It all started with this frame. And then this pin on Pinterest. Put those two together and you get this: I almost tossed the frame after it didn't sell at our last garage sale. Something told me to hang onto it. So glad I did! For the DIY, first I used Annie Sloan chalk paint to add a shabby touch to my frame. I then added some vintage sheet music to the back piece of...
School is over for my boys and that means summer is in full swing in our household. Lookie at this adorable printable I found on Pinterest. Love the color. Love the words. It screams summer to me! Jeanine ...
I've been playing around with the little vignette I have on a vintage school desk in our dining room. I recently re-painted both of these frames to freshen them up. I simply added vintage sheet music to this one. More vintage sheet music and a beautiful religious image (from The Graphics Fairy) for this one. I love the soft touch the whites and pinks add to this space. I also dressed up this cardboard letter...
I've been wanting to try Omni Gel after seeing a few pins about it on Pinterest and after reading about it in the blogosphere (Susan from Homeroad and Karen from The Graphics Fairy both have nice tutorials on using it). I found it at Walmart.com and decided to give it a go. This is actually a re-do of a re-do. I used this little wood tray on my porch last summer. It had a lobster...
I hit a few garage sales this weekend. Sadly, I didn't score much. Yup, that's pretty much it. The little pitcher was 50 cents. So was the prayer candle. I could not pass up the bag of vintage clothes pins. These are my favorite: skull shot glasses. Now, I am not a big drinker but I do love Halloween and these are perfect for it! I got four of them and they are actually big...
Remember these wood Easter blocks I picked up at our local thrift store back in April? While they were super cute, they just weren't quite my cup of tea. I knew when I bought them, I'd be turning them into something a little Frenchy. Here they are now: I gave each block a few coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint. Once they were dry, I sanded the edges for an aged look. Then I broke...
I know you've seen these types of cloches floating around Pinterest. I love the look and just happened to have a petite lampshade lying around from a past Goodwill visit. I simply removed the fabric cover revealing the vintage-looking wire. No painting, no distressing - nothing more to do! Except add some pretty vintage teacups. I think this would also look lovely with a small bird's nest or on a book stack. So many possibilities! Jeanine...
Truth be told, when I bought this chevron burlap from Walmart last week, I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it. After unraveling it a bit, I saw it was the perfect size for banner pendants. I broke out some twine, scissors and fabric glue, and got busy. After cutting each pendant, I added some fabric glue to the bottom edges and the tops so they wouldn't be sliding up and...
Sharing some random Frenchy projects that I've finished over the past week. I jazzed the photos up via Instagram, which I believe I am quite possibly obsessed with. If you're on it, you know what I'm talking about! This is that big garage sale basket that I got for $2 a couple of weeks ago. I gave it a few coats of white spray paint and French labels on each basket top. Hard to see...
A few months ago, Debra from Common Ground posted some beautiful numbered wreaths. I believe she used them for some pretty holiday napkins. I saved the image to my computer and finally found a way to use them. These are slightly larger peat pots than what I am used to getting. I picked them up at Walmart last weekend. I started by giving each a coat of white acrylic paint. While the paint was drying,...
While I was at Ikea earlier this week, I grabbed a few of these white picture frames. In a matter of minutes, you can turn them into... Mini, free-standing chalkboard frames. Super cute, right? So perfect for a kitchen counter. I used chalkboard paper for this one - just peel and stick. I have another one drying in the garage that I used chalkboard paint spray on. I like to play around with different textures...
I popped into Ikea yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by their newest candles. Have you seen them? How perfect are these for the 4th of July? Sadly, none with stars but I'm digging the stripes, and they work so well for this quickie centerpiece idea. I'm using a chalkboard painted Dollar Store tray as my base. I used a pretty patriotic image (from The Graphics Fairy) for my candle holders. I printed the image...
