Ready for Spring

Spring will be here before we know it and Minnie Pearl ( my mannequin, for those who do not know her) is all decked out and ready in her new hand dyed cheesecloth shawl, gorgeous wax flower tiara from around 1910 and a pretty wicker basket bag

Doesn`t she look cute!

I got some amazing news last week.........my dearest friend has surprised me and is taking me to PARIS!!!!!!!!!

We are going in May during my trip home to England, I am SOOOOO excited, it will be a dream come true!

I will take so many pictures it may just overload my iPhone............I will be posting them on here so be sure to check back!

Creating a Cabinet from a Wine Crate

Sorry it`s been so long since I last posted......time flies... Today I wanted to share with you a project I did today using an old wooden wine crate I bought yesterday for $5.00
 Here it is


 

Nothing fancy, made from pine, with an engraved label at the top.

I had my husband cut me a shelf from a thin piece of wood we had in a left over pile...........

Then I picked out a pretty scrapbooking paper I had, then covered the back of the crate and the shelf, I used mod-podge to adhere it to the wood.

I wanted to finish the edges of the crate at the front so we went to Lowes and choose a molding.

It cost $5.75 for about 8 feet............My husband cut it to size and we applied it to the front of the cabinet and shelf using a hot glue gun ( it was quicker than liquid nails, but we did use liquid nails for the shelf support.)

Once all of the trim was on I decided I wanted to paint the rest of the inside. I had planned on painting the outside, but after seeing it this far I had a change of mind. I used an ivory craft paint called antique parchment. It came from Walmart craft section for 57 cents a bottle, I used about 1 1/2 bottles for 2 coats.

Now just to wait for it to dry and then put the shelf in place.................

Voila........A vintage looking cabinet from a wooden wine crate for well under $15........

Now to fill it with eye candy.......

I just love how it came out! I can change the items inside to create a new look whenever I desire, even decorate it for the holidays!    I`m thinking birds, nests and eggs for the Spring......hmm...where can I find some of those.........

Simple vintage wreath project...........

Mondays and Thursdays are the days that our local thrift store, the Manna House, opens for a few hours........

Yesterday I went down there to take a break from filling Ebay orders. I had been on Monday and there was not really anything there but who knows?

I did pick up a few items that I wanted to share with you and show you an easy project I did with one of them...........

For 25 cents each I bought these 2 glass cloches, at least that`s what I think they are, and that`s definitely what I use them for.........however the thrift store always has them in the lighting section so I`m not really sure..

I also picked up the silver tray they are sitting on......it has a good weight to it and sits on little feet.

I did have to polish it some and it was $4 which is a little `pricey` for the Manna House.....Still, I do like it and can use it for many different displays...

My other purchase was 2 boxes of vintage Coby glass ornaments, at $1 a box I could not pass them up even though I have soooo many vintage ornaments..........

......When I got home I felt `crafty` so got to work on a project using one of the boxes of pink and red flocked ornaments...........

I gathered up some pink seam binding, an embroidery hoop I had in my sewing box and my hot glue gun.........

First I covered the wooden hoop with the seam binding...

Then I simply hot glued the ornaments to the hoop and the one beside it.........That is how the back looks, you cannot see the hoop from the front but if you hang it on a mirror you may so I needed the back to be pretty too.

When I got to the end I had a space too small for a ball but fortunately I had a small vintage bell in the same color scheme..........it fitted perfectly...

Now what to hang it from.....hmmm...

I went with the lace and also added a vintage plastic cupcake pick I had in my possession.......

Voila!........A cute little wreath small enough to hang in so many nooks and crannies to add a vintage Christmas cheer.......

I think with the colors and design on the ornaments it will be perfect for Valentines too!

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Cozy evenings by the fire.......

I just love it when it`s cold enough outside to light a fire.....it doesn`t happen that often here in Georgia..........but the past couple of nights it has!

Don`t you think Christmas lights give everything a magical glow? I think we should use them all year long.............

Of course there`s always candles....

~Love~

Finally, I wanted to share with you this cute drawing my son did for me on my Christmas chalkboard .........I have terrible handwriting, add in chalk and it`s even worse.......

So I asked my son to doodle me something Christmassy.........

~Cute~

Bird Cage Vignette..........

I got chance to visit one of my favorite little antique shops the other day and found this wonderful old Crown bird cage...........

It was just $16 so I thought I may be able to use it in my Christmas decorating.........I am aiming to be a little more rustic and vintage this year....

So here it is now............

I made a little vignette with it.........

Cute little angels, vintage mercury glass beads, a frozen Charlotte and one of my vintage style bottle brush trees...............

I picked some rosemary from my yard and tied it in a bundle to add some greenery...........

It has a bundle of lights in the bottom............

So pretty  

in the evening........

I think I`ll probably end up leaving it out after Christmas and changing the inside for the seasons.................A unique lamp!

Transforming dollar store finds..........

It`s amazing what you can find at the dollar store...........you just need a little vision...

Today I transformed this...

Into this......

A pretty vintage tray adorned with the cutest French New Year image................

And, not only is it a tray..........it`s also magnetic so can be used as a memo board!.........So cool

I will be listing some of these in my store shortly, probably more generic and not geared specifically to the holidays.........if anyone`s interested in pre-ordering some just let me know.

My other dollar store find was this pretty plate, I failed to take a before picture but basically it was a plain ivory dinner plate with some beading design, which is what drew me to it.

I thought this image was perfect for it..........

I then raided some of my Christmas berries (fake of course), added a couple of my 1930`s wax flowers and some vintage seam binding......simple beauty....

I went back to the dollar store today to get some more, silly me only bought one, but alas they are gone.......

Have a great week end!