I love simple, pretty things like these pop bottle vases with fresh cut flowers.  We gave a pop bottle vase with fresh flowers to each of my older sons' preschool teachers this Spring.  Frugal and Repurposed gifts from the home are the best and you can never go wrong with fresh flowers.  

Pretty enough for a wedding too.  My parents 1974 wedding featured daisies in coke bottles.  

My husband's grandmother planted these bulbs years ago and they still come up year after year.  I wish they lasted longer.  They are always so beautiful.

I've been working on the Clutter-busting challenge all month and it has been a challenge.  We are still going to be clutter-busting in June because we have a lot of cluttered areas in our home that need some TLC.  It has been a lot of work, but the results are worth the effort.

I am so excited to share before and after pictures of my cookbook/art supplies shelves.

I donated a whole shelf of cookbooks to make more space and made room for the crock-pot in the kitchen.  My bread machine went out to the garage since it is no longer working:(  I miss my bread machine.  

We love the new un-cluttered space. It is amazing the difference it makes when you remove the clutter.  Here are some snap shots of stuff we got rid of since my last clutter-busting post.  

Half a truck (we don't seem to have the cab anymore), an old trash can, a two piece bathing suit (from before 3 kids), kids place-mats, magic hat baby toy, odd shaped fabric scrap

An old laundry bag, worn out kids shoes, worn out kids clothes

Halloween pail, stamper (the baby chews on stampers), window cling shade, old kids clothes, old lip gloss, random puzzle piece

Bag of trash cleared out of my desk, happy meal toy, breast milk bottle, broken hanger, half a plastic egg, broken army man, wooden stick from toy we no longer have

Stuff from my desk that I don't need

I will keep you posted on our clutter-busting progress since we will still be clutter-busting in June.