Decorating on a Budget

I guess I should really say NO budget!  Since I'm currently working very part-time I don't really have much extra money.  This would be an understatement! 

However, a couple weeks ago I found myself with $20 spending money thanks for a very generous second cousin(you know who you are).  Who knew twenty bucks could be so exciting?!?

I made a stop at Hobby Lobby to turn in a job application and took a peek at the dried flowers, etc.  I really like the look of twigs and feathers haphazardly in a container of some sort. Here's what I came up with:

1 package of Pussy Willow, price-$7.99
2 tall peacock feathers, price-$1.00 each

Guess what?  It was all half price!  Gotta love a good sale.  Sis #3 had some old metal flower buckets she from the owner of the flower shop where she worked years ago.  I had some burlap, pine cones, and brown wire-edged ribbon we used for accents.

A couple days later I made a stop at Dollar General to get a few items for Grandma.  I saw they had some dried swirly stick things for one dollar.  I picked up a package of them and found out it only cost a penny!  Can you believe that?  Just a penny?????  It was just what I needed to finish out the project.  Actually, what I needed was help from creative and crafty sis#3.  She whipped this thing together in about 10 minutes.

So, for about $5.01 plus tax my master bath has a whole new look.  Yipeeeeee!