did Gracelyn)

I also enjoy being inspired.  I always come home with ideas of things that I can make much cheaper than if I were to buy it in the store...and it's much more fun. These beauties made my "to do" list. 

I hope you take the time to enjoy the small things, the small trips, and your everyday outings too.

~Farah~ 

Treasure Hunting

One of my favorite things to do is shop. I love it! It is such a relaxing, exhilarating, peaceful exercise for my body and mind. And the best part of all is my Little Sweet Cheeks loves to shop too!

(Making sure she had her purse for all the things she wanted to buy. )

We love to go to the Thrift Store and find all the hidden treasures that other people gave away. The other day, Gracelyn and I set out on a hunt and look what we found.

It is gorgeous, solid and just needed a little love. So, we snatched it up for $5.00 and brought it home for a little TLC. After giving it a good wash down, I recovered the seat with some fabric that I had left over from our curtains. I think it looks awesome.

Yesterday, I found the cutest little mirror. It was screaming at me to please help her look cute again. Poor thing was a hideous brownish gold color. I felt sorry for her, so I bought her for $2.00 and gave her a new ballerina pink coat. She thanked me by sitting oh so pretty on Gracelyn’s shelf.

Don’t be afraid of your local TS. Go on a hunt and see what you can find. I think I might just ask Gracelyn if she would like to go hunting again today after nap....I'm sure she will say yeah. 


Happy Hunting!
~Farah~