It’s been more than 2 years ago since I made my first Milk and Cream Co. sign. Since I only had 1 antique window like that, I started making them on glass photo frames. And they sold, and they sold, and they sold, and to date I’ve made almost 50 more of them! Finally I realized that since other people love the design as much as I do, it was time to make make it available as a reusable stencil so anyone {Read More}
Repurposed Milk Crate Padded Storage Stool
March 7, 2014 by 10 Comments
Repurposed Milk Crate Padded Storage Stool I’ve always loved old metal milk crates, because they make useful storage containers that look great, so I brought another one home a few weeks ago from an auction. This one had been well-used and is super rusty and some of the metal slats on the bottom were broke, so I thought it needed some attention to make it look special again. Of course, the perfect thing to use on it was the Milk {Read More}
French Script Sewing Bench Makeover & Flying Dust
October 10, 2013 by 22 Comments
Yesterday, I shared with you an 1872 French letter written in a lovely script. Today, I’m going to share what I did with the PNG version of this letter. During the summer, I hit a great yard sale that had lots of my favorite kinds of finds, which included an old sewing machine in a stand and included this little bench seat. The seat lifts off the chair and it was filled with sewing notions – a bonus! It has {Read More}
Teapot Lamp Makeover
June 20, 2013 by 10 Comments
I brought home this teapot lamp last week and since I’m not really a teapot (or is it a coffee pot?) kind of gal, I thought I’d just use the lamp parts on another project and pitch the teapot. My husband convinced me to fix it up though, (probably because he knew I’d ask him to help me use the parts on another project), so I took his advice. I didn’t take a before picture, but the teapot had a {Read More}
It Does a Body Good
June 14, 2013 by 11 Comments
Sometimes you just have to milk things for all they’re worth, and I’ve been busy milkin’ this Milk and Cream Co. image like crazy this week. I brought home a large lazy Susan from a barn sale, (which was really just a yard sale in a cool old barn), and gave it the Milk & Cream treatment. …and another antique window got the same treatment, …and so did a cabinet door….and I’m still not tired of using this image, so {Read More}
Transforming Time
October 1, 2012 by 17 Comments
I bought this vintage clock about 6 months ago because I really liked the face, but it isn’t a high-end clock and the wood is not great quality, so I knew I would either remove the face and use it for display, or attempt to do something to improve its appearance. First, I gave coat of CeCe Caldwell’s Smoky Mountain paint and although it looked wonderful, the color wasn’t right for my living room or kitchen, so I gave it {Read More}
A Theme for Thursday – {book bundles}
September 6, 2012 by 34 Comments
I’ve been working on projects for my shop by “theme” lately. Not only am I able to accomplish more by focusing on one theme at a time, I’m enjoying it more, because each little project seems to give me an idea for the next one. Normally, I’ve got about 5 projects going on any given day, so I have chalkboard paint and old book pages and fabric, in additional to our usual household mess, so by focusing on one thing, {Read More}
