Be Careful What You Wish For

I have been wanting to add to my seashell collection for sometime now. I have a pretty large collection of shells that I have collected along our beaches here on the Alabama gulf coast, but I needed some more for the large frame that I want to make, that will have a family pic of the four of us on the beach. I plan on putting this framed pic of us in our family room, I have had this plan for years now, but just never got around to get it going...no problem now....I'm LOADED with SEASHELLS and best of all...they were FREE!!!!  No...I didn't collect this boatload of shells, someone didn't want their collection anymore, so I was nice and took them off their hands...now wasn't that sweet of me? I have been cleaning these for hours and hours and still have a ton more to go...so when you wish for something be careful...you might get more than you wished for! If you are thinking that this frame is the same one you saw at NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS this week...you are WRONG...that's another project that I'm working on and I will be sharing that with you very soon. I have seashells all over my home and beach condo...looking for some new ideas on how to display with them...if you have some neat ideas I would love to hear them.
                                                         Thanks for coming and I hope
                                                               to see you here again,
                                                                           Linda

                                                             These are my favorites!

                             Now I told you I got a boatload and this is only about 1/2 of them!

 

                                           They even had some sand dollars in the collection.

                                                                     Great colors!

                                                   Looking forward to making my frame!

 Linking up here...
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White Wednesdays
Thrifty Thursday
Strut Your Stuff
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Show and Tell Friday 
Flaunt It Friday  
Feathered Nest Friday                     

Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays No.50 and a WINNER

What a great day to announce the WINNER of my 1000 follower giveaway...I think it will be a SWEET day for the lucky WINNER...what do you think? Okay...on to the big announcement...the WINNER is Michelle over at SHELLS SHABBY SHACK...congrats Michelle and thank you to all of you that entered the giveaway. Now if you didn't win today...you will still have a chance to win some goodies here at Coastal Charm in the next few weeks...I'm having a month long celebration during the month of March...a giveaway will be going on each week and I already have some really nice gifts up for grab. I still need a few more items, so if you or you know someone who might be interested in donating an item just e-mail me at coastal.charm@yahoo.com and I will get you all signed up.

Looking forward to seeing what you have to share with us today...been thriftin' or maybe working on a thrifty DIY project? Well...I have been busy working on a thrifty DIY project and I thought I would have a guessing game today at the party to see if you know what I'm doing with this huge UGLY frame...can't wait to hear all your guesses...so let's get started with the game and yes the PARTY too!
                                                              Thanks for coming and I
                                                               hope you have a good
                                                                  time here at NTT!
                                                                           Linda

                         When I said ugly...I wasn't kidding! This was a curbside find and free
                                          is always good in my book...how about yours?
                                                        It's really BIG...27x51!!!!

                              Now it was a given that I was painting her...ugly GOLD had to go!
                              Hope to be finished soon...before I leave for my four day trip with
                                                  MOM...I'm so looking forward to this
                                                      trip and feel so lucky to have her
                                                       still with me at 83 years young!

I'm linking up here...
Tuesdays Treasures
Wow Us Wednesdays
Re-Store It Wednesdays
Power of Paint
Strut Your Stuff
Show Off Your Stuff
Junkin' Finds

***Please everyone, follow these guidelines!****

1. Be sure to refer back to my blog so everyone can see who is participating today, include the NTT button in your post (copy and paste the html code under the button…the button is located on my sidebar). Please make sure that you have put my NTT button or my blog name with a link on your post where it is easy for others to find it...the more people at the party...the more fun we will all have here.

2. This party is for sharing thrifty finds from garage sales, thrift stores, consignment shops, craigslist and even those awesome deals that you find at any retail store. Also you can share any thrifty DIY projects...love seeing what y'all can make on a dime!

3. Please go and visit the other participates and leave a comment about their treasures and thrifty ideas…this is what makes the PAR-TAY so much FUN and what a great way to meet new friends. I would love for you to add yourself as a follower if you haven't already and please let me know, I love to know when I have a new friend. I appreciate all your comments, they really make my day.


                               

Happy Valentine's Day

I'm here a day early to wish all my followers and friends a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! I hope you all have a wonderful day with loved ones...I plan on taking my best friend out for lunch...we have so much to catch up on...what will you be doing? Just a reminder...my 1000 follower GIVEAWAY ends tonight 2/13 at midnight...if you have not entered...go here and sign right up...I will be announcing the winner at my NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS PARTY...see ya there!
                                                                      Blessings,
                                                                        Linda

Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays No.49 and Giveaway

Welcome to week #49 at NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS! Time sure does fly...in just a few short weeks I will be celebrating my 1 year BIRTHDAY here at NTT...I just can't believe that it's almost been a year since I had my first party. I would like to thank all of you for coming by and joining in on the fun that we all have here each week...without you... there would be no party...so as the hostess...THANK YOU!!!! March 1 is the date of my NTT BIRTHDAY and I would like to have some fun GIVEAWAYS to celebrate this occasion. I'm liking the idea of having a giveaway each week at my NTT party during the month of March...how does that sound to you? I know a lot of you have Etsy shops and I was wondering if you would consider donating a item for a weekly giveaway? I would do my best to give your Etsy shop a lot of exposure during the week that your item was up for grabs. If you are interested  in donating a item, please e-mail me at coastal.charm@yahoo.com and I will add your item to the list. This week I will be sharing with you some NIFTY THRIFTY clothing items...I haven't done this for a long time and as I was leaving yesterday for church, I noticed I was only wearing items that I had purchased for pennies...how cool is that? If you have never purchased used clothing, then you just might want to check into it...it saves me a ton of money and I'm all about saving some cash! I really like top brand name clothing, but I don't like paying for them at full retail prices...so I shop at consignment shops...thrift stores and garage sales to find my wardrobe. I buy name brands such as...Talbots...Coldwater Creek...Ann Taylor...Ralph Lauren...Ellen Tracey...Gap...J Crew...Lilly and many more. Take a look and see what $7.50 looks like...some of you just might be surprise! I know my family and friends are always amazed at the prices that my outfits cost me and sometimes I am too!  Thanks for showing up at my party this week and now it's time for you to share something NIFTY THRIFTY!
                                                              Have fun and I hope you enjoy
                                                               seeing some neat items and
                                                                               ideas!
                                                                              Linda

                                                Get this...I only paid $1 for this dress...found
                                                     it at a local thrift store when they had
                                                          everything marked just $1!!!!

                                                    Add this black jacket that I paid $3.50 for at
                                                     another thrift store...I love the feel of it...it's
                                                                           very soft!

                                                   My grey wool handbag for only $3 and
                                                        now you have my $7.50 outfit!
                                      
 
                                            Do you think anybody at church knew that
                                              my outfit only cost $7.50? I'm guessing
                                                                they didn't!
                                           P.S. If you are wondering why I didn't show
                                                       you my face today...it's because
                                                       this is old gal needs a haircut
                                                                      really bad!
Linking up here...
Tuesdays Treasures

***Please everyone, follow these guidelines!****
1. Be sure to refer back to my blog so everyone can see who is participating today, include the NTT button in your post (copy and paste the html code under the button…the button is located on my sidebar). Please make sure that you have put my NTT button or my blog name with a link on your post where it is easy for others to find it...the more people at the party...the more fun we will all have here.
2. This party is for sharing thrifty finds from garage sales, thrift stores, consignment shops, craigslist and even those awesome deals that you find at any retail store.
3. Please go and visit the other participates and leave a comment about their treasures and thrifty ideas…this is what makes the PAR-TAY so much FUN and what a great way to meet new friends. I would love for you to add yourself as a follower if you haven't already and please let me know, I love to know when I have a new friend. I appreciate all your comments, they really make my day.
Linking up here...
Wow Us Wednesdays