Cottage Style Party & A $4 Valentine's Display

I'm so glad that the Dollar Store has moved into my neighborhood.

It especially comes in handy for thrifty holiday fun.

I decided I wanted to make a Valentine's Day display.

But my budget was tiny…less than $5.

So I went to the Dollar Store, where else?

This is my thrifty $4 display with candle light!

Kind of fun, right?

Her'e how it breaks down:

A glass ginger jar vase.

$1

A small red pillar candle, apple cinnamon scent.

$1

About half a bag of clear glass stones.

$1

Glitter heart stickers, just the red ones.

$1

Romantic hearts abound!

Total $4

Easy, fun and cheap!

That is me!

Heh.

Have you made any fun dollar store items lately?

Hello Friends!

Welcome to this weeks

Cottage Style Party!

#82

If it's February, it must be snowing…again!

No signs of spring here yet, just snow storm after snow storm. 


Thankfully we have indoor pursuits such as crafts, cooking and rearranging our cottages!


How are you dealing with this long winter?
Let's see...








Brooke has been rearranging her kitchen and I love these galvanized watering cans on this green shelf!

Drop into to her blog Creative Country Mom to see more of her kitchen update. Don't miss her creative plant holders!

How sweet is this display? I love the chalkboard, lavender and the enamelware!

Join Abby at Abby's Way for her photo tour of French Vanilla, a charming bit of eye candy in Victoria, BC.  Don't miss it!

Fabby is celebrating the Year of the Horse with her wonderful Chinese New Year tablescape!

I love this cheerful table setting which was curated over many years and looks so pretty together! Stop in to Fabby's blog Fabby's Living to see the details.

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 Deb

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http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

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http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

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http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

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http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://theivycottageblog.blogspot.com/

http://theletteredcottage.net/

http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/

http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

http://etsycottagestyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/

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Cottage Style Party & Merry Christmas!

I've had this post ready for awhile but couldn't decide if I wanted to post it on Christmas Eve.

I thought I might give you all a break....ha!

Then I noticed other bloggers were posting early.

So I decided on a compromise....

an abbreviated version of this post, posted early.

On a recent quest for simple and cheap holiday decor I found myself at the Dollar Tree looking at their Christmas display of goodies.

I found many things (how do those dollars add up so quickly?) for decorating my tree and packages.

But I needed something for my front windows. 

I tried battery candles that did not work and electric candles that required fiddling with cords that did not work.

Then I found these...

...hanging on a peg at the Dollar Tree!

I had a vision of a simple, yet sparkly wreath to hang in my windows.

A 10 second wreath that looks sparkly in the window even at 8am!

Now that is my kind of simple holiday decorating!

Hello Friends!

Welcome to this weeks

Cottage Style Party!

#76

Merry Christmas!

How is everyone's holiday going?

I spent the weekend baking Christmas cookies.

Most of those cookies will be given away as gifts in the next few days.

  I do not need cookies hanging around my cottage all winter!

No matter how yummy they are!

As I mentioned above, I'm posting this party a little bit early this week so you can spend time with you families and away from your computer.

So let's get this party started!

This is such a warm and welcoming fireplace it makes me want to cozy up to it with a cup of hot cocoa!

Stop in for Just A Little Southern Hospitality to see more of her holiday home and don't miss her red transfer ware!






This lovely chandelier is decorated so prettily for the holidays!
The green and blue jewels dangling from this lamp just shine in the light from the window.

And don't you just love the dainty snowflakes? 

Drop by The French Hens Nest to see more holiday decorations and the wintery scene outside the windows!

This is Debbie's bathroom. Yes, that's right, her bathroom! And it is decked out for the holidays! You can almost find the fixtures in here.

Click the link to her blog, A Debbie Dabble Christmas to see more of her holiday themed bathroom in detail!

If you were featured, don't

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 Deb

Thanks for stopping by!

Next 5 DaThanks for stopping by!

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and their fabulous blogs 

to see what they are up to:

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http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftberrybush.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://theivycottageblog.blogspot.com/

http://theletteredcottage.net/

http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/

http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

http://etsycottagestyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftygardenmama.com/

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/

http://www.vintageonadime.blogspot.com/

http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com

http://mylittlehomeandgarden.blogspot.com

http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com

http://www.timewashed.com

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net

http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com

http://www.bystephanielynn.com