It's Been Awhile...

I thought that staying home meant having time to do things???? Now I'm in project overload!!! So I'm a little late but I'd like to still join Rhoda over at Southern Hospitality and share what everyone got while tag saling this weekend.

I got a tutu! I will put this away as it was only 25 cents. I also got some pink tulle for the tutus I'm making and it was free!

Wrapping paper-not that I need anymore...but I like having all kinds of things at my fingertips. I got all the bags for 25 cents a piece, the tissue for 25 cents a piece and the lot of bags for 4.00.

Loads of ribbon at 1.00 a piece-but there was a lot of it and most of it had never been opened and had 5.00 price tags on them.

So I've been losing weight-lots of weight and losing clothes too. I love having tons of clothes and now I don't so I bought this green plaid tank-brand new with the tags still on it for 2.00-great for our trip to Disney. Also this cute cotton white dress for 5.00, a little pricey but it also still had the 40.00 tag still on it.

My usual-some books since I won't be teaching this year I have offered to be a classroom reader and thought I could donate the books to the classroom after I read them for 50 cents that sounds good! I also got a candle for 10 cents, some movies for 1.00, some cd's for 1.00 and two onseies-for an ongoing project for 50 cents. I went crazy!!!

I Graduated!

This week was my final cake class for session one. We mad a cake complete with roses-yes I actually made those roses. I can't say that I will do that again but you never know. I successfully completed the course without eating any cake or icing! I signed up for the second course-borders! Basking weaving out of icing tempted me.

Here's my cake made especially for Carmen.

Kimmie's cake.

Look..I got a diploma!

Totally Tag Saling

It was sooo hot this weekend but my Mom and I managed to rummage through things and find some great deals. Let me say first I have big plans for this whole stay at home wife thing. I have lots of future projects and always try to look for supplies while out tag saling.

I got my usual movies-1.00! Some cd's for 50 cents, a candle for 50 cents, and some tulle to make a Valentine's Day tutu with for 25 cents(we'll see how that goes!). I also got the books for 25 cents a piece-trying to broaden my horizon.

I love Round Top metal pieces! I got three of these for a total of 6.00. They have never been used and even had their tags still on them. They were originally 16.00 a piece. I think I'll hang them on our front porch for next years Fourth of July.

I also got this Round Top piece, which I have been wanting. The top of the jar is a chalkboard. I splurged and paid 5.00 for it. Don't forget to head on over to Southern Hospitality where Rhonda hosts a who got what! I will be making a cake for Carmen tomorrow in cake class...pictures to come. I loathe making roses out of icing-that's all I'll say about that!

Totally Tag Saling

Here's what I got this weekend! Don't forget to check out what everyone else got at Southern Hospitality!

A glass cake stand, to go with all of my new cakes. 2.00!

Cute Sam and Libby boots-for the garden and the rain. 2.00!

My usual array of Children's book-25 cents a piece, two cutie notepads-10 cents a piece, a hangy dodad-25 cents, some movies 2.00(I usually will only buy these for 1.00 but it was a super slow weekend and I wanted some new movies), and some candles for 25 cents a piece.

It wasn't that great of a weekend but here's looking forward to next weekend!

Cake Class 101

So I signed up for one of those Wilton's beginners cake classes and prayed Kimmie would too. The first class was basically a lecture and homework. Let me say I highly underestimated how hard this was going to be and how much stuff I would buy. Kimmie and I started making the first cake the day before class 2. It took us 4 hours to make icing and ice the cake. See below.


Everything is out and ready to go.....




Layering-let's talk about crumbs. I have iced many cakes in my time but "she" the teacher told us to use a specific amount and for the life of me it wasn't enough. This is how I messed up my cake!!! It was so bad!


I fixed it before class!





We made a rainbow cake and I got icing everywhere-note the toe. Kimmie was clearly quicker on uptake than I was. End result...two cakes for her nieces and I successfully didn't eat any! 54 pounds down and still going! I would also like to give a thank you out to Randi. Those tips you bought me have come in handy. I wish you were here so you could take the class too. Miss and love you all!

Totally Tag Saling

So....I've been away on vacation! Lon and I went to the Artesian Lakes in Cleveland, Texas with his business for the Fourth of July and I'm finally back into the swing of things. I think it was the luxury of my very own golf cart that did it. I did go garage saling this weekend. Let's see what I got! Don't forget to checkout Rhonda over at Southern Hospitality to see what everyone else got, it's my favorite part.

Let me tell you-I literally hosted a pampered chef party two weeks ago and got my goodies last week. I love their stuff but it's a little pricey. I have a hard time buying things for full price. Look what I found. Three of their stoneware pieces. I have the muffin pan, just got it with my new order...a bundt cake-should be interesting, and a mini loaf pan 3.00 each!!! The cookie press-I already have one but for 2.00 I'll take another! Last a little press sandwich thingy to make cutie PB&J sandwiches with. 50 cents!

I got some mini cupcake pans for 25 cents a piece and those little umbrellas are actually for my pink flamingo Christmas tree which will live upstairs this year-my husband is thrilled, note the sarcasm. Did I mention I love flamingos? Oh 25 cents also.

Last a white wire bin for the downstairs bathroom 2.00. Another DVD 1.00, notepads-I have a thing for notepads, must be the teacher in me. I also buy these pads every year at a local craft show for Christmas gifts and they are 8.00 a piece. These are the same ones, still wrapped marked 1.00 but she gave them to me for 50 cents each! Plus a cute checkbook cover for 50 cents. I also snagged 25 CD's for my IPod (not pictured) for 9.00. I will be hitting up the thrift stores tomorrow and Kimmie and I will attempt to ice some cakes for our cake class-stay tuned.

Totally Tag Saling

Tag saling is what Yankees call garage saling. Every Monday Rhonda over at Southern Hospitality hosts a "what did you find" post where people share the bargains they find while tag saling. I always love to see what treasures people snatch up so here's mine.

I love movies! I got 23 and they were 1.00 each, at lots of different places of course.

I also always have my eye out for CD's. It costs 1.04 to download one song on ITunes and if I can get a whole CD for 1.00 I feel good.

I got a Playstation game for 1.00 but I will resale it to Gamestop and probably make 5.00.

I snagged this for a future gift. It's sidewalk paint. So cute and 50 cents.

These are for my future baking projects. The stars will be for brownie pops-it was 10 cents. Lots of cool metal cookie cutters-10 cents a piece and the popcorn holder which Lon loves will be for popcorn and to hold those really cool popcorn cupcakes shown in the book Hello Cupcake.

A large cupcake stand, never opened for 5.00.

I also bought these old set of trees for my Dept. 56 original snow village. I usually buy the more modern looking pieces but have my Nana's original set (which is why I collect them) so this will go perfect with it. It's from the 70's and is original and perfect and was 3.00.



I got this Round Top Christmas sign for 2.00!!!

Finally a stampin up Halloween stamp set. If you know me you know how I feel about Halloween! It had never been used and was 3.00!

Don't you just love tag saling?