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,

B

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,

B

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,

B

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,

B

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!

Rear view

Take Care,

B

Decopage Cake Plate

Before

Sheet music, Glue, and a button topper and there you have it a transformed 1950's stainless steal cake cover.

After

Tale care,

B

Unconventional Home Accents Using Old Bottles, Door Knobs, Drawer Pulls, and Crystals

In a wooded area behind our community park in the early 30's and 40' was used as a trash dump. I like to go back there and see what kind of treasures I can dig up. I have dug up dozens of old bottles which I have a strong affection for. I use them as sort of an unconventional home decor. I had the idea of dressing them up a bit by using drawer pulls, door knobs, crystals, and old keys. I had fun with this project and I like the way it transformed my trash to a little treasure!

A few bottles I recently dug up waiting to be cleaned. I really need to find a good tip for cleaning these things????

Before

After

Take care,

B

Milk Glass Relocation

I decided to do some rearranging which lead to painting the inside of this old red cabinet and relocating my milk glass collection. This actually all started with a birthday wish to take down a wall in my kitchen which started a change react of relocation's. I have more to share but, it's work in progress!!!!

Oh. this is my first attempt at card making, as my skills improve I will share more. A very sweet friend made my birthday very special and I wanted to give her a thank you from the heart! (you know hand made)
Take care!

B