A Winner and some great deals

Yikes, I'm another day late in announcing the winner to my little "guess the sex" contest, so without further delay--

Heidi B, come on down!

Maren drew your name out of the Goblet of Fire and you're the winner of a package of blue things yet to be determined. :) Email me at fraulein_h AT hotmail etc. etc. with your address so I can get it in the mail to you!

To everyone, thank you again so much for your kind words and for sharing in my joy. :) Thank you also for the assurances that I'll be able to handle a boy! LOL Maren was a wild little girl, but somehow I think a boy will just be wild in a different way. It will be a fun challenge, though. I think the men in my family will have such fun teaching him to do "boy stuff"!

I know I've been complaining recently about the dearth of garage saling opportunities around here, but I've been somewhat assuaged by the fact that I've found garage sale-like prices at some retail stores lately! On Saturday I scored big at Target on some 75% clearance goodies. I found packages of these cute drawer handles marked down to just $5. Drawer hardware is normally ridiculously expensive, so I was excited to find these in pale pink and green. I have wanted to change out the handles on this little dresser since I bought it last year but the repro glass handles I really wanted were just more than I could stand to spend.Two clearance packages of green handles and a few minutes with a screwdriver were all it took to make me happy! They don't make a huge difference (I doubt The Mister has even noticed) but I love them and knowing I got a great deal makes it even better! I'm going to put the pink handles on a dresser in Maren's room, but that will be a bit more involved as it involves drilling new holes.At Target I also found this fun vintage-style coat hook and a couple of green acrylic knobs to match the drawer pulls. Don't know what I'll do with them quite yet, but I know that an opportunity will arise and for $1.24 each I couldn't pass them up.

Other Target deals: a great set of Bare Escentuals eyeshadows & brushes for $24.50 (50% off) and OPI nailpolish for $4 (also 50% off).

Yesterday I went to JoAnn's for curtain rings for another project and happened to find an aisle of cute ocean-inspired home decor for...75% off! Picked up this great vintage-looking green basket and this cute picture frame that go perfectly in my front room. I think I want to try making a Nester-inspired centerpiece out of the basket...hmm, may need to run back and pick up the smaller basket I saw so I can stack them.
The good news is that after five consecutive weekends of yucky weather, this one should be gorgeous! That means that all of the people who've been unable to hold their sales for the past month are probably itching to get rid of their junk, so the sales should be plentiful! The Mister is going to be in Monterrey, California for "work" (mmm..right) so Maren and I are going to hit the sales!