lucky day

today

we went garage saling

and

thrifting

and got tons of good stuff

my favorite thing garage saled today

was this pair of $3 nine west shoes

then thrifting

we went to 2, count them 2 St. Vincent de Pauls

and at the first one i stuffed a bag for $1.59 and got this

ann taylor loft skirt that fits perfectly

and this one that was a size 24 that now fits perfectly after some altering

and this pair of puma running pants

as well as a crib bumper for noah and some other cool clothes

then at the next St. Vinnies we got the kids a new monitor for $4

brand new in the package (also pictured, do you like the combo shot?)

and since I'm showing you all my latest treasures

i made hazel this dress out of 2 long scraps of ikea as-is fabric

thanks to noah i know it'll fit her when she's his age

and last weekend i got this luggage set for $5 at a garage sale

and now the suitcases hold my fabric

and the carry-on holds all of my notions

and

last one

michael and i turned a free garage saled coffee table

into this stylish upholstered ottoman

isn't it great?

it's not perfect

 we're going to secure the legs better and probably repaint them a different color

this brown isn't really cutting it

we want something that will "go" but give a better contrast

any suggestions?