IT'S GARAGE SALE SEASON

Can you believe that the summer is half over already, and garage sale season is in full swing?  As I told you in my previous post, my summer has been crazy busy.  I've not only traveled half way across the country to see family and friends, but I've also been gone camping with a church group.  The week I was packing for camping, I also was getting ready to have a garage sale with my daughter.  Crazy I know, but it was at her house and it was the only date that worked.  I had plans to take photos of the event, but forgot my camera at home.  However, this past Saturday I did get the chance to hit a few garage sales myself.   I thought I'd share just a few of my thrifty finds with you.

I found this Eddie Bauer highchair for $20 for our daughter.  She has been looking for some time on Craigslist and Ebay where the prices started at $89 to $159.   It came with a 4 position tray with convenient holders for cups and baby food.  It also has a second clipped  tray that's removable and dishwasher safe.  The pad is removable for laundry purposes.  It's even in the dark wood finish that she wanted.  I think my little granddaughter will look so cute sitting in it.

 This $2 chair will come in handy when the grand daughters are at our home.

 

I also found a few things for my self.  This picture/wall art was brand new, still in it's original packing for only $3.  It was the perfect find for my coffee themed kitchen/dinning area.

One can never have too many baskets, right?  Who could pass this one up for a mere 25 cents.

Have you found any great deals at garage sales this summer?

VINTAGE LADDER USED FOR HOME DECOR

Hi everyone!  Wow what a busy summer it's been at the Parsonage.   It may not slow down for a few more weeks.   We returned recently from a vacation to Iowa and Minnesota.  We had such a great time visiting family and friends.  It was while visiting my sister in Iowa I saw another great use for a vintage ladder.  I love using interesting and vintage items to decorate my own home.  I thought it would be fun to share a few unique ways to use ladders while decorating your home. 

A night stand in our master bedroom.

Used as decor over a kitchen island in my sisters kitchen.

Here are a few I found while on Pinterest.

A pot wrack (A Beach Cottage)

Source: abeachcottage.com via Joy on Pinterest

A display area in the living room.
(Crafts by Amanda)

Source: craftsbyamanda.com via Joy on Pinterest

Spring flower display on the porch.
(Spruce Your Nest)

Source: spruceyournest.blogspot.com via Joy on Pinterest

A Bookshelf
(The Old Painted Cottage)

Source: theoldpaintedcottage.blogspot.com via Joy on Pinterest

A Ladder Christmas Tree
(Eclectically Vintage)

Source: eclecticallyvintage.com via Joy on Pinterest

Check out my Pinterest page for more creative decorating ideas.

HAPPY 4th OF JULY

THE PARSONAGE EVENTS

Hi everyone!  I'm writing a quick note to let know that I have not forgotten about all of you.  I've been on vacation for two weeks with my family and now have guests at our home for two weeks.  It's a very busy time at the Parsonage.   Many mile stones - as we have celebrated many things this month - Father's day, birthdays ( mine and my daughters birthdays are a day apart).  We also had two sons graduations and a nephews wedding.  We're sad as we helped our son pack to move across the country 1700 miles.  We are happy for him as he will begin a new job in the career he trained for in college.  Here are just a few photos of the events.  I'll be posting again when my parents leave in an other week.

Our son graduates from college.

Packing the U-Haul for our sons move.

Our sons graduation party.

 Our nephew's wedding.

Father's Day

My husband with our family.

HANDMADE GIFTS {part 4}

Today's handmade gift is one I made recently  for the bridal shower of our nephews future wife.  I used fabric I already had on hand, some of which was left over from the dress I made for a baby shower. 

The pattern I created myself.

For a little extra I added two layers of ruffles and

a rhinestone buckle for some added bling.

Here's the pretty bride to be modeling the apron.

HANDMADE GIFTS {part 3}

Happy Memorial Day!

I thought today's gift would be a fitting gift to share since it's in patriotic colors. May we all remember the men and women who serve out country and make it a safe place for us to live.

Handmade gifts are fun to make and sometimes involves being creative.  A few years back our Christian school asked me to be on a committee to help grades k - 3 to make a gift for one of the parents.  Myself along with one other woman had to be a bit creative to come up with a project that would involve all the children.  We decided to make a quilt using pictures that each child in the class had colored.  Iron on transfer paper was used to make the picture into quilt blocks.

I did the sewing on the quilt because the other mother didn't know how to sew.

Because children are so precious, we chose Precious Moments pictures.

 

The parents loved the quilt because it's a quilt full of memories of each child who contributed to the quilt.

HANDMADE GIFTS {part 2}

Today's gift is also a gift I made for a baby shower.  This time it was for a little girl that was adopted and because of all the paper work and wait time, the shower was not held until she was 2 years old.  The little girl is a real girly girl, so of course it had to be pink.

The dress was very simple, but I thought cute!