The Thrifty Teacher

This Black Friday, I started my shopping early on Thursday morning and stocked up on things throughout the day! Links below each item, enjoy :) Target: Black Booties - $15 https://www.target.com/p/women-s-nora-v-cut-ankle-booties-universal-thread-153/-/A-53348869?preselect=53283542#lnk=sametab   Cognac Booties - $15 https://www.target.com/p/women-s-nora-v-cut-ankle-booties-universal-thread-153/-/A-53348869?preselect=53283542#lnk=sametab Sonicare Toothbrush - $35 https://www.target.com/p/philips-sonicare-protective-clean-4100-plaque-control-rechargeable-electric-toothbrush/-/A-53328714?preselect=52560501#lnk=sametab Rue 21 https://www.rue21.com/store/jump/product/Plus-White-Plaid-Print-Button-Down-Shirt/7117-001390-0007466-0191 https://www.rue21.com/store/jump/product/Plus-White-Metallic-Striped-Half-Zip-Smocked-Blouse/7134-001110-0008679-0191 https://www.rue21.com/store/jump/product/Plus-Olive-Marled-Long-Length-Hacci-C...

Hey guys! So this past winter I bought a house that needed some major TLC. The room that seemed to need the most work was the kitchen. And with this being my first home I wanted to make it everything I wanted because I spend quite a lot of time in the kitchen. Because I had such a tight budget I was looking into various ways I could make my kitchen look like a million bucks without breaking the bank. I did three major improvements to the kitchen: Painted the cabinets white Painted the backsplash white Painted the countertops Today I am going to talk about how I painted my ugly cream color countertops! I did a TON of research on painting countertops and narrowed down it down to a product that is seriously amazing! I ended up going with DAICH SpreadStone Mineral Select 1 qt. Onyx Fog Countertop Refinishing Kit . It is only sold online and at Home Depot. One thing I will say that I hate myself for is that this actually goes on sale around Black Friday time for $75! So when ...

Hello!!! I know it has been a loooong time since I last posted, but my life has been so crazy since I started my new job; which happened right after my sister's bridal shower was complete! This is going to be a long post because there is soooo much stuff. First thing I am going to talk about is the decor/decorations. I am extremely lucky, because my step mom is an artist and is able to recreate anything that I show her. So I went on good old Pinterest to find some ideas on signs that she could make for me. Below are the signs and posters she made for me. Decorations: For the decorations like the tissue paper flowers in the picture above, I went to Dollar Tree and got a ton of stuff for super cheap there. Below is a list of items I got from Dollar Tree: Table covers Tissue paper flower garland Giant hanging tissue flowers Glass cups Glass plates Veggie Tray  Glass bowls Tongs Brown paper bags I'm sure there's a lot more that I got, ...