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We had our boys' birthday party this weekend so I had to skip garage sale shopping again. That's okay because I popped into Home Goods on Friday for a little retail therapy.

I went in looking for a tablecloth for the party - which I did get - and came out with this little ceramic love dish. So adorable!

And then there was this little bird plate. I have that same exact bird in a rubber stamp so I couldn't pass it up!

I've wanted a ceramic strawberry basket for years. I love the color of this one.

Lastly is this salt and pepper set. Love the lettering.

I spent less than $50 on everything including the tablecloth. So, yes, I am definitely Home Goods happy!

Jeanine

*I was not compensated for this post; I just love shopping at Home Goods!*

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I picked up a little, unfinished wood chest earlier this week at the Dollar store. With a little paint and some Frenchy touches, it now looks like this.

This took about two coats of white paint. The image is from The Graphics Fairy. I used Omni Gel to add it to the top.

I used a Bingo piece to add a little personality to the front. And it's filled with...

Faux moss from the Dollar store, French book paper and a couple of starfish.

Not bad for $1!

Jeanine

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Oh boy, is it Monday already? I feel like the weekend is a blur because we had a lot of family time, playdates and birthday parties this weekend. This translates into: Jeanine did not get to hit any garage sales this weekend. Harumpf!

That's okay because in between the madness, I was able to paint a few recycled food cans. I used the last bit of my Annie Sloan Old White chalk. Seriously, I was scraping the bottom trying to get every last bit out.

Once they were dry, I hot glued pieces of burlap to each can. Originally, I was going to add some bling to the burlap, but then I spied some leftover starfish and they seemed to be the perfect size for the cans: not too big, not too small.

I hot glued them onto the burlap and voila: instant upcycled, nautical-inspired bliss. I have candles in them and am looking forward to lighting them for our next summer get together.

Jeanine

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I picked up a plain, white prayer candle for 50 cents at a garage sale earlier this month. It sat and sat - patiently waiting for some sort of makeover.

I finally got around to dressing it up yesterday.

I printed off this gorgeous holy card image (from The Graphics Fairy) onto label paper. All I had to do was cut, peel and stick.

Then I added a pink rhinestone and hand-stamped the word prier (pray in French) on a small tag, and tied it to the candle using twine.

Sometimes a few simple touches are all you need!

Jeanine

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Remember the wood rooster cutting board I picked up last weekend at a local garage sale? Now it matches my chalkboard pig!

I gave it a few coats of chalkboard spray paint over the weekend.

I have it displayed in the kitchen across from my piggy one.

The boys love it and so do I!

Jeanine

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I picked up this little wood tray at a local thrift store last week. It was originally an ugly blue/green. After a few coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint, it's now a pretty French tray.

At first I painted it white, but the white didn't seem to be covering the old paint very well. So I switched to grey. Much better!

You've probably seen this image on The Graphics Fairy. It's one of my favorites! And it fits perfectly for my little tray. I used the Omni Gel method to add it to the front of the tray. I couldn't wait to take pictures - you can see it's still a little wet/shiny in some spots. Apparently, patience is not one of my virtues.

Love, love, loving my new tray!

Jeanine