Awesome website!!

Thanks Rhonda!!  Check out smilebox.com - It's FREE - you can create a scrapbook, slideshow, etc. with your own pictures.  Did I mention IT'S FREE!!! You can email you scrapbook and it plays to music.  So cool and just as good and others I've seen that are NOT free!  Check it out - great idea for grandparents or relatives that don't live nearby or for members of the armed forces who are serving far from family.  Merry Christmas!

SO Many Crazy Deals Today!!!

I made some AHmazing scores today from free to the most expensive $2.  Original price tags still on a bunch of it.  I got all of this (including the table cloth) for $14.50 - and a couple of Christmas gifts which I can't post.  Check this out!

These Christmas details will set you apart from your neighbor... on Twitpic

LOVE this front door!!!

These Christmas details will set you apart from your neighbor... on Twitpic

more Glass & Feather Christmas Ornaments

Check out my glass and feather ornaments - they look great on a tree and catch and reflect the light beautifully.  Special orders taken as well with enough notice.  Small ornaments are $7, medium $9 and large $11.  Email me if you are interested.  Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas Ornaments for Sale - Glass and feathers

Check out my glass and feather ornaments - they look great on a tree and catch and reflect the light beautifully.  Special orders taken as well with enough notice.  Small ornaments are $7, medium $9 and large $11.  Email me if you are interested.  Merry Christmas!!!

See next page for more....

Next chair is done

This one will be hard for me to leg go!  I love how it came out.  Anyone interested email me quick I'll be posting it in my Etsy store shortly.  $45 (plus shipping if you live out of the area)  Here's the before and after.  Tell me what you think. Oh table is for sale too.

New month...

new drawing - any suggestions or requests out there???

and the winner is.................

Tania!!!!  Congrats - I'll get the wreath to you tomorrow!!!  Any suggestions for the December drawing - please feel free to comment.

Wreath giveaway!

Time is almost up!  Hurry and email me if you want to win this wreath!!  Only two more days!!!

Tray & Lamp for sale

Just in time for Christmas and here's a sleek black lacquer tray with red padding and rope trim just $15 and the black lacquer lamp with a leopard shade just $18. Email me if you're interested in buying either or or both.

Furry Fun Footstool!

Here's a cute little footstool - hint it also makes a great comfy cat bed.  Just $18 - email me to buy it.

Deal of the Day!

Over the long weekend I went thrifting with mom - garage sales weren't very good because of the holiday. I scored this cabinet at one of my favorite thrift stores - Resources for Women - thanks Dot!!! for $2.00 - that's right $2.00!  Now I have to find a place for it !!

Black Friday

I avoided all the big stores except Lowe's today - I needed a new kitchen faucet.  Instead mom and I went thrifting and I got some great deals!  I'll post pics tomorrow.  I finished off a few projects tonight and now I'm heading to bed.  I also added to the wreath for my November give away.   

November drawing...remember it's free!

Ok - November's drawing is for this wreath - it's silver with red and turquoise accents.  Drawing will be November 30th after midnight!  So comment/send me an email if you're already a member or join this blog if you're not.  You can also "like" my fan page on Facebook or follow me on Twitter (creativemarty).  For every friend you have sign up that's another entry for you!  So good luck!

Garage Sale Eve...

Big decision to make - 3 community garage sales (60, 50 & 30 houses) tomorrow - 2 neighborhoods are my favorites!  I'll be going by myself so I may just do both!!  Last year I got great things at both - can't wait to see what I find to fix up tomorrow!!  Grabbed a $2 chair today to paint.  Busy weekend coming up.  Have to post things for sale too and get the prize for the drawing finished this weekend to post!  Stay tuned...

thrifting today

Went to First Baptist Church Thrift store today - 75% off all clothing!!!  Got a pair of black pants, a tank top and a sweater for $2.75!!!  Tania really scored - a pair of jeans, a blouse and a navy velvet blazer and 2 sweaters for $6.25!!!  Pics to come...after all is washed and ready to wear.

Old made new...

Picked up the dressing table for $3 the stand holding the mirror was broken and the drawer was missing - removed the mirror and spray painted it glossy black and put the front against the wall.  Old made new.  The tray on the table matches the wall paint and table perfectly and I bought the tray (from Salvation Army) before I had the table.  The candle and the vase were yard sale finds also.  It just all came together!  Love making old new - have a small piece of furniture you want made new - or looking for something to fill a space - email me.

November drawing...

coming soon - hurry and sign up for your chance to win...picture coming soon...

Next chair & footstool for sale

Started my next chair and finished a footstool.  Got a great deal on another chair while yard saling on Saturday.  Also worked on the November give away.  Pictures to come soon.  Here's the foot stool - anyone interested in it - it's for sale for $18 - email me before I post it on Craigslist or my Etsy Store.  The last item sold was gone within 24 hours so don't wait.

Day off tomorrow

Wahoo - can't wait.  Coincidently there just happen to be several garage sales - on a Thursday - must be just for me.  So I'll hit a few of those in the morning and then come home and clean the garage with Chris and then off to bible study at night.  Guess I'd better get to bed early tonight!!  Check out the cool chair I got today at lunchtime with my thrifting buddy Tania.  Can't wait to paint it! Not the best picture but it's really different and I can't wait to get started.

oops

Will I learned today that you cannot spray glossy paint over satin paint - totally ruined the first coat on my chair I'm working on....looks like I've got a lot of sanding to do....

and the winner is....(drumroll)

CHRISTINE - wahoo!!!  Congrats Christine.  Stay tuned for November's prize coming soon.  Thanks for participating.

Next chair!!

Here's the next chair I'll be rehabbing - I've already got plans for the next one so I have to hurry and get this one done!!  Love this turquoise color - it's going to look awesome with the fabric I've got for the seat cover!  More to come...

the clock is ticking

Three hours and 32 minutes til I close the drawing for this cute mirror - last chance it would make a great Christmas gift too!  Go to my Facebook fan page Creative Living by Marty and "like" the page or join my blog - creativelivingbymarty.blogspot.com - Good Luck.  3 hours and 30 minutes now!!!  Hurry!

Pink Flamingo Thrift Store

Went there today - love this store - it is my dream job.  Marcy, the owner is going to sell my furniture there for me!!!  And she's going to go with me to the Longest Yard Sale in August!!  Wahoo - can't wait!!  It was great to see you again Marcy - thanks for selling my furniture!!

Awesome day today!!!

I found another chair for $5 at one of my favorite thrift stores (it was tagged $15) - Our Lady of Hope Thrift Store South Daytona - they're having a 50% off sale all week!  Then I found a wig head so I can take pictures of my items to put on sale on Esty.com.  Found that at one of my other favorite thrift stores - Resources for Women - thanks Dot for getting out of the back room for me and for only $1!   Got some organizing things for my pantry and came home and emptied the entire thing and put what wasn't expired (lots of that!) back and it looks great!!!

The 127 Sale-The World's Longest Yard Sale

The 127 Sale-The World's Longest Yard Sale

HURRY! time is running out...

5 more days to sign up for the October drawing for this mirror - it would make a great Christmas gift! Hurry - go now! November's drawing will be something Christmasy...stay tuned!  Sign in here or go my fan page on facebook and clink on the Creative Living by Marty link and click "Like" Good Luck!!

Chair sold!

For anyone thinking about the zebra chair - it's sold - if you would like to order one - the chair would be different but I can definitely come close.  Email me with questions.  Thanks to Veronica!!

For Sale!

The chair came out great and the table looks awesome.  All for sale.  Chair $30, table $20 and candlesticks set of 3 for $15.  Email me if you're interested in any or all!

Chair's Done!

It came out great!  $30.  Email be if you're interested.

Thrifting on Saturday

Thrifting is always hit or miss - today was definitely a HIT!  Got some really great things.  Got a nice table I'll be fixing up for my entryway ($3), some white bifold doors - ($4 at the DOC Thrift Store!) a lampshade for a lamp I'm painting, beautiful black fabric to cover the chairs to my dining room table, and great dish for keys, etc. for the entry table, a planter box, some really nice fall clothes and a blanket/rug for Buster, Brady and Cooper, and more.  Some will be for sale and some for me.  Pictures to come....  Talk to me if there's something you're trying to find!

Chair Phase 2

Well here's the second phase of the chair I'm rehabbing.  So far so good.  It will be for sale soon if anyone is interested email or post it here.

Mirror giveaway!

Ok - just need 10 more people - if this mirror doesn't match your decor - remember 66 more days 'til Christmas!!!  Sign up on my blog creativelivingbymarty.blogspot.com or "Like" my fan page on Facebook.  I'll be picking a winner when I hit 25.  So what are you waiting for.... Good Luck!

This is my patio loveseat finished

I bought the wrought iron loveseat when it used to be black and I put it in my backyard by the orange tree - after a few years it looked like it was all rust but I sanded and sanded then painted it white and it looks so cute now - it matches my desk (the same exact leaf motif) that I  bought at a different time from a different place but in the same condition (rusty).  I'll show you that later.  The fabric came from IKEA - great place to buy fabric by the way and I bought two inch thick foam that would have cost more than $40 to buy at the store, at a yard sale for $1!  My little reading nook.  Do you like it?

Sewing my last patio cushion...

it appears my two assistants have decided it's break time!  Maybe I'm working them too hard...

Good thing Buster doesn't like to sew - with all that help I'd never get anything done!!!

Check this out...

Both outfits including the following jewelry:  brown beaded knot necklace with matching earrings, wooden bangles (2 see picture below) and sunflower ring (pictured with bangles below-it used to be earrings so I have 1 left - message me if you want to buy it) ALL for less than.....$10.50!!!!  Tania's shoes are Italian leather, shirt Tommy Hilfiger, gold shirt - Liz Claiborne, brown cargo pants/roll-up capris Apt. 9-tag still on!! (I just saw these at Kohl's a few months ago and they were $29.99 on sale!  WE LOVE THRIFTING!!

Okay here it is....

Here's the cute mirror/frame for the drawing I told you about.  I decided to change it to the first 25 people to sign up on my blog or like my fan page on FB will be entered to win.  Much better odds I'd say so what are you waiting for - sign up!!

It's cream colored with cute silver drawer pulls and is 12 1/2" by 10".  You could even spice it up with decals - live - love - laugh or home sweat home or any number of sayings.  So again, I say - what are you waiting for - go sign up!!

Tomorrow

Going thrifting with my buddy Tania tomorrow at lunchtime - I'll let you know what we find.  Stay tuned...

My Craft Cabinet is full!

I love how much my new craft cabinet holds!!  It was so worth it!  See before and after!  I hung a bulletin board in the back and have my pictures and articles and sayings that inspire me and above that I hung a peg rack for scissors and hole punches, etc. - both purchased from garage sales for .75 and $1.  Every container in there I had - just reused and repurposed!  I'm so glad it rained today - I was able to get right to work (right after Buster and I took a trip to McD's for my weekend Mocha Frappe and cinnamon melts (thanks for introducing me to those Mom! lol) 

Tomorrow

It's pouring down rain and supposed to tomorrow too - I wonder if I'll be able to make my morning rounds of garage sales.  If not I've got plenty of projects to work on at home.  What are you doing tomorrow?

my new craft cabinet

I've been looking at yard sales and thrifts stores for a long time but they all want too much money.  Found this one at Donna's Thrift in Holly Hill - she has two more left!  I'm painting mine either black or white - I haven't decided yet - or maybe both!!

My next project...

Before....

Stay tuned for after....

Pretty in purple

This is my thrifting buddy - this dress cost her $1 and the shoes were hand-me-downs from a friend.  The pictures don't do the dress justice, it's purple with a diamond pattern across the top of the dress in the front.  Very detailed and it fits her perfectly!  $1!!!  We love thrifting.

Try something really different with doors...

Black doors!!  Got some questionable comments when I told people I was painting all the doors in my house black but if I do say so myself I think they came out great!  What do you think?