I had a rough morning.  My 1 1/2 year old has been sick and either he’s crying or wants to be held.  This extra attention to the sick child has made my 3 year old demanding and fussy.  After being cooped up in the house for most of the week with this dynamic, I finally lost it.  My wonderful husband could hear that I was rapidly becoming the mommy monster and I needed a break.  He came home early and gave me 3 1/2 glorious hours to do whatever I wanted.  I decided to take a very long, very hot shower first.  Then, I headed out to hit a few thrift stores and pay a visit to Hobby Lobby.  Our Hobby Lobby is pretty new, so we don’t have much of a clearance section, yet.  Today, however, there was an entire aisle of clearance items.  I found this metal cloche

I treated myself by hitting Hobby Lobby and Goodwill last week and came home with a bunch of goodies.  I found this small ornate mirror for $2.97 at Goodwill.  It’s plastic, but I love the shape and the antiqued mirror. I can’t wait to paint it up…it’s going to be amazing. I bought 4 vintage hangers for $.97.  I also found this damask curtain panel and brown and aqua curtain topper, both brand new from Target. I’m not going to use them as curtains, but the fabric and trim are perfect for my bedroom. I hit the 90% off Christmas aisle at Hobby Lobby and bought 3 large bunches of silk poisnettias for $9.00(originally $75) and these mirrored snowflake ornaments for $.20 each.  Every mirror on every snowflake is broken, so I’m not sure if that’s how they are supposed to be or they are all broken.  Either way, I think

To end 2009 properly, I thought I would share some of my favorites with you, so this is the first in a 4 part series.  This series will include my favorite finds, small projects, and furniture makeovers.  I’ll also throw in some of the big “firsts” for my business this year.  I’m starting off with my favorite finds of 2009.  And they are… The wooden piece from a sewing factory – free, ironstone pitcher – $2.50, antique basket – $1.00 Antique yellow ware bowl – $7.00 at a thrift store Ironstone wash set – $5.00, Craig’s List dresser $30.00 Pair of French Provincial chairs – $20.00 at auction Pair of antique apothocary jars – $15.00 Cermamic birds – $2.97/each at Goodwill Caned chair – $10.00 at an antique store Vintage wagon – $5.00 at a thrift store Ironstone plates – $2.00 for the lot (I think…) German glass glitter – expensive,

Thank you for the amazing response on my $30 Craig’s List Dresser makeover. I think I had 40 comments by lunch time the day it was posted. One of my dear blog friends, BJ of Sweet Nothings sent me this side-by-side comparison with a Williams Sonoma dresser. It’s amazing how similar the lines are and the details on the sides and legs are almost identical. You would think this piece was my inspiration, but I just saw it for the first time yesterday! I guess I did something right.I also wanted to show you how my hubby’s dresser looks, now. We had to move his dresser to where my old Queen Anne dresser was and it looked pretty bare without a mirror. I found this large oak door in my grandparent’s attic (it’s from an old church), so I thought I would try it. I got some funny looks from