There are several reasons I have decided to stop hosting Thrifty Thursday.  I have been considering it for awhile now.  I started it when my blog was really young, and have met some wonderful, creative women over the last 80 weeks.  Let’s be honest, there really are a ton of these things.  Are we truly intermingling and forming relationships, or just one time visits and impersonal comments?  Is this one different than host of others?

I will continue to feature great projects, and fill the space with what speaks to me.  I appreciate all of you who participated.  Thank you for being here and sharing.  I am grateful to have your time.

When I saw these gold tube bracelets from Honestly WTF, I squealed.  I have ordered the gold tube beads & they can’t get here quick enough.  Head over there for the awesome photo step by step.  While you are there, look around at the other amazing bracelet tutorials!

We always have paint sticks lying around, as often as we love to change a room’s color.  We have scoured the web to bring you over 50 projects you can make with these surprisingly versatile stirrers.  As always, if we missed your paint stick project, send us a link, and we will get you in the list.  Enjoy!

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Welcome to Thrifty Thursday.  If you are visiting for the first time, take a look around at the awesome projects, and share your own.  If you are back, thank you for visiting again.  You are what makes this an inspiring DIY/craft project round-up!

It has been a Mod Podge project frenzy around here lately.  Check out all their new awesome products and what we have been creating with them here.

LINKY STUFF:

How it Works: No giveaways, shop or links to your main blog, please. That way we know when we come to Thrifty Thursday, we will only encounter DIY projects and not end up sifting through a bunch of other links. Entries not related, or to main blog pages/shops/giveaways will be deleted.
Other stuff:
*Please add a text link or my button to your post!
*A few projects from the previous week’s linky will be spotlighted, so let them know they ROCK!
*By submitting your project to Thrifty Thursday, you are giving SBLC/Decor 2 Adore{able} the right to feature the project with a photo, brief description and link back to you for full scoop.
*Please visit the at least the 2 blogs above you and shower them with comment love.
*I will choose 2 participants to feature the following Thursday, Please drop by and love on the features!
*Leave me a comment and let me know you were here. I love hearing from you.
*Have fun and be inspired!
*My friend Nikki knows how to throw a great party too. Be there…

FEATURES:

 How cute is this firecracker centerpiece from Chicken Scratch?

I wish I had seen this cute driftwood wreath by Local Sugar before my beach trip last month.  Feel free to send me driftwood so I can make my own!

Show off time!!

 

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Welcome to Thrifty Thursday!!!

If you are new, we are thrilled to have you.  Take a look around at the awesome projects, and share your own.  If you are back, thank you for visiting again.  You are what makes this an inspiring DIY/craft project round-up!

LINKY STUFF:

NEW this week:  I enabled likes on the thumbnails, so this week I am letting you decide who gets featured next Thursday.  Vote for your faves!!

How it Works: No giveaways, shop or links to your main blog, please. That way we know when we come to Thrifty Thursday, we will only encounter DIY projects and not end up sifting through a bunch of other links. Entries not related, or to main blog pages/shops/giveaways will be deleted.
Other stuff:
*Please add a text link or my button to your post!
*A few projects from the previous week’s linky will be spotlighted, so let them know they ROCK!
*By submitting your project to Thrifty Thursday, you are giving SBLC/Decor 2 Adore{able} the right to feature the project with a photo, brief description and link back to you for full scoop.
*Please visit the at least the 2 blogs above you and shower them with comment love.
*Leave me a comment and let me know you were here. I love hearing from you.
*Have fun and be inspired!
*My friend Nikki knows how to throw a great party too. Be there…

Features:

Barbara at Chase the Star shared a craigslist cabinet revamp that is quite the transformation.  The price tag? $36 total.  Score.

After I crocheted my first (and only) granny square blanket, I swore off ever doing so again.  All those squares made, then you have to attach them, one by one?!  When I am done crocheting a piece, I want to be done, however this crochet pillow by Happy in Red is darn cute.  I may not be done with granny squares after all.

PARTY!!

If I know anything about you, lovely readers, it is that you dig pallet art and subway art.  That is why I had to share with you this great pallet subway art piece I found at Tara Being Tara.  What a perfect qoute for home!  She gives you a great step by step photo run down of the process, as well as an action shot of her little helper dog, Derby!  Go on over there and make your very own.

In case you missed it:

And this popular DIY Subway art Photoshop Tutorial with free printable:

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of MyPoints for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you are like me, you whip out that drug/grocery store rewards card everytime you check out, eager for the gas or shopping points gained with each transaction.  If only I could get those rewards for all of the shopping I do online!  That is where MyPoints comes in.  I just signed up for this and am excited to share with you the Great Offers and Deals at MyPoints.

Registration was simple and quick.  I used Facebook to sign up and just entered my zip code to finish.  Now what?  I started with the coupons section, and was impressed.  Not only do you get a huge variety of coupons to choose from, for things you buy anway, but you get 10 points credited to your MyPoints account for every coupon you print and redeem!  Earn 25 Bonus Points when you print and redeem 10 or more coupons.  I will definitely be racking up points via couponinig. 

This is just one of many ways you earn points, which you can redeem for gift cards, PayPal credit, Facebook credit, travel miles and more.  Other ways to earn include completing email offers, taking market research surveys, shopping online at the MyPoints website, playing MyPoints branded online games and other online activities.

Shopping at places I already shop gets me points!  Purchasing from Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic earns 8 MyPoints per dollar spent.  Um, for me that will add up fast!  Walmart, Target, Nordstrom, Kohl's are just a few of the other participating retailers.  Not only do you get points for shopping there, you get great coupons and discounts, such as 30% off of furniture at Target!

You can also use the power of social media networks to earn more Points by getting your friends to join MyPoints. When they become MyPoints members you receive 750 points and 10% of all the eligible Points your friends earn is credited to you as Bonus Points.

Take advantage of current special offers going on at MyPoints, such as earning double points for purchases made in the first 30 days of membership, earning points for purchasing gift cards from your favorite retailers and more!

Save Money at MyPoints and check out their Awesome Daily Deals.  If you shop online like I do, and clip coupons, MyPoints is for you!  You will get points for doing what you already do, that you can redeem as gift cards to your favorite retailers, cash deposits to your PayPal account, travel miles for you dream vacation and more! 

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of IZEA for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I am excited to share with you a cool new photo/video sharing service called Staree, from the folks at Izea.  It provides a way for publishers to earn some extra cash with their photos and videos.  If you take a lot of photos for your blog, this is a great monetization tool for that content.

Here is how it works:

Go to Staree.com to apply to be part of the program. It is a cinch.  I applied by connecting my Facebook account and filling in a few pieces of information.  Connecting via twitter is also an option. 

Once you are accepted, you will use Staree as your photo and video app to share your photo to Twitter and/or Facebook and earn money!   Earnings are based on the amount of traffic generated by you content and you can track them at Staree.com. 

Here is the user interface:

Take great photos, and you may receive offers from advertisers to use their products in your shots!

To find out more, including which celebrities have jumped on board, read this Staree press release and see if Staree is a good fit for you!

 

Yeah, so today’s tie dye from Tulip is super easy and mess free.  However, if you have a nosy beagle, make sure you keep the trash from your project out of his reach.  I had a super fun day of tie dye creating, which you will see in a future post.  I woke up this morning and put the pieces together.

Any guesses on how long it will be before he is no longer teal?