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Jeanine
Jeanine
I swear, I'm not making Xmas items yet. I swear! This project happened quite by mistake. You see, I was trying to make a bat ornament of sorts and it ended up like this:
Burlap angel wings! I'm not quite sure what went wrong with my original bat design, but the head just wasn't coming out right. So I chopped it off and have the first of many Xmas projects.
So you see, I am not purposely crazy early, it was all quite by accident! I used scrap pieces of burlap and sewed them together with red thread. I added some tea-stained seam binding so it could be hung. The joyeux noel muslin finishes it up.
I can see a bunch of these hung from our Xmas tree this year in all sorts of sizes. But I'm going to wait a few weeks before starting them. Don't want to be crazy early. =)
Jeanine
I can see a bunch of these hung from our Xmas tree this year in all sorts of sizes. But I'm going to wait a few weeks before starting them. Don't want to be crazy early. =)
Jeanine
This is another garage sale makeover I did earlier this week. I picked up this wicker basket last Friday. I really loved all of the compartments in it and I wanted it to match the utensil holder I did over the summer.
I gave it a few coats of robin's egg spray paint. I knew I wanted to add something to the front of it. So while, the paint was drying, I printed out this great French label from The Graphics Fairy onto some coffee-dyed scrap fabric.
I was going to try to sew it on but that was an epic fail. Plan B: spray adhesive. Aside from temporarily glueing my fingers together, it worked really well! You can't tell but I frayed some of the edges to give it a more aged look.
Now I have the perfect little set for entertaining! I plan to use this one to hold napkins and maybe some condiments.
Jeanine
Jeanine
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I picked up this little candleholder at a garage sale on Friday. It was black when I bought it and here it is now:
First, I spray painted it white. Then I used Mod Podge to glue on my French script paper. I used it on the back panel and then cut a little strip for the rim.
I hung it up in my tearoom. I added a new candle design from my Etsy shop to it. This one had a little oopsie so I couldn't sell it but it's just fine for my tearoom.
For 50 cents, I have a sweet little candeholder now! I had everything I needed for this project.
Jeanine
I picked up this little candleholder at a garage sale on Friday. It was black when I bought it and here it is now:
Jeanine
Yesterday was an absolute perfect day to hit Brooklyn Flea. It was our first time ever going and on Saturdays it's located in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. I am originally from Flatbush but I was way too young when we moved to remember where in the world Fort Greene was. Thanks to GPS we found it! Hold onto your hats!
This was definitely a junkin' lover's dream. Checkout that vintage scale on the ladder.
Love the barn stars and olive baskets!
We loved seeing all of the vintage treasures but I have to say, as expected, it was a bit pricey. The apothecary bottles on this table alone ranged from $30-$75. What?!
Checkout all of those suitcases!
My boys!
The best part of the whole experience, I think we all agreed, was the food! They had every type of food you can imagine - not your usual festival fare. We ate Indian, Greek, Japanese and then some.
Unfortunately, I didn't buy much else. I picked up a mason jar soap dispenser and a vintage target practice poster. I'll show that find in another post because it really is quite unique. My 7 year old got an electronic chess game - similar to one I had when I was little - for $5.
Brooklyn Flea runs until November and we're hoping to hit the Williamsburg one before they close for the season.
Jeanine
Unfortunately, I didn't buy much else. I picked up a mason jar soap dispenser and a vintage target practice poster. I'll show that find in another post because it really is quite unique. My 7 year old got an electronic chess game - similar to one I had when I was little - for $5.
Brooklyn Flea runs until November and we're hoping to hit the Williamsburg one before they close for the season.
Jeanine
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Jeanine
