Standing in front of a great big aquarium at the pet store, a strange analogy popped into my head. Auction-goers are a lot like fish in an aquarium. Fish? Yes, fish. Let me explain. Aquariums usually have 3 types of fish in them, and auctions usually have 3 types of bidders.
Barn Door Bedroom Hooks
June 29, 2015 by 14 Comments
I rarely check Craigs List, but I got lucky one of the few times I did check it last year. I’m not sure if this was a small barn door, or a heavy barn gate, but I was so glad it was still available when I called about it. There were actually several to choose from, so I bought this one, plus another one that I used as a headboard in our shed-turned-guestroom. I thought I might use this one as a {Read More}
How to Make a Farmhouse Milk Can Patio Table
June 17, 2015 by 22 Comments
If you recall, a few weeks ago I was contemplating what to do with this old milk can that’s been sitting on my front patio. I thought about painting the whole thing, but it’s pretty rusty and I it has just a bit of old blue paint on it that I really loved and hated to cover up. Then I thought about just using the Milk and Cream stencil to paint just a sign on the front. I think it would have {Read More}
Antique Window Framed Flag Display
June 15, 2015 by 17 Comments
There is a big blank space on one side of our barn where I plan to make and hang another barn quilt, but when I found a retired flag at a thrift store, I decided to make a flag display to hang there during the summer months. I still have quite a few antique windows in my stash, and I found one that was the perfect size for the flag. I love how the colors in the flag coordinate so well with the {Read More}
Vintage Style Storage in Antique Trunk
May 29, 2015 by 24 Comments
Normally when we travel, I can’t wait to hit every single antique store, thrift shop, and yard sale we drive by, but I was ridiculously well-behaved when we traveled to and from New Mexico last week. I didn’t go to a single yard sale, and only stopped at a handful of antique stores, and from those stores, I only bought a few things. I seriously amazed myself at my self-discipline, because I found several really cool things, and had carried {Read More}
Farmhouse Friday #8 – Garden Projects
May 28, 2015 by 14 Comments
Happy Farmhouse Friday, everyone! Everywhere you go this time of year, garden centers are exploding with color, people are working in their yards and the air just smells so fresh and sweet with with the scents of flowers and freshly-mowed grass, so the theme this week is yard and garden projects. If you missed any of the previous Farmhouse Friday themes, you can find them all HERE. How is your garden growing so far? I know many of you are {Read More}
DIY Sheet Music Placemats
May 24, 2015 by 16 Comments
I really wish I was musically inclined, but one of my regrets in life is that I quit taking piano lessons when I was young. I just didn’t have the patience or drive to make myself practice every day. I’d like to think that some day I’ll try again, but I’m not sure I’d have any more patience or drive now than I did back then, but I do love old sheet music. I’ve got bunches and bunches of it. I sell {Read More}
Farmhouse Friday #7 – Repurposed Kitchen Tools
May 22, 2015 by 13 Comments
This week’s theme is kitchen tools, which are one of the least expensive and easy to find things to repurpose and display for farmhouse decor. Join us in our heartfelt mission to light the world. For every Follow Your Heart Transfer sold, Chalk Couture donates $2 USD to Watts of Love, a charity providing solar technology, education, and hope to those without electricity. Follow your heart and help us light the way for so many. Shown on a Reclaimed Metal Tray
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Galvanized Bucket Makeover
May 20, 2015 by 35 Comments
I picked up this old galvanized bucket at a thrift store a few weeks ago. I usually leave them as-is, because they’re so darn cute, but I decided to play around with this one a bit. I’ve done a lot of transfer projects on wood and canvas, but I thought I’d try it on metal this time. I was a little concerned that I might ruin the cute bucket, but crossed my fingers that it would turn out. SHOP FOR GALVANIZED {Read More}
Repurposed Chair Flower Planter
May 15, 2015 by 13 Comments
A few years ago, I had scads (does anyone still use that word?) of old chairs that I’d picked up, primarily at auctions. I was on a repurposed chair kick , so most of them were turned into new creations, but I still have just a few left that I’ve never done anything with. I have no idea what possessed me to buy 2 of these chairs, because they aren’t my style at all, but I did. I think they must {Read More}
