I picked up a couple of these wood coffins from our local Dollar store a few weeks ago. The 9 year old asked me if we could design his together. How could I say no? We started by giving it a few coats of chalkboard paint - well, technically I did the painting. He was more of the supervisor, lol. I suggested adding the skeleton (also from the Dollar store) and some cotton to prop...
Some pretty embellished pieces for White Wednesday. One is a candle holder and the other is an apothecary bottle. I used some vintage lace, French script and tea-stained seam binding to dress them up. This one has a hand-stamped Frenchy enamel charm. This one has a French clothespin and mini flashcard. Why the number 2 you ask? It's my lucky number. =) Jeanine ...
I popped into Target yesterday and came across these little jars. They were $1 each and just what I was looking for to create these spooky, Halloween "specimen" jars. The taller jar is actually from Home Goods. It originally held autumn-ish sprinkles, but the sprinkles are long gone and only the jar remains. I found the sticker images on both Pinterest and the Graphics Fairy. Since I haven't bought any candy yet, they are filled...
You know it's been a hectic summer when this gorgeous book, Sea Glass Jewelry (by Lindsay Furber and Mary Beth Beuke), slips your mind. My loss, but your gain as I'm adding this wonderful read to this week's giveaway (enter here). I'm a huge fan of beach glass. We have jars and jars filled with it in the house. It never occurred to me to turn it into jewelry. This book shows you how to do just...
**Don't forget to enter my giveaway here.** A quick makeover of a canister I found at Goodwill. It perfectly matches other vintage canisters that I have. I think it once housed a candle because I do see some residue on the inside. For 99 cents, though, I can overlook it. I made the sticker using this great image from the Graphics Fairy. I still have to smooth out some of the air bubbles on the...
**This giveaway is now closed.** The folks at Hen House Linens were kind enough to send me some of their autumn/Halloween-inspired cocktail napkins. How pretty are these? They are called Fern Orange. They retail for $24 for a set of 6. Don't they look spiffy in this basket I just scored at Goodwill? It's like they were meant to be! I can't wait to use them to dress up our Halloween and Thanksgiving tables....
