The Cheapest Little House on the Block

Okay, fellow thrifty crafters!  This should really get your crafty juices flowing!  I found this beauty at the Goodwill half off sale day (every other week here in Phoenix...I know how do I handle it?!).  It needs a roof, but I happen to have some thin wood planks left over from another house project that should work just fine after my husband drills some holes for me (I've learned I'm a terrible driller/screw driver and I still have the humbling blue nail mark to remind me!). More on that project later!

This is 2 dollar blank canvas for my cheapy crafty brain to expode all over!

 I'd love to hear some of your ideas...

What would you do with this deal of a house?

 I first looked into buying the furniture, but even ebay let me down with nothing but pricy pieces.  I've seen some at the dollar store in the past, but no such luck this time.  However, I did find some trivets that look an awful lot like mini rugs!

So, I started pinning my a*% off and found that anything...anything can be recycled into a miniature.  So, I started searching around my house and found that my home full of craft supplies I've gathered (whenever I've found them on the cheap), and lots of would-be junk was all media for my imagination.

This is going to be a Christmas present for my 3 year old.  I love the idea of this wooden and homemade dollhouse being her spark for imaginative play.  I love that it will show her how play things can be made from all things mundane and that her mama cares enough about her to work harder (and funner if that were a word) rather than costly and quick.  It's our family's mantra really.

Before kids, my husband and I were teachers living on two incomes. We bought a house, then got pregnant; and I stayed home with our first little girl.  I had been a thirfty shopper since I was young, but dropping down to one income really took my thrifty-ness to a whole new level--to the point where it pains me to hear of others spending/wasting money on things I know I could find for cheaper (i.e. the awesome sunglasses I got at the dollar store today while some people pay hundreds).  I may even be teetering on "cheap", but I love it. Thrifting, dollar-store-ing, and general frugal living makes a treasure hunt out of life. It teaches my children to be creative.  And creative thinkers can do anything!

Personally, I've let my creativity dwindle over the last couple years... blaming it on the kids, of course.  Now I'm on a crafting run and it is bringing me such joy and fulfillment.  I'm not just a mama.  Something of who I am has been revived. I'm a crafting queen!

Stay tuned for more detailed doll house progress...