I've had these little tart tins for a while now. You've probably seen them in blogland and in Somerset Living magazine - they even sell them on their website but I got mine off of Etsy. I knew I wanted to make them into ornaments so I got the hubby to drill a little hole in each one yesterday so I could make these Santa ornaments: Both images are from the Graphics Fairy. First I...
I was at my local Marshall's last week and could not believe the gorgeous wrapping paper they have this year! Lookie what I picked up. It's so pretty that I actually framed it: I really am a sucker for sheet music and I can see lots and lots of faux presents under the tree wrapped in this paper. I have some other plans for it on some petite boxes and such. And of course I...
It was a bit mild here today so I was able to get outside and do some spray painting. First up was the little wood sled I got last weekend at a church thrift store fall festival. I gave it a few coats of black paint: Then I sanded some random edges to give it a more shabby look. I traced some sheet music around the "seat" part and cut it out. Break out the...
Popped over to the local church thrift store this morning and picked up some goodies that I think will work for the holidays: The cake stand is missing the bottom piece but for 50 cents, I can deal with it. I love the little rag heart primitives wreath. The colors are very Xmas-y to me. The little urn I think would look lovely with some candies. Here's a close-up of the lion handles: And I...
The folks at Creating Vintage Charm were so sweet to include one of my Halloween bottles in their Fall 2011 issue! Cover. Photo of bottle. And a lovely credit for my Etsy shop! Love this mag! Jeanine ...
What do you do when you have an abundance of vintage sheet music? Why you make sheet music holiday cones of course!: Very easy to make and I think the sheet music is just so perfect for the holidays. I did three different versions: one with a heart and some twine; one with tea-stained seam binding and the last with some bells and twine. Each one has the red faux pearl embellishment on top and...
