I bought 2 sets of bed headboards and foot boards about 6 months ago, all for $1 at an auction. I wasn’t sure what I’d do with them, but I loved the shape of the headboards, and the posts were pretty cool too, so I knew I’d eventually do something with them. As usual, in the middle of the night I decided one of them had to become a chalkboard. No, it couldn’t wait until morning…it had to be done at 3:30 am. My {Read More}
Time Well Spent
September 28, 2012 by 8 Comments
Time is “well spent” for the clock and watch faces I’ve used, to create this sign, but I think it is also serves as a gentle reminder to spend our time wisely. I love, the crackled look of the varnish on this old wood. I used CeCe Caldwell chalk paint, in the colors Vermont Slate and Johnston Daffodil. I lightly sanded the whole sign and did it a little heavier around some of the edges. The sign was purchased by {Read More}
{Press On}
September 14, 2012 by 14 Comments
My daughter and I went to the flea market last weekend, and I found quite a few little goodies, including this old iron cooling rest. It only cost 50 cents and since we are just starting the remodeling of our laundry room, I thought this would make a fitting decoration for the room. I wanted to do something fun with it, and a verse from Philippians 3:14 popped into my head, so I used some Scrabble tiles to form the words, {Read More}
A Theme for Thursday – {banners}
September 13, 2012 by 10 Comments
I said last week that I planned to choose a theme that would somewhat dictate what projects I would work on, but the theme for the week just seemed to come unplanned. I showed you this spur-of-the-moment banner I made for my family photo shoot. And I had already made this bunting from some antique pages. Then, I had a request by a customer to create a word banner for a baby shower. While batting around ideas with her, I found {Read More}
I’m Diggin’ It – Garden Spade Decor
August 25, 2012 by 14 Comments
If you really dig old tools, this little project might be right up your alley. It didn’t cost any money to create – I had the few supplies needed already on hand. Chances are good you have everything too, or something similar that would work just as well. When I saw this Garden Spade Door Knocker sold by Terrain, I had one of those, “that gives me an idea” moments. I don’t really want a door knocker because we have a doorbell that {Read More}
{Book Signing}
August 4, 2012 by 35 Comments
Some people like to get their books signed,but I’d rather have a book sign. Remember my experiment a few days ago, where I was trying to recreate the look of an antique porch post column? Here’s the project I wanted it for. There was no visible divider along the wall between our kitchen and our living room and because I wallpapered the living room in antique Bible pages and the kitchen got tongue and groove wood added to the walls, {Read More}
Ironstone & Tarnished Silverware Displays
July 26, 2012 by 73 Comments
I told you last month about my super chippy, antique door that I took apart and have been creating things with the parts.I put some sealer on this panel from the door, hoping to preserve as much of the chippy paint that is left, then added hangers to the backs of some ironstone bowls and a platter to hang on it. I love the simple, farmhouse look of the old wood and crazed ironstone together. The piece above it is salvage {Read More}
Dairy Sign Shelf – Milkin’ It for All it’s Worth
July 7, 2012 by 24 Comments
Last year I created this sign our of wood salvaged from a broken dresser. The dresser cost me a whoppin’ $5 and I sold all the drawers that were in it, but I was left with the pretty piece of wood from the bottom of the dresser, which was perfect for creating a sign. It’s been sitting in a corner, unhung, ever since we moved into our new house last fall, because I didn’t want to hang any kitchen decor {Read More}
Another Bud Vase Garland
June 24, 2012 by 13 Comments
A few weeks ago, I showed you a bud vase garland I created out of vintage apothecary bottles, and I made another one yesterday. I found a few blue bottles last week, and like how they look paired with the clear glass ones. I love making these – they are so simple, but they look so charming filled with some dried flower sprigs.
{Get the Look} – Relique Bicycle Seat on Stand
May 31, 2012 by 22 Comments
The inspiration for today’s “Get the Look” project came from Relique.com, who sells a set of 5 Bicycle Seats on Stands for $659…OUCH! Their price tag gives me heart palpitations, but I can spend a ridiculous amount of time on their website. They carry some seriously interesting stuff. While 5 of them do look interesting grouped together, I don’t have 5, but I did already have this 1 rusty, old bicycle seat. Looking through my stash of junque (it doesn’t {Read More}
