DIY Drapes

I went shopping for drapes..

and all I'm going to say is wow.

 When did drapes become outrageous? Or have they always been?

 I read all these blogs with DIY Drapes, and after reading how to do it, I thought hey, I have some fabric, all I need is the Ultrabond Adhesive tape, an Iron, and some clips. It all came out to around $20, I bought a cheap Iron for like $7, three packages of tape, which was around $10, the clips were only $1.. so around $20 for everything. The fabric I purchased at a yard sale, I think it was $3 or something around that. After I made my first two curtains (which came out horrible), I remade more, and they came out perfect! It took a little practice with the measurements. Luckily I saved the first two I had made, and just resized them. I really like them! It was soooooo easy once I got it down. Now I want to do drapes for all the rooms!

Now what was a lot of money was the curtains rods, they came out to about $45 for three rods, and two packages (14 in each bag) drape clips. I do recommend Lowes for your drapes and clips. They were the cheapest. And trust me, I went everywhere looking!

 

(Sorry for the blurred out windows, I have Halloween decorations hanging outside)...

and note, all the trim is getting painted white, we are redoing the wood floors, and getting a nice rug. So stick around for all that. 

Vintage Candy Baskets

 

I don't know about ya'll,

but I love vintage Halloween.

I found these old school candy baskets at two different thrift stores for $1 each.

I saw the one that says "Treat" on it, at an Antique Store going for $28, and I saw another one going for even more! -Not sure why they are so pricey.

It's funny, back in the day, it was probably .60 cents..

I just like thinking about how much candy these two baskets have seen.

 



Store find Saturday

This find isn't considered 'second hand', but it is pretty good buy.

 

I'm going to share a little story...

I like going to Target, getting ideas, or just dreaming of things I wish I could buy from there.

I was in the kitchen isle looking at dishes, bowls, cups, etc. and I came across these plates that I really loved. I just couldn't see paying store price for each piece, that would be over $60.

So I walked past them, foreseeing them cheaper.

Well, a few weeks go buy, and I notice they are on clearance for $4.99 for each piece.

I thought that was cheaper, but I still couldn't see paying that.

So then again, I walked past them, foreseeing them cheaper.

So then, I went there the other day, and saw some other plates I liked, not loved, and just thought darn, I wish they had the ones I loved. I turned the corner, just happened to look down, and on the bottom shelf they had all these clearance plates behind this big box, and there were the plates I loved!

It was like they were meant for me!

The best part of this story was these plates were on clearance for $1.78 for dinner plate and $1.48 for salad plate.

That's a steal!

I believe when you really, really, really want something, it will come to you, it just takes time.