garage sale coffee table

My mom scored this coffee table for 5 BUCKS!!! She was driving down her street and stopped to talk with one of her neighbors who was starting to pack up her garage sale when she spotted this beauty. So she asked how much and her friend said she was asking $25 for it but just wanted it gone at this point. She thought about it for a sec and asked my Mom is she would pay 5! Heck yes!!!
Her 90s Hunter Green and lighter oak top was just not doing it for me. I went to my stash of spray paint to see what I had...sitting right in front was a brand new can of Ocean Breeze I had picked up at Walmart for $2! PERFECT! I grabbed the can, a can of Minwax in Dark Walnut and the polyurethane in clear plus sand paper, and a few foam brushes and headed outside!!!

Here she is drying in the front yard!!! I am in LOVE!!!

I did a little experimenting {which can be scary}. 

I sealed the top of the table first while the stain was still a little damp and then the legs. Which left a perfect amount of brown on the Ocean Breeze. Toning it down just enough!!!

Thrifty Tuesday #1

I read Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover a while ago and have been working on switching over to the cash system. I was perusing Pinterest one afternoon and I found this envelope system and instantly fell in love!


I added it to my wish list for Christmas in hope that "Santa" would bring it to me and passed the message on to the Mr.
His reply..."why don't you just make it? I am sure you have enough paper down stairs to make a ton of them!"
He was right...I could make it!

So I went back to Pinterest and started looking around for a tutorial, this place is loaded with them for just about anything you could think of!!


kelliegh ratzlaff designs has a super simple tutorial on how to make them.

Please excuse the quality of the pic's! I really need to learn how to take better photographs, but it works for now.
I made 10 envelops: Gas, Bills, Haircuts, Date night, Fun, Gift's, Week 1, 2, 3, 4 Groceries.

I LOVE that she has different types of files to download...even one that will let your Silhouette cut the envelope out for you!! AMAZING!!  I am making one for my Mom next and trying out that method.

NOTE: The file she has for download are for personal use only! She is gracious enough to give this template away for free! If you would like to buy one click on the first picture at the top of the post and it will take you to her etsy shop.

Have any of you done or are doing Dave Ramsey's Total Money Make Over or have switched to a total cash system? Shoot me an email, I would love to hear how it is working for you! courtney.flipflopsandpearls@gmail.com