I haven't posted about them yet, but at a garage sale a few weeks ago, I found two bookcases to match my Broyhill Fontana media armoire. I love my armoire and now that we've done (well, mostly done!) this addition, I have room for the matching bookcases...except they aren't made any more! I've been stalking Craigslist looking for them, but haven't had any luck...so I was *thrilled* to find them at a garage sale! I think I spent $275 on the pair of them plus a matching square coffee table and it was money well spent in my book!
Well, when my husband went to pick them up for me I had him ask if they happened to have the Broyhill Fontana table that they wanted to get rid of. You see, I had noticed they had the chairs out at their garage sale...so I was hoping they had the table stashed away inside their house. And they DID!!
The downside? It wasn't for sale. I was sad, but called and gave them my number in case they changed their mind. And they DID!!
The downside? They wanted $700 for the table, six chairs, and tile top server (kind of a mini buffet.) Again I was sad--I called and left a voicemail saying that I loved the set but that I just didn't have $700 to spend but that I appreciated them giving me the opportunity to buy their furniture.
Know what happened next?? They called and said I could have the set for $550! (Or something like that...I forget the exact price.) I was thrilled! I wanted the table to use in the breakfast area in the addition--the space is one big area and it would look great with my armoire and new bookshelves.
I went back and they were kind enough to sell it all to me for $475! I'm so happy!
The downside? We just finished a addition project that went over budget and buying new furniture really should have been put off six months. Ooopsie!
Craigslist to the rescue! I've been selling stuff on there for the past 1 1/2 weeks and have made $650 so far! That just about covers my garage sale purchases!
I made over $200 selling some expensive baby gates that we no longer need and I sold this table and chair set for $275...
And I sold this set (our old set that was too small for us) for $100...
And I cleared more space in the garage by selling *two* of these rugs for $40 each--they've just been rolled up in the corner for five years now!
I'm happy to get this stuff out of here and thrilled to make some decent money off of it. Now our formal dining room is a playroom, I can *almost* get my car in the garage, and I've partially furnished our new addition without breaking the bank. Hooray for Craigslist!
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We had a busy weekend...mostly busy with the start of a HUGE project that I'll blog about later this week. H.U.G.E. !! We did, however, find some time to celebrate the Stars and Stripes!
Princess and Handsome made these adorable flag placemats and had so much fun doing it! I did the cutting and they did the gluing. After they dried, I sandwiched their flags in clear contact paper and, voila! Cute placemats!
They look great on the kitchen table with the cute and simple patriotic centerpiece. I filled my Ikea white pitcher with flags from the dollar section at Target.
I had a few spare flags, so after seeing this post from Shannon at Bless Our Nest, I decided to stick them in the flower pots on my front porch.
We had bbq hamburgers and corn on the cob for dinner on July 4th, followed up with a patriotic dessert. It had to be a quick and easy dessert because I was *busy* working on my H.U.G.E. project all day. I sliced up some angel food cake and topped it with sliced strawberries, blueberries, and Cool Whip. My children were confused about the Cool Whip--I guess I've never given it to them before! Once they figured out that it is sweet, they were happy with dessert.
Happy 4th of July!
And I sold this set (our old set that was too small for us) for $100...
And I cleared more space in the garage by selling *two* of these rugs for $40 each--they've just been rolled up in the corner for five years now!
I'm happy to get this stuff out of here and thrilled to make some decent money off of it. Now our formal dining room is a playroom, I can *almost* get my car in the garage, and I've partially furnished our new addition without breaking the bank. Hooray for Craigslist!
Seeing their joy gives me joy. 
You are one of God's most precious gifts and I love you more than words can say.
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Speaking of giveaways...Glidden is giving away paint! Woo! You pick the color and they'll send you a quart of paint in eggshell finish. Who doesn't love free stuff?
Who is ready to WIN a $25 giftcard to TJ Maxx or Marshalls?! Me, me, me!! Oh wait...I can't win...but I can give away these great giftcards! It's better to give than receive, after all!
What can I say? He adores his big sister and wants to do everything she does...
We had a great Dada Day on Sunday. Princess and Handsome made a book for their dada and he loved it! I asked them various questions and wrote down their answers. Then they illustrated each question.
My husband loved it! I think his favorite was the page where Handsome said "My husband is the best at...balancing balls on his nosey." My personal favorite was the page that Handsome said "My dada is...old and nice." His answers were much more comical than Princess's answers...although she did tell me that "Dada's favorite animals are...kangaroos." The illustrations were great!
We went to church and out to a favorite local restaurant for lunch. It was a great day--nothing too fancy, but nice nonetheless. I hope the fathers in your life had a wonderful day!
