DIY Update with Vintage Frames and a sweet gift

I decided to rearrange my photos and home decor today since we were snowed in.
I took two of my vintage frames that I painted a shabbychic white a long time ago and gave them a new home on my bookcase.

For the large frame I printed one of Dear lilie's free printables.
and for the small frame, I printed a silhouette of a girl and attached it to a piece of scrapbook paper.

The last frame I changed out the photo I had of my oldest daughter who will be five that I had of her from when she was 9 months old and put in her dancing photo from last year.

The cross made from clothespins was a gift from one of my sweet seventh graders. They made the crosses in religion class and she gave it to me as a gift!

A Shopping Spree, A Sale and A GIVEAWAY!

Chandelier photo courtesy of http://lolabboutique.blogspot.com

THE SHOPPING SPREE:
If anyone read yesterday's post, you would know that I have been on a little shopping spree lately! Staying true to my blog's name, Frugal And Vintage, I mostly shop in thrift shops or on Etsy. Yesterday I posted two sweet little sets of napkin rings I bought from Etsy shops, Taras Vintage Kitchen and Shopjude. Don't worry, I got them on sale. I LOVE sales! And I also bought the cute little quilted bag pictured above, also on sale on Etsy! Doesn't every girl need a new bag for the spring?

THE SALE:
I have decided to share the sale love by having a March Madness Sale in my Etsy shop, offering 20% off EVERY item in my shop until the end of the month.


And THE GIVEAWAY:
I was over at the beautiful lola B's blog, http://lolabboutique.blogspot.com, and wanted to share with you her giveaway! If you love chandeliers and lamp shades as much as I do (and what girl doesn't?) then this giveaway is a must!

My Spring Fling With The Napkin Ring

Apparently I am having a thing lately for napkin rings because I just bought two sets from Etsy in the last two days.

The first is a cute little set of four mini garden spades I bought from shopjude. I think these are going to be really cute for the spring and summer months. And I do have gardening on my mind!

The second set I have had my eyes on from the lovely Tara over at TarasVintageKitchen. As I was reading her blog today, Blondie'nsc, I noticed at the end of her post that she was offering 15% off in her shop right now and I panicked. You know the feeling. Like someone was thinking the EXACT same thing about these cute little white bird napkin rings. I just know I will get alot of use out of them. They have a spring/summer feel to them, yet they are going to be perfect on my table for Thanksgiving too!

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Today I spent a good part of this unseasonably warm Monday going to a few of my local thrift shops and, of course, Michaels and here is one of the things I found.

The frame was one of many things I found and of course I already have put a picture of my two little girls in it. When I saw the frame I immediately knew I had to have it. I think this frame really is like the old saying, A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words.

The words are just what I need on my living room wall where I can read it throughout the day:

LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN,
LOVE ALWAYS. LIVE SIMPLY,
SPEAK KINDLY, CARE DEEPLY,
LOVE GENEROUSLY. LAUGH
AS MUCH AS YOU BREATHE AND
LOVE AS LONG AS YOU LIVE.

Fly-Ats

If Old Man Winter hits hard and I lose electricity, I should be all set with light. My two year old daughter has somewhat of an obsession with fly-ats(a.k.a flashlights). She doesn't twirl it around, watching the light. She simply likes to turn them on, hold them for a few minutes, and then walk away leaving it on.

First it started with mommy's Curious George fly-at.

Then daddy bought her a princess fly-at of her own.

This, of course, was not good enough. She only likes "daddy fly-ats". So daddy went out last night and bought, yet another, fly-at. This one is a mini-replica of daddy's Craftsman fly-ats.

I am thinking maybe I can fit this into my home decor somehow?

Home Decor Inspiration from Etsy

Here are a few of my favorite items from Etsy that I thought I would share with you for a little home decor inspiration. Memo board from Shabbychicmom, ruffled dish towel from TarasvintageKitchen, and white basket and metal canister set both from MaisysMarket

My new home!

I just moved here from my old home: http://frugalmominma.wordpress.com Please check it out and let me know what you think. I was not able to add as many photos and features as I would have liked, so I decided to find a new home to blog!

I also have a vintage shop on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/shabbychic72