A few little projects

This is the amazingly, wonderful, beautiful flower arrangment that my sister put together for me. I got the planter at Michaels for $5.00 (75% off) and I already had most of the flowers from an old arrangement. I really love it!

For a long time, I have wanted to make a window treatment for the sliding glass doors in my living room. I gathered fabric samples and tried to figure out which would look best. I knew which one was my favorite, but I thought it might be too light. I finally asked my sister for her opinion and she voted on my favorite one. So I waited for it to go on sale at Hancock Fabrics for 50% off. And last Saturday, it did! So the boys and I headed off to Champaign (about and hour away) and I was crushed--really, I felt like crying--because they didn't have my fabric! And it was a one day sale. And I really love it. So today I traveled to Springfield (about and hour away) and went to their Hancock and they did have it for 40% off. I wasn't taking any chances so I bought some. I also bought some cute pom pom fringe that was on clearance for $.80 a yard. Whoohoo! I came home and got to work on my project and I am quite pleased with my mistreatment. I only used one yard of fabric which I cut in half length-wise and bonded it together with Stitch Witch. I also "hemmed the side edges with Stitch Witch. I attached the fringe with fabric glue and managed to put that puppy up all by myself! I'm thinking the whole project cost about $25.00 and $20 of that was fabric. The board was an old beat up salvaged piece from my dad and the brackets were less than a dollar each.