Look what was waiting when I returned!

My daughter has some pictures of their wedding vow renewal on her blog. Be sure to stop in at Sassy Southern Mom and take a peek! I love the pictures that she selected and hope you will visit her to see them.

After returning from Gulf Shores this past weekend, I have been really busy! I brought Cooper and Connor home with me when I left, and Cooper spent the night at my house while Connor spent the night with Chad's mom. We wanted them to have at least one day to themselves!

So late Sunday night I began unpacking and dividing up the stuff that my guests bought at my Southern Living Party. My orders totaled over 600 dollars and filled up 5 boxes. I earned lots of free and half price merchandise which I'll show you a little at a time after I figure out how I'm going to use it. I'm glad I had the party, but I'm not sure if I'll do it again! For one thing the products are a little pricey especially after adding the shipping charges. And I'm sure I ended up spending too much myself just to get some 'free' stuff~

This picture below is a Southern Living product that I found recently at a garage sale. I'm not sure what the exact retail price was, but it was probably around 50 dollars. The handle was missing, but I still bought it for 4 dollars. I think this piece has been discontinued, but I really like the classic look of it!
And here is how I'm using it now-with a candle in the middle, small pumpkins and gourds from the grocery and small votives on each side. I think it would look great used lots of ways-maybe plants, guest towels in the bath, etc! I've also seen a suggestion that it be used as a serving piece-bread for example with dipping sauces in the votive holders.
Some of you mentioned before not having heard of a Southern Living at Home party. You can visit their website here, and browse the catalog. One other tip-lots of the merchandise is available on Ebay!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!