Clothes Mentor Consignment Store Review

For all of you consignment store junkies out there, I have a new clothing consigment
store to visit!  Clothes Mentor is a woman's clothing consigment store that buys and
sell gently used clothing.  Sometimes you can even find items with
the tags still on it!  What differentiates Clothes Mentor from rest of the pack is
that you can take your unwanted items in for cash on the spot!  This is
probably my favorite feature of the store.  I like to change up my closet on a regular
basis but I don't always have the cash to make it happen so with option I take
in unwanted items cash them in and get new pieces at great prices to update my wardrobe!

The store has a great lay out with each style of clothing being group together by
pants, skirts, short sleeved tops, etc and then by size and color.  This makes
your shopping trip so much more pleasurable and can keep you on task.  I know if helps me,
if I need a black short sleeved top I can go right to it.

Clothes Mentor offers a variety of sizes starting at 0 to 26.  In addition to a
great selection of current styles they also have a very courteous and helpful staff.
From the time you walk into the store until you leave they are friendly and always
willing to help you with getting a dressing room, holding your items, and helping you find
your size!  If you want to give them a try check out there website below to see if there
is a store in your area.
Clothes Mentor

They have over 120 stores in 27 states and are looking to add 50 more in the
near future.  I would have to say that currently this is my favorite consignment
store for clothing, shoes, and accessories!  Before you plan your trip make sure to
check your own closet to see what may not be wearing, doesn't fit the way you
want or maybe you made and impulse purchase, this way you can use the
cash to put towards new purchases!

Check back later this week to see what I purchased from Clothes Mentor
with my February Budget!

I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend that was filled
with love and laughter!
Mrs. C 

DIY Coffee Filter Wreath for Valentine's Day

It's hard to believe that this Saturday is Valentine's Day!

I usually don't decorate too much inside for V-Day but I

do like to put out a garden flag and I like to have something on

the door so when I saw one of my neighbors have this on her door it

inspired me to create one!  She was so sweet and actually had me over

for a demonstration and wine.  You can't go wrong with a little crafting and

wine.  This is project is pretty simple and can be created in about an hour or less.

 

Here is a supplies list:

cardboard/foam board (Dollar Store)

100-150 Coffee Filters (Dollar Store)

A piece of ribbon (Had in my Stash)

Spray Paint (Had in my Stash)

Phillips Head Screw driver

Box Cutter Knife or Heavy Scissors

Pencil

 

Total Cost of this Project for me: $2.00

 

1. Take your foam board and draw a heart on it

2. Cut Out the heart

3. Take the screw driver and poke random wholes

all over the board- no pattern is really necessary

4. Take your coffee filters and bunch it up like you were putting

tissue paper in a bag.

5. Twist the end of the coffee filter into a tight tip so it

can be poked through the holes on the foam board

6. I would work from the tip of the hear up to the top

7. It should look like the picture below.

 

 

Now here's the fun part- SPRAY PAINT!

Pick any color that you would like to paint your heart.

It will take two coats.

 

On the back of the wreath hot glue your ribbon

so you can hang it on your door or for an inside decoration.

Below are two pictures of the finished project.

 

Not too bad for a $2.00 project that is fun to do with Friends!

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions on the assembly.

 

I am already thinking about all of the upcoming holidays!

 

I hope you FALL in LOVE with this project!
Mrs. C

New Creative Outlet: Painting Classes!

I have always appreciated someone who is artistic and can

just look a picture and draw or paint it!

 

In the last couple of months I have taken a couple of painting classes

at a local studio here in Georgia.  By no means am I a painter!
However with the help of the teachers and their easy

to follow directions I have actually created some pretty pieces.

 

Today I wanted to share with you two of my recent projects

that I created at Bubble & Brushes Art Studio.  They have a

great staff that is always so helpful and makes the evening classes so

much fun!  If you ever get the chance to try a class like this make sure

you attend.  You will have a great time and you will enjoy how relaxing the

experience really is!

 

 

The picture below is one that I actually did myself at home.

I need to work on my blending of colors but besides that I was pretty

happy with how it turned out.

 

So today's post is about tapping into your creative side!

Here's to trying new things!

 

Happy Tuesday!

Mrs. C

I MISS BLOGGING!!

Well I guess the beauty of blogging is that you can stop
and start again!  Kind of like all of those diets that we start the first of the year!

Life over the last six months has been very hectic and it didn't seem
like I had the time or energy to post or even to think about blogging!

Since the New Year I have noticed how much I miss the writing processs of the
blog and the fact that that I enjoy getting projects done!  It seems like when I have a
list of things I want to get done I actually get things DONE!!

Now back to the projects!!  Hope you will stop by again!
Enjoy the Super Bowl!
Mrs. C