Inspiration for a project often comes in the most unlikely of places, but the inspiration for my latest project surprised even me. It wasn’t Pinterest, it wasn’t an arts and crafts show, it wasn’t another blog…it was while I was eating at a fast food restaurant.
Chippy Wood and Vintage Plates Wall Display
November 2, 2014 by 14 Comments
When my mom and I hung antique Bible pages on my living room walls a few years ago, I used a few illustrated pages on a small strip of wall between the hallway, and a closet. Although the images were beautiful, I’ve always wished that I hadn’t used them, and just put the regular text pages there instead. They just look a bit out of place in my living room. I still have a few pages left from that Bible, {Read More}
Antique Sewing Machine Table into Rustic Side Table
May 8, 2014 by 11 Comments
It’s no secret that I love antique sewing machine tables, especially when I can get a great deal on one. The best way to get one reasonably priced is to look for ones that are damaged. I’ve gotten three of them (so far). All of them had non-working sewing machines, 2 had missing or damaged drawers and one had a very damaged top. Today’s project involves the one with the damaged top. I showed it to you several years {Read More}
Salvaged Wood Display Shelf
April 5, 2014 by 19 Comments
Yawn…I must be getting old, because I used to work on projects until the wee hours of the morning, but lately I can barely keep my eyes open until 10. I’m hoping once the daylight starts lasting longer, I’ll have more energy, because I am a night owl by nature, and can’t seem to accomplish much lately. That has absolutely nothing to do with today’s post, it just explains to you why if you notice me posting less frequently, it’s because {Read More}
Grain Sack Wall Pockets on Barn Wood
February 21, 2014 by 13 Comments
I know that there are tons of fellow grain sack lovers out there, so I hope you won’t groan that I’m sharing another grain sack style project again today. After making a seat cover for an antique chair, I still had lots of fabric left over, and I was itching to come up with more projects to use it on. I whipped up these little pockets, and added the same typography that I used on the chair (printable here). I wasn’t {Read More}
Barn Wood & Bread Tins Wall Bins
February 7, 2014 by 16 Comments
Being snowed in for the last several days has given me lots of time to be productive and I’ve brought home bunches of “stuff” from auctions & thrift stores recently, including a plank of antique barn wood and a bunch of antique bread pans. I love turning bread pans into wall bins, and the barn wood was the perfect backing to connect them to. PIN IT! It is classic barn red, and the wood is wonderfully aged. I love the {Read More}
Christmas Signs on Repurposed Things
December 6, 2013 by 10 Comments
I guess I’m a poor planner, because it never occurs to me to work on Christmas projects a few months in advance, so I have them ready to list in my shop BEFORE the holiday season starts, but every year, around late November, I realize I haven’t created anything for the Christmas season to sell. This year was no exception, so I’ve only created a few signs, and I’m not sure I’ll make any more, since most people have already {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}
Opportunity Quote Sign
June 23, 2013 by 10 Comments
When we remodeled our kitchen, my husband rebuilt the existing cabinets to make the cabinet under our sink, but the previous doors no longer fit, so he built some out of pine boards. He connected several together to make them look like worn plank boards, but honestly, neither of us was in love with them. Later, he made new cabinet doors that were fronted with antique ceiling tiles. I came across a quote by Thomas Edison on Pinterest that has {Read More}
Farmers Market Sign – Repurposed Headboard
May 22, 2013 by 3 Comments
Last year I picked up several beautiful antique head and foot boards at the auction. The were filthy and I was the only bidder, so I got them for just a few dollars. I’ve been cleaning and clearing out some space to in my workshop, so I was finally able to pull out this headboard and work on it. I cut the posts off of the sides, then painted it bright white, then put a coat of homemade mustard yellow {Read More}
