Thrifties…

If you’re not familiar with Habitat for Humanity, you should be! They do a lot of charity work, helping those in need with their housing. They also have thrift stores where they sell some of their left over and donated supplies. You can find everything there from metalic tiles…

to brand new kitchen cabinets..

Vintage furniture…

And brand new furniture…

Best of all… HOT DOG CARTS!

They sell clothes as well. I found two skirts from Hollister and Abercrombie for just $.99!

Their store is called “The Restore.” If you have one in your area, you should check it out!

What a difference a little spray paint makes…

My mother bought this nice little metal cactus candlestick a while ago. It got shuffled around the house on various counter-tops with other miscellaneous things until she decided she was tired of it and I found it in our Salvation Army pile. I grabbed it out of there, probably with a few other things, and stuck it in my room because I wasn’t sure I wanted to part with it just yet. I had bought some Rust-Oleum metallic paint in “Antique Brass” for a different project that I hadn’t yet finish. Perfect! This is what I started with…

Then after two quick coats…

We actually use a lot of candles in winter time because it just seems wrong to use a heater in Florida, so I’m sure it will get some use.