Last year, I *happened* to be in Target, (which you know doesn't happen very often) and some red clearance signs caught my eye in the camera department. I went on over to see what was going on, and the guy said they were clearancing out a bunch of last years models to make way for the new ones coming in for the holidays. I had been wanting to upgrade my point and shoot camera, but the prices were holding me back.

Among the cameras was the Canon Rebel XT, and the price on it was $349.98, down from $599.99. It seemed like a good deal to me, and then the guy said, that is our only one left, and since it's the floor model, it will be an additional 30% off, making it $244.99. My heart started beating very fast, but that was still a lot of money.
I decided to wait and ask some experts.

Do you ever feel wilted, worn-out, bent over, and just plain tired?

A little bit of a different post on this day of remembrance...

St. Pauls Chapel

photo by Jim.henderson

Remember this $3 framed print from last weekend's treasures? It caught my eye because of the shape and length of the frame:

I've had these photos from my wedding in our room forever with no frame! I took it once to get framed at a craft store with a 50% off coupon and she quoted me over $100.

Keep your eyes out for these fold up hampers in stores as they are clearancing back to college stuff~I've seen them at JoAnn Fabric, Walmart, Target, etc.


They are great for having laundry hampers in all bedrooom closets, then you can just take it into the laundry room when you're ready to wash. They're great for organizing balls and sports equipment in the garage, I also keep one by the back door to fill with stuff to go to the Goodwill. When it's full, just throw it in the back of the car and off you go...

There's more :)....

I ventured out to a few sales on Friday morning~ we had a huge thunderstorm, but it cleared and my boys and I headed out a little later in the morning~here are my finds:

cool vintage airplane prints for my boys' room, $1 each:

Today is your day to show us your stuff. If you've made something you think would make a great gift, link up and tell us how you would use it. It can be a new post or an old post, or a link to someone else's if it's okay with them. :)

In other news, I am so sad to say that colorcharts is gone! I talked about it here~it is one of my favorite paint resources and it just went poof one day a couple of weeks ago. I've been following a thread about it on the gardenweb and some people say that their system was hacked and it's costing too much to keep up. If you find it anywhere or know anything about it, let me know. Until then, I'm mourning the loss of one of my top bookmarks.

I can't wait to see what y'all have~I think we may have to do some more gift ideas features. Thanks for a fun week~you've amazed me with your creativity and talent. Have a great weekend!