I’ve got several boxes full of old, rusty springs, so a few weeks ago I put some of them to use on some new projects. I love combining old wood with old metal, so most of my springs got added to wood in one way or another. A few rusty springs with jelly jars in them were added to a salvaged piece of tongue and groove wood. It makes a fun little candle or flower holder. Don’t these yellow flowers {Read More}
Printable Antique Photo & Mat
August 22, 2013 by 5 Comments
I love to look through old photos at antique stores, and occasionally bring some home. In addition the liking the photo itself, I’m always on the lookout photos that have pretty photo mats in good condition. Here’s one I brought home recently of a pretty young woman wearing a lovely dress and a string of pearls. The photo mat had just a little damage, but I was able to digitally touch it up to share with you. You can insert {Read More}
Rock On… {Salvaged Pony Parts}
August 22, 2013 by 8 Comments
Do you remember this poor little pony I bought last year? I’m ashamed to admit it, but after taking that photo, I set him on the ground next to my photo area…and left him there…for about 10 months. In my defense, his “herd” was nearby, as my daughter’s miniature horse is usually close by my photo area and keeps the grass trimmed for me there, but I should have brought him indoors, but I didn’t have a great place to {Read More}
Antique Graphics Wednesday – 1900’s Maps of the World & ALL 50 States!
August 21, 2013 by
Today, I have a bunch of images to share with you. Since school will be starting again soon, I thought this would be a great time to share some of my antique maps with you. There are a few images from the late 1800’s and the rest are all maps from the early 1900’s. There are some world, continent, country and city maps, then I have all 50 states for you. Yes…all 50! There are a LOT of maps here {Read More}
Knick of Time Tuesday #100
August 20, 2013 by 25 Comments
Welcome back to Knick of Time Tuesday!I can’t belive this is the 100th party for Knick of Time!! Sorry to get the party started so late tonight. We drove through the night last night taking out son to college and spent the day shopping for furnishings for the apartment my 2 older sons are sharing. I’m too crazy tired to do any features this week, but I’ll be featuring some on my Facebook page throughout the week. Special Thanks to {Read More}
Decor Steals Typography Bamboo Floor Mat Knock-Off
August 19, 2013 by 27 Comments
Decor Steals Knock-Off : Typography Bamboo Floor Mat The Typography Bamboo Floor Mat sold by Decor Steals is wildly popular, and though they recently offered it for a great price of $119.50, that still isn’t affordable for everyone, so I decided to try creating my own version for less money. I ordered a bamboo floor mat runner, sized 24″ x 72″ on Amazon and paid $27.99 (including shipping fees). Here’s my version. I selected fonts and created a vinyl stencil {Read More}
Sonday – {His Delight is in the Law of the Lord & A Teacher’s Prayer}
August 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
I think college is a real testing ground of a young person’s faith. It’s the “fire” that burns away beliefs that aren’t authentic and what remains is their true belief. As my oldest son returns to college and my middle son starts college on Monday, this Psalm is my prayer for them (and my daughter as well). 1896 Bible Page Here is the full page that Psalm was taken from. You are welcome to save and print any of the {Read More}
Almost Trashed
August 17, 2013 by 22 Comments
I hang on to junk for a long time, and even if I don’t know what to do with it, I rarely will throw it out and admit defeat. That was not the case with this huge pillar candle stand. I don’t know why I bought it, but I’ve had it for about 3 years. A few weeks ago, I was trying to sort through things in my workshop and decided I’d finally get rid of it. I had a {Read More}
Train Sign…that got off track.
August 15, 2013 by 8 Comments
Not every project goes exactly how we plan, does it? I worked on one a few weeks ago that got a little “off track” {pun intended}. I saw this awesome antique sign on Etsy. Not only was the price tag $585 and way out of my price range, but I knew it would be an easy design to recreate myself…or so I thought.I didn’t take a lot of photos during the process, but I created the grid first, then the {Read More}
{Back-to-School} Dictionary Page Banner
August 15, 2013 by 6 Comments
I’m still in denial that it’s back-to-school time. Summer always seems to fly by quickly, but this summer seemed twice as fast as usual. Deny as I will, my middle son leaves for college tomorrow morning and my oldest son leaves for the same college Sunday evening. It will be so strange to have the two of them gone. My daughter will also be starting college soon, but she’ll still live it home. It’s so hard to believe that I’m {Read More}
