Remember when you were a brand new blogger,and every new follower you got made you just a little giddy?Yeah…I’m there. :0) Every oak tree started as a little seed, right? Well, today my little blog reached 100 followers, so it’s a sapling now, right?! Thanks to each one of you,who helped make it grow! To celebrate, I’ve got 2 Giveaways! Giveaway #1Antique Pages from an 1800’s ladies’ magazine & a variety of 1900’s books.to use on your projects.I’ll select 15 pages for {Read More}
A Dairy Sign
September 5, 2011 by 22 Comments
I came across a dresser in a thrift store that was broken and had a $5 price tag. The drawers were lovely, with 8 great handles on them, so I was getting my money’s worth just in handles. This piece was at the bottom of the dresser. Really pretty scalloped shape. I painted it Delicate White. I knew I wanted to turn it into a sign,but I kid you not,I spent the next 2 hours trying to decide what to put on {Read More}
Antique Graphics – Bedtime Prayers, Mantle Decor, Ads & Alphabet
September 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
Enjoy these Antique Graphics! They are all from a Peterson’s Magazine from the 1870’s. If you use them in a project, please send me a photo! Domestic Sewing Machine Ad (I have an antique Domestic machine, so I love this one!) Bedtime Prayers Alphabet Plum Pudding Advertisement Mantle Piecework Blessings,
Banner GIVEAWAY Winner
September 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
Thanks to all who entered my Banner Giveaway! The winner is: MIRANDA of Blooming in Alaska!! Miranda said… For my second entry: I would choose the word GATHER – I would love it on the Bible pages (brilliant). Miranda, contact me at knickoftimeinteriors@gmail.com with your mailing address so I can send your banner to you! Due to unethical websites stealing content, I can no longer provide a full RSS feed. I work too hard to produce original and inspiring content {Read More}
Antique Graphics – ABC Song, Bird Border & a Funny
August 30, 2011 by 6 Comments
I may never buy scrapbook paper for projects again! There’s just so much to love about antique books and the images in them! Here are a few I though you might enjoy. Do something lovely with them! The first is from a 1904 school song book. This lovely bird border is from a 1905 school reader. I have additional graphics available on the Antique Graphics category on my sidebar. I’ll be adding to this collection each week – I’ve got so {Read More}
When Plan “A” Fails
August 28, 2011 by 19 Comments
I just finished this open cupboard. It looked really old to start with. I mean really old. I showed it to you a few days ago, looking like this. Tons of chippy paint, tons of bugs and dirt and tons of scars. I totally loved the pumpkin orange paint, and wanted to just clean it up, and distress it a little more, but two sides of it weren’t painted (which I didn’t even notice until I got it home), so {Read More}
Chippy Little Red Wagon
August 28, 2011 by 3 Comments
I found lots of rusty, crusty, wonderful stuff at the auction last week, but when my husband saw this wagon, his response was, “It’s junk”. Heck yeah, it’s junk! Not just “any-old-every day-throw-it-away” junk… It’s GREAT junk! Now, I’ll admit that it looked like the trashy kind of junk at the auction. They had it filled with nasty stuff that really was trash, and the handle had come off, and was buried under the trash, so it looked like it didn’t have {Read More}
$5 Buck Bargains
August 26, 2011 by 5 Comments
When I go to auctions, I usually admire all the beautiful antiques that everyone else admires and wants, but those are rarely the pieces I bid on. They are just always *way* out of my price range. These are the kind of “treasures” I usually go for. But they are usually attached to pieces that look like this. Actually, that’s the pretty side. It gets scarier. If you have a limited antique budget, you may as well accept insects & {Read More}
Harvest Banner on Book Pages
August 25, 2011 by 32 Comments
What do you do with old books that are falling apart? You make banners, of course! I used a super old dictionary. I love it when the pages turn that pretty carmel color. I also had some very old woven seam binding. Whenever I come across old seam binding or rick rack, I snatch it up! I used a stencil and spray paint for this project, but you could also print the letters out on your computer, then put {Read More}
Were You Raised in a Barn?
August 23, 2011 by 3 Comments
I’ve mentioned a few times recently that we put in an offer on another farmhouse (no, we aren’t farmers) and are (not so) patiently waiting to see if it’s in God’s plan that we move (it’s looking good so far). It’s a humble little home – with everything we need & most of what we want… land for the animals (a quarter horse, a miniature horse, 4 dogs & a cat)… an outbuilding as a shop for my business… and {Read More}
