Goodwill...... Not Good

Have you ever went into a thrift store, Goodwill or yard sale and saw a piece you loved, no one had claimed it yet, so you run like the devil is chasing you and grab it???
Well, just look at this little gem...

Handmade Goats Milk Soap

I love handmade soap! 

I have wanted to make soap in forever but it always seems so daunting. 

Do you feel that way too? 

Well, I found a sweet lady, whom I found on one of these link parties, that had made some bars of soap and she inspired me to make some. 

Please check her blog out, Confessions of a Plate Addict, you will love it. She shares the whole process of making soap, which is very easy.

Something for You

I love taking pictures! And I take lots and lots of pictures!! When I do, I don't always take pictures of things that are interesting. At the time it may seem like a great idea but you look at it later and say to yourself "why did I take that". Anyone else do that??

I took a picture of a fake spray of roses I bought at a thrift store some time ago and found it when I was going through my pics yesterday.

Here is the before.

Stuffed Pork Chops

Do you love pork chops? The Mister does and this week he wanted me to make stuffed pork chops! We first saw stuffed pork chops at Safeway but when I saw the price, it's like "I'm not paying that much for a pork chop"!! Seriously!!

I paid $7.41 for four boneless pork chops (which is still pricey to me) versus $11 something for a single stuffed pork chop from Safeway! 

Bedroom Update

The bedroom update is my daughter's. She has had this color, pink/blue/green, in her room since she was little! We have never painted it another color, WHY you ask, because when you look at these pictures you can see all the crap pretty things she has collected over the years. AND there was to much to move and paint.

Before:

Toilet Art

Say what, toilet art!! Haha. It has been a couple of weeks since The Mister tore out the toilet in our downstairs bathroom. The lid has been sitting outside the door for about a week when one day I went by it and thought, you know what, I can do something with that. Of course Mister thought I was nuts and told me so, lol. 

So here is the old lid sitting up against the new toilet  that Mister is going to put in.

The Best Zucchini Relish

This is the best relish you will ever eat. 

It is a sweet zucchini relish. 

Not like the sweet relish you buy in the stores where it is overly sweet.

It's just the right amount of sweet!

New Mail Box

I love mailboxes. Doesn't matter what type, kind, or color. 

So when Antique Farm House had this one for sale, I bought it!!

I Love It!! 

This one came in light green. 

New "Old" Sign

I have had this stick of wood for a couple of years now, lol. I got it while volunteering here in town. When I saw it, I thought this would make a great "something", haha. Well, I finally made something with it. Only two years, not bad I would say, lol. I didn't have a picture of before but you can see what it would have looked like without the picture.

 Look at all that old wood goodness...

 Holes and all.

Great finds of the week

Well, it seems like I have been very lazy (and I have) but I still made it out to look for things I don't need. :0) Like this sweet little cake plate made of wood. 

Isn't she lovely. I think she would love to be painted white and shabbied up a bit. 

What do you think? Can't you see a pretty cake sitting here!