How to Be Really Thrifty

Today I went to Michaels! Woohoo, I love going there. Even though the store is mostly full of crap and if you don't have a coupon you feel like you are totally being ripped off. I needed Antique Gold Rub'n Buff. The curtain rods from our old living room are being repurposed for the dining room. And in the process of turning one long rod into 2 smaller ones, I need to do some repainting. I also need new (or rather more) finials. Irritatingly, the finials sold at Home Depot are about 1/4 inch smaller than the ones I have. So they really won't work. And I didn't want to spend $20 buying new wood finials.

I would probably need to buy 4, if I couldn't find any the same size in Houston and had to order online. So also at Michael's I scored some 2 inch wooden balls, like the one below.

It's the exact same size as the current finial (which I've been carrying around in my purse for 2 weeks). I'm just going to slice off the excess from the current finials and turn them all into balls that just screw into the rod. You don't even see the connection, you just need the ball on the end to prevent the curtain ring from falling off.

I can't wait to go home paint everything flat blat and then use the rub'n buff over top to make it a worn out antique gold!

Oh but guess what I still need to find more stupid wooden rings that are the same size as my current rings.