If you’ve ever made a DIY version of chalk-style paint, or have been curious to try it, today’s post is for you. If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know I love chalk paint. It is hands-down, my favorite paint to work with. It dries quickly, distresses beautifully, is much easier to clean up than other paints, and it doesn’t stink up your whole house when you paint indoors. Last year, I discovered I {Read More}
Mixed Media Photo Frames – {Rising Up from the Broken Remains}
October 10, 2013 by 8 Comments
I break glass. About 50% of the time it’s intentional – like when I need to remove glass panes from old windows. The other 50% of the time – it’s because I’m a total klutz. In my house, I’m famous (can you be famous in your own house?), for accidentally breaking glass. It would be funny, if it wasn’t so pathetic how often it happens. My workshop overfloweth with junk, so I have an old chair hanging by 1 large {Read More}
Wishing I Had a Brick and Mortar Shop
October 7, 2013 by 12 Comments
There are days I really wish I had my own brick and mortar shop and not just an online shop – not so much because I want to run it and be bound to a shop’s hours, but because I want to decorate it and “set up shop”. I brought home this big, beastly beauty from my pastor’s yard sale last week. I think it would be perfect sitting on top of my antique shop counter (that is still sitting {Read More}
Take the Scenic Route – Antique Automobile Window Sign
September 16, 2013 by 10 Comments
I love it when I stumble across something unique at a yard sale or flea market, that I know I’m unlikely to come across again. A few weeks ago, I got an antique car windshield at a yard sale and that was definitely the first time I’d ever found one of those. The man selling it had several of them, but the rest had broken pieces off the glass, so I only purchased this one. I debated a few different {Read More}
Chalkboards, Tiered Stands & Signs
September 9, 2013 by 8 Comments
We’re having another heatwave here in Illinois, and had just enough moisture to make it really humid. I’ve been keeping busy, little by little working on my way through random things in my workshop that have long been waiting for their turn to get a makeover – like this wooden tray turned chalkboard tray. These parts from an antique sewing machine stand become little chalkboards. My husband helped me put together a few more tiered stands. This one is made {Read More}
Milk and Cream and Beady Little Eyes
September 5, 2013 by 7 Comments
A few days ago, I was outside photographing another Milk & Cream Co. sign when my daughter came rushing up to me saying, “Hurry, take their photo before he flies away!” It constantly amuses me that this girl has always loved snakes, praying mantises, and even huge hissing bugs (and I have no idea what they were), yet she’s always been terrified of spiders – even daddy long-legs. Her nickname has always been Miss Muffet for that reason. I see {Read More}
More Bed Spring Projects
August 24, 2013 by 17 Comments
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}
Antique Silverware – {Fine Dining Sign}
August 3, 2013 by 12 Comments
Ever since I made my silver spoon wall art for my kitchen, I’ve been rebuilding my stockpile of tarnished old flatware so I could create more projects with them. I seem to find more spoons than knives and forks, so I have a lot of those. I love making these into wall art, because it’s such a simple project. I grabbed one of my old tongue and groove boards and sanded down some of the bumpy paint that was barely {Read More}
Farmhouse Stenciled Sign Fresh Milk, Butter and Eggs
July 27, 2013 by 13 Comments
It may be bright and sunny outdoors, but it was a gray kind of day in my workshop this week. When I get my paintbrush out, I try to work on lots of projects using the same color at the same time. I hate cleaning paintbrushes, so I want to get as much mileage out of it as I can before I clean it. I can also accomplish more faster by focusing on one color of paint at a time, {Read More}
Repurposed Book Page Projects
July 20, 2013 by 12 Comments
You know I love crafting with old book pages, and I’ve got an abundance of old books, so I’ve curated a Book Page Projects board for Hometalk with lots of ideas of things you can make with “junk” books, including these book page pinwheels and several more of my own projects. You can see all the many, many projects I’ve made using them HERE. Here are just a few project ideas you’ll find. Book Page Canvas Wall Art Book Page {Read More}
