An "After", and Deal of the Day

Well i'm finally back! I couldn't figure out the issue w/my photo uploading problem--until today. It seems to be my photo place that i upload to, pephoto.com. Now, they are wonderful for cheap prints (6 cents each, and shipping isn't too bad). But apparently for sharing them here, not so much. Hence the blurriness in my Kitchen Re-do post. Booooo! I've, of course, changed some of my decor in there since those were taken, so i'll prob just take new ones and share w/you soon. If you comment on this, please tell me where you upload your photos too. I also hate how much of a painstaking process this is on Blogger, but that's for another post..lol!

So i posted about my bench that i wanted to paint. Here is a whole shot of the front porch first. I recently painted that hanging basket black, under the mailbox. And gotta have a chalkboard, of course! Check it out, hanging by the door, on the left. It usually says "Welcome", but i'll change it to say "Party" if we're having one, etc. And i think i'm going to put some moulding around that door soon. It needs *something*!

A little focus on the bench itself... Before: drab and boring

And After! Doesn't it look so much cuter w/just a couple coats of white paint?!

Ok... so i've been finding GREAT clearance items lately, and thought it'd be fun to do some "Deal of the Day" posts, cause who doesn't LOVE a good bargain?! I'm always checking the endcaps and Target anytime i go (usually several times a week... yep, Target addict here), and love me a good clearance item.

I have some Georgia friends who would rave about Hobby Lobby. I was so sad cause we never had one here--until last yr. Now i see what the excitement is about! They really have some cute decor items, and of course anything crafty that you could want. And you gotta love how almost everything is on sale too! So as i ventured through the aisles yesterday, i came across this beauty, on clearance:

For FIVE bucks!!!! Regularly 49.99, @ 90% off! And the greenery was half off, so only $3 each stem.

I think i'm going to put it in the back room, next to the cabinets i plan to repaint. Black. I've already spraypainted my old gold pulls and knobs (gawd, what a process!) silver, and am just waiting on the paint to come in. I've researched online and found great feedback about a certain black paint.. i'll share it w/you in the Re-Do post for the cabinets! Also to come is a chalkboard in my youngest son's room. Yet another project i've wanted to tackle and have put off. Thanks to Sarah over at thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com for the push to finally get that done!

Hope to share them w/you soon.

I have no idea why there are so many spaces in this post! It doesn't look this way when i'm in editing mode.. hmmmmm....