FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (3)

As a result of my

$5 FABULOUS series,

apparently some of you want to go

shopping with me...

and I say

PERFECT.

Let's hit the tag sales along the backroads

and the musty aired thrift stores full of fresh treasure.

Speaking of treasure....and FREE at that...

entered my giveaway yet?

On with the 5 dollar finds:

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1.

St. Annie of Beaupre.

Is she not loverly in her plastic fabulousness?

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2.

Flea market shell for a shelf.

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3.

The $5 thrift store rhinestone brooch.

Um. You can see I have a fewwwwwww.

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3.

Original oil painting.

I found this at the dirtiest antique mall

you've ever seen in the tackiest

frame known to man. It's brilliant.

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4.

A jar of rapid rise yeast.

It's alive, magical,

and this otherworldly image depicts the

beginning of my homemade bagels.

5.

A 1920s postcard from France.

Via eBay.

photo by Aimless Olive

(love how the photographer captured me in action!)

6.

A delicious gourmet entree cooked at home.

Less than $5 per serving for my chicken/mushrooms/spinach dish

which to me always feels like spa food.

Fabulous white bowl is

about $8 from Crate and Barrel.

Williams Sonoma goblets...um...not five bucks.

photo by Garance Dore

7.

Dream on.

These are the most precious shoes on the planet.

Designed by Giuseppe Zanotti and Chopard.

The jewels are for REALZ.

And the only reason I tease you now is for the

opportunity to brag...dude...found a pair of hardly worn

Zanotti's for 20 bucks recently!!!

Plastic St. Annie says:

"YOU ARE ONE RIGHTEOUSLY

FRUGAL CHICK."

And who am I to argue with Miss five dollar fabulous?

FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (1)

Five bucks buys very little coffee

or gasoline these days...but here are some

creative ways to stretch it

*oh lord, without pilates*

for a lovelier outlook and nest.

$5 fading roses from the grocery store

smell just as luscious.

And five bucks bought gorgeous white semigloss for

this formerly NARSTY table!

Some new business cards!

These are from the fabulous

pixelimpress on etsy.com.

$5 will buy a dozen of these custom beauties.

Back to the grocery store...

$2 potted basil + $2 potted basil + $1 vintage planter

=  five dollar fabulous!!

Two vintage books with pretty covers

from a tag sale will set you back about $5.

they provide great texture and boost my shrimpy lamp

You can probably score more "naked books"

than what you see here for $5 at a library

book sale or yard sale.

An old $5 chippy pottery piece like this,

and I LOVE THE CHIPS!

These pre-owned slippers were less than

five bucks on eBay.

The leather J. Crew bag at top?

Pre-owned so $5 on eBay.

I know! I know! Fabulous!

This Kate Spade was also considered

"pre-owned" but shows no wear

and was just a little over $5.

eBay is a craptastically beautiful thing.

all images mine

Isn't bargain shopping rewarding?

Didn't you love your exercise in

stretching today which requires

no traction or vicodin afterward?

Have some thrifty 

f i v e  d o l l a r  f a b u l o u s

ideas of your own?

Dude! Let's hear 'em.

Stay lovely.

p.s. if I've forgotten to

"follow you back" on your blog

please leave a threatening comment

here since i mean to follow everyone back!

linking with Coastal Charm and Common Ground

serene and soulful

all photos by me

Some of the finishing touches are still missing

for our guest room furnished with tag sale finds,

but I'm loving the peaceful spa-licious vibe.

The 1940s bed and dresser were snagged for

$75 and quickly covered in White Dove.

I've collected conch and other shells

for years and love how they pair with

old silver, ironstone...okay, everything.

The old wine box has been with us

for years! It keeps getting better.

This dropleaf table was $5 and pretty gnarly.

I painted it and it's now a vanity with

some fancy products and a modern abstract

by Chad Wys.

It was the shell motif that won me over.

Commissioned drawings by

Alicia Lynne Carrier.

The panel at center is by me.

Thanks so much for visiting.

Hope you'll click follow and share this
lovely journey with me.

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Miss Mustard Seed
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6 cheap chic secrets...SHHHHHH!

Welcome to our home!

I am soooooo grateful to Wendy of Shabby Nest

for featuring my guest room on her beautiful blog and

makin' me feel all FANCY--

that ooh la la, today I'm SHARING SECRETS

for how I saved a bundle decorating...

$$$$hhhhhh. It'll be our little secret.

all images mine

1.

Dollar-wise Dining.

Hallway table (48"): $69 and ugly until I painted it Benjamin Moore White Dove

Sisal rug: $20 at Target on sale, and I painted the formerly green border white.

Parsons chairs: $8 each at a tag sale.

Art: FREE. I create these panels and sell them.

2.

Cost-licious Kitchen.

Bar stools: $14 Pottery Barn knock-offs from Shopko.

Chandelier: $10. Yes! Ten bucks at Lowe's.

Vintage table on wheels: rescued from trash, $25 for wheels eBay.

Breakfast table: $99 new and u.g.l.y. in cherry wood before I painted it.

3.

Let-there-be-light Spending.

Chandelier: $400 via eBay. It's HUGE and dripping with femininity.

(ugh. some bulbs to change.)

4.

Boudoir Bargaintastic.

Chaise: $200

Lamps: $30 a pop

Bench: $99

all via J. C. Penny outlet

Farmhouse chair: $3 at tag sale, covered in $5 of Dupioni silk

vintage hamper: FREE for helping a friend with gardening/garage clean up.

5.

Beer Budget Bath.

all plumbing fixtures: under $50 each via eBay.

Soaking tub: $500 via eBay.

vintage Dutch cafe chair: $11 on sale at flea market.

6.

Laundry Room of the Loot-Left-Over.

Resin shelf with dentil moulding: $5 display at Menard's.

Thanks for joining me and celebrating my frugal finds!

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Cooooooool! Hope you'll follow this lovely journey.

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