HomeGoods & Marshalls Finds

I don’t know about you, but I am a HUGE HomeGoods & Marshalls Hunter! I love getting lost in the stores and walking around for hours looking for the best deals. I also enjoy getting inspiration from all of the fabulous items the stores have to offer.

I found these pretty lamps yesterday. They would be just Fab in a rockin girls room.

I also saw these lamps. I liked the masculinity that they could bring to a room.

This woven branch mirror would be great in any room!

I didn’t buy any of the above items. But look at the great finds I did bring home for myself!

I found this office chair & city scape for the Hub's New Downtown Office! Look at that original price on the desk chair. It was marked down just because of a tiny scratch on the arm of the leather chair. SCORE!

I fell in love with these Faux Mercury Glass Lamps! I just had to have these for our Master Bedroom. They are going to be very Chic in the room. (will post pics soon!)

Take a look at this great find! A beautiful cheese/dessert platter.  I am currently using it for some of my succulents. I just love the shape and class it brings in my Master Bedroom!

Wow! This was a great find. I couldn’t take my eyes off of this mirror. Beautiful! It is a cut glass mirror. So pretty…and only $16.99! I knew I could find some place for it!

And….my last find. Just a small ceramic bowl for $2.00! Can’t go wrong….right?

Oh How I love the Hunt.....and of Course....the Find!

What great finds have you found lately?

Amy ©

DIY Weekend Projects- Homegoods Tray & Sunburst Mirror

Wow! Where did the weekend go? It is already Tuesday and I haven’t shown you my weekend projects! It was a busy and fast weekend with two cookouts with friends, a 5-year-old birthday party and lots of catching up around the house (cleaning, laundry, cooking, yard work, etc.).

I did have a little time to be creative and rummage up some DIY fun!

My first project was very simple…but I LOVE! I bought this tray at HomeGoods on clearance for $2.00! Yup….two-dahlas! I was pumped!

As you can see… I am not a fan of the world traveler look. It might work for some…..but it’s just not my cup of tea. This tray would look great in a library with lots of old books, high back leather chairs and an old man smoking a pipe! HA! Just not in my chic bedroom!

So off I went with one of my favorite DIY items…Spray Paint! First, I sanded the tray down and used a rag to wipe all the excess dust. Then I went to town spraying it with High Gloss white paint. The first coat surprisingly covered most of the map, but wanted to make sure it didn’t show at all. So, I waited for a few hours and then put a second coat on.

And…..

Drum roll Please……

What do you think? I Kind of Like LOVE IT! Chic I say!….and Easy too!

This whole project cost me around $4.50. That included the tray, white paint and sand-paper. Awesome!

SECOND WEEKEND PROJECT

I have to admit that this next project was NOT my own idea. I have been interested in this on-going trend of sunburst mirrors. They have been around now for a while and if you know anything about me… I don’t typically jump on the bandwagon as soon as something comes out. If it doesn’t fit in my home or my style, I just don’t go for it.

However, once I saw this sunburst, I knew I could make one of my own and use it in my home somewhere! This mirror was made by one of my favorite bloggers Hi Sugarplum!

I liked how it brought the natural element of wood into a room. So I started reading Cassie’s instructions and knew this was a project for me! The supplies were simple, 2 floral rings from a craft store, one round mirror  and 2 packs of wood shims from Home Depot. (Cassie used the same size shims, I used two different lengths) Then a pile of glue sticks!

Here is a picture of the back after I glued all the shims to the floral rings:

As you can see, I didn't use quite as many layers as Cassie did. I didn't want mine to take up the whole wall in the guest bedroom. I used one layer of long shims, the second layer consisted of the large shims minus 2 inches. I broke them down so they would be a little shorter then the long shims, but a little longer the the short shims. The last layer was made up of the short shims. I wanted to alternate these different lengths to give it some depth.

Next, I took the 7 inch mirror from Michaels and used Gorilla Glue Epoxy on the back and attached it to the front of the wood shims. I then had to wait patiently for 24 hours until it dried! Believe me...that was a long 24 hours.

Then Wha-La......!

Isn't she a beauty?! {Minus the boob fixture you can see in the reflection}

I really like how it looks in this room. The guest room is finally coming together!
A special Thank-You to Cassie from Hi Sugarplum on her awesome sunburst tutorial! I couldn't have done it without you.

What did you all accomplish this past weekend?

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Master Bedroom Gallery Wall

We have a large wall opposite our bed in the master bedroom that needs a little TLC. As you can see from the picture below there is a lot of space that needs to be filled with something!

I have been racking my brain on what to do with the large wall space. Then I saw some great gallery walls on Pinterest. They have inspired me to try and create a gallery of my favorite pictures, prints and paintings.

Here are a few of my favorite gallery wall ideas:

Pottery Barn

Young House Love

YHL

Pinterest

Lauren Leiss Interiors

Pinterest

Pinterest

Emily A. Clark

Emily A. Clark

Pinterest

There are so many ideas to choose from. Should I do same color frames? Multi-color frames? Should I make the frames symmetrical? Should I scatter and stagger the frames? Should I have a specific theme? All pictures? Mix pictures, drawings & paintings?

Seriously people….I need some major help! What do you like the best?

Amy ©

Fabulous Friday- Etsy Handmade Pillow Covers

I have missed all of you this week! I am sorry that I haven’t posted. It has been a very crazy week trying to get our New Office up and running. I promise to post pics of the new place very soon! (might even give you a sneak peek tomorrowJ)

For this Fabulous Friday, I found some amazing handmade pillow covers on Janell’s Blog. This weeks Fab Friday pillows are from the Etsy Shop called Kassapanola. Her pillows would add definite “bling” to any room in your home. She also gives 10% off  first time shoppers! Check out her sight!

Here is some FAB FRIDAY “Bling”! I decided to add some dresses this week. I was in the mood to throw on a dress and party! Enjoy!

   Grey Ruffled Dress                           Ruffled Pillow



  Zig Zag Dress                              Blue & Cream Chevron

      
       Turquoise & Cream                          Floral Dress  


 Black & White Ikat                               Party Dress


Anthro Yellow                        Yellow&White Ikat

Have a wonderful weekend! What DIY projects are on your list?

Amy ©

DIY Weekend Project- “Sew” Easy Pillows

Like most of you, I have a LONG list of weekend projects. It seems like the list gets longer and longer in the summer. Since we are trying to get our New Office up and running, I only had time for a very small project this weekend.

As many of you know, I just love me some “BLING” (aka Pillows) in bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms…wherever!

In June, I bought some napkins from Home Chic. I decided the color fit perfect in my guest room rather then in the kitchen.

So…I decided to make them into pillows instead of using them to wipe our dirty faces on!

First, I measured the width of the napkins. Then I went to JoAnns to get a pillow form that would fit perfectly inside.

Next, I ironed out all the wrinkles and placed the napkins wrong sides together.

I followed the seams in the napkins and pinned three sides together, leaving the fourth side open for the pillow form.

Next, I placed the foot of the machine along the seam and stitched all three pinned sides.

Minor Accident! I pinned my finger as I was taking out the pins while the machine was running! OUCH! (Take this step out of your instructions!)

Once I finished sewing, the pillow cover looked like this.

I stuffed the pillow cover with my 18inch pillow form. Then, I stitched up the fourth side following the napkin seams like before.

Here is the end product! Wasn’t that “Sew” Easy?

Aren’t they pretty? I love the different patterns and textures on the bed!

{Pictures of the Guest Room coming soon!}

 

Here is another example of the “Sew” Easy Pillow. Instead of using two napkins, I only used one patterned napkin and folded it in half to make this lumbar beauty!

What DIY projects have you been working on?

Amy ©

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