Ever have one of those weeks where you're doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that, but not really getting anything accomplished? That has been my week. I've been starting a lot of projects but not quite finishing them. So this morning, I was determined to complete at least one of them. I picked up a package of enamel tags at Michael's earlier this month. I used one for a religious...
I really love "what I'm wearing Wednesday" posts but because I rarely have anyone home to snap a photo of me during the week, I never get to participate. Since my hubby is home this week, I put him to good use this morning for my mini version of WIWW. I've been wanting to make lace boot cuffs for a while now. Inspiration hit yesterday while the boys were at school. I always have...
There is nothing remotely sexy about this post. You will get to see my 50+ year old wood floors and white, chippy doors, and maybe even some dust bunnies. You see, our aluminum back door needed a draft solution. The rubber at the bottom is letting in cold air. Since I like to keep the wood door open in the winter to let in the light, I needed a quick fix. So I decided to...
Brrrrr...still in a deep freeze here. Not feeling overly creative so sharing some Valentine's Day touches around the house. I use this for Xmas too. Sheet music scrolls in an upcycled can. Now holding a heart pen one of my boys gave me a couple of years ago. Valentine touches in the corner cabinet. I love breaking out these vintage Valentines each year. The handwritten notes from the children to their friends are so sweet....
We're gearing up for yet another snow storm here. Sigh. I'm sooooo ready for spring. This weather has put me in a bit of a funk. I have the motivation; I just don't seem to have the desire to go shopping (someone call the doctor quick!). So I've been working with whatever I have in the house and re-making some items I've worked on before. I picked up this vintage wood frame from a garage...
I've had these petite peat pots since summer. I picked them up at an estate sale and just kind of forgot about them. While I was re-arranging my craft room/office, I saw them and decided to make some sweet new religious ones. I've used these images before. I bought them from Etsy and they are teeny tiny but perfect for these little pots. I started by painting each pot white. Then I printed out my...
This is quite possibly the cutest Valentine's Day printable ever! Found on Pinterest. Love it! Jeanine ...
Whenever I'm at the Dollar store, I always scoop up a bunch of prayer candles. You just never know when inspiration will hit, so I like to have them readily available. Case in point, these LOVE candles. I used some dictionary paper and this great image I got from Etsy. I simply printed the image onto the dictionary paper and used Glue Dots to attach to each candle. I just had to add some bling...
A local hardware store was having a basement sale today. I caught the ad on Craigslist and after my son's basketball game, we popped over. I wasn't really sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. Tons of old brass letters. And I got the crates that hold them as well. I didn't see too many vowels but I still have to flip through them. I picked up a few vintage frames. The little...
I am so lost in the fabric store. Truly, no lie. We have a great little one not too far from our house. I popped in on Monday because I needed muslin for my Etsy shop. Usually I bring in a piece of what I need, but this time I thought I could wing it. I mean how many different types of muslin can there be? Clearly, a lot. I came home with the...
I picked up a little wood heart last week at our local thrift store. I think it was a switch plate. Since I certainly didn't need a switch plate, I turned it into a quick, mixed media art Valentine's Day decoration. I started by painted it white. I gave it a few coats of white spray paint before the weather turned so nasty. As you can see, it's actually a nice size heart. I covered...
I popped into Michael's last week and picked up the last two of these pretty frames. I originally wanted to spell out the word LOVE for Valentine's Day but I had to settle for XO. By now you know how much I love this carnival-style font from DaFont.com. I use it...a lot! I printed out the letters onto French script paper and then simply cut to fit each frame. Super simple and now I...
Hope everyone's new year is off to a wonderful start! We're expecting a blizzard here tomorrow - yikes! Until then, I'm busy making some Valentine's Day goodies already. I used a bread crumb container for this one. First, I wrapped some vintage sheet music around the container to hide the original label. Then I added the lovely Valentine's Day image (courtesy of The Graphics Fairy) to the front. I sprinkled on some glitter in random...
