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I picked up this little black basket at a garage sale yesterday morning.  I gave it a quick Halloween makeover last night.  Everything can easily be removed so I can use it for Thanksgiving, Xmas, etc. too:
I added a few crumpled pieces of orange tissue paper to the bottom - which came from a thrift store - and then added the sheet that is just slightly coming up from the top.  My 4 year old wanted to add the skeletons which we got from Home Goods last year.  Could have sworn I had 4 of them but we could only locate three - lol!

I tied on some orange tea-stained seam binding as a finishing touch.  We hung it on the porch.  I will be adding more photos of our porch Halloween decor this week.

Once again, a quick, easy and cheap project!  My favorite kind!

Jeanine
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Americana primitives seems to be the theme for this morning's garage sale finds:
The wooden pilgrim will look cute hanging on our front door next month.  The little ladder was just too adorable to resist - although I have no idea where I'm putting it yet.  The little globe is designated for the 6 year old's room - after his father tightens up some loose screws.  And lastly, the little black basket is the perfect Halloween find!  I think I have some orange tissue paper I can add to it with some random Halloween goodies.

Not bad for $4!

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This $2 garage sale frame has been sitting in my home office since July.  Yup, July.  I kept knocking into it this past week so something just had to be done with it:
I have been wanting to use this Graphics Fairy image for a while now.  I printed out the image onto transfer paper and ironed it onto a piece of scrap Osnaburg fabric.  I gathered up some random French-y pieces to add as well.  I hand-stamped the coffee tag with a vintage-inspired French postcard.  Then I added some French book paper - after distressing the front and edges.  The Parisien tag is also from The Graphics Fairy.

I was hoping to have a larger key but, alas, I did not so I had to use the little one.  I like the shadowbox look and feel of it!  AND that I had everything I needed!

Linking to Shabby Creek Cottage: Transformation Thursday.

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I'm so happy that my kitchen is finally finished!  My husband did everything himself so I can take 0 credit.  You can see a bit of the before here.  And here are the afters:
I'm soooooo happy to finally have a dishwasher!  I've gone without one for almost 11 years and I just don't how we did without!  He still has to add the curtains back up over the sink.
I have so much more cabinet space now!  And they are lower.  At 6', even I had a hard time reaching the old cabinets.  My poor husband is 5'6" so you can only imagine how hard it was for him - lol!
I'm still putting back some of the vintage goodies i.e. old signs, vintage pottery, etc. we had in here originally but I don't want to go overboard.  Neat and clean is my goal this time around!
Still trying to decide if I want to add knobs to the cabinets.  Those things are expensive and we can open them quite easily now but I almost feel like they are missing a little something-something.  We'll also be adding a little island soon to replace the old patio table and chairs we had in there.  For 11 years - ack!

So glad it's done!  One hurdle down and about 1,000 more to go!

Jeanine
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I still have a ton of these little peat pots left over from the summer.  I knew I wanted to do at least one for Halloween and when I saw this image over at The Graphics Fairy, I knew it would be perfect!
First I hot glued some vintage lace to the pot.  Then I hot glued the picture to the front.  I tied some tea-stained seam binding to the top.  Then I finished off with some black and orange rhinestones.  Add a little ghost candle and done!
Now of course I want to make some more!

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When one dollar store disappoints, another delivers!  Look at these adorable ceramic pumpkins I picked up this morning:
My usual dollar store did not have them - among other things.  I have to say these are pretty good quality.  You know how iffy some dollar store things can be but I give these two thumbs up!

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