As part of my “Grow Your Blog” series, I’ve been interviewing a few of my favorite bloggers, who have successfully grown their blogs, and shared some great tips from them, but today’s post isn’t an interview from another blogger. Today, I’m sharing something that I’ve recently started doing on my blog, that I’m seeing great results from it. Now, I’m not claiming to be a blogging “pro”, by any stretch of the imagination, but the tip I’m sharing today has {Read More}
Barnyard Animals Rustic Sign
November 13, 2014 by 13 Comments
Inspiration for a project often comes in the most unlikely of places, but the inspiration for my latest project surprised even me. It wasn’t Pinterest, it wasn’t an arts and crafts show, it wasn’t another blog…it was while I was eating at a fast food restaurant.
Autumn Photo Transfer to Wood
November 12, 2014 by 12 Comments
Did you take any photos this autumn, while the pretty leaves were still on the trees? I’m so glad I did. It’s a great excuse to get outdoors and enjoy the beauty that surrounds my home. Two of my favorite shots were of the view looking down the gravel road that’s in front of our house. One of the shots was taken on a beautifully foggy morning, and the other was taken on a bright and sunny day. Taking photos doesn’t {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party #163 – Packed with Vintage Home Decor Ideas!
November 11, 2014 by 13 Comments
Hello and welcome to the Vintage Inspiration Party! We hope you all are well, enjoying the last bits of fall and maybe gearing up for the holidays. This is the party for all things VINTAGE! If you missed last week’s Party, we have some wonderful features to show you from it, but be sure to go back and visit, because there were over 100 vintage home decor ideas were shared!
Old Barn Pulleys and Hooks
November 10, 2014 by 12 Comments
Several years ago, I used to come home from auctions with a full pickup of all the bids I had won, but my workshop is overflowing with things waiting their turn for me to do something with them, so these days, I’m a little pickier about what I bring home. Often, things are sold by the box, so even if you really only want one thing in the box. I used to bring home those full boxes full of “stuff”, {Read More}
Little Wooden Tool Tote – Business in a Box!
November 9, 2014 by 24 Comments
I think I may have whined about this once (or a hundred) times before, but as much as I love having my online Etsy shop, I detest shipping the things I sell. Yeah, I know detest is a pretty strong word, but I pretty strongly dislike the whole process. Several years ago, I had lofty plans to really make my packaging look “branded” and special. I wanted that “brown paper packages, tied up in strings kind of look, so {Read More}
Antique Hymn Book Page – Fully Persuaded
November 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
This antique hymn book page came from one of my hymn books that was published in the 1800’s. This hymn was written by a minister who was a former Civil War soldier, and was the first hymn (of many) hymns he wrote. Although this hymn isn’t one I’m familiar with, it reminds me of of another hymn, “Almost Persuaded”, except this hymn speaks of a devout follower of Christ, and has joyful lyrics, whereas “Almost Persuaded” is a very sad hymn, written {Read More}
2 Vintage Christmas Clip Art Images
November 7, 2014 by 6 Comments
I know many of you, (not including myself), are already working on some Christmas crafts and decor. I really need to get on the ball, but inspiration just hasn’t struck yet. I have been playing around with a few antique Christmas clip art images though, and wanted to share some with you, as well as ways you can modify it to suit your projects. These holly frame images came from an early 1900’s magazine, and were used as a headers {Read More}
An Identity Crisis and more Tiered Stands
November 6, 2014 by 52 Comments
You’ve all seen my tiered stands before, so rather than talk too much about my latest batch, I want to address an issue you might be wondering about – am I going nuts? To clarify, if you are a regular reader of my blog, I’m sure you noticed that just about every time you visit, something looks different, and it looks like I’m having an identity crisis. I’ll spare you the longggg story, but did want to explain what I’m doing, and ask {Read More}
Galvanized Metal Pitchers and a Surprise Encounter { It’s a Small World After All }
November 5, 2014 by 9 Comments
Last weekend, I went to a business estate auction. It was held at the same tiny little town I went to photograph my little lace embellished chair, and that’s when I spotted the auction sign. The auction was mainly really large equipmentand tools, and I only spotted a few things I was interested in, but since we were already there, I decided to stick around and see if I could win on those things that caught my eye. I didn’t {Read More}
