Chalk it Trio

I love chalkboards and am obsessed with making everything into a chalkboard.  I see so many inspiring chalkboards all over blog land.  I found this trio for $1 at Goodwill and decided to use it for my daughters many, many, many pencils, pens, crayons, etc.

The yellow is cute, but her room is pink and purple so I took my spray can to it and pinked away.

Then taped off a square area and sprayed the chalkboard paint.

Then labeled with chalk pens {LOVE} these!  You gotta get some if you don't have them.

You likey?  I likey!

Partying with these people here.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Slight Ebay Mistake

Ok, so last week I went to Goodwill on Dollar Thursday to find some deals that I could put on craigslist to sell and make some extra cash.  I was inspired to begin this adventure from My Dear Trash's blog.  She does pretty well for herself.  I am very impressed.  So after reading  her pointers and her experience I went to it.
I was at Goodwill for about 3 hours and got about 22 items.  All for $1 each.  Including this redo.

Well so off the bat, my first item that sells I know I could have gotten much more for, but I didn't change the price from the last item I had entered on ebay. I still made money on it, about $6. Not bad. I'm happy.

Nice Jacket, huh?  The lucky buyer scooped it up for just $7.99 plus $6.95 shipping.  Can't wait to see what the other stuff sell for.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

$1 Lamp

I was able to pick this lamp up at Goodwill last Thursday.  If you know goodwill, they do their $1 days on Thursday for a certain week and color tag.  Last week, week 43 and pink tags were all $1.  I could not pass this lamp up.  It was chunky and I knew I could work worth it, especially since it was only $1

I wanted to paint it black, because the gold highlights were just killing me.

 

 

So then I decided to get the paint more into the nooks and crannies.  Still not sure if I like it.

I know I want to do something with the lampshade, but for now I only know that I want to add a black and white patterned material of some kind maybe with little green and some kind of trim.  Or not sure if I should just change the shade all together to a different shape.

Well, this is where it makes its home for now here in Maka'z Home.

Partying with all these cool *parties*

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

At home with my cloche

I'm back!  I think!  This is hard to get back into when you have been away so long.  I have missed everyone and all the inspiration, so I have to learn to juggle my career and my passion.  Although it seems, my career is my passion too!

Any who, so I have finally made a cloche, although it is not as big as I would have liked it, it will do and I am happy to have it. :)

I started at goodwill (my fav treasure place) and found a glass candlestick, and glass plate and the dome cover.  All were $1 each!  I took them home and gorilla glued the glass candlestick to the glass plate and let it sit over night with some weight on it.

Then took some primer to the whole thing and got this.

See those candlesticks in the background that got a makeover too!  Those are to come soon!  Stay tuned.  I then painted the entire thing black.

I found some paper doilies that I had to sit on the plate because something about spray paint and food not being a good combination. :)

I love it!  Turned out great, don't you think so?

Linking to these parties here.

Life is Good~

Goodwill Finds All under $8

Last days to enter our Halloween Inspiration linky party going on over here.  All entries will be featured throughout September.


On Sat., July 24 my neighborhood was honored with a bigger and better Goodwill store.  I had some things to drop off and donate and while I was there I thought I would check things out.  When I dropped off my donations, I was handed a $5 coupon to take off of my total within the next couple of days.  If I didn't use it right away, it would have burned a whole in my pocket.  :)  So, I guess this might be an all the time thing. 

Anyway, I eyed this birdcage for $1.99 and just had to have it to add to my slowly growing bird home collection.  I am going to spray it black or antique white.  I post once I get it done.

I also found this globe for $7.99, but with the $5 coupon I scored for the donation, I thought I would splurge.  Now, $7.99 might be a good price for this globe, I am not sure, I just was not feeling that price and would probably not have bought it without the coupon.  I know I have seen a new one in Target for $14.99.  I have seen these globes covered in chalkboard paint throughout blog land and am planning to do just that with this globe.  But for now Miss K is enjoying seeing where we live in AZ and the distance to where her grammie lives in HI.

I also got these 3 different glass jars, all for $.99 each and have added them to my jar collection.

I am looking forward to this Goodwill's 1st 50% off sale tommorrow, July 31st.  I know I will find some great treasure and will be sure to share with all of you.

I'll be linking to some of these awesome parties here.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Silver Bowl Makeover

Don't forget the Spooktacular Link party going on here now until the end of the month  All entries will be featured throughout the month of September.  Just a few more days left.  Check it out here.

Remember this silver dish I scored at Goodwill a few months ago.  Well he has been finally put in his place.  He become home to these beauties.

But I was not digging the silver.  So with some help from my friend Rustoleum Flat Black spray paint, he has found his place in our home.

Best to paint upside down as well as right side up to get an all over coverage of spray.

He looks fabulous and so do the treasures he homes.

Linking up to these wonderful parties.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Another great shopping trip at Goodwill

For those of you that don't know, in Arizona at least, every other Saturday, Goodwill has 50% off everything in the store except for food and beverages.  This Saturday was no exception.  I went to 2 different stores and got all these goodies for less than $30.  I went to the Goodwill in Mesa located on Main Street just east of Recker.  Was not too impressed with my trip here.  By the way, they are closing this store in the next couple of weeks and opening a bigger store right across the street by JoAnn's.  I then went to the store on Power and Ray in Gilbert.  This was the 1st time I was at this store.  A much smaller and congested store, but most of my treasures were found here that day.

I am putting together a wall of mirrors so I have started collecting them in any shape and size.

I have also been collecting jars to put my ribbon stash and buttons in to display and for easy viewing.

I also have been needing a table lamp in my living room and will get rid of the lamp shade and paint this one.

Got this lamp stand for my daughter and am on the hunt for a lamp shade for it.  Will paint this too of course.

That wooden thing in the back will make a good holder for my earrings once it gets a new coat of color as well.

What treasures have you found recently?

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

AZ Bloggers Tour de Thrift

OMG!  This was the coolest thing ever.  I had a great time, found some great deals, and met some fun and inspiring ladies!

Jax from Aly & Ash and Ashley from Cute As A Fox hosted this event.  We met this past Saturday with 36+ ladies at Mimi's Cafe in Ahwatukee and had breakfast and chatted and won prizes, tons of prizes from awesome sponsors.  We all received swag bags with tons, can I say TONS, of cool stuff in it.  Look at it all

There was Krylon spray paint, Behr paint samples, modge podge, Gorilla glue, vinyl from Choose The Writing, Glitter from the Crafty Chica, a frame from Jacquilyn at DoChara Photography, and discounts and promos codes from Simply Memzelle and Clocks by Staci as well as Goodwill.  We all received $5 gift cards from Goodwill too!

Speaking of Clocks by Staci, I was the lucky winner of her door FABU door prize.  I love it.  It goes perfect in my daughters room.  Thank you so much Staci for being a sponsor.

So, when we finally got done with the winning, we went to 3 different Goodwill stores to find treasures.  Here are the treasures that I found and did not spend {with the gift card included} more that $20.  It was 50% off day at our Arizona Goodwill stores and there were lots of deals I scored. 

Look at it all.  I forgot I bought some grey boots also that are not pictured.  Won't be doing anything to those, I love them just they way they are.

So I got this metal tray that I am going to cover either with material or paper or chalk board paint to make a board for the wall.

And I got this tray that I am going to make black with my trusty Rustoleum flat black spray.

I also got this dish that I am changing to black as well. {Do you see a pattern?}  I picked up a few different size and types of balls at the dollar store today that I am going to alter to make some deco balls that won't cost me a fortune.  Stay tuned for that one coming soon.

I also picked up this shanty box, I love the colors, but it doesn't go with anything I have right now.  It is also missing a leg.  I am going to remove the legs it does have and use it the bathroom for hand towels, toilet paper, etc.  But will have to change the color for that.  Probably to black. lol!  How boring am I?

I also picked up this stand that I am going to paint black and distress to add to my booth at Contagious Boutique to display some of my wares on.

How cute is this necklace?  I love it for a $1.

And then my all time favorite score so far, is this I don't know what you call it, but I can use it for my puter in bed, to read, or for someone to catch the hint a serve me breakfast in bed. hehehehe!  Has a few knicks and scratches, not sure what I will be doing with this one.  Definitely monogramming it, but that is all I have dreamed up for it right now.    Oh yeah, and just paid $4 for it too!

Next 50% day in Arizona is on July 3rd and I will be hitting it!

Linking to all the great sponsors and new friends that I have made.

Cute As A Fox

Check out the stuff that Jamielyn over at I heart Naptime found on here trip to Goodwill this past weekend.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~