Burlap Bargain?

Initially I had planned on titling this post, “Burlap, Bottles, and Bees”.  But then I realized it was the perfect post for Raise.com. A campaign that I am participating in.  Jessica Brady is the Community Manager for this site and had recently contacted me and asked if I would do a post about ‘impulse’ buying and the different ways I shop a sale.

She attached this link.  It’s really quite interesting. https://www.raise.com/blog/impulse-buying-splurging-think-youre-saving/’

Recently I was shopping with two of my sisters at a damaged goods store, NPS.  My friends and I call it, ‘Train Wreck’ because you never know what you’re going to find.

In the collectibles room I came across two burlap parson chairs.  Now was I in the market for chairs?  NOPE!  But decided, (out of curiosity) and because I love burlap to see how much they were.  I could not believe the price!  $159.00 for the two.  Yes, I said two!

They were good quality and I loved the nail heads and skirted bottom.

Now, just to show you what a good deal that was I am showing the chairs that I already had at the end of my kitchen table.  Sweet gingham checked parson.  I paid $350.00, (yes each) for them at a furniture store.

I decided that I can always use more chairs.  Especially after having recently finished our basement.  Knowing what a steal that price was I just couldn’t pass them up.

I’ve taken the gingham chairs downstairs for now and will enjoy my new chairs upstairs for a while.  I’m sure they will be moved around from time to time.

Even though this was a wonderful price there are certain things you have to consider when you ‘impulse’ buy:

1.  Can I afford it?  Luckily hubby and I are financially stable and I don’t have to count pennies.  But as a young mother I can remember when $160 might as well have been a million.  Also, if buying it causes you to pay interest, late fees, or overdraft fees on a card; was it really a bargain?

2.  Do I really need it?:  Many of us (myself included) get e-mails from companies that have a ‘Deal of the Day’.  Now, these are usually always a very good deal, but often we find ourselves buying things that we would not have bought otherwise.

Well, just a little food for thought.  Now lets’ see some of those

bottles:  I’ve decorated my table with a garden theme.

Green bottles echo the color of grass.

A small beeswax candle finds homage under a mini cloche

Bottles and bees:

My large bee skep I bought in Williamsburg, VA is one of my favorite garden treasures.  The little jar of honey was a wedding ‘thank you’ gift and the small bee plates were a thrift find.

I added moss to the top of two small terra cotta pots to carry on the garden theme.

I pulled this tiered stand from my bathroom and filled it with garden goodies.

Bottles, Bees, and Burlap:

The new burlap chairs are joined by a cute bee burlap container holding potpourri.  I recently bought the mini wool runner on sale at Deseret Book.

There you have it:  Burlap, Bottles, and Bees.

After a cold and rainy weekend I’m hoping to find time in the garden today.

hugs,

Jann

p.s. I want to thank my daughter, Kylee for the sweet Mother’s Day hack!  If you missed it you can check it out here:  http://jannolson.blogspot.com/2014/05/happy-mothers-day.html.  Made me cry!

I will be sharing with these fun parties:

Cedar Hill Farm House for the Scoop

Living from Glory to Glory for Encouragement-Homemakers Party