Let the Blog Anniversary Giveaways begin! First up, a wonderful bath and body gift set from Sweet Harvest Farms Sweet Harvest Farms soap is the only soap my family uses, and I recommend it to everyone! Every bar smells and feels just as wonderful as they look! The winner will receive 1 Body Lotion, 1 Soy Candle and 4 Soap Bars in Most Popular Scents) Good Luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway Click the NEXT button to enter the next giveaway. {Read More}
3rd Blog Anniversary with Giveaways!
August 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pardon the pun, but today’s post is literally in the “knick of time”. You see, July 9th marked my 3rd blog anniversary. I knew it was coming up, but before I knew it, the day had come and gone, so before we turn the calendar page to August, we’re going to have a party, and I have lots of great giveaways for you! I want to thank every one of you who visit my blog! It has been a joy {Read More}
Nature Plants Printable – Beverage Plants
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If you know any coffee or tea-lovers (or are one yourself), this nature plants printable of various beverage plants would make wonderful framed art, or used on a greeting card. It came from a 1903 encyclopedia that was filled with some many wonderful images. If you missed the other printables from these encyclopedias, click these images to get the full-size versions: Don’t miss any projects or new graphics I share each week – subscribe via email to receive {Read More}
Knick of Time Tuesday – Vintage Inspiration Party #147
August 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Welcome back to Knick of Time Tuesday Today, I’ve invited Susan from Homeroad to to be my guest “picker”. On her blog, Susan picks awesome old things, and turns them into amazing new things, like these old tools that she turned into a wall display, and these rulers she turned into hanging chalkboards. Be sure to pay her a visit to see all her amazing repurposed creations! Let’s look at the features she choose from last week’s party! I love {Read More}
Come Join Me for an Inside Peek – It’s a Blog Tour!
August 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Julia @ Vintage With Laces invited me to participate in a blog tour, where you get a peek inside the life of a blogger, to find out more about their creative process, and a little more about their life, so today you’ll learn some things about me you may not have known (or wanted to know), you’ll hear how I attack new projects, and you’ll see the ugliest room in my house! I’ve admired Julia’s work for so long. She turns bits {Read More}
On the Newsstands – Paper Art Magazine {and I’m in it!}
August 9, 2014 by 1 Comment
I’m excited to announce that I have a feature in the new Paper Art Magazine! This special issue is from the editors of Cloth Paper Scissors, and is packed full of imaginative projects that can be made with paper! I’m a repurposed paper freak, and love finding creative ways to use old pages that might otherwise end up in a landfill. See that book page wreath? Yep, that belongs to yours truly! I created one especially for this issue, and {Read More}
Using a Paper Punch as a Stencil to Paint a Fancy Border
August 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
I’ve been working on some new Book Page Canvas Wall Art (other designs here), and wanted to dress up the edges. I use adhesive vinyl to create a stencil to paint the wording, but I didn’t want to use expensive vinyl to create a border, since once I remove it, it isn’t reusable. I don’t normally buy many paper punches, because I don’t use them often, but when I spotted this Doily Lace Edge punch by Martha Stewart in Hobby {Read More}
Antique Nature Printable Image – Ocean Life Organisms
August 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This is a beautiful, detailed book plate from an 1903 encyclopedia, showing various ocean organisms. It would make a lovely framed print for coastal decor, or used on a greeting card for a nature lover. I have more ocean / water images from these encyclopedias that I’ll be sharing soon. If you missed the other printables from these encyclopedias, click these images to get the full-size versions: Have you used one of my antique images on a {Read More}
Knick of Time Tuesday – Vintage Inspiration Party # 146
August 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Welcome back to Knick of Time Tuesday I hope your week is off to a great start, and you have some wonderful, vintaged-inspired things to share this week! Sorry the party is a little late getting started, but I lost track of time while looking at all the links from last week – there were some great ones! Let’s look at some wonderful features from last week’s party! Maureen @ Nest n’ Feathers used an old window to “frame” some beautiful art. {Read More}
Antique Roll Top Desk Makeover Reveal – Part 2 {with outtakes}
August 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
If you missed Part 1 (the long saga of, “if it can go wrong, it will) of this roll top desk makeover, go here first. Here’s where we left off… After making a multitude of stupid mistakes, I had the base of the roll top desk painted, as well as the top, but the front panels of the roll top just seemed too bare, so I came up with an idea. I decided to turn one of my {Read More}
