Cheap Thrills Thursday 13

Welcome  back to Cheap Thrills Thursday! This is the place to flaunt your  crafting, decorating, sewing, baking, etc. skills. Basically anything  you've made that cost $20 or less. I know you are creative and thrifty.  Show off so we can all have some cheap thrills! Last week had some  wonderful projects.

A big thank you to all who participated last week. Now lets have some fun!


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The Rules:

Post about anything you have done that cost $20 or less to complete.

Post about your own, not someone else work.

Put  a link to my site or grab my button and put it somewhere on your blog  so that others can party with us. Please remember to do this! I've been  noticing some postings that don't have a link back. The link back allows  others to join in the fun!

Link directly to your post, not your blog.

Don't forget to visit other participants, spread the link love and leave a comment.

Please enter your project description in the "name" section of the link form.

Fall Decorating - Yes Please!

A week or so ago I wrote that I just don't get into seasonal / fall / Halloween decorating. I also don't decorate for Valentine's day, St. Patrick's day or the 4th of July. Purchasing a new scented candle is my only nod to seasonal changes. I do decorate for Christmas / Winter and enjoy that. Anyway. If I was the type to decorate for fall this is how I would do it.

Nice and modern. From Happy Mundane via ReadyMade.com.

Winner!

The winner to the CSN Stores $55 giveaway in honor of my blog reaching 200 followers is Joy Gradeaux! Everyone thanks for participating!

Cheap Thrills Thursday 12

Don't forget to enter the CSN Stores $55 giveaway! Go here to enter.

Welcome back to Cheap Thrills Thursday! This is the place to flaunt your crafting, decorating, sewing, baking, etc. skills. Basically anything you've made that cost $20 or less. I know you are creative and thrifty. Show off so we can all have some cheap thrills! Last week had some wonderful projects.

A big thank you to all who participated last week. Now lets have some fun!


<center><a     href="http://blackkatsdesign.blogspot.com/"     target="_blank"><img     src="http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx201/kr60201/cheapthrills10.png"     border="0" height="125" width="125" alt="Black Kats Design"     /></a></center>

The Rules:

Post about anything you have done that cost $20 or less to complete.

Post about your own, not someone else work.

Put a link to my site or grab my button and put it somewhere on your blog so that others can party with us. Please remember to do this! I've been noticing some postings that don't have a link back. The link back allows others to join in the fun!

Link directly to your post, not your blog.

Don't forget to visit other participants, spread the link love and leave a comment.

Please enter your project description in the "name" section of the link form.

Giveaway with CSN Stores

** The Giveaway is now closed **

I'm almost at 200 followers and to help celebrate (and push me to that milestone) I have a giveaway with CSN Stores for you. CSN stores would like to give away a one-time-use $55 gift code to use as you wish on any of their 200+ websites.

They have tons of items, more than one million. You can spend days looking for just the right thing to use your promo code on. How about an ottoman coffee table, shower head, food processor or new sheets?! I don't know about you but I could use a new shower curtain or some new towels. How fun to shop with with CSN Stores.com with so many choices!

The rules are simple:

1. You must follow me AND leave a comment below.
2. This contest is only open to the US and Canada.

Good luck and happy shopping! The contest is open for a week with the drawing and announcement on Friday, October 22nd.

Cheap Thrills Thursday 11

Don't forget to enter the CSN Stores $55 giveaway! Go here to enter.

Welcome back to Cheap Thrills Thursday! This is the place to flaunt your crafting, decorating, sewing, baking, etc. skills. Basically anything you've made that cost $20 or less. I know you are creative and thrifty. Show off so we can all have some cheap thrills! Last week had some wonderful projects.

A big thank you to all who participated last week. Now lets have some fun!





<center><a     href="http://blackkatsdesign.blogspot.com/"     target="_blank"><img     src="http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx201/kr60201/cheapthrills10.png"     border="0" height="125" width="125" alt="Black Kats Design"     /></a></center>

The Rules:

Post about anything you have done that cost $20 or less to complete.

Post about your own, not someone else work.

Put a link to my site or grab my button and put it somewhere on your blog so that others can party with us. Please remember to do this! I've been noticing some postings that don't have a link back. The link back allows others to join in the fun!

Link directly to your post, not your blog.

Don't forget to visit other participants, spread the link love and leave a comment.

Please enter your project description in the "name" section of the link form.

73 Days to Christmas

I was out shopping today and saw my first display of Christmas items. It was full on Christmas - decorated trees, ornaments, stockings, wrapping paper. All the trimmings. Today is October 12th! It's crazy. Oh and the Halloween, Fall, Thanksgiving decor items -- 75% off. Totally crazy.

How can anyone be thinking winter when it is one of the most beautiful fall days: 70's, sunny, blue sky with no clouds, beautiful colored leaves and that "fall" feeling in the air.  Fall is my favorite season and I savor each day. There is plenty of time in the days ahead to think/decorate/blog about winter and Christmas. Just not yet, please.

Happy Birthday Forrest!

It's my wonderful son's 19th birthday today and the first birthday we've ever spent apart (he's away at college in Georgia and I'm in the Chicago area). I sent him a box with a couple presents and a "birthday party in a box" - chocolate cupcakes, a tub of chocolate icing, a can of blue cupcake icing, and a mixed assortments of sprinkles, colored sugar, stars and chocolate and rainbow jimmies. Oh and candles and a bag of balloons. That way he can celebrate with his new friends, have a party and hopefully feel the love from home.


 

Fall Decorating - Not

Am I the only person in blogland who doesn't decorate for Halloween or fall? Come on - I can't be.

But it sure seems like it when I read my favorite blogs. They are full of Halloween decorations, desserts and tablescapes, not to mention the fall mantels, candle arrangements and door wreaths. I have nothing against all the decorations and find alot of them beautiful. And when my son was little I did do a little decorating for Halloween. I had pillows for fall, would change out my candles and put little touches here and there around the house. I loved the change in seasons, the crispness in the air and all the beautiful colors and enjoyed celebrating it in my home. It felt warm and cozy.

Since I've downsized and embraced a minimal modern decorating style, decorating for Halloween and fall just doesn't fit with my lifestyle anymore. I still adore the season, I just enjoy it outside not inside. I have a quilted fall door hanging in my pile of projects to finish. And I have some pretty glass acorns mixed in with my Christmas decorations that I always forget to get out. I'll put out a scented fall-ish candle and call it done. I will cook some fall favorites and take advantage of the fruits and vegetables in season - but I do that with every season so its nothing special.

Do any of you not decorate for Halloween or fall or decorate in a minimal way? How do you decorate? (or not)

Cheap Thrills Thursday 10

Welcome back to Cheap Thrills Thursday! This is the place to flaunt your crafting, decorating, sewing, baking, etc. skills. Basically anything you've made that cost $20 or less. I know you are creative and thrifty. Show off so we can all have some cheap thrills! Last week had some wonderful projects.

A big thank you to all who participated last week. Now lets have some fun!


<center><a  href="http://blackkatsdesign.blogspot.com/"  target="_blank"><img  src="http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx201/kr60201/cheapthrills10.png"  border="0" height="125" width="125" alt="Black Kats Design"  /></a></center>

The Rules:

Post about anything you have done that cost $20 or less to complete.

Post about your own, not someone else work.

Put a link to my site or grab my button and put it somewhere on your blog so that others can party with us. Please remember to do this! I've been noticing some postings that don't have a link back. The link back allows others to join in the fun!

Link directly to your post, not your blog.

Don't forget to visit other participants, spread the link love and leave a comment.

Please enter your project description in the "name" section of the link form.