I picked up a little, unfinished wood chest earlier this week at the Dollar store. With a little paint and some Frenchy touches, it now looks like this. This took about two coats of white paint. The image is from The Graphics Fairy. I used Omni Gel to add it to the top. I used a Bingo piece to add a little personality to the front. And it's filled with... Faux moss from the Dollar...
Oh boy, is it Monday already? I feel like the weekend is a blur because we had a lot of family time, playdates and birthday parties this weekend. This translates into: Jeanine did not get to hit any garage sales this weekend. Harumpf! That's okay because in between the madness, I was able to paint a few recycled food cans. I used the last bit of my Annie Sloan Old White chalk. Seriously, I was...
I picked up a plain, white prayer candle for 50 cents at a garage sale earlier this month. It sat and sat - patiently waiting for some sort of makeover. I finally got around to dressing it up yesterday. I printed off this gorgeous holy card image (from The Graphics Fairy) onto label paper. All I had to do was cut, peel and stick. Then I added a pink rhinestone and hand-stamped the word prier...
Remember the wood rooster cutting board I picked up last weekend at a local garage sale? Now it matches my chalkboard pig! I gave it a few coats of chalkboard spray paint over the weekend. I have it displayed in the kitchen across from my piggy one. The boys love it and so do I! Jeanine ...
I picked up this little wood tray at a local thrift store last week. It was originally an ugly blue/green. After a few coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint, it's now a pretty French tray. At first I painted it white, but the white didn't seem to be covering the old paint very well. So I switched to grey. Much better! You've probably seen this image on The Graphics Fairy. It's one of my favorites!...
The winner of the Graf & Lantz giveaway as picked by Random.org is Donna from My Shabby Chateau! Congrats Donna! I'll be in touch shortly for your info! Jeanine ...
**This giveaway is now closed.** It's been a while since I've done a giveaway, and this is a super cute one! I recently received two of these adorable key chains from Graf & Lantz. Handcrafted in Los Angeles (I love, love, love when something is made in America!), these whimsical key chains are made from Merino wool felt. Yes, felt. But you wouldn't know it. They are flexible, yet sturdy and seriously, how cute are...
Just tinkering with some French paper and match boxes. It's been hot, hot, hot here and raining on and off. Not the best weather to be painting in. I always try to have a plan B. And be glad it's not snowing. Jeanine ...
Sharing a few of this weekend's garage sale finds. I usually leave out things I pick up for my boys so while it was a pretty big haul overall, there wasn't a lot for me. And that's okay. These books were 50 cents each. Looking forward to flipping through them when I have some quiet time. The little violin ornament I'm going to doll up for the Xmas tree. I found a rooster to go...
Have you seen these super cute dairy bottles at Michael's? I picked up two of them when I was last there. I gave one a couple of coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint earlier this week. I sanded it in random spots for an aged look and added a little lait (French for milk) tag using baker's twine. I'm going to paint the second one white as well. And if I recall correctly, the bottles...
After seeing and reading so much about Jeanne D'Arc Living magazine in the blogosphere, I finally bought an issue off of eBay. Boy, oh boy, am I hooked! Yup, I've already bought three issues. The magazine costs $13.95 a pop (I look for sellers on both eBay and Etsy offering free or cheap shipping). Ordinarily a bit pricey for me but my theory is they provide tons of inspiration and I will likely hold on to them...
I picked up a four-pack of these mini wood easels last week at Michael's. I broke out some chalk paint and gave each a few coats. When that was dry, I flipped through my stash of vintage French book paper. I cut the pages into little slivers - just big enough to fit on the ledge of each easel, and distressed them a bit. The perfect size for displaying trinkets and little works of...
(Image courtesy of the36thavenue.com) Wishing all of my bloggy friends a safe and happy Independence Day! Jeanine ...
Remember my nest frame a few days ago? Here is the sister frame, done up in all its Jeanne D'Arc-inspired best. As with the first frame, I gave this one a few coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint. I, again, added some vintage sheet music as my backdrop. All of the images are from The Graphics Fairy. I added some faux flowers tied with twine to the bottom and a French enamel number tag to...
