Warm weather means outdoor painting andI stockpiled wooden things all winter, so I’m gladto get back to walking around in paint-splattered shirts again. This little wooden tote was in that stash, and while useful,it wasn’t all that attractive to look at. A little white paint, a little distressing ,  a few vintage buttons & some burlap – now it’s useful, and nice for displays as well . I’ve got many more small things to be painted, and hope to start {Read More}

My knock-off project for today is so ridiculously easy, I gotta admit I’m kinda pleased with myself. I was thumbing through the Restoration Hardware catalog and came across this  Vintage Fedora Hat Mold.   I choked a little when I saw their price tag…$249. For that price, I’d want an actual antique, not a reproduction, but it is cool. I remembered that my oldest son bought the hat my youngest son is wearing in this photo, so for kicks,  I {Read More}

In my other post today, I showed you 18 vintage beverage labels that you can print and use for your projects, so I thought I’d do a separate post to show you how I used a few of them. Just dig your bottles and jars out of the recycle bin, print the labels out, and attach them with glue or double-sided tape. Add some food coloring to water to fill the bottles. The raspberry crush is really a wine cooler. Several of {Read More}

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig; Home again, home again, jiggety-gig. To market, to market, to buy a fat hog; Home again, home again, jiggety-jog. To market, to market, to buy a plum cake; Home again, home again, market is late. To market, to market, to buy a plum bun; Home again, home again, market is done. Forget paper and forget plastic.  You can even forget the eco-friendly reusable totes for carrying groceries. I could find excuses {Read More}

Thanks for coming back to visit Knick of Time Tuesday. I’m always fascinated and inspired by what you all share here. Here’s some fabulous features from last week’s party. Vicki @ Ranger 911 created THE coolest Red Cross cabinet.   I absolutely love it!! Betsy @ My Salvaged Treasures scored some great finds, like these old cameras. Joanna @ To a Pretty Life shared how she gives new paper an aged look. Paula @ Ivy & Elephants brought back fond {Read More}

I shared with you yesterday about the little road trip my daughter  and I took over the weekend.  Technically, it’s about a 3-hour  drive, but it’s more like 5 or 6 with us, because I like to make sure I visit every restroom along our route and of course need to hit a few yard sales and antique stores, since I’ve already left the highway to find a bathroom. So, today I’ll show you some of the things I brought {Read More}

My daughter and I hit the road on Friday mid-morning for what’s becoming our yearly trek to Greenville, IL where she attends Agape Fest every year. Agape Fest is a contemporary Christian music festival put on every year for the last 35 years, by the students of Greenville college in this little city of around 7,000 people. She spends 14 hours straight at the concert, while I hit every yard sale, thrift shop, and antique store I come across and enjoy {Read More}

I’m going to try to limit my blabbingabout the wall my husband built.Let’s just say, I love it and he didan amazing job taking it fromtired and outdated to terrific. This is how it started out.It just had a shelf partition that divided the kitchenfrom the living room, with both ends openas walkways between the rooms.Seriously ugly. My husband tore that down,and framed up this new wall thatincludes a window that was salvaged fromthe demolished Kahoka, MO courthouse.The smaller glass doors {Read More}