I popped into a local thrift store earlier this week. I wasn't in much of a buying mood but I figured I'd take a quick look. I walked out 99 cents lighter thanks to this petite muffin tin. It's not vintage but for 99 cents, I knew I could give it a vintage farmhouse feel simply by adding some candles to the muffin slots. It's a look I've seen on Etsy and I just love...
I have no shame in posting projects that I'm feeling iffy about. Sometimes things don't go quite as you envisioned, and you need some other opinions to justify your own. Case in point, these votive candle holders I made last night. I used some leftover French images I had printed onto tissue paper. I used these for some peat pots I did a couple of weeks ago. I figured how could I go wrong using them...
There is this marvelous photo floating around Pinterest of an Easter nest in an urn. Perhaps, you've seen it? I was so excited because I had all of the components I needed for a quick copycat. I got this little urn a few weeks ago at Goodwill. It's the perfect size to add a little nest. It could probably use a few coats of paint but I do like the chippy look. I added some faux...
I really do love embellishing bottles. These are some I had used for other projects but kind of fell out of love with. So I peel off the old labels and embellishments, and start over from scratch. The tall bottle originally had a Halloween touch. Now it's a shabby button holder. I used some leftover red ticking that I bought from Somerset a couple of years ago. I hand-stamped PARIS on a random piece of...
According to my calculations, there are 24 more days until the official start of spring. Good enough for me to start breaking out the spring and Easter decorations. I have two cloches that I switch out depending upon the season/holidays. For Valentine's Day, I used my pink one but spring calls for this pretty robin's egg blue one. I actually keep this nest out all year. It sits on a vintage typewriter in our corner...
Country has come finally come home! Yup, me and the hubby are ecstatic that New York has a new country music station. The only other one we could get was from Connecticut and we could only hear it on the way to my parent's house. Of course I had John Rich's Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy blaring in my minivan yesterday morning (I'm just too cool for words - lol!). That inspired this quick tank...
Is it me or is Blogger having issues again? I keep getting error messages and holy moly, is anyone else receiving a lot of spam messages? Thankfully, I have my comment settings set to approval because you cannot believe all of the spam I'm getting! Anywho, I had this little wood plaque sitting around for a few months. I had painted it robin's egg blue and planned to use it for another project that never...
Remember that petite colander I picked up at TJ Maxx last week? I turned it into a pretty spring nest: Just added some faux "grass," a petite Dollar Store nest and some scented robin's egg soaps. Yup, I'm ready for spring! And how cute are these Easter cupcake toppers from Target?! Only $1 per pack. Too adorable (and cheap!) to pass up! Happy President's Day everyone! Jeanine ...
This little cloche cost me a couple of dollars at a garage sale over the summer. I've dressed it up for Xmas and Valentine's Day and over the weekend, I gave it a simple spring touch. Yup, I just added a roll of twine. Then I made the butterfly tag with some French script and cardstock, and added it to a metal picture holder. It fits perfectly in the middle of the twine. Super duper quick...
Saw this on Pinterest and thought it was the sweetest idea ever! Bunny peat pots for Easter. First I painted my peat pots white. One coat usually does the trick because you want a shabby look. While they were drying I printed off my bunnies onto tissue paper. One is from Etsy and the other is from The Graphics Fairy. Next you kind of rip the tissue paper to get as close to the image...
So I have a new strategy to outwit Mother Nature. I figure the more items I make for spring, maybe she'll get the hint. Nevermind that they are calling for more snow here tonight (boo!). I'm determined to enjoy an early spring - even if just in our house. You've probably noticed how much I love this Carnival font (from DaFont.com). I used it for my Valentine's Day LOVE banner. This time, I chose a...
I treated myself with a trip to TJ Maxx yesterday. The roads were still messy but what better way to soothe cabin fever than with a little retail therapy?! How cute is this petite colander? I'm planning on adding a spring nest to it. I couldn't resist the pink straws and striped cupcake holders. And how adorable are these mugs? The cakes remind me of Marie Antoinette and they will look stunning on my Decor...
Don't you just love bunnies?! I have a few around the house year-round - not just for Easter. I printed out a few bunny images onto vintage sheet music and added them to some petite white Ikea frames that I hang in the bathroom. In the summer, I have beachy/ocean creatures in the frames. For Xmas, I do Santa. Since I'm so antsy for spring and to decorate for Easter, I just couldn't resist. Two of...
Here's what I woke up to this morning... Yup, we got snowed in thanks to last night's blizzard a.k.a. Nemo. This is the view from my porch. I don't want to jinx myself, but we luckily did not lose power. Fingers crossed that we clean up and get out before Monday. View from our backyard. My sister will be happy to know she missed 3 feet+ of snow from her old Long Island stomping grounds!...
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Quick Bunny Towels
Yes, I have already starting making Easter goodies. Mainly because Easter is early this year (March 31st), and I have to get things into my Etsy shop. Since I was in a bunny mood, I decided to make two tea towels using this great image from The Graphics Fairy. I buy these towels at Walmart. I think you get something like 6 towels for $2.99. I keep them on hand whenever the tea towel mood...
I picked up these petite ornate frames at our new Goodwill on Monday. They measure about 5" for the big one and 3" for the little one. They were a little tarnished but I recognized the potential and snatched them up for about $6 for both. Here is the before. Don't you love the detailing?! And here they are after a couple of coats of spray paint (yes, I braved the cold just so I...
Another chilly day here. A bit of snow is still on the ground. The ground hog in this neck of the woods saw his shadow on Saturday and you know what that means: 6 more weeks of winter. Sigh! I'm so ready for spring. I'm thinking about warmer days, blue skies and all of the projects I have waiting for spray paint or chalk paint. Too cold to do them. Dreaming of my toes in...
I picked up this little wood plaque a few months ago at the local church thrift store. Last night I gave it a few coats of white paint and decided to make a sweet little French bird plaque with it: I used some waterslide decal paper again. I had used it a couple of weeks ago on a terrarium and love the look. I used this great French bird image which is floating all around...
Who couldn't use a little love? Just playing around with some fabric and stamps, and a small embroidery hoop for Valentine's Day. Glue on a Scrabble letter and you have a sweet little decoration. Jeanine ...
