**Don't forget to enter my DIY Mason Jars book giveaway here!** I stopped at a local garage sale this morning on my way home from the post office. Much of it was overpriced ($15 for a wreath, c'mon!), but I did score this cute little bicycle planter. It was marked $5 but I got it for $4 (it's never to early in the morning to haggle!). It was pretty rusty so I knew it would...
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DIY Mason Jars Review + Giveaway
**This giveaway is now closed.** I had the opportunity to review a great, new book called DIY Mason Jars. If you love Mason jar projects, this is definitely the book for you! It features 35 different projects, including how to make your own Mason jar soap dispenser, snow globes and pendant light fixtures. Written and illustrated by Melissa Averinos, DIY Mason Jars features clear, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous 4-color photos. Here are some of my faves: Mason...
If you have some vintage book paper (or sheet music) and some cut-out letters, here's a super easy summer decoration. I whipped up this cute beach banner in between weekend barbeques and the crummy weather. I used my Cricut to cut out the letters and starfish, but you could easily use chipboard pieces or print directly onto your book paper. After gluing each letter on, I punched holes at the tops of each page. Then...
It's been cold (!) and rainy here since Thursday. Boo! Not exactly a great start to the holiday weekend. The garage sales are few and far between. I spent $2 this morning for this lovely statue of St. Theresa. And that's it. At least I have some time to work on some new items for my Etsy shop. Framed Jane Austen silhouette on French paper. New clothes pins. Skeleton key lavender sachets. Wood tags. ...
I've been wanting to do a copycat of this Pinterest pin since last summer. All you need are some flower pots, chalk paint and a few pretty French graphics. Put them all together and voila... ...Frenchy flower pots! I gave each pot a coat of Old White ASCP. I also painted a little around the inside rims but not the entire way down. I got a little lazy and if I ever actually use them for...
My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of yesterday's horrible tornado in Oklahoma. I'm just so heartbroken for the residents of Moore. Hugging my boys a little tighter today. Jeanine ...
Remember the little wood tray I picked up over the weekend at a local garage sale? It has officially become part of my beachy porch. I wanted a little tray to serve drinks and snacks on and well, this was just perfect. I gave it a fresh coat of white paint (a couple actually), did a little sanding around the edges and added the lobster image (from the Graphics Fairy). I used waterslide decal paper...
Between track, little league and Cub Scouts, I haven't had time to hit too many garage sales. I did pop by one yesterday on our way back from track practice. Scooped up a few goodies for about $5. I love the vintage look of the Toilettes sign. I can't resist little wood trays so that got snatched up too. My hubby collects salt & pepper shakers so I grabbed the fish ones for him. The...
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I picked up a pack of these grain sack placemats at Home Goods yesterday. They were only $9.99. I knew immediately they'd be getting a quick Frenchy makeover. I printed out this great French image from The Graphics Fairy onto iron-on transfer paper. And voila! Instant French placemats. I would have liked to make the image a little bigger but I only had one sheet of transfer paper left so I had to use the 3"x4"...
Lookie what my Dad made for me! Another whale for my beachy porch! Yesterday was his 76th birthday and I swear this man has not lost his craft mojo. I can't wait to hang him up! Jeanine ...
Happy Monday everyone! The hubby should be home in a day or two and we're very excited. I haven't been able to do much crafting but I did make these sweet buggy lavender sachets last night. I sell sachets in my Etsy shop in sets of three. I had these two leftover and not one to let things go to waste, I turned them into dryer sachets for our house. I hand-stamped a dragonfly on...
I'm not one for dishing too much personal business on my blog. I prefer to keep things light and airy, and crafty! But the hubby is going in for surgery tomorrow, so I'll be taking a few days off to man the fort. If you have a chance, cross your fingers that all turns out well for Mr. Okio B! Jeanine ...
We've had these lanterns on our porch steps for years. I originally bought them at Home Goods. They were looking pretty beat up after being in the elements year after year. I love the shape of them though so I didn't want to toss them. So I picked off some of the rust and gave them a quick makeover. Keeping with my beachy/nautical theme for the porch, I gave them a couple of coats of white...
Last Saturday, my husband and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. We treated ourselves to a night out for Chinese and a little saki. The bottles were so cute that I tossed them in my handbag once they were finished. I decided to use some rub-on transfers for them and thought these number signs would be cute. I also added some tea-stained seam binding to the tops of each bottle. I rolled up some French...
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Beachy Porch Reveal
I'm just about done with the finishing touches on our beachy porch theme. I have a few more things to add like Dollar Store sand buckets, candle holder jars (with sand), citronella candle buckets and the anchor plaques. Here we are as of today. We spend a lot of time on our porch swing. I bought the cushion from The Christmas Tree Shops. It's not included in my $100 budget as I bought it before I...
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A Few More Nautical Touches
My beachy porch theme is slowly coming together. I'm just waiting on a few more items and then I'm pretty confident I've reached my $100 budget. Here a few new pieces that I added yesterday. I originally had my starfish tucked in a little bucket with starfish decals. Didn't completely love it, so I added them to this urn instead which I'm loving much better now. It got a coat of paint to match the...
