Sunday Blog Love

Welcome to Sunday Blog Love!

Before I get started with the party, I want to
apologize for the lack of comments.
If you've been reading my blog this week,
I'm taking part in a 20 Days to Get Organised Challenge
and it's been keeping me very busy!

Okay - on to Sunday Blog Love party!

Let me share my favorites from last week as well as the most viewed.

Thank you to all who joined me last weekend!

 

 

Refashion Skirt into Shirt

What a wonderful project! Shannon Sews took a skirt that she had but didn't like

and turned it into this wonderful shirt! Love it!

Craft Room Guest Room Reveal

 

I was immediately drawn to the colorful chair as well as the decals on the wall.

Pam shares her duel purpose space and everything is so pretty!

 



 

Hutch 108

Terry from Decorating Forever has such a flair with decorating

her hutch through the seasons, love the roosters, the black & white checkered plates and the silver.

Beautfiul accesorizing.

 

 

 

Book Page Flower

How fun is this? You'll want to check out her blog for more pictures

because they look fantastic hanging on her wall!

 

 



Kale Chips
I've been wanting to try kale chips and Alexandra from In Designer Jeans

shares step by step how easy they are to make.

 

And the most viewed is

 

Laundry Room Reveal

This is such a great use of a small space, love the baskets, the curtains, the chalkboard labels!

 

Thanks so much for sharing your projects!

 

If you were featured, feel free grab the featured button to add to your blog.

 

 

Now it's your time to start this weekends party!

All kinds of posts are welcome--whether it's about your family, a craft project,

thrifty find, a favorite recipe or maybe it's decorating your home or a giveaway....

The only requirement is..you must link back to my party...

(besides it's blogger ettiquette to link back...)

Not required but if you become a follower - then you'll know if you've been featured....

and will also be added to my Sunday Blog Love board on Pinterest.

Have a great weekend!

Little Girl Room Decorated with Thrifty Finds

 

Last week I was able to finish up decorating the spare bedroom into a room

for our granddaughter when she stays with us.

While this is the tiniest bedroom in our house, the size is perfect for grandchildren

to stay and have their own space. This room had ended up becoming a mini storage place and all too quickly it became filled with random things.

 

We even had Macie sleep in the room as you see it one weekend, the poor thing probably wondered

if we really wanted her here because the space was anything but calm.

 



 

 

First step was to clear out the room and we made one quick trip to our storage unit.

The only items that stayed - the twin bed, crib and the footstool/bench.

 

 

The shelf used to be hanging up in my craft room but I had taken it down

when I started rearranging things in there - so this was free and the starting point for me.

 



 

 

While our home is mainly cream colors, I wanted this space to be full of color.

I got the wreath from Goodwill quite awhile ago and had it in my craft room but

decided it would be a fun addition to the room when I spray painted it this yummy lilac color.

 

The Hello Kitty looks so cute leaning against it!

 



Next up for the shelf was my thrifted picnic basket that holds lots of story books.

Click here to see the before.

 



While searching Etsy, I came across this super cute owl doll

and was able to have Macie's name embrodiered on it.

Isn't it just adorable?!

 

Tucked that cute little doll up on the shelf with a cross also from Goodwill that I spraypainted.

 

 

Have you been to Hobby Lobby? They have the cutest little girl things and this cluster of frames gave the room even more color and it'll be fun to change the pictures as Macie grows.

 I brought some oak colored frames and spray painted them and added some

fun prints from Galerie Anais.

 

 

 

 

Love this owl sitting on the window sill.
 

 



One the other side of the window sill, is this flower vase and yellow owl.

I'll probably be moving this out of the room but for now I like it.

 

 

 

On the foot of the bed, I added a quilt found at Goodwill - handstitched and I think I paid $4 for it, along with the granny square afghan that I made last year.

  

I shared how I was able to save money when buying kids toys.

And the spare bedroom that use to be a mini storage room is now a cute room
all ready for Macie.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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Under the Kitchen Sink - Day 1 Challenge

Well, can I say that I'm a little behind on my "20 Days to Organise & Clean Your Home" challenge?

Our little granddaughter, Macie spent Labor Day weekend with us and we spent every minute
playing with her and the heck with laundry and housework.

Yesterday afternoon, I decided it was time to tackle the challenge for Day 1, cleaning the kitchen and more importantly - under the kitchen sink.

Things were out of control under the kitchen sink, the cleaners didn't fit and were being thrown in and it was getting hard to find what we needed.

And things were pushed into the back because there was an open spot.

First up was to pull everything out so I could start with a blank slate.

The bottom was very grimy and neededto be cleaned really bad.
This was an area that I knew needed some help but kept putting it off.

As you can see, this is why I had the bottom covered - many years ago, one of the cleaning bottles
leaked out and damaged the wood. I could paint it but decided it was just easier to cover it up.

I took one of the plastic tubs that was already being used under the sink and went through all the cleaners. We had several containers of carpet cleaners, almost empty bottles of floor cleaners, bug spray, dishwasher tablets - all taking up lots of room.

 

And this is what was deemed essential cleaning products.

I got rid of the vegetable brushes, I don't think I've scrubbed a vegetable in years.
I did add this popcorn ironstone container that I got at Goodwill several years ago and added
the dishwashing tablets..afterwards I thought it was ironic that the tablets have yellow/orange in them so it does kind of look cute!

 

The green basket came from The Dollar Tree and is holding my cleaning kit.
and I'm sure that over time, the products will change. I love the Mr Clean erasers.
perfect for cleaning finger prints off the dining room chairs, the refrigerator handles, the doors and
I even use them to clean my white kitchen sink!

My new favorite cleaning product is - Norwex cleaning towels for the windows.
No more window cleaner and no streaks..love it!
(The window cleaner might get removed from the basket very soon.)

I had this two tiered shelf and had orginally bought it to hold potatoes and onions but
it was so messy and I didn't really want to store them under the sink once I got it.
I pulled out my stash of microfiber washcloths and added them to the top bin.
The botton bin still holds the trash bags, which we buy the huge rolls from Sams
Buying this in bulk saves us money and then we don't have to worry about running out
for quite some time.

 

I took a 3M hook and hung up the dustpan and mini broom for easy use when

there are crumbs on the floor. Love how I can get to it but it's also not in the way!

 

And so we'll go back to how under the kitchen sink used to look...
really messy and hard to find things quickly.

And the after....loving it!
As soon as my hubby came home last night - I told him he had to see my
latest project...and he thought it was so much better!


Stay tune for Day 2 Challenge.

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