Hi Friends!
That is the question of the day…..
To BE Polished……
or
Not To Be Polished……
Obviously, the things I use for food, need to be polished.
But, what about silver you decorate with?
I have to confess, I like both ways. Some items I am okay with leaving the pretty aged tarnish on. But, then I have those “I want it to shine and sparkle” days as well!
How about you? Sparkle or Tarnish?
Hi everyone!
Troy was at seminar tonight and will be having dinner there so, it was just me for dinner tonight.
Dinner for One Please
Since tonight it is just me, I planned on fixing a grilled cheese sandwich, simple salad and a bowl of soup. And I was going to grab a tv tray and head into the living room to eat.
I decided to set a pretty place for one.
I am still fixing just sandwich, salad and soup but, I am eating here at the table and instead of watching tv, I am going to pop a book on tape in and listen to it. It’s kind of like listening to the radio back in the day.
A small simple teapot to enjoy some hot tea while listening to the story. for those interested, I’m listening to Janet Evanovich’s Sizzling Sixteen. I love this series. Troy has read all of them to date and I am catching up.
I am using my matching mug for tea.
I bought this set piece by piece at TJ Maxx as I found them on clearance. They are used daily and one of my all time favorite set of dishes! I remember watching one of the “Real Housewives….of wherever” a year ago and seeing these dishes displayed in one of their kitchen.
Thank you for joining me for dinner! You can stick around and listen to the rest of the book if you want. I’ll set another place! 
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Linda and I were so happy to see the turn out of linked posts last week. Please remember to either grab the button above or just add a link on your thrifty post to this party. Also, we really want to keep this party all about thrifty things. And that can be in any area so long as it is thrifty. Show us your thrifty finds, recipes, tips, household ideas, family activities, home decorating, gardening, parties, celebrations or any other money saving ideas. We all love to be able to save money here and there and enjoy getting new ideas from all of you!
Awhile back, I completely scrubbed down the upstairs hallway, did a major decluttering of things I never thought I would part with and even took everything on the walls down and spackled all the holes.
I got it into my head that I was going to paint this area with a color that was our of my comfort zone. And what color would that be? Brown…a milk chocolate brown! Not a color I normally would think of for this space since it is a small interior space with no windows. But, the need for drastic change consumed me!
Okay, so I didn’t set out to buy brown paint, I just kept making the rounds at Home Depot and Lowes to check on their “Oops” paints and figured when I spotted something that clicked, I would get it and that would be the color of the hallway.
See, this is just one more reason why I am not one of the cool, awesome big bloggers out there! I love to visit all the amazing home decorating blogs. And they do beautiful makeovers after pouring hours into looking over different paint samples and decided on the perfect shade of off white. And of course, it always turns out perfectly wonderful.
Nope, not me! I let the marked down mistake paint guide me! LOL What's worse, is I blog about it and tell you all! I should be saying something like…”after consulting numerous paint samples and buying a few quarts of couple of different colors and painting areas on the wall and making sure I test it to show what it would look like when the sun hits it or in the evening glow of lamps…….” etc.
The walls were a light blue with a tan trim color.
Now they are brown and white. I really like the way the color turned out. There are four different doors in this hallway space so, there is a lot of white trim to break up the brown.
Linda and I can’t wait to see what you have to share with us this week!
Hi friends!
As you know, I try to decorate with things I already have. And I really try to decorate with things that I use. I just don’t have space to store a lot of things so, using them in a double duty capacity is kind of necessary.
The shelf in the dining room on the brick wall has been kept pretty simple and the same for most of the winter.
Just a couple of teapots and a little picture.
Now that warmer months are here, I like to bring out white accents to keep spaces inside a little cooler.
Since I use this vintage hobnail milk glass set throughout the summer for iced tea, I thought I would use it also for decorating this shelf. That way it is always handy.
I was so excited when I found this complete set at an estate sale last summer. I had been on the look out for a set for years that I could afford.
I thought I might like that way. But, nope.
I am going to let this stay for a couple of days and see if I like it. I wish I could do something with the brick wall but, unfortunately I don’t own it and I don’t think the people who do would let me tear it down! LOL
Do you try looks out? Live with a decorated shelf or table top for a few days and then find yourself completely changing it?
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Don’t you just love all the ornamental trees that are blooming right now. Everywhere I go I see these trees in full beauty. And the fragrance is amazing!
Just a simple post to enjoy a simple pleasure!
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Well, I have some fun news. TTF has a Co-Host now! Woohoo!
My friend Linda over at A La Carte will be co-hosting TTF with me! I am so excited to share this party with Linda. Especially since this party was passed to me a couple of years ago from Linda!
So, why the change? As you know, I am going into a very busy time of the year. I was talking to Linda and told her I was thinking about either stopping this party or putting it on hiatus for the summer.
I just don’t have the time to visit all you amazing people who link up each week. And since I strongly believe in visiting my party guests, I thought it would be rude to continue on and not give each of you the time you deserve.
In comes Linda to the rescue!
Linda will be the one mostly visiting each of you. She is such a gracious host! We will still have the linky party here. So, that won’t change. And I will try to visit as often as possible. I miss my weekly fix of all of your wonderful thriftiness!!
So, I hope you all will welcome Linda! You can visit her at her blog A La Carte!
Okay, on to a little thriftiness of my own!
Last month I posted on Facebook the coupon for a free 8 oz. sample of the new Spring Valspar paint.
I took my coupon over to Lowe’s and picked out a color I wanted.
This is a really nice size sample especially if you got it to do a few little projects. I picked out Leather Satchel.
I have had this cheapo clock for years. I bought for .50 cents at a yard sale. I liked it because it is simple and easy to read. I decided to paint it.
First I carefully roughed it up a bit with sandpaper so the paint would stick.
I put the first coat on it and let it dry before applying the second coat of paint to it.
While I waited for that to dry, I ate a free little snack I picked up on the way home from Lowe’s
Oh how I love FREE!
Once it completely dries, I will take a q-tip and clean around the edges of the glass. If the paint is stubborn, I will dip the q-tip in fingernail polish remover to help get rid of excess paint.
Super easy….Super quick …..and FREE!
Let’s see what you have to share this week
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Thanks again to the wonderful folks at Soft Scrub for sponsoring this giveaway! Our two winners are Susan and Laura!
Did it, Diann, on Facebook. Hope I win! Please put my name in the hat. Susan
AND
Went, like, and left a note!
Cleaning day for me too.
Thank you both for entering and congrats! I need you both to send me an email at thriftygroove@gmail.com
Send me your mailing address and name so, I can send you your coupons!
And don’t forget tomorrow is Thrifty Things Friday and we have a little change to share!
Hi everyone!
Did you know that Google is eliminating Google Reader by July 1st? I know, we just get nice and settled into a particular way of keeping up with our favorite blogs and now it is being taken away from us.
After checking out a lot of the blogs I read, I noticed that Bloglovin seems to be the most popular choice to switch to. I looked into Bloglovin a couple of weeks ago and was so happy to see how easy it is. So, I added The Thrifty Groove to the list and transferred my blog reading list.
It was super easy with no hoops to jump through. The only problem is many of you aren’t signed up so, I don’t get your daily feed.
I have them send me a daily email with my Bloglovin summary for that day so I can get caught up with everyone each night.
I hope you will check it out and join Bloglovin! I miss so many of you!
You can follow me by checking my Bloglovin button on my sidebar. If you already follow this blog and you sign up and upload your reading list, I will automatically be added to your list.
UPDATE: Since IGoggle homepage is going away soon too, what do you use and recommend as a homepage? I have used igoogle and now have to figure out a new homepage. I really don’t like change! LOL
I assume since Google reader is going away, it won’t be available in any form. I just really don’t know. I am so not a techie person.
Hi everyone!
We recently attended the Black Tie Gala for the local Business and Lifestyle Expo. These events are always a lot of fun and involve a lot of business networking. Our company DTL Herbs was a sponsor at the event. Which was good because we didn’t have to pay to attend, which was about a $200.00 saving for us!
It’s always nice to have an evening to completely dress up. I mean how many times do we get to wear an evening gown, our sparkly jewelry and pretty matching heels and purse? For me, not many!
I have to confess, the very best part is all the amazing food! LOL The business association brings in tons of local restaurants to feed this special evening gala.
Before I tried anything, I went throughout the building just to get the pictures of all the food before people started snatching it all!
So, I thought I would share some of these treats with you.
At this point, I just stopped taking pictures even though I was only about 50% through all the food tables. It was time to start eating some of these tasty treats.
Oh and of course another fun aspect of the Black Tie Gala is all the swag!
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