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    DIY Holiday Wreath Using a Dollar Store Hula Hoop

    This year with a bigger belly and a busy schedule I am not sure we will be putting up...
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  • Upcycled Thrift Store Holiday Wreath

    If you saw this wreath at the thrift store or even had one at home, would you pass it...
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    A Plentiful Life
  • Thrifted Holiday Mantel on a Budget

    This year with two toddlers in the house a holiday mantel with a garland seemed a little dangerous. They...
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    A Plentiful Life
  • DIY Holiday Wreaths

    DIY Holiday Wreaths with Thrifted Garland

    This year I really wanted some afforable holiday decor for our kitchen. I ended up finding these faux garlands...
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  • Holiday Cocktail: Only 5 Minutes & 5 Ingredients...

      A few weeks ago my talented filmmaker friend Madeline came over to shoot a video for the 20...
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THREE! 🦄 🎉 🌈 I had a lot of fun with thi THREE! 🦄 🎉 🌈

I had a lot of fun with this one! Do you think I accomplished this on a budget? You bet I did! The only thing about being on a budget is that it can be a bit more labour intensive. 

I used cookie cutters again, which makes for easy prep. I cut out all of the sandwich pieces in advance and froze the rice krispies oncee they were made. The rainbow cupcakes I baked in advance and froze, so it was easy to take them out and ice the day of the party.

As for the decor, from the dollar store: 3 bags of balloons, 10 streamer rolls, and 2 unicorn felt banners. Plus leftover string, tape and a Happy Birthday kit, which included the foil balloons and rainbow balloons. Total: $32.50

Now that might not be the cheapest decor but when balloon garlands sell for hundreds of dollars, I think that's a pretty good budget
Yup, I'm that mom. 🫣😂 My kids will be embar Yup, I'm that mom. 🫣😂

My kids will be embarrassed by my enthusiasm one day, but until then, I'm bringing it full force. A few friends sent me photos, and I looked like this in most of them.
TWO! I thought we'd have a big party to FINALLY ce TWO! I thought we'd have a big party to FINALLY celebrate our girls last year but then another lockdown. We had a few family members, and it was nice, but I still went all out! 

Super affordable decor: cookie cutters, $1.99 plants, and butterflies (I think this was a set of 50 for not that much). I also bought secondhand butterfly wings for the kids to wear. 

The cookie cutter adds a level of fun to the food and a bit of themed decor to the table. Butterflies were easy to add throughout our house. Plants ended up outside on our front stoop afterward. 

PS I won the balloon garland! That would be a big party splurge.
The kids have taken over the bath! I wanted to fin The kids have taken over the bath! I wanted to find a nice storage solution for my bath essentials that didn't take up a lot of room. To find what I needed, I headed to the kitchen section of my local Salvation Army thrift store. You might not think the kitchen area is where you'd find bath supplies, but I was looking for something different.

I was so happy to find this heavy cheese plate with dome. It would keep all my bath supplies safe from small children. Then I fell in love with this terracotta pot for my Epsom salts, along with a porcelain spoon, simple candle, and small glass vessel for the matches.

The matches I found at the dollar store, they were long bbq matches, so I cut them to size and taped the striker onto the bottom. I love how it turned out, and I was able to use this secondhand glass jar in a new way!

Don't worry, the kids' toys are still there, I thrifted a small little basket to keep everything contained and in ONE corner.

#aplentifullifethrifted #thriftstorefinds #thrifted #thriftedbath #relaxingbath #momtime #selfcare #budgethome #affordabledecor
Throwing it back to ONE. I wouldn't trade this qui Throwing it back to ONE. I wouldn't trade this quiet day for anything, the four of us eating chocolate chip muffins with whipped cream and dancing around the living room.
01.23.2014 9 years ago, I went on a "coffee date" 01.23.2014

9 years ago, I went on a "coffee date" at 7 o'clock in the evening. He drank a coffee while I sipped tea, and we talked. He was funny, full of stories, and had a lovely energy about him plus a laugh to fill a room. Our coffee date moved up the street as we discussed our mutual love for nachos, so we went and found some. (Rip Foundation 😢)

We still love nachos, evening coffee dates (more like tea or sparkling water now), and our life has grown so much. 

I used to make jokes about our age difference, and Mark would always say, "I'm an old fart and you're young at heart." Which basically means we're the same age, or maybe Mark's actually older than me. 🤔

Photo: taken in our yard by Evie Lou with Poppy Ann directing in the background.
Holiday Greenery
Easy Holiday Wreath

DIY Holiday Wreath Using a Dollar Store Hula Hoop

Easy Diy's•Holiday Diy's
This year with a bigger belly and a busy schedule I am not sure we will be putting up our Christmas tree this year. Although I do love our little tree, pictured above! I still wanted something festive. I decided an oversized DIY holiday wreath would be the perfect answer. Now the question was how
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Upcycled Thrift Store Holiday Wreath

DIY•Easy Diy's
If you saw this wreath at the thrift store or even had one at home, would you pass it over? Here’s something to consider, I bought this old forgotten wreath in my local Salvation Army Thrift Store for only $4.99. The bell was broken, the bow had lost it’s shape and it looked a little
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Thrifted Holiday Mantel on a Budget

Decorating Tips•DIY•Holiday Diy's
This year with two toddlers in the house a holiday mantel with a garland seemed a little dangerous. They would definitely try and pull on it or climb up it. I didn’t want to take a chance on that happening so decided to go in a different direction. I do love the look of the
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DIY Holiday Wreaths
Kitchen Wreaths

DIY Holiday Wreaths with Thrifted Garland

Easy Diy's•Holiday Diy's
This year I really wanted some afforable holiday decor for our kitchen. I ended up finding these faux garlands at my local Salvation Army thrift store for only 99 cents each! Great deal, plus they were brand new. I figured they would work great for DIY Holiday Wreaths. If you are wanting to decorate for
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A hoiday cocktail that only takes 5 minutes & 5 ingredients

Holiday Cocktail: Only 5 Minutes & 5 Ingredients

Holiday Diy's•Recipes
  A few weeks ago my talented filmmaker friend Madeline came over to shoot a video for the 20 Minute Table Setting. We had so much fun making the video and since I had some wonderful friends coming over to help I thought it would be a good idea to make a holiday cocktail for
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DIY Holiday Banner

DIY•Holiday Diy's
  Holiday wreaths, they are everywhere. Last year I made one with greenery and it was so messy! Every time I opened the door it would shed. This year I am set on creating a holiday banner.  I recently saw a wall hanging with some lettering in a room and thought a front door holiday
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white sunglasses
Sunglass, fanny pack and sandals

Summer Thrift Essentials

Frugal Fashion•Money Saving Tips
What are the summer thrift essentials you need? Let’s start with a little bit of sunshine, great company and delicious food. If you have all of those, you’re already set. Now if you want to add a little bit of style on a budget then check out your local Salvation Army Thrift Store.  The one summer
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striped kids dress

Thrifting for Twins

Frugal Fashion
Shopping for identical twins can be expensive, especially when they like the same thing! It means TWO of everything! Every once in a while when thrifting for twins I come across matching outfits. Lucky! I was so excited when I found these adorable outfits for summer. Thrifting for Twins Look in the off season –
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Ikea closet makeover
Ikea Closet Makeover

DIY Closet Makeover

Interiors•Room Reveals
This title should really be DIY Closet Makeover Third Edition. Since we moved in 8 years ago, this closet has seen some changes. Let’s take a trip down memory lane to see how the closet has changed and stayed the same, plus how I finally transformed it into the closet of my dreams. The Storage
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thrift decor
Thrifted Decor

How To Thrift Decor for a Closet

Decorating Tips•Money Saving Tips
I recently did a DIY Closet Makeover and needed some decor to bring the look together. The first place I looked was the Salvation Army thrift store. I can always find great thrift decor there and it is definitely budget friendly. Bringing together the DIY Closet Makeover The closet system worked wonderfully, but it still
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THREE! 🦄 🎉 🌈 I had a lot of fun with thi THREE! 🦄 🎉 🌈

I had a lot of fun with this one! Do you think I accomplished this on a budget? You bet I did! The only thing about being on a budget is that it can be a bit more labour intensive. 

I used cookie cutters again, which makes for easy prep. I cut out all of the sandwich pieces in advance and froze the rice krispies oncee they were made. The rainbow cupcakes I baked in advance and froze, so it was easy to take them out and ice the day of the party.

As for the decor, from the dollar store: 3 bags of balloons, 10 streamer rolls, and 2 unicorn felt banners. Plus leftover string, tape and a Happy Birthday kit, which included the foil balloons and rainbow balloons. Total: $32.50

Now that might not be the cheapest decor but when balloon garlands sell for hundreds of dollars, I think that's a pretty good budget
Yup, I'm that mom. 🫣😂 My kids will be embar Yup, I'm that mom. 🫣😂

My kids will be embarrassed by my enthusiasm one day, but until then, I'm bringing it full force. A few friends sent me photos, and I looked like this in most of them.
TWO! I thought we'd have a big party to FINALLY ce TWO! I thought we'd have a big party to FINALLY celebrate our girls last year but then another lockdown. We had a few family members, and it was nice, but I still went all out! 

Super affordable decor: cookie cutters, $1.99 plants, and butterflies (I think this was a set of 50 for not that much). I also bought secondhand butterfly wings for the kids to wear. 

The cookie cutter adds a level of fun to the food and a bit of themed decor to the table. Butterflies were easy to add throughout our house. Plants ended up outside on our front stoop afterward. 

PS I won the balloon garland! That would be a big party splurge.
The kids have taken over the bath! I wanted to fin The kids have taken over the bath! I wanted to find a nice storage solution for my bath essentials that didn't take up a lot of room. To find what I needed, I headed to the kitchen section of my local Salvation Army thrift store. You might not think the kitchen area is where you'd find bath supplies, but I was looking for something different.

I was so happy to find this heavy cheese plate with dome. It would keep all my bath supplies safe from small children. Then I fell in love with this terracotta pot for my Epsom salts, along with a porcelain spoon, simple candle, and small glass vessel for the matches.

The matches I found at the dollar store, they were long bbq matches, so I cut them to size and taped the striker onto the bottom. I love how it turned out, and I was able to use this secondhand glass jar in a new way!

Don't worry, the kids' toys are still there, I thrifted a small little basket to keep everything contained and in ONE corner.

#aplentifullifethrifted #thriftstorefinds #thrifted #thriftedbath #relaxingbath #momtime #selfcare #budgethome #affordabledecor
Throwing it back to ONE. I wouldn't trade this qui Throwing it back to ONE. I wouldn't trade this quiet day for anything, the four of us eating chocolate chip muffins with whipped cream and dancing around the living room.
01.23.2014 9 years ago, I went on a "coffee date" 01.23.2014

9 years ago, I went on a "coffee date" at 7 o'clock in the evening. He drank a coffee while I sipped tea, and we talked. He was funny, full of stories, and had a lovely energy about him plus a laugh to fill a room. Our coffee date moved up the street as we discussed our mutual love for nachos, so we went and found some. (Rip Foundation 😢)

We still love nachos, evening coffee dates (more like tea or sparkling water now), and our life has grown so much. 

I used to make jokes about our age difference, and Mark would always say, "I'm an old fart and you're young at heart." Which basically means we're the same age, or maybe Mark's actually older than me. 🤔

Photo: taken in our yard by Evie Lou with Poppy Ann directing in the background.
Rescuing flowers from last week and making them lo Rescuing flowers from last week and making them look new for a shoot. 

Do you think I can make a self care station for our bathroom with items from the kitchen area of @sathriftstore? 

Stay tuned a little later to find out. *hint* This little vase is thrifted.
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