Quick Tip Tuesday #6

For this week's quick tip, I wanted to share an article via Real Simple that I read recently about 5 Paint Tricks and Tips. Some of them were new for me....like the upside paint can. Have any of you heard of these and do them? I'd love to know how you find them to be helpful!


http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/home-improvement/painting/painting-tricks-time-savers-10000001057029/index.html


Also....I do a lot posting like this via my iPad, and find that I can't perform all of the tasks (like links!) that I'd like to - do you have any tricks for me? :-) Maybe the iPad2 doesn't have these technical kind of issues??? Just throwing that out there for you! :-)





Have a great Tuesday and be sure to visit tomorrow for the hutch reveal! YAY!!!


~Anneke

Top 5 Craigslist Purchases from 2010

I know....you must be thinking, "What??? 2010".  I might as well talk about the 80's! ;-)

But since I am such a big Craigslister, I wanted to share with you what I would consider my Top 5 Craigslist Purchases from last year, that THIS year, I am STILL loving!!!

Here we go.....

5. Set of 3 Brand New Restoration Hardware Pendant Lamps for $200.

They just didn't work in the homeowner's house they were building and it was a discontinued item they could not return. I only needed one, so I sold two as a pair for $150, and used the one in my son's room. I scored a brand spankin' new Restoration Hardware Pendant Light for 50 bucks people.

LOVE IT!

4. Tuscan Style Wall Hanging for $80...just down the road.

This thing is HUGE....47" x 47"! It's PERFECT for our living room wall!

3. INSANITY workout DVDs for $40 (like $150 or something through their website)

These are the craziest DVDs ever. I LOVE them!

We live close to the ferry, and this was for sale on the other side (a slight price increase).

But we packed up the kids and made a little ferry/island field trip out of it,

and made a great memory.

2. Starbuck's Barista Espresso Machine for $80

The guy I bought this from was probably in his late 50s/early 60s.

He said he had bought it for his mother, who only used it once a week the past couple of years.

I use it just about EVERY day! HA!!! :-)

1. My Apple iPad 16gb wifi for $425.

I probably saved about $150 buying this barely used with the prices at the time, and I LOVE IT!!! Do you see a theme? Every day I am so glad that I got this. I just love tablets in general, and I'm so excited about the different versions coming out. I might pass this one in particular onto the kiddos since it's so basic, and keep a lookout for an iPad 2 with the cameras...that would make blogging super easy.


I hope you've enjoyed these favorite finds of mine today. I'd love to hear about yours!



~Anneke