Thrifty Thursday

I've always loved my friend Hanne's idea of "Thankful Thursday", where each Thursday she blogs about the things she is thankful for that week. I thought I'd put my own spin on that great idea, and blog about my favorite thing to do in my spare time, which is digging up hidden treasures, and call it "Thrifty Thursday" My all time favorite blog -thanks to Eileen- is Joys of Home (ramblings of a self made home designer). She is full of fabulous ideas on turning trash to treasure and is a kindred spirit to me! Visit her blog and she'll inspire you. She admits that blogging about her projects gives her some kind of deadline to actually finish all those projects laying around, so I thought maybe that might help me too because I really need to finish all my half-done projects that I think someday I'll get to.

First of all, if you ever come across some old crystal doorknobs, you must buy them! Months ago, I found these on KSL, and had my mom pick them up for me. She says "What do you need 14 doorknobs for?" And I say "I don't know yet, but I'm sure I'll need them!"






















Look Mom, they found a home! This dresser was mine growing up but was a different color back then. With a new coat of paint and these "diamond" knobs on it, it's perfect for Avery's girly room.






























Am I the only one that thinks 2 liter bottles are just too pretty to throw away sometimes? Probably so. Hmmm, if I cut the bottom off, it could turn into a cloche to display pretty things under. Can you picture it?

Put it on top of a pedestal, with a sweet porcelain bird and a little moss nest, and it's a happy little spring display. Hey, there's those crystal knobs again! Those sure come in handy.

I like to frequent the dollar store, because that place is full of hidden treasures. Take these galvanized containers for example. Although the lovely blue flowers and butterflies probably make somebody happy, they don't make me happy. Fortunately they scratch off pretty easily and you're left with the perfect planting container.

Add some soil and wheat grass, and you'll have some thick, lush, green grass to look at inside your house, even if there's still snow outside!

My cat looks forward to me planting this grass each spring, she thinks it's her own personal catnip.

Hope you all enjoy your spring break. This weather changed our camping plans, so now I'm hoping to get more projects done on my list while it rains . . .