This is one of those times where I'm kicking myself for not taking a before pic. Harumpf! This started as an old wooden calendar. I took apart the pieces until I just had the flat piece of wood with the ridge. Originally I was going to make a chalkboard out of it, but decided to do a small American flag instead. I started by painting the red and white stripes using painters tape and acrylic...
My firstborn will be eleven in July. Eleven. How? What? When did that happen???? He'll be starting middle school in September, so I decided it was time for his room to have more of a big boy feel. It's still a work in progress, but here is the start of a gallery wall I've been working on for him. I literally pried the vintage license plates off our garage wall. They are older than me....
Can you say jackpot?! I feel like I hit it this morning at a local garage sale. Look at all of this vintage goodness! Bunny tins, heart tins and tart tins. And a teeny, tiny muffin tin. Seriously, how cute is that? I grabbed star tins, measuring spoons and a biscuit cutter too. This guy is going to get a makeover. I'm turning it into an herb planter. After a few coats of white paint...
The boys are off from school this week, so we planned a quick trip to Boston. It was a little chilly (and rainy), but we managed to walk the Freedom Trail, visit the New England Aquarium and travel to Salem. I'm a bit of a history buff, so I was in my glory. And I looooove old, historic cemeteries. This grave marker is for a four year old, though. That was sad. We got to...
I salvaged a rusty hinge from a burn pile a couple of months ago. Something about it just called to me, so I stored it in the garage until more Spring-like weather arrived. The weather has been perfect this week, so I finally broke out the hinge and gave it a few coats of white spray paint. Since I wanted a more shabby look, I also gave it a few coats of white chalk paint....
I've had this teeny-tiny Altoid tin for a couple of weeks now. I finally got around to embellishing it last night. I wanted to go with an Alice in Wonderland theme. After searching up some how-to pins on Pinterest, I started by adding paper to the front, back and insides. Mod Podge worked best for this. Once my paper was in place, I just started adding random Alice pieces: a keyhole, tea party image,...
