Frugalicious Friday & A Giveaway!

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Can you believe it's Friday again?  Wahoo...welcome to the 19th edition of Frugalicious Friday! 

This day's all about sharing your fabulous, thriftiest, most frugalicious home decor finds! And if you revamped your find in fab Craft or Diy project, well tell us about that too...we can always use a little extra Diy inspiration! Are you new to Finding Fabulous? Here are the guidelines for this fun day that's all about $aving!

Super excited today cuz the lovely Jeanine from One Cheap B*itch is offering a $15 gift certificate today towards any ca-ute item in her Etsy shop Okio B Designs!  Just check out these fabulous little accessories:

Shabby Chic White Frame...adorable!

 

 Capiz Shell Earrings in Lime Green...love this color!

 Pink Chippy Little Lovebird Tealight Candle Holder...awww, I love birds!

Pottery Barn Inspired Burlap Bags!  Ahhh...burlap and PB - two of my favorite things!

Ack...I want those earrings!  Hmmm...how did Jeanine know this color green is my all time favorite color?

How to win?  Link up your fabulous finds, crafts and Diy projects and consider yourself entered! And as usual I'll anounce the winner next Tuesday in my Frugalicious Friday Favorites post!

Alrighty party people... link up, join the fun and share those fabulous finds!  We want the scoop on how you $ave!

Fabulous Found...French Inspired Designs!

Welcome to my weekly feature...Fabulous Found!

This is where I spotlight a fresh design trend we all know and love, but hate to pay the big bucks for. So sit back, relax and let me do the shopping because I'm on the lookout for fabulous finds...without breakin' the bank of course!

  French Design is one of my favorite decor styles with elegance, pinache and  vintage flair too!  Classic french looks include damask fabrics, elegant clocks, and colorful Provence styles.  Here's a look at some French inspired items, that I found...for less!

Sears

Infinity Instruments Boutique 14" Wall Clock

$29.99

Walmart

Damask 4 Piece Rug Set, Black

$159.88

Target

Provence Dinner Plates (set of 4)

$44.99

Walmart (on-line)

Paragon Paris 1900 Art Print 38" x 27"

$133.00

Walmart

High Gloss Black Photo Frame

$8.96

Pillow Decor

Flocked Velvet Damask Throw Pillow (19 x 19")

$39.95

Target

Paris Sketch Scrollwork Frame (4 x 6")

$29.99

Target

Waverly Home Damask Window Panel (54 x 96")

$39.99

Okay that turqouise pillow is tres beau!

Here we've got classic French inspired designs perfect for adding a little elegance to your home's decor!  Wow...beautiful damask, colorful provence style, and scrollwork frames...all at a great price and without breakin' the bank!  What's your favorite French inspired look?

Aurevoir mon petit ami's!

Frugalicious Friday Favorites & a Winner!

Wow, Frugalicious Friday last week rocked!  I am amazed at everyone's creativity, thriftiness and talent!

If there's one theme this day is all about, it's saving money is fun...I love that!  Here are my favorites from this fun day all about Creativity!

Suzanne at Just Another Hang Up linked up this gorgeous blue poppy pillow!  Two words here people...eye candy.

Kristin from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia shared her revamped French antique desk!  Ooooh la la...this is fabulous!

Andy at Poppies at Play linked up her repurposed cabinet doors!  Love the keys, love the green...love it all!

Carrie at Making Lemonade shared this ca-ute Bird themed wall art she made for her daughter's nursery!  She used scrapbook papers for the birds and leaves...genius!

Finally Becky from Beyond the Picket Fence linked up her Burlap ruffled pillow....ahhh burlap and ruffles, such a fun combination!

To everyone who linked up...thank you cuz it's you guys that make this day a success every week!  Now let's get to pickin' a winner shall we?  Remember the ever creative Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy offered one lucky winner a $25 gift certificate from her fabulous Etsy shop?

Well without further delay, the winner is...

Courtney from RedHeads Craft More Fun!

Congratulations Courtney!  Give Lindsey a shout because you've now got $25 to use in her fabulous Etsy shop...lucky girl!

Okay, well Frugalicious Friday is on again this week and we've got another giveaway!  I know your dieing to know who from, so I'll give you a hint...she's cheap and a total bitch!  Hmmm...any ideas who this might be?

Oh and are you looking for some trendy fabulousness...for less?  Check back in tomorrow for my weekly feature....Fabulous Found!

Antique Chairs...Revamped!

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II love giving antiques new life with fresh n' modern updates!
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I found this fun fabric from Garden Ridge and was instantly inspired to recover two century old antique chairs.

Here's the "before" picuture...as you can see intervention is clearly needed here! The dark wood is still in good condition, but the leather seating...once beautiful, is falling apart.

 For padding a hundred years ago, they evidently used straw or hay for cushion. The Hubby and I hated to cut this original leather seat, but this stuffing had to come out!

 Here I've got my supplies lined up...batting, fabric, scissors, staple gun, this project is super fun and easy and takes from start to finish just a couple of hours!

 First, I cut the batting and used a staple gun to attach the batting to the bare wood seat.

 Next, I generously cut the fabric and used staples again to tightly attach the fabric to the seat. These corners can be tricky, so I used pleats to secure the extra fabric.

And here they are finished! I love this fun, modern fabric combined with these dark, traditional antique chairs!

So a fun fabric find, inspires a fresh modern update to a century old set of antique chairs...I love giving old things new life! 

 I'm linkin' this fun Antique revamp to all my favorite days:

Diy Day
Trash to Treasure Tuesday
Get Your Craft On
Toot Your Horn Tuesday
Lucky Linky Tuesday
Penny Pinching Party
Show & Tell BCD
Show off Your Stuff Party
Strutt Yourself Thursday
Thrifty Thursday
Transformation Thursday
Get Your Craft On
100 Ideas Under $100

She's Crafty...Becca from Blue Cricket Design!

Welcome to my Saturday Feature...She's Crafty!

This is where I spotlight one Crafty Mamma, her fabulous craft project and  tutorial too...cuz if I'm gonna get my craft on, I need a step by step tutorial!

Have you seen them...those cool necklaces made from washers floating all around blogland?  Yes Washers...the kind you buy from Hardware Stores!  I've seen them too and just think they are so cool!   And one of my favorite's  came from Becca at Blue Cricket Design.  Here it is...

Yup, one word here folks...Fabulous!

I just love Becca from Blue Cricket Design...her crafts are amazing!  Her accessories are my favorites.  She could make a ruffled headband or flower pin from some old shirt and they'd be the cutest things ever!  Give her a visit if your looking for some crafty inspiration because you will find it! 

Okay, here's Becca's Tutorial in her own fabulous words:

You need three things...
Once you get the hang of it they are pretty easy to make! I know it seems complicated! Just re read and study the photos! That's what I had to do! And feeling dumb is completely normal! I'm pretty used to the feeling so I just rolled with it! And there's nothing like conquering a tricky tutorial! I feel like I can do ANYTHING!!!!

Washers from Home Depot. And I warn you! You will get that "Damsel in Distress" look from the sales guy when he asks you what size you need and what you're using them for! I avoided answering. Pretty Sure Orange Aproned Men don't like to hear their department is a new hit with house wives across America for gathering jewelry supplies! I used 3/8th, 5 /16th and the next smallest size.

Ribbon. Any color your heart desires! I used 5/8" Satin. And when it comes to cutting a length follow this motto: "Longer is better! Longer is Better!" I would cut at least 60". You'd be surprised how much ribbon is used in the weaving process! You'll want plenty of slack on each end so you can tie it off in a bow!I found this out the hard way!

A Calm Zen Like mood! Trust me... you'll read, and stare at these photos and still wonder if you're doing it right! This one is a wee bit difficult to explain!

Ok... let's get on with it! Don't worry... I'm nervous too!

First you will want to lay out your washers. I did two versions one that had a growing Pattern...

6 small

6 medium

6 large washers.

The next one I did:

4 small

5 medium

7 large

5 medium

4 small

Take your first washer and string it onto your ribbon like the photo illustrates. Be sure to leave plenty of slack on the end.

You are going to go up the center of the first washer, over the top of the next and down it's middle lacing the ribbon back through the center of the first washer.

Pull it tight and it should look like this.

Now we keep repeating the steps...

Take the ribbon up the center of washer on top, over the top of the next and down it's middle lacing the ribbon back through the center of the washer before it. Can you see what I mean in the picture? Here's a different angel. Notice the ribbon and see if you can follow the pattern.

Keep following the steps until you finish your washer pattern.

Tighten the ribbon and tie off the first and last washer with its long ribbon. Burn the ribbon edges to prevent fraying.

Once you get the hang of it they are pretty easy to make! I know it seems complicated! Just re read and study the photos! That's what I had to do! And feeling dumb is completely normal! I'm pretty used to the feeling so I just rolled with it! And there's nothing like conquering a tricky tutorial! I feel like I can do ANYTHING!!!!



Wow, I can't believe you only need 2 things to make this necklace!  Ribbon (which I'm sure you already have) and Washers...that's it! 

Isn't she adorable?  Thank you Becca for your fabulous tutorial and craft idea!  Such a fun week-end project!  Who knew Home Depot has one simple thing to make a fabulous necklace?  Give Becca a visit today at Blue Cricket Design, you'll find lots of other fabulously crafty ideas and inspirations!

  

Frugalicious Friday & A Giveaway...The Pleated Poppy!

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TGIF and welcome to the 18th edition of Frugalicious Friday!

This day's all about sharing your fabulous, thriftiest, most frugalicious home decor finds! And if you revamped your find in fab Craft or Diy project, well tell us about that too...we can always use a little extra Diy inspiration! Are you new to Finding Fabulous? Here are the guidelines for this fun day that's all about $aving!

Wahoo...we've got a giveaway today!  The lovely Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy is offering a $25 Gift Certificate towards any item in her fabulous Etsy shop!

Yup, you've seen her fabulous creations!  If not, here are a few to swoon over:

Covered Notebooks

Posy Headbands

Posy Pins

Posy Hairclips

Oh yeah...I'm in love plain and simple! 

How to win?  Link up your fabulous finds, crafts and Diy projects and consider yourself entered girlfriends!  I'll anounce the winner next week in my Frugalicious Friday Favorites post.

Okay so link up and join the partay...we want to see how you $ave!