Thrifty Thursday

I've been doing a little Spring cleaning or purging this week. The only fun thing about this is finding stuff that I have forgotten I had. I had declared February the month to clean up the sewing room...it did not happen. And it still is not done. I'm such a pack rat. I started pulling out stuff and it just got messier! I have gotten 1/2 of one wall cleaned and redone. (This was the easiest wall!) Everything here is a hand-me-down, yard sale, or thrift store find.I cleared everything off the mantle, then shopped my junk pile and around the house to put things together. I started with the suitcase stack and the picture frame. Then gathered things in Spring colors to fill in.

I found the vintage linens tucked away. The old postcards are from a thrifting trip to Angels with my Mom.
The suitcases are filled with craft supplies. They were already in the sewing room but, they make more sense in front of the fireplace. There was no place for storage on that wall so it was pretty much wasted space.

Mixed and matched rose cups and dishes - $.50 here and there. Grandma's elephants and a $2 shabby pink shelf - all look new to me after digging them out of the stuff I've squirreled away!

Two weeks ago I saw this intriguing topiary and had to try it! I just love it! Even the boy liked the fuzziness of it and could not believe I made it from an old sweater! That is a real compliment because he is not impressed by home decor!!!

It was so fun to make! Thanks again to Leigh for hosting Thrifty Thursday each week! I look forward to collecting new ideas like this one!