Spring $5 Good Will Challenge Put on by Hillary at Old World Home

$5 Goodwill Spring Challenge

I love thrifting when I get a chase, I also follow quite a few You-Tubers that also love a good thrift find. This challenge has arrived for Spring 2018, so I thought I would blog about my $5 thrift store find

In my small town we have an awesome store called the Budget Center, every time I stop in I can find something I didn't know I needed. LOL 

What I found was this brass plated bucket with a handle for $2.00 

I think I may paint the bucket not sure I do have a few brass plated candle sticks that might look cute paired up with this bucket.

Old World Home by Hillary

$5 Spring Goodwill Challenge 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fC3sxRUXMc

Please follow Hillary's link to watch all the wonderful You-Tubers that have joined this $5 dollar Goodwill Challenge

I decided to leave the bucket as is, I added some greenery and a few white flower sprigs.  I did add my brass candle sticks as I mentioned and of course a hen and little black lamb for a spring touch.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Vicki the Colo Junkett

DYI Spring Flag Banner

Spring Flag Banner Tutorial

Here is how I made a Flag Bannerto use on a couple of my old windows and the fireplace mantel.

I had the green checked sheet I have been using for a table cloth  but it needed hemmed up badly, so I use the extra length of the material to make my Spring Flag Banners. 

I also have some of the flour sack material I bought at Walmart several years ago to add to the banner.

The flag banners I made real similar to my winter flag banners.  I used green hot glue and hemp twine to attach the fabric pieces to make the spring flag banner.

This is the finished project, I made three, one for each of my old  windows.


I hope you enjoyed this turtorial

Thank you for stopping by !
and have a wonderful Day!
Vicki - The Colo Junkett

New Vintage looking Diy Easter Wreath for my Home

Easter Greetings

I found this very cute vintage looking greeting sign at Dollar Tree, this year and wanted to incorporated this sign into my farmhouse spring décor.

Using Dollar Tree burlap ribbon, I cut many 4-5 inch strips and tied the burlap strips with brown pipe cleaner to a circular wire wreath form.

Then I added a few strips of green mesh through out the form, also from Dollar Tree

Here I'm trying to fluff the burlap the finished project.

I really like how the vintage looking door wreath turned out.

Hope you enjoyed this easy diy to add to your Spring décor.

Thank you for stopping by and have a Great Day!

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett 

March Thrift Finds

March Thrift Store Haul

A big bag of plastic eggs, a small bag of little egg ornament to hang on a tree, a pewter bunny hook and in front is a small bag of  misc bunny tree ornaments.

Here I found glass 2 Avon trinket jar and one  egg shape candle or soap.  The 3 scallop cups not sure what the are, maybe Avon, but I'm going to use them as egg cups,  The little yellow chick is wooden and the little bunny is felt.

A few little bunny items, the two in the front are made of paper the bunny in blue is a puppet the little bunny pushing a wheel barrow is a gift tag..  The two little white bunnies are porcelain, then a real rare wool bunny with a wooden body, a mode podge or oiled fabric bunny  and two wax chick candles, one is in a blue enamel candle cup.

This little bunny pulling a cart is so adorable, I also picked up some seasonal cookie cutters and this green tin handled basket with a Flower and Bee accent.

Thanks for stopping by, and as always have a Great Day!

Vicki - The Colo Junkett

Decorate With Me - A Very Simple Mantel - With a Few Shamrocks

 Hi Friends,

It's time to dig out my March décor tubs to bring Spring touches to a dreary month here in my neck of the woods of Colorado.  There's still about a foot of snow on the ground and it's cold outside, with my spring décor I try to bring some color into my home.

This year on my mantel, I hung a garland that I made last year, a couple of felt shamrocks I made a while back, I also incorporated my collection of brass candle sticks along with a green depression glass sugar bowl and embellished with white pip berries sprig and eucalyptus stem, a green bud vase that I added white pip berries and a eucalyptus sprig, and in the center a cream color vase from FTD Floral.

Also I have a copy of the Constitutions hanging above.

Until the next project.

May God Bless You, Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Race Day

I always try to find a reason to have a little get together with friends to enjoy good food and games. Opening day of NASCAR RACING sounded like one of those times.  To start off, I  was thinking nacho as main dish.

a bag of tortillas chips 1 pound of ground beef cooked add a taco season packet and a two 16 oz. bags of shredded cheddar cheese and another of nacho cheese mix.  Top with sliced black olives and chopped onion.

Bake at 375 for about 15 minutes.  Add topping of your choice, my were sour cream, fresh salsa, and guacamole. It turned out delicious

And sit back and watch the Daytona 500 and snack out. Can't make a Sunday afternoon any better.

Have a Great Day!
Vicki

Pigskin Potato Skins

Pigskins Potato Skins

I found this recipe for potato skins from Mary at Home is Where the Boat Is, here is the link.  https://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2015/01/14/pigskin-playoffs-and-potato-skins/  this site is amazing.  Her Photos are wonderful and the recipes are Amazing!

First I lined my egg roll pans with foil, then I cut three small russet potatoes in quarters brushed each wedge with olive oil and placed on the pan.  To represent the New England Patriots I topped the potato wedges with maple bacon cheddar cheese and a drizzle of maple syrup.

To represent the Philadelphia Eagles, I topped the potato wedges with diced green pepper, green onions, and chopped deli roast beef. Last I sprinkled shredded mozzarella cheese on top.  I preheated my oven for 400* and baked the potato wedges for 30 - 45 minutes.

Thank you for stopping by, and do Have a Great Day!

Vicki

Valentine's Day 2018

Hi Friends,

Happy Valentine's Day

We didn't plan much at all for Valentine Day, because this special day falls in the middle of a school week. I did receive beautiful flowers,

the vases were also beautiful!

I hope you all had a very nice and relaxing Valentine Day.

Vicki the Colo Junkett

A Few More Vintage Winter Vignettes in my Den

In my den I think I decorate it more because of the shelving I have.  This is vintage blue lunch box I have added a couple of poinsettias along with a vintage glass door knob.

A Sir Walter Raleigh smoking tobacco tin, I stuck a cluster of poinsettias in it.

This little vignette I went with red berries and pine cone to this King Edward cigar box also, in this grouping  are a couple of my green bottles I just added homespun and a holly sprig

I leave out these baskets  of pine corns all year long I think it give a nice feel to the fire place

This little vignette I had a hard time deciding how to rearrange it.  I think I like the second arrangement the best.

I like the milk glass vases, I think the milk glass lightens up this vignette.

Thank you for stopping by to see what I have been up to at my home.

God Bless You and your family.

I'm Vicki, a Colorado Junkett

Frosty January Day at My Little Colorado Cottage

Planning for a Great! 2018

 I woke up to a very frosty day, a great day to enjoyed the blue skies and look towards a great year.

As most year I just want to celebrate all the little things that go on in my home and be grateful for the special times.

I so much would like to incorporate more of my thrifted treasure into my home.  I have started making a list of some of the projects I would like to accomplish for February.  I do have a few thrifted items that need some loving care.  So I'm glad I have taken the time to think through a the process, I hope you will check back from time to time to see some of these projects come to life.

Thank you for stopping by to see what I have been up to

God Bless You and your family.

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

January Thrift Finds

Awesome Finds for the Month of January!

A checkered dish towel that I'm going to use 
on my end table in my den.  Then there are two short fir garland with pine cones and red berries that I use to top two of my windows.

After Christmas sell at The Dollar Tree, I picked up these picks for $.50 a pick.

I added two bunches of red berries to each of the fir sprays and attached one of the fir sprays to the top of window at my front door. 

and the other to an old window frame on a shelf above my Television.

Thank you for stopping by, Have a Great Day!

Vicki - The Colo Junkett