Saturday, November 19, 2011

$20 Find

I've been searching quite some time for a floor model stereo, I've
come across several on CL only to be told sold! When I inquired
about this one I was told that someone had made arrangements to
pick it up the following morning, oh well another one bites the dust!
A few days later I received an email saying they had failed to do so
and if I was still interested it was all mine. 

While talking to Mama recently I discovered that she was on the 
hunt for one as well so I've decided to redo this one and surprise
her for her upcoming birthday!


Sorry for quality of photo, taken with my cell.

 

OAN: Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong as far as the font
goes? I click on Trebechet and that's what I get while composing but as 
soon as I post, I get the cursive font, call me slow cause for the life of
me I can't seem to figure it out. Help!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Sears Slow Cooker

Last spring I attended a Church Rummage Sale, I came across this slow cooker.
There were 3 of them priced at $5 each.  I picked up one and carried it around
while I looked for other goodies. By the time I got around to paying for it it was
half off time! Payed for it and went back for a 2nd so yeah I got 2 of these for the
price of one.  Looking on ebay and etsy I see that they start off at $25 & up so I
feel like I scored once again!

Other than heating some water in it when I first purchased it to see if it works I
 hadn't used it til today! At this very moment I'm trying a Pot Roast! Will let
you know how well it does tomorrow.

Want a great recipe for an easy Pot Roast for crock pot or slow cooker?

3-4 lbs boneless pot roast
1pkg Au Jus mix
1 pkg Italian seasoning mix (dressing)
1 10.5 oz beef broth
1/2 can of water

Place roast into pot, mix all the ingredients together and pour over roast. Cook for
9-11 hours or until tender!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Small Stuff

My youngest child has a love for thrifting just like her mom. I mean she will
actually spend a day in and out of thrift stores, whereas her siblings will say
"Ma if you see such and such will you get it for me"! Oh the fun she and I
could have if only she lived nearer! This child whom resides in ND will shop
Craigslist for my state, find what she likes, give me a call to go pick up! You
gotta love her!

She was here back in August and went shopping through my stash. She found
so many things she wanted that I just couldn't stand to part with, not even for
Angel baby! However I did begin to look for duplicates while out on my hunts.
I found a few things in NY this past summer! So todayI'm painting some of those
small things and giving a lil TLC so I can get her a box off in the mail.

My Brave Young Child


Craigslist's Lamp I drove 20 miles to get for her

"Ma leave as is" Black with bronze undertone

That napkin holder will be used for mail

Cat has a twin in our family
You can't see it clearly but the fork and spoon are gorgeous! Her accent color
is Red so I dried brushed these so that the wood would still show through! I
have a similar mail holder that she wanted to take but I couldn't part with it,
so now she has her own! I picked up the Kitchen art awhile back, might have
been last summer, I had no place to put it, I was saving it til I moved, oh well
I can admire it when I visit. My mom has a cat similar to this one that she made,
she uses it as a door stopper, Angel has always loved it, Mama has promised it
to her, well when I came across this one I just had to get it for her, I'm only going
to do some small touch ups.  This is how I'm spending my Lazy Sunday.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

A New Step Stool


Well I finally finished the stool with the exception of adding rubber to the
steps. Boy was it a job! It was more than I expected, once I removed the
seat cover it was Rust City... It looked as if I was about to tackle an Ant Hill
or a mound of red clay! At one point I thought of throwing in the towel, but
it's hard for me to quit or throw anything away as I've stated before.

I should have worn a mask but I didn't realize so much debris was flying a-
round in the air. I quickly realized my mistake once I started to wheeze and
get dizzy! I had to take a day off from this bad boy.  The work was well worth
it in the end because I'm pleased with the result and it's going to come in very
handy. How? My second oldest daughter is expecting! Yay number 10 is on the
way!!! She can no longer lift Sugamama (grand baby #7) to wash her hair, so
luckily I finished this right on time. Sug can sit and lean back or get on her knees!







I spent less than $6 to complete this! Fabric was $3 and some change, and the
vinyl (to protect fabric from the kiddos) was about $2.66 for a yard. Of course
I didn't use even a half of that. The rubber door mat was a dollar, I've yet to
cut and attach it.

I had to use my cell phone to post these pics because sadly my computer
crashed a few days ago, I don't know if I've lost my photos yet!

I hope you like the stool I sure do...

Linky this to DIY Showoff