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Jeanine

These pretty petite frames are from Michael's. I picked them up over the weekend not quite sure what I was going to do with them. I feel like they called for something Frenchy and that's just what I did with them!

Excuse the pictures - another horrible dark day here. First, I distressed some French poetry book pages. Then I hand-stamped the crown for one and a fleur de lis for the other.

I added a single rhinestone to the black one and then four for the silver one.

Yup, just what they needed!

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

Jeanine

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Popped into the local thrift store this morning and found a few nice pieces. Love this wrought iron easel.

I will probably end up painting it over the summer but for now it perfectly holds our Xmas countdown tray.

I also found some sheet music, a wood plaque and this wood crate drawer. I plan on giving that a shabby makeover and some French lettering.

Not bad for $5!

Oh, and anyone noticing a large amount of spam comments lately? I've been getting a ton of them and wondering if anyone else is having that problem too.

Jeanine

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I finally got around to Goodwill this morning. Not exactly a banner day for me. I feel like I need a t-shirt that says I went to Goodwill and all I got was this:

Chess set and little metal urn. I had my eye on a set of shabby chic plates but they wanted $14.99 for the set - a little more than I was looking to spend. The chess is for my boys. And the little urn is actually quite heavy. I'll have to give it a fresh coat of paint. Meanwhile, I whipped up some petite French pillows yesterday. It felt good to dust off the sewing machine.

I hand-stamped the images onto each pillow. Staz On really is the best ink and even though they say it's not for fabric, it works quite well and does not wash off (I have the oopsies on several pairs of jeans to prove it!).

Both pillows are in my Etsy shop. Now what to add to that urn...

Jeanine

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I have a ton of random fabric filed away in my craft room. One of my new year's resolutions is to get more organized and de-clutter. So while I was going through my fabric pieces, I realized I had a piece that was long enough for a quick farmhouse towel.

This great image is from The Graphics Fairy. I like the red and angels for the holidays but I like the sheep and Frenchy text for throughout the year. I used transfer paper to add it to the front of the towel.

The red ticking I bought from the Somerset Shoppe over a year ago. Not enough to do a pillow or something larger but just enough to use on my towel. I attached it using fabric glue and some clothes pins.

How easy was that! All you need is some fabric, transfer paper, image, ticking, clothes pins and fabric glue. And about 15-20 minutes which includes the ironing time and glue drying time.

Linking to the Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

Jeanine

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I've been very short on projects the last few days. Haven't had a chance to pop into Goodwill or the local thrift store. I did, however, make a few holiday candles using this pretty wrapping paper I got at Home Goods last year.

I used some Dollar Store prayer candles.

Really quite easy. Just cut your paper to fit the candle and Mod Podge it on. I used some green tea-stained seam binding for the top and added a little key embellishment.