I wish my family had owned a video camera when I was a kid, back in the 70’s. Because if we had, I would have proof that once upon a time, before childbirth and aching knees, I was a pretty athletic person. My kids never saw me climbing the trees in our yard so many times, I wore the branches smooth. They wouldn’t believe I always did the “guy” version of push-ups and pull-ups in PE class – not the girl version. {Read More}
Archives for November 2015
My Weekend and a Thanksgiving Song Printable
November 7, 2015 by 5 Comments
Thanks to all of you who left sweet comments about my little toy sleigh (and fake “snow”! Two of my sons, and their girlfriends participated in a “Color Run” in Little Rock this weekend, so I drove down with my oldest son to watch them. It’s a long drive, but it was so nice to take the weekend off and just relax. I even resisted the urge to bring any kind of project with me to work on, so I would have no {Read More}
Farmhouse Friday – Repurposed Christmas Decor
November 6, 2015 by 12 Comments
Welcome to the Christmas edition of Farmhouse Friday! Christmas can be a budget-busting time of year, but with a little creativity (and these repurposed Christmas decor ideas!), you can cross Christmas decorating off your list. Many of these projects would make awesome and super affordable (or free) gifts, and I specially selected ideas that look awesome as farmhouse decor. Let’s get started!
Toy Sleigh Makeover
November 5, 2015 by 20 Comments
When we visited family in New Mexico during the summer, they sent me home with quite a few things, like my husband’s grandfather’s old tools that I turned into a keepsake displlay (seen here), and this toy sleigh. It isn’t very old, and looked a bit ho-hum – like something from an 80’s Lillian Vernon catalog, but I thought a makeover might do it wonders. My original plan was to paint the wood white, and add a little sign on the side {Read More}
Very Simple Christmas Decor
November 4, 2015 by 10 Comments
After declaring my goal of not exhausting myself this holiday season, and doing very simple Christmas decor in my house as much as possible, I looked around to see what would require only minor tweaking to make it look festive for Christmas, and I spotted the boxwood wreaths that I hung over some of my favorite old platters. They’ve been there since spring, when I participated in a Design Ingenuity event, and I knew it would be really easy to make {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party #212 with Autumn Thanksgiving Decor Bonus Features
November 3, 2015 by 17 Comments
Welcome back to the VIP! Along with all the vintage-inspired projects, there were some awesome autumn and Thanksgiving decor projects shared at last week’s party, so this week I selected a round-up of them as bonus features, in addition to my usual feature pick! See them at the end of the party. Take a look at what your hosts have been up to recently! Connect with My Salvaged Treasures – Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram Halloween Junky Pumpkin Connect with Bliss Ranch {Read More}
Christmas Crazy
November 1, 2015 by 27 Comments
Last week I was feeling really stressed out. November 1st was rapidly approaching, and I knew I should have every single block on my calendar filled with holiday posts. Last year I did a 12 Days of Christmas project series, and I wanted to do it again this year. Not only did I want to do it again – I wanted to do it earlier this year than I did last year, and better, and I wanted all 12 projects done by Nov. {Read More}
