I Won!!

I posted in June that Being Tazim was having a 30 day giveaway and there's her button on the right side here.  I entered for some of the items that I would like or know someone who would like them.  Get this - I won a cat tile made by Kimbas Critters!  It's number 21 on the list and being the cat person that I am of course makes me sooo excited.  I love Kimbas Etsy shop and I think that you would also.  Check it out
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KimbasCritters
Second post today!  Maybe I'll win something else!

Decorating a Pill Bottle

I saw a challenge on about.com to decorate a pill bottle. And it hit me what I needed to do and I had just thrown some empty ones away so I dug through the trash. The entire how to is very long but in anything decoupage there are several steps and then the drying. I'm very excited to have my idea posted so take a look at http://familycrafts.about.com/od/filmandpillbottlecrafts/ss/pill-bottle-necklace-craft.htm

Hope you like it and I have another one that I did for the other granddaughter that I will post about soon. Lots of fun!

Garage Sale Finds June 25th

Last Friday I had met with someone and then I took them to work.  Well it was lunch time and as usual I had not been to lunch but I saw a couple of garage sales and those are always better than lunch!  I about filled up my van at the sale this $3.00 item came from.  They were moved out of a house and they were selling the stuff that would not fit in their new place.  The stuff was dirty and at this time nothing is in my house but this piece after a good scrubbing.  I have a spot in the bathroom that this fits perfectly at this time and is giving me a lot of storage that I need.

This solid wood chair came from the same sale for $5.00!  The seat swivels and it had some scratches but I already have it primed.  Not sure what color it will end up but I'll share at that time.  Do you see the mulch in the background?  That was an expensive purchase and I will post about that project soon as I have part of it done and it is beautiful!!  Okay, back to garage sales

This picture is a print of part of the hospital but what I wanted is around it!  Two wood frames that need some TLC.  Watch for updates on these.  Each frame was $1.00 each and I would have thought that was a lot but they are older (not antique), solid and big.

I would not purchase one of these normally but I saw a craft on Reinvented last week and no I have two of these jars and I'm going to reinvent them!

These are the legs to the kitchen table that I purchased for $10.00.  There were no chairs but I didn't need chairs as I have the chairs I want to use in the garage.  These babies have had a little rough sanding and I hope to get this table completed this week-end.  It's a long week-end for me as I have Thursday and Friday plus the Monday holiday!  My house is clean so I can concentrate on all my projects.

All of these glass chess pieces were $1.00!  My granddaughters played with them this week-end but I have a whole new idea of what I'm going to do with these.

The next two photos are of vintage wrapping paper for 10 cents a package.  Only one package had part of a piece out.  I purchase wrapping paper all of the time to use as decoupage paper!!  There are two sheets in each of these so this is like a little gold mine.  They even have the cutest gift tags that I could use on a project.  The insert says these are Gordon GF Fraser Gift Wrap Sets and are imported from England.  The original price was 50 cents.  Guess I need to look Gordon up.

Just saw the clock and I need a shower and to get to work!!  Bye!!!!!

Give Away at the Robertson Blog from NZ

You need to check out this blog and see the give away that she is doing! 

http://deb-robertson.blogspot.com/2010/06/today-is-day-i-giveaway-quilt.html

Garage Sale Advertisement

If you go to this website then you can advertise your garage sale but also find garage sales in your area or whatever area you might want to go to.  http://www.garagesalestracker.com/
I've been ill and even though my sinus surgery is a week out I have either a bug or the antibotics are not right for me.  Real bummer!

Hope you're having a great day!

Give Away at Garden Chick - In My Garden

Give Away is at this link
http://thegardenchick.blogspot.com/2010/05/monday-giveaway-lotion-bars.html
This is the link to purchase items and she has some very neat items to purchase.
http://www.gardenchick.com/

First Tomato's of the Season and a Beautiful Butterfly

I picked my first ripe tomato's one that came from one plan and the other from my cherry tomato plant.  There is nothing better than the taste of fresh tomatoes!  This is what I had for dinner last night - all of the tomatoes, the cucumbers are fresh but not from my garden and then I had some chicken potato stuff.  It was all very good.  I just wish I was up to the presentations that some of you do.  I guess I tend to throw it on a plate and eat it!! :)These three photos are of a butterfly that was outside the Church when I came back to work the other day.  I've never seen this butterfly in Indiana before.  Isn't it beautiful?  Did I blog about this before?  I'm on medication from my sinus surgery and maybe I shouldn't be blogging at all.  I'm doing okay though I had a bad morning with a terrible headache until I got a pain pill to working.  I hope to go to work tomorrow at least for part of the day.  Okay - everyone have a great day/evening!