Best Farmhouse Finds for Under $60

Happy Hump Day! I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter. I'm finding that at two and half, Little B really does make the holidays A LOT of fun. Not that they weren't before, but there's a certain joy  (and exhaustion) that comes with viewing celebrations through the eye of a child. You know what else brings me joy? Yes, you guessed it, Pinot Grigio BUT I also take delight in finding great deals. Who doesn't, right?

Great Farmhouse Finds for Under $60!


It's no secret in the past year or two I've really started to favor the farmhouse style. I know thanks to the Gaines crew, it's a hot decor trend right now but even before I ever sat down and watched my first episode of "Fixer Upper" , I was finding myself a smitten kitten with white planked walls and chippy, rustic furniture. I love that this style is pleasantly simple, yet very welcoming. There's something to say for a trend that is forgiving of you digging through your neighbor's trash to find your next big treasure. Not that I would know anything about that.

The good news is if you don't want to, you don't have to dumpster dive in order to find reasonably priced farmhouse decor. Today I wanted to share a a round-up of some of the best farmhouse finds from Kirkland's. Double bonus, they're all for under $60! 

From left to right---->

Clear Glass Soap Pump: Personally, I think soap pumps are so underrated. I love how this one mimics that of a vintage seltzer bottle!

Farmhouse Blue Clock I've had my eye on this clock for awhile. Of course, because it's blue. Duh. Plus, it's only $60. Have you seen the prices of large clocks lately? This is one of the many reasons I tend to gravitate towards Kirkland's when I'm shopping for my home. You really can find great deals there and they are often running coupons. Yay for coupons!

Round Woven Willow Baskets You can never have too many baskets, right? I love that these have a weathered grey look to them.

Wood Tray Pillar Candle Runner Jojo would approve. I can't imagine farmhouse tables without a pretty centerpiece and this would be perfection.

Rustic Cream Table Lamps  Kirkland's has some pretty fabulous lamps!

Cream Milk Can Metal Vase The great thing about the farmhouse style is that the more wear and tear an item has, the more charming it is. This milk can is perfectly weathered. You can display it alone or add floral stems to them.

Home Sweet Home Pillow I'm pretty sure my hubby will disown me if I bring home another throw pillow but they are so hard to pass up! This one is sweet.

Large Rustic Sky Blue Window Lantern I lurrrve the bluish-grey color on this lantern. Wouldn't it look lovely in an entryway?

I seriously could have gone on for hours sharing all of the fun things I discovered over there! They have a lot of high-designer looks for half the cost. I've been obsessed with this mirror for months now and I swear once I figure out where to put it, watch out, I'm pulling the trigger! I also have their app "Kirkland's Spin to Win" on my phone. It's like a virtual slot machine that you can do once a day (or right before you head into the store) to score coupons. It's slightly addicting! 

Have you found any new fun finds at Kirkland's lately?

Love the farmhouse style too? You may want to check out our DIY Farmhouse table we built a few years ago or the farmhouse style office/craft room I'm currently working on. Okay, "working on" may be a fib as I've had a creative block with this room but stay tuned this room along with my motivation is going to get a major bootie kick here in a few weeks! Hint: It's One Room Challenge time!



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55 Kid's Craft Ideas: National Children's Crafts Day

Happy National Children's Crafts Day! I decided to celebrate by sharing this fun round-up of 55 Kid's Craft Ideas. This post couldn't have come at a more perfect time because spring break is right around the corner and you know what that means? Kids are going to be home and you need to stock up on both your wine collection and boredom buster ideas!

55 Creative and Fun Kid's Crafts: Great boredom busters for spring break and summer!

Here's an ultimate list of creative and fun ways to keep kids busy.
There's a range of ideas for both toddlers and older kids and boys and girls.
Click on the different links for full details.

Popsicle Stick Ballerinas











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DIY Vintage Book Page Banner: Simple and Springy!


Happy Fri-YAY! Today's project is short, simple, and to the point. Kind of like I wish this week would have been. Seriously, the weekend just could not have come fast enough! Want to know what is moving along quickly? The #create4spring hashtag challenge series I'm co-hosting over on Instagram. Tonight marks the end of week two and this week's theme was 
"Garland, Wreaths, and Banners".


You can read all about how to participate here 
(pssst...there's a $25 Target gift card up for grabs!) If you're just looking to get into the mood. Ahem. For crying out loud, get your head out of the gutter, I'm referring to the "spring" mood! You can check out all of the beautiful entries and participants here. Lot's of inspiring ideas there, people! I'm talking wreaths, and banners, and garland galore. 

So what was my #create4spring contribution for this week, you may ask?
 I shared my new, simple vintage book page garland that I created.

Love the idea of using vintage book pages for a simple banner! #diy

Last week while antiquing (gosh, does that make me sound old and lame?), I came across a vendor who was selling a box full of vintage bird book prints. I'm a sucker for these things, so I swooped up a few (no pun intended) and decided to turn them into a sweet little springish banner.

Love the idea of using vintage book pages for a simple banner! #diy

This project was completed literally within minutes. I made it so fast I didn't even snap pics of the process but it's SO easy I'm not even sure it needs much of an explanation.

The first thing I did was to glue the book pages down to a piece of chipboard, which you can purchase from a local craft store or online here.


My book pages were sold as rolled up scrolls, so the chipboard helped keep the pages nice and flat on the banner, however, if you plan on packing your banner away, I highly recommend using the chipboard as well for better storage protection. 

The glue I used was my trusty Removable Restickable Glue Stick from Scotch (say that ten times fast!). I LURRRVE the crap out of this glue stick. It lives up to it's name, you really can reposition your items around shortly after they have been glued down. It basically turns paper into a post-it note, which is great for imperfect crafters like me who are almost always guaranteed to glue things down in the wrong place or not straight. Alignment for this particular project wasn't important, but I thought this goddess glue stick was worth mentioning. I have used it for years for all of my paper crafting needs!


So once all of my pages were attached to the chipboard, I then trimmed each of them out with scissors (so basically the chipboard is just serving as a backing for each page). I wanted my banner to have a little charming shape to it, so I cut a triangle out of the bottom of each page. I just eyeballed it, no template required. Then I hole punched the top corners of the pages and strung them on some jute twine. Simple, simple, simple!

Love the idea of using vintage book pages for a simple banner! #diy

Book page banners make for the perfect party or home decor! There are so many possibilities. Use a children's book banner for a nursery, a comic book for a superhero party, and botanical prints for some kitchen wall art. Really, my mind is just spinning with ideas!

Have a delightful weekend!




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Hanging Mason Jar Wall Plaque & Target Gift Card Up for Grabs!

Today my fellow hostesses and I kicked off the first week of the #create4spring DIY challenge over on Instagram and this week's theme is "Florals". We will be offering a $25 Target gift card to each week's winner but before I explain how you can participate I wanted to share my submission; a simple hanging mason jar wall plaque.

I could do this! Simple hanging mason jar wall plaque.

Let me tell you, when I say "simple", I mean that with all capital letters!
I literally just attached all these items together and called it a day.
Even the wooden plaque came pre-painted and distressed.
Some may call it lazy, I call it efficient.

I could do this! Simple hanging mason jar wall plaque.

I found the whitewashed plaque at Michaels.
I really liked the shape of it and did I mention it was already pre-painted?


I picked up the turquoise bird hook at Hobby Lobby last week and just drilled it to the top of the plaque. The rope hanging mason jars were also a Michael's find, however, they were from a collection they sold last summer. I actually picked up quite a few of them....because duh....blue. I love how they have the words "Fresh Cuts" etched on the sides of them.

I could do this! Simple hanging mason jar wall plaque.

Sigh....the combo of the pink and purple flowers against that aqua jar just makes my heart go pitter patter! I hung this whole thingamajig on an flea market shutter but I've already thought of a dozen other places it could take up real estate in our home. Even a grouping of these hanging jar wall plaques would make for a great display, don't ya think?

I could do this! Simple hanging mason jar wall plaque.

So enough of my rambling, let's talk about this $25 Target gift card up for grabs!
Here's how this #create4spring Instagram challenge works. Every week for the next four weeks, there is a different theme. Today kicks off week 1, which as I already mentioned is "florals".


Want to participate in the challenge? Today through Friday night we want to see your floral creations. By the way, we are flexible. You can interpret the theme in many ways....a real flower creation, a picture you painted of spring flowers, blah, blah, blah. All you have to do is post your picture on IG, tag it #create4spring, and then make sure to follow of your hostesses. You can see and follow all of them from my IG feed here.  For additional fun, tag a friend or two to share their creations as well. That's it! Every Monday, the winner will be featured on all ten of our Instagram accounts and will win the $25 Target gift card. Which you will then turn around and mail to me. Just kidding. You actually get to keep it for yourself and buy fun goodies and rub it in my face ORRRR you could buy fun goodies and send them all to me. Your choice. Wink, wink.

Want to just be a spectator?  Starting today just search the #create4spring tag on IG and get all kinds of inspiration! There's already 100+ submissions.

I hope to see you there!



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