I bought this witches broom at Goodwill for $2 and thought it was a good foundation for an even creepier version.

I just added some black spray paint, purple glitter, polka dot fabric, spider webs, and this spider that Tate picked out at Joann for $1. (I had everything except the spider already. I always try to use most of what I have at home.)

I added green glitter to the spiders eyes.

I just used felt and embroidery thread to make the pillow on the chair. I was going to apply the candy corn to this pillow I already had, but then I realized I had some extra black fabric. I definitely like the black better.

Here's the before picture of the Halloween sign that's hanging on the chair. I used Martha Stewart glitter bought from Wal-Mart. I'm not going to run upstairs to check the "real" color names of the glitter I used, but it was orange, green, and light green. I was happy with how it turned out. Oh and I bought this sign after Halloween last year at Hobby Lobby for 11 cents!! I'm not kidding! I always shop for holiday stuff after the holidays for the next year and Hobby Lobby eventually marks their stuff 90% off.

I'm minding my own business on the way home from the duck pond yesterday when a hot pink "garage sale" sign catches my eye and it's only one street from my house.

So I bought this genuinely old pie cooling hutch (apparently our floors are slanted).....

and a wooden step stool for the boys.

"Guess how much? "

I used to love playing this game with Brad until he started guessing that everything I bought only cost a penny...NOT fun anymore.
She was asking $25 for the hutch, I offered $10...SOLD...asking $10 for the stool, I offered $5...SOLD! I still don't know if or how I'll paint either of them.

This beauty she threw in for FREE. I absolutely love chairs and the color on this is a color I've been wanting to paint something for awhile. The seat was completely split from front to back, but nothing a little wood glue won't fix.

It still needs to be cleaned, but I love the worn-ness (is that a word?) and the cute curvy part on the back. I added the word "giggle"

which here is covered by my flashy Halloween sign for the season, threw on a pumpkin chair cover and this pillow that I still need to finish. Since the reliability of the chair is a little unsure I'm just going to use it in my entry to display my "stuff."

She also gave me a big box of white Christmas lights and this basket of dried fruit and corn that I'm not sure what to do with yet, but it's great for Thanksgiving decor.

15 bucks for it all!! I pay more than that for a bag of diapers

SCORE!!

There is almost nothing that brings more joy to my little heart than a good.....make that a GREAT deal! Much to my husband's dismay I can pretty much justify buying anything I deem worthy of a good deal. So, I've decided to start sharing my finds and little projects that I'm working on with you. Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions about anything you see.