Miss Priss does Home Decor

on the cheap!!!!  Would you expect any less, come on, really?!


    Miss Priss comes from a family of creative characters, it's true, honest!  One of my lovely cousins can pretty much make anything (I'm jealous, tear).  Years ago, in a world far, far away (not really, it was the same world as this one, this is not an episode of Star Wars, duh), he made a magnificent table, I mean it was the best table I have ever seen!  He made it out of two old windows, and the legs were once fence-posts (can we say "go green!").  It had hinges, so you could open and close the top, and since it was made out of windows, it was a pretty fab see-through box.  You could house your most prized possessions  for all to see, diamonds, rubies, sales receipts.  This same sweet cousin made a similar table for me.  He is way up there on my list of favorite people!  And now, I bring to you, MY TABLE... 

 I know, right!!! This one is also made out of two windows, so each panel is clear glass.


 And now, FOR YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATION (oh yah, that was just a preview, stay with me!), I will show you how to decorate the table of your dreams on the cheap, cuz I'm not made of money, hunny.

Sassy little walking picture:  I was given the frame, and cut the picture out of a magazine.  For more info about how this came about clicky click.  The bow fell off of my dog's bath-robe.  If you want to hear about that story, you should message me, because I'm sure not everyone cares.  Can I get an "Amen!?" 

Total Cost: Hand me down frame, re-used magazine, bow from my dog's bath robe = $0 WAHOO 

Pretty Lady Picture:  Cut out of a magazine, frame from the dolla store!!! 
Total Cost:  $1 holla! 

"What a Pig!!!" Piggy Bank: Old Navy, look near the registers, that's where they keep all the cheap stuff goodies. 

Total Cost:  $2 

Vintage Sunbather:  And isn't she just lovely, purchased from Jill's Shabby Chic 

Total Cost:  $1, am I on a roll, or what!? 

Perfume:  I scored this little baby from a friend in her pre-yard-sale-free-section!!  In case you missed that, it was free, which = $0

Candle Duo:  Because you're a shopaholic and you never know when they might turn off your power, just kidding, not really. But, hey, keep shopping with me and you won't even need candles anymore, I mean, yes you do, they're decorations!!  These came from a moving-sale's free section, I love me some free!  

Vintage hat, need I say more?!  $12 from Loop De Loop  

Another view for all you hat lovers out there, put your hands up and wave em around like you just don't care!!!  Do it!!! No one will see you!!! 

This Little Ditty:  

Tray purchased at Jill's Shabby Chic from the $1 buggy, I wish every store had a $1 buggy!!! 

Dead Flowers:  They were once alive, my very nice boyfriend gave them to me (insert "awe" here), and I just loved them so much, that I could not let go.  Now they live on, as home decor. = FREE 

The bullets, oh the bullets!!!  These are my fav.   I am not a hunter, gangster, or police officer, however, I have a cousin.  Told ya, I have a cool family!  If you marry one of my relatives, we can be related!!!  Think about it!!
I decided a while ago that I want to do a DIY project that involves these bullet ugh, shells, casings, um, whatever they're called, and one of my cousins happens to have lots of guns and shoots them regularly, so I inherited these little beauties.  Until I have time to do the DIY, the bullets will live here, on my lovely table. = FREE!!! 
 
Are you a hunter, a gangster, a police officer?  Do you know someone who is??  Ask them for your bullet thingys, you won't be sorry.
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otal Cost:  $1 = Winning, my friends

Vintage Phone:  Purchased from Jill's Shabby Chic $5
Because we need to be reminded of what phones used to look like.  It's history.  Embrace it!!!

And last but certainly not least, a night-light:  Because you never know when someone might be afraid of the dark!!  Pier 1 Imports $5 on sale!!!


Total Total Cost: $26

And there we have it, folks, that's all for today.  If you think I'm too dorky and would rather just look at the picture I post, you can follow me on tumblr. ;) 
 

What does Miss Priss do when she's not shopping for Clothes?

She shops for home decor!!!!!!

And on the cheap (shocking, I know)!!  Keep reading, I will show you how:

You or someone you know may have a blank, white wall.  There are no blank, white walls in the home of Miss Priss, no sirree!!! 

Exhibit A:  Imagine a blank, white wall.  I don't actually have one to take a picture of for you, put your thinking caps on people!!

Exhibit B:   I found this little ditty at the good ole' Salvation Army, for the low-low price of $0.99.  In the words of my father, "You can't beat that with a stick!"  Actually you could beat this mirror with a stick, but please don't, you will probably break it, and that's just mean.  I don't know who painted this (probably for some arts and crafts project), but I thank them for it.  The pink and yellow say "Betsey Johnson" to me!

Exhibit C:  This is something fancy that one of my fancy art friends made and sold in her "I'm moving sale," for less than a dolla!  Holla!  Do you have any fancy art friends?  They will probably want to get rid of their stuff at some point and ya just gotta be there to take it off their hands!  If you don't have any fancy art friends, you're cool, I'm sure you could make some, they're probably hanging out at your local coffee shop (just a tip), or if you already have enough friends, drive around and look for a yard sale...the kicker, you have to get up before noon...it's terrible...I know.

Exhibit D:   I'm telling you people, it pays to be nice.  One of my lovely gal pals who I met here in the good ole' U.S. of A. had to move back to France.  I begged her not to, but there are things we can't control like work permits (blah).  She couldn't take everything with her and declared some things not to be necessities (as if), so I inherited some lovely picture frames like the one above.  I went home and cut up a Vogue Magazine to transform this little baby into something....fabtastic!!!!  Total cost for this sucker $0, I don't count purchasing the Vogue because it was old, I count that as recycling, +1 point for me.

Exhibit E:   See Exhibit C, same info peoples, so add another $1.

Exhibit F:   The final product, and that my friends is how you turn a boring white wall into something very Prissy for around $3!!!!

Until then my friends,


Happy Decorating!!!