Bulletin Board

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all have had a wonderful week. The temperatures have all of us huddled up trying to stay warm. But spring is just around the corner.

Today I want to share my new bulletin board. This is a true thrifty creation with the help of Thrifty Honey.

This past summer I got this 36x32 picture frame at a yard sale for $1.00. I had this idea in my mind but it took some time to get it all together. I couldn't decide what color to paint the frame. It was a yucky brown and I knew that wasn't going to look very exciting. So a few weeks ago I wandered through the paint aisle looking and looking. Then there it was...the sparkling gold glitter. What a bright cheery look that would give that old brown frame.

Next thing up was what do you put inside the frame to use to pin your ideas and pictures on. I thought about cardboard but it was too flimsy. I thought about covering it with fabric. But I let that idea go into the trash. Yesterday when I was visiting Hobby Lobby they had some sort of white board in the frame department. I don't know what to call it but it was only $5.99 and it was white so I brought it home. The best thing about that white board was it fit in the frame with a little help from Thrifty Honey.

So total cost for this project was $13.00. $6.00 paint. $6.00 white board. $1.00 for the frame. Plus hugs and kisses for the Honeys help!! Now this bulletin board is 36X32 and most of the stores charge anywhere from $30-$60 for one that size. Besides that... would they even have one with a gold glitter frame... LOL..

Well, thanks for stopping by and have a great "Thrifty" weekend!!

Anticipating Spring

Happy Friday to Everyone!

Since the new year started it seems all there has been is rain and dreary cloudy days. But we know God is watering the earth for the coming springtime to thrill us with His beauty.

So with that being said when I saw this wooden bird cage, silk fern and sweet little bird at the Goodwill dump I couldn't resist it. When I got home I thought this would make a good decoration for the top of the bookcase in my sewing room.

When I see that little bird making its nest in the fern it causes a smile and renews hope within me on these dreary days. It really doesn't take much to create some new little design. It could be simply moving things around on a bookcase or coffee table. You could change up some pictures. Maybe if you are feeling really energetic you could put a new paint color on the wall.

When we are surrounded by the things that make us smile our home will always be filled with the joy of our heart. Besides this joy it always makes my heart sing when I only spent $1.80 for cute little creation.

I hope each of you have a wonderful weekend and stay "Thrifty."

Grocery App

Fabulous Friday to you all!!

Thanks for stopping by on this chilly January morning. It's a good day to find out some helpful information. There is an app called Grocery Pal. You can download it for free. It has several options that could help you with your grocery shopping. Here's a picture of the app.

When you open up the app there is a place to put your grocery list so you don't have to try to keep up with a piece of paper. If you are like me I forget to bring the paper with me but when it's in your phone...well, we always have it with us.

Most of the area stores are listed and when you click on them it has things divided by departments.  When you click on the department it will bring up the specials for the week. I especially like the Publix ad that will tell you what the BOGO's are. Since we quit taking the Sunday paper with all the grocery ads in it I use this to see what's available to help with my plan for the week.

It also has a coupon button where you can download those too. As "thrifties" we have to use everything and anything to make our money go further. One thing I will tell you is a lot of the stores listed on this app don't keep their info updated as well as Publix does. They are always on top of their sale items.

I hope this will be of some help to you. Have a wonderful weekend and stay "Thrifty."

Delightful Desert

Happy New Year Thrifties!!

I hope you all had a wonderful New Year celebration whether it was calm or loud. It's always good to have a reason to celebrate and have a day off from the normal schedule.

I was thinking about sharing a terrific recipe with you all. It's quick and easy. I found this in Paula Dean's cookbook years ago. It's called Symphony Brownies. This is one of those recipes you can be ready to make up in a hurry.

Other than a box of the cheapest brownie mix you can get it's the big Symphony candy bars that send it to another level. Now who would have thought to put candy bars in brownies. But nevertheless they are over the top. So here's a copy of the recipe for you all.

I added a couple of pictures so you could see the process. You don't break up the candy bars. You just lay them on top of half the brownie mix and cover them with the remaining batter. When they are finished baking let them cool before cutting. Here's another tip. I use a pizza cutter to slice them. Who would have thought about that? Nice clean cuts!!

So take a few minutes and bake yourself a New Year's treat and remember to stay "Thrifty."