aPearantly Sew Giveaway WINNER!!!

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all my lovely followers 

that entered this amazing giveaway from

I love hosting these giveaways once a month, and I enjoy the opportunity to share 

with others about your handmade business.

If you have a shop and would like to be a sponsor for a month, shoot me a email!

Don't be shy..send me that email!

:)

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I used random.org and the winner of the $20 shop credit to aPearantly sew 

is....

Kelly!

 [Kelly] said...

reposted this giveaway on FB too

June 25, 2011 12:21 PM 

Congrats!! Kelly I will be sending you a email ASAP!

Don't worry if you didn't win!

 I have another fabulous sponsor giveaway lined up for JULY!

Can't wait to introduce you to her shop!

ps. Have you made a 4th of July craft or recipe? 

If so leave the link in a comment below.

I'm doing a Happy 4th of July round up tomorrow 

and would love to feature some of my readers amazing projects!!

I hope you have a wonderful day.

What I Wore: Tribal Print

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Couple weeks ago while thrifting I came across a tribal print shirt.

Snatched it up for $3.50 at Goodwill and the tag says Wet Seal
{like a Forever 21}

Apparently tribal print is really hot right now.
I know, I was shocked to. Pinterest helped me find a ton of inspiration.
Here is my inspiration for my outfit.



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Here is the outfit I tried to recreate.


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Tribal shirt: Goodwill $3.50
Shorts: American Eagle - my closet
Shoes: Rugged Wearhouse- $6.99





I love this shirt. It's perfect for a hot summer day!
This is what I wore to a cookout last night and actually made a cake.
I think it turned out good!

July 4th Cake


Love the star sprinkles and the middle was super easy to do!


I hope you have a wonderful day!

Feeling Down? Read A Quote...I DID

Do you ever have days that you don't want to get out of bed?

Cry because it makes you feel better?

Let the little stuff bother ya?

or

Just feeling down?

Well...Yesterday that was me!

And I can't even tell you why I felt like that, I just did.

but...

Today is a new day.

and these quotes make me smile and always feel better..

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I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day.

p.s.  tomorrow is the last day to enter my giveaway 

click HERE to enter!

My Front Porch

Happy Monday!

It's FINISHED! I have been working on getting my front porch pretty for summer,

well yesterday I finally finished it!

**Go figure my camera charger is missing! So these pictures are taken from my cell phone**

Sorry guys for the bad quality

Take a look

{My Front Porch}

Flowers are Petunias, Impatiens, Double Impatients, & something else LOL I can't remember

I found all the pots from my local Goodwill for $1-2 each.

The yellow pot came with the flower.

Wreath I made from crepe paper and felt.

{Side View}

FYI: That hanging basket was on clearance for $5 at Lowes

SCORE! originally $25

&

USA sign hanging in the window bought at Dollar Tree for $1

{Side View}

Pinwheels: Pink one is from the Dollar Tree

& the red white & blue one is from the dollar isle at Target.

{Watering Can & Planter Stand}

Found the watering can on Saturday at a Yard Sale for $2

That's the $3 plant stand from Goodwill I mentioned on Tuesday.

And that's the $.50 pot I recovered with the $2 fabric from Goodwill.

So what ya think??

I love how my porch looks, I was so happy when the neighbor next door complimented me on how good it looks!

That totally made my day!

:)

What projects or crafts do you have planned for this week?

GIVEAWAY: $20 Shop Credit To aPearantly Sew

Happy Friday!!

Who's ready for a giveaway?!

How about $20 shop credit to 

June's Sponsor!

A big thank you to Alison from aPearantly Sew for being such a 

wonderful sponsor and for hosting this awesome

GIVEAWAY!!! 

How To Enter:

Stop by Alison's shop and tell me your favorite item!

Extra Entry's:

1-Become a follower of Keepin it Thrifty 

2-Become a follower of Apearantly Sew

3-Facebook about this giveaway * make sure you tag me  @KeepinItThrifty

4-Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter- @KeepinItThrifty 

5-Blog about this giveaway.*link your post back to me

**Make sure you leave a comment for each one you do**

Giveaway will end on Wednesday June 29 @ 12am EST 

Winner will be announced on Thursday

Good Luck Everyone!!

Thrifty Ideas From Pinterest

I've been pinning a lot here lately, mainly because 

It's very addictive & packed full of inspiration!!

Here are a few things that are just too thrifty & a must see!

:)

Silverware Key Rack

Canvas+Wood Letters= Wall Art

Clothespin Planter!

Bike wheel used as a memo board

GENIUS!!

Soda tab = picture hanger

AMAZING!

Popsicle stick bracelets

How cool were those ideas? 

Have you pinned anything thrifty or awesome? 

I would love to know!

To check out all my pins click here or the tab on my side bar.

Happy Pinning!! 

Sneak Peek @ My Craft Night Project

Many of you might already know this if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter.

Yesterday was the BEST. THRIFTING. DAY. EVER!!!

Seriously I found so much stuff.

Here is what I got...

Goodwill #1-

 Big pot planter: $.50

10 yards of fabric: $2

{2} Dresses: $5 each

Never used ModPodge: $1

Planter Stand: $3

Black mirror: $2

Shadow Box: $3 

Grand Total: $22+change

Goodwill #2-

{3} Embroidery Hoops : $.75 each

Grand Total: $2.25+ tax 

Not to bad huh?! 

Can't wait to post about everything! I have so many projects to do.

I feel like this 

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Wanna see a sneak peek of what I made at craft night last night??

Fabric Flower Pots 

tutorial coming soon 

**Chevron fabric $2 @ Handcock!!**

SCORE

**Pink fabric $2 from Goodwill, YEP this is the 10 yards I found!**

and the pot for $.50 

you will be seeing more fabric projects soon!

Have you found anything thrifty lately??

Summer Safari Fun

Happy Monday! 

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. 

Today is officially my weekend, crazy I know.

Today I will be thrifting and shopping for my front porch.

Yep, I'm hoping to get it finished and looking pretty so I can participate in 

Summer Safari Link Up.

Summer Safari is a week long link up party.

Hosted by my wonderful friends.

The Elephants Trunk 

The Craft Monkey

The Funky Polkadot Giraffe

Be sure to stop by join the FUN 

&

 link up your front porch, pennant projects, & your yummy summer recipes!

Can't wait to show y'all my summer safari projects!!

Father's Day Gifts & Ideas

Here are some super fun, thrifty gifts & ideas for dad on his special day.

I'm loving all these amazing ideas for dad, makes me want to have kids.

Woahhhh Wait..back to reality, kids can wait another {6} years.
:)

Here is my favorite current picture of me and my dad!

{I Love you DAD!}

Check out these wonderful gifts via Etsy.

$10 yes please! 

Get yours HERE

How adorable is this!! you can match dad..

Get yours HERE

Chalkboard Mustache Mug

Get your's HERE

PERFECT for dad's desk or office!
Get yours HERE

Father's Day Printables & Crafts

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Amy shows us step by step how to create this collage

click here  

Love these adorable neckties & tutorial

click here to make your own.

 I hope everyone makes their dad's weekend memorable!

Happy Father's Day! 

What I Wore: Stripes

I'm totally head over heels in love with stripes.

YES! stripes 

They are everywhere. well..everywhere but Goodwill.

I went thrifting twice this week and had no luck!

Here are a few outfits that I'm drooling over.

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I did manage to go thru my closet just to see if I had anything striped.

Turns out I do!
SCORE!!

Check it out....





{Love the back}


{Sneak peek at my jeans}

{Stripes}


Shirt: found in closet
Jeans: Abercrombie - Goodwill



So what do y'all think about stripes??
I cant get enough of them
:)

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