April Showers Brings May Flowers . . . Paper Ones of Course

I used one these Antique Flyers that I found at my favorite little antique shop in old Milford called The Mercantile Mall.

I got my inspiration for this project from this post byhttp://sassytrash.blogspot.com/ I had a party to go to and thought how cute it would be to use a version of this paper flower to put on top of the gift instead of a traditional bow. I used a combination of the above paper flowers and the Marth Stewart Pom Pom's. Although it did not photograph well, it really was sweet looking a top the gift!

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Bring The Outdoors In Under Glass With Terrariums

What could be more beautiful than a planting under glass. I thought I would share these ideas with everyone since it is so simple to put it together and it makes such a beautiful gift for Mother's Day!

Souce of Images Country Home Magazine

Vintage Goodness

Just thought I would share a few of my recent vintage finds that I repurposed. A Champagne bucket turned flower pot.

Old Pharmacy bottles turned interesting decor/conversation's piece and . . . .

A Vintage suit case that I painted and now is ready for decoupage!

I am working on several fun pieces but, my seasonal allergies are slowing me down.

Hope to have a fun post sooooon!

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Craft Room Storage Ideas

It's not secret, organization makes our lives so much easier. For me, it is a constant work in process. One closet or drawer at a time. I thought I would share some pics that I found inspirational. Hopefully, you will feel inspired as well!

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Two Exciting Garage Sale Finds . . . .

The search is finally over, this seven drawer cabinet is exactly what I have been looking for to keep my craft supplies. It is such a fun piece and I am not sure if I want to keep it natural wood or paint and distressed it. However, I did not waste any time filling it up and it holds a ton!!!

At the same garage sale, I found some vintage chess pieces to add to my collection of game pieces. Fortunately, I had one milk jar left! I am so pathetic, it just doesn't take much to make me happy. Hope your weekend finds were as fun as mine.

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A Small Furniture Piece Redo, A Garage Sale Find, and A Fun idea

First, I wanted to mention that it is my one year blogging anniversary! I totally cannot believe it has been an entire year since I made my first post. Thank you so much for a fun year and a very special thanks to my sweet blogging friends who took the time out of their busy schedules to leave me such thoughtful and encouraging comments. I truly feel blessed.
Well here is to another great year. This is a little project that I worked on this morning. I am trying to reduce my project pile in the garage. It is a small piece but, it is cute and quite functional.

The Before!

I found these two items at a recent garage sale and I can't wait to put plants in them.. The wire basket will be filled with moss and both will get flowers planted in them. I looooove to container garden and these are perfect for my eclectic garden.

Finally, this is just a fun and funky idea. Take an old small bed frame and decoupage an enlarged old black and white photo to the head board. Obviously you would need a large wall to hang such a piece but I think it is so stinking cool!!!

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A Couple to Garage Sale REDO's and a Jonque Bracelet

I found this basket at a garage sale. It still had the original price tag of $16.99 from TJ maxx's. I thought it would make the perfect storage for all of my massive magazines collection that I have scattered all over the house. I wanted to slide it under the television stand in the family room but it needed a little height to it. So, I took a scrap piece of wood and added some industrial looking wheels and it gave it the height that it so needed.

This vintage stool has beautiful brass legs but it just needed to recovered in a fun print to give it a little PIZZAZZ!

It like the way it turned out!!

Finally, this is a Jonque bracelet that I recently made out of some more "charmers" that I have collected over the years. I especially love the peace sign. The fun thing about this bracelet is every little charmer has a story.

Have a beautiful weekend!!!!