Our Thrifty Nest of 7

7/24/2011

Sunday Hymn

Nothing But The Blood of Jesus

1. What can wash away my sin? 
 Nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
 What can make me whole again? 
 Nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
Refrain:
 O precious is the flow 
 that makes me white as snow; 
 no other fount I know; 
 nothing but the blood of Jesus. 

2. For my pardon this I see: 
 nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
 For my cleansing this my plea: 
 nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
 (Refrain) 

3. Nothing can for sin atone: 
 nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
 Naught of good that I have done: 
 nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
 (Refrain) 

4. This is all my hope and peace: 
 nothing but the blood of Jesus. 
 This is all my righteousness: 
 nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Blessings,

Thrifty Momma

7/23/2011

Drab to Fab...(coffee table redo)

Before we moved into our home I had purchased this great coffee table.

I paid $5.00 at a local garage sale, and loved that it was square w/ drawers in the front.

It however did need a little attention. The wood top was pretty scratched up, and I didn't care for the cream color of the bottom. It didn't make the piece of furniture stand out.

(this is a before pic of the coffee table...and of our sweet girl. :) )

Sorry I couldn't find a better before for you.

So to help turn it from drab to fab...

I spray painted it with Krylon's glossy smoky gray...

LOVE this color!!

Then I purchased these cute glass knobs from Target.

Love Targets hardware they sell at a good price, and in packages. :)

My fun white doves were $.75 for both, at a garage sale.

The bowl and candle holder I purchased separate, and spray painted black.

I love the coffee table now...
My mother in-law came by for a visit and complimented me on how nice it turned out. :)

So how's your drab to fab redo's going?

For the love of Faith, Family, and Home,
Thrifty Momma

linking up with...

7/21/2011

15 freezer meals.

I began my freezer meal cooking...

I ended up with 15 homemade freezer meals. It's a wonderful feeling to have those ready for my family!

This is the meatloaf, and meatball mixture. We love it! It made 4 meatloaf's , and 2 meatball meals.

A few tips that make this cooking day easier...

1. Start with an empty trash bag. You'll be throwing away cans, and scraps from cutting onions, peppers, etc.

2. Have one sink basin full of warm soapy water. Helps to rinse hands off, and or a quick wash of mixing utensils.

3. Keep a dishtowel on your shoulder for easy drying of hands, and utensils. And have an apron on if you have one.

Three of my meatloaf's cooking...The fourth I kept in the fridge, and we had for supper. :)

This is the chicken supreme casserole mix, and south of the boarder chicken waiting for the chicken. ;)

Meatballs ready for the oven. I half these for two meals. While I formed the meatballs I already had the chicken boiling, and the sauce going for ziti and lasagna.

Sauce mix which made baked ziti and lazy lasagna.

Two chicken supreme casserole's ready to be covered, marked, and place in freezer

I made 2 lazy lasagna's. :)

2 baked ziti's.

3 south of the boarder chickens.

Ready for the freezer... :)

My over all time, not including kitchen clean up was...2 1/2 hrs. (with a few interruptions. :) )

I'm hoping next week to try some different recipes, and continue this on a weekly basis. This way I should hopefully have a nice supply come Dec. for the arrival of baby.

For the love of Faith, Family, and Home,
Thrifty Momma

I'm linking up with these fabulous blogs...

7/20/2011

From Drab to Fab...(dresser redo)

Below is a pic of the house when we first moved in...

As you can see by the date it was taken a year ago today. :)

When we first moved in I wasn't sure which way I wanted to go with some of my decorating choices...

So I went to My Design Guide...
They were so great and gave me a free mini room consult.

Here is our living room today...

BIG difference in year.

We still need to: finish trim under ledge upstairs.

my goal is to have board and batten all down here and up the stairs.

I'm also planning on making the columns more like columns, by putting crown molding on them and trimming them out, then painting them all white.

What we did do from My Design consult was a gallery wall under the stairs, and a dresser as well.

This lovely dresser came from...where else...Craigslist.
We bought the whole bedroom suit for $75. There's other piece's waiting to be finished to go in our daughter's room. :)

As you can image when we bought it, it was dark brown, with BRASS hardware.
I decided to paint the dresser all one color due to how busy the design is. Also the hardware is attached with two screws that sit up and down...not across. (if that makes sense)
So to save myself time, I just spray painted the whole thing. :)
I used a deglosser first, to take off the shine. Then used Krylon's khaki gloss spray paint.

It turned out so nice, and is excellent storage! :)

We also love having family photos displayed, and other items I enjoy.

I'm linking up to Beyond The Picket Fence...

For the love of Faith, Family, and Home,

Thrifty Momma

7/19/2011

Don't ya love a knock off?

(image via Cottage Living)

Don't you LOVE this display shelf with hooks...Oh, me too!!
I've been needing something to fill the big space between our front door and the wood burner. And also have it practical and useful.

(image via Our Vintage Home Love)

So, when I came across Diana's inspired ledge...I was drooling and had to have one. ;)

Also I'm loving her blog all around...just found it and have read just about every post.

Okay, back to my ledge...

As you can see I recruited my dear hubby for the project. Cause let's face it...umm, he's built this house, so I think he can handle this. ha!

I did help.

Plus, he has all the cool tools... :)

I wanted it long enough to hold seven hooks. Cause come Dec. there will be seven of us. Also this made it poprotional to the space I was trying to fill in.