I wanted to tell you some ideas if you like the old Wild West look in your kitchen.
Take old tin cans that you like the label on? (Usually the tomato cans are kinda original.) Fill the cans with dirt and plant some flowers or herb seeds in them for spring. Just hammer a few holes in the bottom of the can for water drainage and put a saucer under the can to catch the water. Then, ya know, seeds around here are cheap ... you can get some for 10
Yesterday, I had such a nice day. I washed the windows here in the dining room and put some cute things in my window sills. As I look up from my keyboard, I can see my two old fashioned double windows.
Ya know, our Mary loves to be wildly creative with her windows. Mary and I will put about anything up for curtains. I mean, some folks think you have to have matching curtains. Our Christian Joy gets very creative with her home.
Back in the old days, many Mothers left some things on the table for the next meal. Maybe it was cold potatoes or bread. The family snacked on things like this before the next meal, if they were hungry. And some Mothers would make pretty coverings to put over their plate of bread (or maybe a dish of raw fruit or the butter) on the table to keep the flies away. Sometimes the Mothers would crochet a special covering for the bread, for instance. And I have, at times, found a pretty piece of material and hemmed it up to use, just special, to cover my bread as it is rising.
If the Dollar Store doesn't thrill you as a homemaker, what would? There is so much stuff there to make a home with. I love it! And, ya know, you can buy canning jars there for pretty cheap, and the lids and rings to match.
