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I'm sure you've noticed that I haven't had too much time to blog of late. Camp ended for my boys last week, so don't have a lot of free time to craft or blog. My posts until back to school will likely be few and far between.

But I did want to share a few thrifty finds from last week. Yes, I'm already thinking ahead to Halloween. I want to make more creepy book stacks and these fit the bill - they are already black! No painting for moi. I never pass up vintage Bobbsey Twins' books. The little checkerboard is for the 9 year old's room.

And speaking of Halloween...yes, I have started tinkering with ideas. This is how I've been envisioning the book stacks: spooky black frame on top. I plan on hand-stamping the pages so they read things like boo and Happy Halloween.

Get on over to Pinterest if you haven't lately. Folks are starting to pin lots of great Halloween ideas - including tons of free printables. My witch one is from Etsy. I printed it out onto vintage sheet music for my frame. I sneak onto Pinterest when the boys are playing nicely or sleeping.

Lastly, forgive me if I haven't been over to your blogs in a bit. Keeping two boys busy and handling my day job leaves me exhausted.

Jeanine

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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