Recently, I bought a bulk pack of old ephemera on Ebay, and included were several antique photographs. Unfortunately, several of them were damaged or very faded. I’ll be honest – I almost pitched them, but once I looked at them more closely, and saw the people, not just a damaged photo, I couldn’t do it. I had to find something I could do with the photos, that allowed them to “live on”, while not just becoming a piece of paper scrap {Read More}
How to Use Shape Fonts to Make a Skeleton Key Hook
January 27, 2015 by 3 Comments
I have so many collections around my house, but there’s one thing I collect that doesn’t cost any money, doesn’t take up any space in my house, and doesn’t need to be dusted, and that’s free fonts! I collect free fonts because it’s nice to have lots of different font styles to choose from when making a graphic, but also because I love dingbats! Dingbats are special shape fonts. Each shape is created using the regular alphabet or numbers on your keyboard. {Read More}
Pallet Wood Floating Shelf
January 26, 2015 by 5 Comments
Last week when I made the Pallet Wood Coat Rack w/Storage, I had a lot of wood leftover from the same pallet, so before I moved the extra wood out to my workshop, I thought I’d come up with one more project using some of it first, and this DIY floating shelf was super easy! I’m including the directions, so you can make one too.
Wooden Door Backdrops
January 25, 2015 by 24 Comments
Recently my husband brought home a bunch of doors used doors. He installed one to replace our bedroom door, and used another for the closet he built into our bedroom. I love incorporating doors into my decor, and there are several solid wood doors that we won’t need, so I decided to turn them into door backdrops. I’ll be able to use them in my house, but get double-duty from them as door backdrops for photos as well. This one is a {Read More}
Making Antique Style Apothecary Bottles
January 23, 2015 by 20 Comments
Over the summer, I brought home several boxes filled with old bottles. There were old medicine bottles, perfume bottles, alcohol bottles, and soda bottles – just about any kind of bottle you can imagine. I sold some of them in my shop, but hadn’t decided what to do with the rest, so I put them back in the boxes, and promptly forgot about them, until I was decluttering this week and stumbled across them.
Pallet Wood Wall Rack for Coats, Hats and Storage
January 21, 2015 by 13 Comments
Remember my repurposed books coat rack that I made last year? Well, it’s been hanging in our entryway, and my husband uses it to hold his hats. It looks great there, but the reason I hung those pretty vintage dictionary pages on the wall is that what’s underneath them is very flimsy paneling. I had hoped the paneling would be strong enough to support the weight of the books, but it wasn’t, and the screw holding one side kept stripping out of the paneling {Read More}
Book Page Photo Backdrop
January 19, 2015 by 11 Comments
I like to have a variety of photo backdrops to use, and one of my favorite backdrops has always been the Bible page walls in my living room, seen above my favorite wooden table. We rearranged our living room some time ago, and my piano desk now sits in front of that wall, and I’ve missed being able to use those pages as a photo backdrop, so I decided to make one that is easy to pull out when I need it. {Read More}
Organization Labels to Control Clutter in the Heap of Change Challenge
January 14, 2015 by 12 Comments
Most people have a junk drawer, but I have multiple junk drawers, junk trays and junk bowls. I can fill nearly an empty container with junk. Case in point. Here’s one of my trays full of junk. I love using rusty little bits and pieces for projects, but finding what I need, when I need it is a challenge – especially because I have LOTS more stashes just like it. So, when Donna @ Funky Junk asked if I wanted to co-host {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party #172 – Vintage Decor Galore!
January 13, 2015 by 6 Comments
Welcome back to the Vintage Inspiration Party! We’re always happy to have you here whether you’re linking up or checking out all the vintage decor inspiration. Before we get started this week, I wanted to announce a fun new link party happening tomorrow night! I’m co-hosting the Heap of Change Challenge with Donna @ Funky Junk + several other fun bloggers, and YOU are invited to link up! We all have a drawer, closet or room that has become a dumping {Read More}
Antique Clock Face Printable and Tin Can Craft
January 12, 2015 by
I’ve been tinkering around with some of my antique clock face images, and turned them into a collage that could be used for all kinds of projects. I never tire of tin can craft projects, and I’ve been in need of more wall organizers, so I finished a new organizer, using one of the collages, and have the free printable to share with you!
