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So I'm slowly starting to put out my Halloween decorations.  Normally I wait until at least the 15th but me and the kids were getting a bit anxious.  Okay maybe it was more me!  I had a random black frame lying around so I made this:
I printed the old crow image from The Graphics Fairy onto some vintage sheet music.
Then I took out my mini letter stamps ($1 at Michaels!) and stamped: "Quoth the Raven Nevermore" - which I thought was quite fitting.

This is a really quick and easy project for a lazy, pre-Halloween afternoon.

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

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Oh how I love popping into our local church thrift store.  They are only open on Friday, so I treat myself as much as I can each Friday.  Today did not disappoint!
The kitty was only $2.  I have to find a cute corner spot for her before my 4 year old stakes his claim for her.  He loves animals: cats and dogs being his favorite.  I also picked up some wood hangers for my Etsy shop.  The birdhouse is actually from a garage sale in Virginia.  As is the super super-8 camera.  It was $5!  Here's a close-up of it.  It still works!
I also picked up some sheet music, of course.  I never, ever turn down vintage sheet music.  The picture frames are for a Halloween makeover I have in my mind.  And lookie at the vintage books I scored!  Little Men for my little men.  They aren't in the best condition but I could not resist!
Hoping to hit some garage sales this weekend too.  This lot set me back $6.50!

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I confess...I started buying some Halloween decorations already.  I don't feel too guilty because these all came from my local dollar store.
I saved two glass jars with Halloween in mind - one held pasta sauce and the other honey.
I put some fake moss on the bottom of each jar.  Then I added my black spiders to one and the fake eyeballs to the other.  I used some coffee-dyed hang tags to hand-stamp each tag to my liking.  Use some tea-stained black seam binding to tie each tag around the top of your jars and done!
I couldn't resist the fake rats!  Don't they look very Pottery Barn-ish?  Their new catalog is filled with lots of Halloween goodies that you can totally find for cheaper at your dollar store.
Spooky right?!  What's not so spooky is the $8 I spent on everything and I still have plenty left over to play with!

Jeanine 

 
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I was so excited when our mail landing this morning!  See anyone you know in here?  =)  Me!  And my tool caddy!
Cover.
My page!

I feel like a mini celebrity of sorts!  Thanks to Romantic Homes for featuring me in your beautiful magazine!

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When I got my new Pottery Barn catalog this morning, I spied these wonderful newspaper text candles:
Photo courtesy of Pottery Barn

While I wouldn't mind stocking up on a few, I wanted to take a quick try at making my own version.
I used this French newspaper image from The Graphics Fairy.  I printed it onto clear Avery label paper.  I trimmed the image down to fit each candle and then simply peeled and sticked.  I love these labels because they have a see-through quality to them that might be hard to make out in the photos.  Here's a close-up:
Best part is once again I had everything I needed.  I'd like to do some large pillar-size ones for Halloween.  Now back to flipping through my PB catalog!

Jeanine

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I finally got a bit of my crafting mojo back!  It's been a rough week sleep-wise but I was happy to churn out at least one new project.  The best part?  I had everything I needed on hand to make this Marie Antoinette-inspired penny jar:
I had purchased this fabric image from Etsy months ago.  I didn't have any fabric to match it for a pillow at the time so it sat and sat.  Today, while cleaning up my craft room, I came across it.  I had the penny jar from DebbieDoo's magazine challenge.
I cut the fabric to the size of my jar.  I turned it into a "sticker" using Sticky Dots (I was very surprised that it works on fabric!) and placed it on the front of the jar.  I added the vintage lace with some hot glue.  Then I just placed some self-sticking rhinestones randomly on the image.  Lift up the lace and you see:
It's a colorful addition to my kitchen and I can't wait to add some treats for the boys to it!  Cake, unfortunately, won't fit.  =)

Linking to Funky Junk Interiors: SNS.

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