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}
Make an Autumn Sign with Wordle That Changes Each Time You Click!
August 30, 2013 by 11 Comments
Create an autumn sign with Wordle! Have you used Wordle to make word art yet? If you haven’t, be warned…it’s addictive. You create a list of words (I went with an “Autumn” theme for mine), then just generate the Wordle. You can select your color scheme, layout and font, so it’s limitless what you can create with it. I wanted to turn my Wordle into an autumn sign though, so I: 1) painted an oak cabinet door with chalkboard paint, {Read More}
Antique Graphics Wednesday – 1900’s Maps of the World & ALL 50 States!
August 21, 2013 by
Today, I have a bunch of images to share with you. Since school will be starting again soon, I thought this would be a great time to share some of my antique maps with you. There are a few images from the late 1800’s and the rest are all maps from the early 1900’s. There are some world, continent, country and city maps, then I have all 50 states for you. Yes…all 50! There are a LOT of maps here {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}
Book Page Wreath
March 28, 2013 by 62 Comments
We went to our sons’ basketball tournament last week and had a 5 hour drive each way and a lot of hotel time throughout the week, so I knew I needed to take along a project to work on, or I’d go stir-crazy. I couldn’t tote along my Silhouette or wood boards, so I looked around for something that would be easily portable, and decided a book page project made the most sense, so I decided to make a book {Read More}
Sunday – {Walk in Truth}
February 10, 2013 by 15 Comments
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Angie, Get Your Gun!
December 22, 2012 by 7 Comments
I love old wood. I especially like unusual old wood. When I’m at an auction, I’m always on the lookout for really old wood, preferably on things that are broken or missing parts, because those are often the things other people don’t want. When I spotted this old wooden shotgun stock, that appears someone intended to make a gun with, I couldn’t pass it up. I wasn’t sure what I would do with it, I just know my bidding finger {Read More}
Thursday’s Theme {Signs}
December 20, 2012 by 5 Comments
I’m still in the process of working on this week’s theme, so I don’t have it ready to share yet, but in the meantime, I’ll show you a roundup of signs I’ve created. I’m also working on a new batch of coat racks – still trying to make a bigger dent in my wood pile. Some of these signs, I know I’ve shared with you before; some I haven’t….I think. Seriously, there are days I can’t remember if I actually wrote {Read More}
