It's baaackkk...

my thrifting, goodwill, repurposing, crafting addiction, that's what. It had been on a little break since I moved from Plano and wasn't familiar with the good junky spots around the new home. But, once I went to goodwill and found a few good things, it becomes a little bit of an obsession. There's one right by my work, so I'll pop in there on lunch or right after school and quickly walk through to see what's new... also, my parents have my boys for a few days this week while I'm finishing up school, which is freeing up some time. Today on my mind was a baby shower coming up this weekend...so I got motivated to try my hand at a personalized gift, and then with no little boys to want to get in on the painting fun, I painted a little more, and a little more...

All of these plates were from thrift stores or mismatched ones from my own cabinets.. I spray painted them a cream color and experimented with the painting and lettering... it was really fun... the C is for the new baby, Caroline. P.S. the white chair was a goodwill find last week for less than 5.oo. Great bones! P.P.S. the hydrangeas are from my backyard. I love them!

Teacher Appreciation Week

As you may know, we are a little partial to teachers at our house, since we both happen to be teachers.  We had fun making teacher appreciation gifts this year. Bryce and I picked out the teachers' favorites for care packages.  It was inexpensive, and we thought it turned out cute.  We bought everything at the Dollar Tree, one of our favorite stores for finding "treasures."  $6 a piece.