It's Fall, Y'all...at the Dollar Tree!

Well, if you feel that coolness in the air in the morning time then you know exactly what time it is...IT'S FALL Y'ALL! Well, it is at the Dollar Tree. If you haven't been to your local Dollar Tree in the past few weeks I suggest you get there ASAP. Right now it's Fall and Thanksgiving and you can get your entire Thanksgiving table decor for a song.

They have some amazing dishes, some amazing decor and the signs..oh, man, I love the signs! I currently own three of them plus a set of LED Leave lights. I'm going to get more hopefully in a few weeks because if you know anything about me, you know I love decorating for the holidays.

I don't need the dishes, I have a great set of Thanksgiving/Fall leaves from the Dollar Tree last year but this year they have SUNFLOWERS, super pretty. (You can buy them online here!)

These are gorgeous, and if your local Dollar Tree doesn't have them, you can buy them online and pick them up FOR FREE at your DT. The only thing is each piece comes in a set of 12, so you wold be buying 12 plates, 12 bowls, 12 mugs. Maybe you can go in halfsies if you only need 6 with a friend. I love them. They aren't my particular style but I can definitely see the appeal in these.

I also see online they now have RUSTIC FARM HOUSE charger plates! OMG, I need these in my life! The good news is that these come in a set of 6, I am so wanting these. I may have to just....well...no. I can't. But I should. I may. Ohhh, the temptation.

Now on to the signs, so many to choose from, from Yard Picks to banners to wall signs! So pretty, some are glittery and some aren't. I have about 8 photos of what we found at our DT! So, here comes the photo collage!

I got the little red truck sign! 

I have the bottom sign! I love the pumpkins. 

I bought this one!! 

As you can see, there are a ton of things to choose from. They also have out some Halloween decor but I didn't nab any photos of that, I was so in love with the Fall/Thanksgiving Decor...I just know I am going to get some of those glass pumpkins. I love them. I love decorating for the holidays and can't wait to break out all my Fall items!

I hope you are able to find some things at your DT, and if not always check the website!!

Happy Fall, Y'all!

The Summer of To-Do

With four children in the house this summer, things are getting very expensive! I noticed that there was some definite issues with final report cards so I instituted mandatory daily workbook time. I started off just printing stuff from online but I was constantly working to find things the kids would be interested in.  So I went to the Dollar Tree and OMG, the workbooks were plentiful. 

I found workbooks for a first grader that literally teach reading and math. IN FIRST GRADE!! Here is what I bought for the first grader in the house.

(4) workbooks

(1) notebook with flowers

(1) set of posters for the bedroom, counting by 2's and counting to 100.

(1) set of word flash cards

(1) set of easy site words

The 5th grader was a little tricky but not impossible at the Dollar Tree. Here is what I walked away with.

(1) Science Experiment Workbook

(1) Science Knowledge Workbook

(1) Notebook

(1) Magnifying Glass

(1) Grow your own Crystal Kit (didn't work, nothing grew but jello)

(1) Dinosaur Activity Book

(1) How to Draw book

And a little "community" items.

(1) Pack of 12 pencils

(1) Pack of 9 pencil sharpeners

(1) sketch book

And for our 2 year old I got a set of flash cards for colors.

Now I just need to find a creative way to store all of this! :) We don't really have a dedicated space, we just use the Kitchen Table. We have crayons and things but I wish we had more Crayola stuff for them, hopefully I find a good deal on them soon.

Random Occurances

I have a few fun things to share with everyone so this post is going to be ALL over the place

1. If you have a Frozen obsessed child in your home then MUST go to the Dollar Tree. If you've read my blog in the past then you know how

crazy I am about that store. Everything you can imagine for a $1. I am SO there. Anyway, back to Frozen. My niece-in-law is obsessed so if you have one in your home go take a look. They had so much it was

unreal. Here is a small list of some of what I saw: Shampoo with little comb attached to it. Tissue in boxes, the rectangle kind as well as the little boxy kind (This would PERFECT for back to schoolers!), hand sanitizer, hand disinfectant wipes, qtip boxes rounds, gigantic pens, velvet posters that you color in, cups, stickers, foil puzzles, jump ropes, and that's just what I saw without digging around! I'm sorry I didn't get any photos. I will be back though to grab as much of it as I can. Stocking stuffers. Christmas is coming, y'all, get ready.
2. I have quite a few projects I'm working. A felt dollhouse in the works. Pictures coming soon, I PROMISE! I have some plans to make a travel racetrack out of felt. I haven't really seen any online but I have a lot ideas. I'm going to be making some felt animals for Tristan so we can work on his animal sounds. I have a little jewelry box I picked up from the dollar store and will be decorating it using things I got at the Dollar Tree.
3. I found this piece of property I fell in love with. I'm trying to gather the down payment (unless one of my esteemed readers wants to give me six grand! Haha, jk.) Amway, it's gorgeous. Located on a mountain and has woods, a house in sorely need of a head to toe makeover, and different little structures all over it. It speaks to me. If I get the property be prepared for the numerous posts about it. Lol. This is just a warning.
4. I want to learn how to can things. Next year I have plans for a huge garden and I want to can basically everything I grow. I also want to learn to can dry goods. If you have any tips and pointers, message me! Also any type of cool little recipes for a newbie canner.

Like I said this post was all over the place. But I have plans for lots of things to come. I'm currently posting via cell phone so please excuse any odd mistakes as I have sausage like fingers

Dollar Tree Finials: Before and After

My sister found these cool looking finials at the local Dollar Tree. They aren't too cute and they definitely don't match anything in our house, however we do have all that leftover paint from everything else. lol.

She painted one raspberry and one pink. This will match her bedroom perfectly and you got to admit they do  look completely awesome!







Cost of 4 finials: $1 each $4 total
Cost of paint: Nothing! Leftover from other projects.

Total cost of Finial Revamp: $4

The Days of a Working Girl

Today I am stuck here until 8, why you ask? Because on Wednesday my legs decided to lock up on me and I had to take the day off so I need the makeup 5 hours so I have the standard 40 on my paycheck. While I am stuck here though Reagan has her hands full with laundry, painting, putting together her room, washing dishes. Trust me there are A LOT of dishes. And Laundry.

I finally have a design idea for  my ugly desk and table top, I'm going to paint the tops yellow make a few bird and bran silhouettes and then stencil them down, then I'm going to paint gray over that. My birds should look awesome! Then I am going to polyeurothane over the whole kit and kabooble. Should look pretty cool. I'll have photos soon. Yesterday we were in the Dollar Store and Reagan found these little what-knots that looked like finials and things like that, well she bought four of them ($4) and took some of her spray paint ($1) and painted them to match her room colors. (Pink and Raspberry) They look really awesome, I'll make her upload a photo here soon or email it to me today so I can show you. I like them!

Anyway I will be back later with some photos for you guys!