New Curtains

How I love this fabric! I had to have a lot of it, and decided the best way to enjoy it was to use it as drapes for the french doors. I'll probably use some of my leftovers for pillows on the couch. More on that later:)

Frugal Decorating!

Okay, so I am an organized person. Really. Oh....you've seen the inside of my van.....you've opened one of my drawers? Well, in my defense, you try to keep your van and drawers perfectly organized with 4 kids and a business where other people declutter into your house! Anyways, back to what I was saying....I am an organized person. It just doesn't always get done the way I'd like it to. But here is a pic of a recently finished project:

When Frank built our bookshelf, I wanted to organize my manuals, magazines and stationary in nifty magazine holders. Then I priced them. Most were around $5.99/ea and some up to $14.95! Yikes! I wanted some for homeschooling too, so I estimated 15-20 would be needed, that would be a minimum of $100 and up to $200! Organized I am, but rich I am not:) So, I did a little eBay surfing, kinda a given 'round here, and found these. The ones on now are actually a little more than I paid, but still a great deal. When they arrived, I was not so impressed with the cardboard look, so I dug through my scrap pile and started gluing! Voila! Fancy huh?! It's just a little bit of pretty that makes me a happy girl!

Our deck is coming along!

We are building a deck on the side of the house to give us direct access to the yard. We have used almost entirely salvaged wood. The posts are about 6ft when standing on the deck, and will have railing in between them. The stairs will be between the 2 posts in the very right hand corner, when looking from the door. The goal is a cozy outdoor room. Here's our progress this weekend: