Back to Work

My store is back up and running again after my Christmas break.............
I came across this HUGE spool of vintage lace, it is the old cotton kind. I think it may be cluny lace, does anybody know?...........................Yards and yards of it, I `m going to play with some and hand dye it, then of course, give it the old tea stained aging treatment................should be interesting and fun!

I transformed a set of my pink silicone light strings yesterday using a similar technique as I showed on here a few days ago...................but this time I used crepe paper that I had decorated with a French script..............I curled, twisted and pleated and came out with these gorgeous roses!.............When the lights are on they turn to a pale pink......better than I imagined!.......................For sale now in my Ebay store, only one set as it did take me quite a while to make 35 roses! Lol.

My Favorite Vintage Christmas Ornaments

I just LOVE collecting vintage pink mercury glass ornaments.............I keep them in a huge glass jar and display them year round..........way too pretty to put away!

Pretty in Pink.........Vintage Doilie Rose String Lights

The crafting bug hit me today, amongst all the Christmas preparations!......................My triple mirror in the bedroom has looked bare since I sold the aqua doilie lights that draped around it.............I decided to make another set.......this time in pretty pink!

Here is a short tutorial on how to create these cute shabby chic string lights.........

Supplies


Set of string lights ( I used silicone candy lights, available in my Ebay store)
5 inch doilies
Hole punch
Clear electrical tape

Directions


I used walnut ink stained doilies but you can use plain white or dye them the color of your choice.............
Gently fold the doilie in half but do not make a crease, using the hole punch, make a hole in the center of the doilie. Open the doilie back out.

Cut strips of the clear electrical tape about 2 inches long.

Poke the bulb of the string light through the hole in the doilie and gently scrunch the doilie up around the bulb.

Now wrap the strip of electrical tape around the base of the scrunched doilie holding it in place.....

Each `flower` will have its own unique shape

Repeat this until every bulb is covered..................then hang them in a special romantic place!

Countdown to Christmas

How time is flying........one week left and the boys are out of school for Christmas. I am usually more organized and have the gifts bought and wrapped by now....I like to get it done before school ends..........Better get a move on!
Busy with Ebay orders...........I guess it is the season for gift tags, etc.
I was trying to find a good Christmas theme download for you....hope you like this one............I have used it for my French glass prisms, sold in my store..........I think it is very cute..................You can download it for free and them print it off as much as you want. (Email for details if you don`t know how)


I am so looking forward to posting a free gift giveaway contest........I need more followers before I can do this though, so come on, please join my list..............I have some great items to give away!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.............enjoy this time with your family and friends!
 I am thankful to have such a wonderful and healthy family and to be able to stay home and `craft` all day.

Here are my boys fooling around with their Daddy`s boss, Paula Deen..................Caleb, my youngest, always shirtless! Thomas, the serious artist............They are growing up so fast!

Playing With Tulle Again

I`ve been playing with tulle again!....................I hand dyed it with a pink Rit dye, dried it on my rosemary bush ( I always do this, it gives it an incredible smell when finished.............it looks like Halloween whenever I have it draped all around the bush..............I`m sure my neighbors think I`m very strange!)...............Then I tea stained it and dried it again on the rosemary  bush..................the result is a perfect vintage pink color.

I am making a pair of chandelier lampshades right now, one finished, one to go...................Perfect for a pretty pair of wall sconces.

Keep an eye on my Ebay store, they will be showing up soon!

(Sorry about the dark photo, I`ll post a better one soon.)

Making Bathroom Curtains

Well I spent some time today making curtains for my bathroom............a project long overdue.

I had just bought some Rachel Ashwell fabric, vanilla lace, to do them in..............I love it....I have the bedskirt that matches in my bedroom............They do not show up so well on my photos but I posted them anyway! lol.............................The chandelier has hung in the bathroom since we build the house 2 years ago..........a great Ebay find!.............I have tied some ribbon around the top that I made out of pretty silk velvet....also from the Rachel Ashwell collection............it adds that little bit of shabby chic pink!