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Apr 14, 2012

Pottery Barn DIY Project

When I saw this from my favorite place, Pottery Barn.com, I decided that I had to recreate this look in my own home. I think it would look lovely placed on top of a DIY side table. I can't wait to get started on this project and I am already dreaming of all my vintage treasure that I will put in each of the cubbies. Hope you feel inspire as well.

Take care,

Apr 9, 2012

How to Make Garden Lanterns - Fine Gardening Article

Oct 25, 2011

The Magic of Stencils

I recently found these antique chairs at an estate sale and they are in perfect condition however, I don't really care fore the maple wood color. I was in a total quandary about what color to paint them when it just so happens that a stencil arrived today that I purchased on etsy and I decided to test it out on the chairs. It was a Serendipity moment and

I am in love with the way they turned out.

Here is a little Halloween Inspiration from my mantel!

Take Care,

Jun 7, 2011

Garden Plate Art

The possibilities are endless and I made several others however, I ran out of glue!

Until next time,

Take care,

May 25, 2011

Solder Collage Art

I have wanted to learn this technique for over a year now and when my sweet friend Cindy gave me this charm made by her sister Jayne at:

Chicago Road antiques
http://chicagoroadantiques.com/ I made up my mind that I was going to sit down and learn how to do this. I have not perfected the process but that hasn't stopped me from making a few dozen of these little charms to go on everything in my house. My favorite use for them is to put them on a bottle of wine that I may be giving as a gift. It's a fun way to personalize it!

Hang it on a drawer pull!

Hang it on a lamp shade!

Hang it from the lamp switch!

Wear it around your neck!

Hang it on a candle!

The possibilities are endless . . .

Until next time . . . .Take care,

Apr 6, 2011

Coffee Sack Bulletin Board

The supplies were minimal, a coffee bag, chicken wire, tin snips, a stapler, and a home made frame. I have made similar bulletin boards in the past however, I didn't use the traditional clothes pin to clip my notes onto the board.

Instead, I used vintage earrings!

They just clip onto the chicken wire and viola!

Take care,

Mar 24, 2011

Stenciling of a Vintage Picnic Basket

My plan was to try the pencil transfer technique to stencil on the front of this vintage picnic basket. Unfortuneately, the transfer did not work well on the uneven surface of the basket so, I had to go to plan B.

I taped my print out on the window and carefully traced around each letter.

Then, I carefully colored in each letter with heavy pencil lead.

Then, I turned my print out over and placed it on the top of the picnic basket and repeated the process of tracing the letters and coloring them in once again with pencil lead. This time right side up!

Then, I used a paint pen and colored over the penciled lettering.

This is how it turned out!

I really like it however, I would have preferred the lettering of the front of the basket!! Now, I'm using this technique on several other things around the house. I is a nice alternative to stenciling which I completely stink at!

Take care,

Mar 15, 2011

Handmare Wire Bird Cage/Cloche

This was my inspiration! Decorative paper . . . .

This was my supplies . . . . .

This was the end result . . . .I promise it really is sweet in person however, it just did not photograph well!

Take care,

Mar 13, 2011

Turning An Ordinary Wine Cork Into Something Extraordinary

For this project, I used wine corks and drawer pulls that have the screw attached to the actual pull.

Then, I simply drilled a whole into the cork being sure not to drill completely through the bottom. I put a few drops of glue down into the whole and then I screwed the pull down into the cork. Viola, instant wine cork bottle topper! I thought how fun it would be make a set to give as a gift!