texas countrygirl

Saturday, November 19, 2011

my ugly walls!

i had glorious plans to plaster the walls in the kitchen this past week. but i got sick saturday afternoon & was in bed from saturday night til wednesday. went to the dr. on monday & i had/have bronchitis! went back yesterday & now i get to take cough medicine with drugs in it!!!!!

so................my kitchen looks like this.............

the yucky pantry door!!! and i haven't even swept the wallpaper dust up off the floor yet!!!!! you'd think that'd be driving me crazy!!! and it would, if i weren't sick!!! i guess when you're sick, you just don't care!!! i'm still trying to decide what i want to do with this door. i'm thinking about painting it with chalkboard paint & having this be the memo/reminder area rather than putting the memo board back on the cabinet door.
and i think i'd put a little chalk tray/rail on it or else there'd be chalk dust all over the floor and THAT WOULD BUG me!!!!!!!

so many decisions!!!!!!

there's a peek at the cabinets with the knobs....i decided to put the old ones back on. the white ones from my friend were just too stark.

i wanted to have the walls done by the time suzanne came home for thanksgiving.

i'm not so sure that's gonna happen!

and i'm still debating if i should paint the walls white or take the white paint i have back to lowe's & have them color it - but i don't know what color!!! in my head i've got chocolate (like suzanne's bathroom, the color is "taupe" though, but it looks chocolate) or gray. tell me your thoughts!!!!!!

a long time ago when i painted the bathroom cabinets, i said i wouldn't show pictures til i put the knobs on. well, i finally got the knobs on!!!! i'll post those pictures tomorrow!!

have a blessed night - & go to church tomorrow!!!! it's potluck sunday @ CBC!!!!!!

i love this bush - i wish it was inside so i could see it all the time!!!!!!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

my free purse!

i've really been living ~~cheap~~ frugally lately. i've been cooking at home, using what's in the pantry & freezer, stretching meals, making meals that can be frozen. i NEVER shop - i think i'm the only woman in the world that hates to shop!! i try to make everything i need, whether it's for myself or gifts. i did a whole house makeover with one gallon of free to me paint! i make do with what i've got. and i'm happy with that. doesn't mean that sometimes i still don't want something. but even with all this frugal living, there's no extra $$. so like Paul, "i'm content with & content without."

burlap is really popular in decorating these days. it's been in the back of my mind that i wanted a burlap purse. but i'm not gonna spend $40 or 50 or more for one.

it's so neat how God provides not only our needs but He throws in a few wants every now & then!!!

one of the guys at work got a package delivered to my office from a vendor. he came in to the office yesterday & i gave it to him. he opened it in my office & it was a burlap bag with a cosmetic bag with lotions. he said, "what the heck am i going to do with a PURSE?! i don't want this PURSE!!!" i said, "ohmygosh - i love it!!!" he said, "do you want it?" i said, "YOUBETCHA!!!!!" the wheels were already turning in my head how i would "redecorate" this plain bag with the vendor logo on the front & make it my new burlap purse!!!!

so here's the before:

nice big bag, ugly logo (well, not really ugly, just not what i'd want)

nice cosmetic bag, attached to inside with a cord so it doesn't get lost.

here's the after:

front - i had this upholstery webbing & i hot glued it on the bag, attached a decorative stampin'up! brad,

back - painted my favorite number & thought the word "cafe'" would make it look all burlap coffee sack-y & "cafe' 28" just sounds cool!!!!

reinforced the inside pockets with some of the webbing - hold my cellphone holder really well now & doesn't mess up the pocket! & attached a piece of webbing to the back of the cosmetic bag to tie it all together!

i had made covers for the handles, but they made it all too bulky so i took them off. it's much better without them, even though they did look nice!

so there's my FREE, stylin' burlap purse that didn't cost me a dime!!!!! and i can carry EVERYTHING in it!!!!!

a few of the guys at work had seen the bag yesterday & they were pretty impressed with how it turned out!!! the guys at my office are cool!!!

(& the lotions -- they were sunscreen & after sun lotion & a tube of lip balm-----just what i'll need for next summer!!!!!!! God is sooooooooooo good!!!)

so how has God blessed YOU today?

how have YOU blessed others??

linking up to the following:

not just a housewife project contest:

savvy southern style wow us wednesdays http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/

Sunday, November 6, 2011

round 2 - online garage sale

final sale - everything MUST GO - everything 1/2 price of what's marked here!!! hurry!!! what a deal!!!!!!!!

note: all sales final - all items sold as is. items will be removed when asked for. must be picked up within 1 week. thanks!

new items added 11-7-11

some of this stuff was asked for at the last "OGS" but was never claimed. everything's priced to go - GOTTA GET THIS STUFF OUTTA HERE!!! email me if you want to purchase anything -- dmerdely28@clear.net -- include your phone # so i can contact you for pickup. some new stuff added -- check it out:

5 bibleman dvd's - $15 for the whole set

8 worship videos - $10 for the whole set - one sold at the "real" garage sale; so 7 for $10

9 misc. dvds & videos - $5 for the whole set

gateway keyboard & speakers - $5 for all

give us this day hand painted plaque - $5

doll sitting in grain scoop - $5

basket of misc. cans & a candle - $2 for all

2 switchplate covers to decorate yourself with paper or stitching - $2 for both

phone/answering machine combo - new $50, used only a few months - $10

20 gift boxes - $2 for the whole bunch

4 hand crocheted christmas placemats, a bunch of misc. ornaments - $5 for the whole bunch

universal remote (never out of the box) - $3

3 picture frames - $10 for the set

8 tan placemats - $1 for the whole set

star napkin holder - $1

summertime chip/dip tray - $1

cookie tin & 4 christmas cookbooks - $5 for the set

snowman cookie platter - $2

tins - $1 each

vases - $1 for the set

there are 2 of these, both in original boxes - winnie the pooh figurine - $2 each

brand new still in the package scallop edge punch from stampin'up! (new $16.95) - $5
2 small SU wheel handles $1 each
1 jumbo SU wheel handle $2

2 baskets & a package of potpourri - $4 for the whole set

original trivia pursuit game & 2 add on editions - $25 for the whole set

clue game, 2 books - $1 for the whole set

stampin'up! convention tote bag - $5

misc. cookbooks, taste of home recipe magazines, quick cooking recipe magazines 30+ books - $5 for the whole bunch

pillow - $2

dish - $2

SU! 8.5 x 11 scrapbooks with lots of inserts - $10 each or both for $15

huge bag of antique quilt scraps, muslin scraps - some large pieces - $5 for the whole bag

30+ su! stamp storage boxes - good for lots of other storage needs - $1 for the whole bunch

5 craft ink pads - red has the reinker - $10 for the whole bunch

60 issues of country woman magazine (1992 - 2000?) - $5 for the whole bunch

30+ issues of country home (not sure of the years, didn't look!) - $5 for the whole bunch

will throw these 3 magazines (or whichever ones you choose) in for free to anyone who buys anything! 1st come, 1st served!

nativity cookie jar with creamer, sugar bowl, pitcher....one piece broke when i was taking the picture. would have sold it for over $20 but NOW I'LL SELL IT FOR $10 for the whole set!