SYTYCD Week 5-Faux Framed Burlap Feed sack

 

For this week's fabric challenge I wanted to show my framed burlap print.

The frame was found at a garage sale for......$1.00.  Boy do I love a bargain.

I love the texture of burlap and love vintage burlap feed sacks, however I don't like the high price tag that comes with them. So I decided I would make one. I made it personal to our family.

In English it means....... The house filled with love and many animals. King is my maiden name and Wills is my boyfriends last name, hence King Wills and No.2810 is our house number.

Because of the way the frame was made I had to staple the burlap to the front of the frame, I glued a braided burlap trim to cover the staples.

To see my complete tutorial on how to print on burlap visit Here.

Please don't forget to vote Here

Blog Brag~Beautiful Vintage Paris Pillow~

I received a sweet email yesterday all the way from Germany, Anita over at My Country Cottage Garden wanted to share with me how she was inspired by the Paris pillow that I made. 

  Anita's Vintage Paris Pillow

Hers turned out beautiful, I love the buttons and the rick rack that she added, she said that she printed directly onto the fabric. That's a technique I've been wanting to try. I can't wait to see what else she comes up with.

She has a very lovely blog with lots of great eye candy, so please pay her a visit Here

SYTYCD Week 4- Vintage Window Sign

First I would like to say congrats to Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors for winning last week. She's one of my favorite bloggers, very talented, and sweet too. I would also like to thank everyone that voted for me, I'm extremely grateful and happy for coming in second to Miss Donna.

Each week we are allowed to interpret our themes and for this week's white theme I wanted to add just a hint of my favorite color to the mix.

  

The vintage sign was made using this window I found at a garage sale for a $1.00. 

 

I came up with the design and had my local copy center blow it up to the size I needed and because I wanted a black and white image it only cost 1.50 for the copy.

 I applied Mod Podge medium to the backside of the glass, the same type of technique you would use if you were decoupaging a glass plate.

I smoothed out the bubbles, trimmed it to size and added a different handle to tie in with the black in the print.

I love how it turned out and love even more that it only cost $2.50 to make.

Please don't forget to vote for your favorite Here

Shop Today

 

Want to buy some great things and also help some people in need?

Today is the day!

 I'm donating All the proceeds from this sale to the re-build program of Samaritan's Purse. This great Flea Market Sale is hosted by designing dna

 

Check out this beautiful Chandelier they 're auctioning,

to place a bid go Here

 

I've got a Great selection of beautiful vintage handkerchiefs in wonderful condition, some never used with the original  sticker still attached.  

Great set of 3 vintage handkerchiefs in tones of pink $11.00 (plus 1.50 shipping)

 

 

Great set of 3 vintage handkerchiefs in tones of red $11.00 (plus 1.50 shipping)

 

 

Great set of 3 vintage handkerchiefs in tones of pink and blue $11.00 (plus 1.50 shipping)

 

 

Beautiful Vintage Rose Plate $9.00 (plus shipping)

Marked MALMAISON BAVARIA

 

 

 

 

To purchase any of these great vintage items, please visit me at my etsy store Here.

Go check out all the other great things for sale Here

Flea Market Round-up Sale

 

Want to buy some great things and also help some people in need?

Come join us for a great sale this Saturday. I'm donating All the proceeds from this sale to the re-build program of Samaritan's Purse. This great Flea Market Sale is hosted by designing dna

I've got a Great selection of beautiful vintage handkerchiefs in wonderful condition, some never used with the original  sticker still attached.  

Great set of 3 vintage handkerchiefs in tones of pink $11.00 (plus 1.50 shipping)

 

Great set of 3 vintage handkerchiefs in tones of red $11.00 (plus 1.50 shipping)

 

Great set of 3 vintage handkerchiefs in tones of pink and blue $11.00 (plus 1.50 shipping)

 

 

Beautiful Vintage Rose Plate $9.00 (plus shipping)

Marked MALMAISON BAVARIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To purchase any of these great vintage items, please visit me at my etsy store Here.

Go check out all the other great things for sale Here

Flea Market Round-up

 

Please join this Saturday for a great cause and great on-line shopping

with
some of our
favorite
crafters,
designers and home decor
bloggers and shops!

 

 

All proceeds go to the re-build program

of Samaritan's Purse,

as they continue to rebuild

the homes that were destroyed

during Hurricane Katrina

and the floods in Atlanta.

 

Hope to see ya there!  

Hosted by DDNA

 

and

 

Thank you all for the great support, it's been 3 months today since I started my blog and I've loved every minute of it.

SYTYCD Week 3 "OLD"Headboard

For this week's category "old", I wanted to show the headboard I made using a vintage settee and vintage closet doors.

The cost of the entire project was around $10.00 dollars, $6.00 for molding, $3.00 for settee, free closet doors, free scrap molding and leftover house paint.   

This is what the doors and the settee looked like before they were transformed into the headboard. 

I used the back and the arms of the settee for the top pieces.

 I used several paint colors to achieve an old weathered paint look. I scraped away some of the paint in certain areas using a putty knife, revealing the underlying paint color.

This is how it looks in my newly decorated bedroom,  I made all the pillows, using new and vintage fabric and I'm really happy with the way it turned out. 

Please don't forget to vote Here.

Sweet Talented Artist

Terri from Dimples and Dragonflies is a sweet talented artist who everyday amazes me with her artwork.

After a 15 year career in nursing, Terri decided to pursue her life-long passion of wanting to learn to paint. She completed undergraduate studies at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia.

You can visit her ETSY store Here.

Her artwork is just amazing, here is just a sample of what she can do..... 

 

 

 

 

From her new teacup series, love these!

 

 

When you visit her blog, it's sure to warm your heart and make you smile. She has an amazing spirit and kindness that shines through her artwork and her posts.

 

SYTYCD Week 2-Monogram Stand

With this week’s category being catalog inspired, I couldn't resist doing an anthropologie inspired item.

We were to be inspired by something we might see in a particular catalog, I did not want to do a copycat version of one particular item, but I believe I could see a monogram stand like this in their store.

 

I love to repurpose things into something new, this is what the garage sale frame looked like when I bought it. 

  

The black velvet fabric was in bad shape and it just didn't fit in my color scheme, but I thought I could change it up a bit. For the base, I glued a wood block onto a wood craft plaque and drilled a wood dowel into the center. I applied a cream color base coat followed by a blackish-brown color, then distressed it to look old.

For the frame I applied a base coat of the same cream color and aged it using a dark brown paint, the wiped off some of the paint to create more depth.

For the cursive letter "T" I used SHRINKY DINKS, then painted the letter to look like it was metal. For for a couple of bucks of materials, I have a custom Monogram "Anthropolgie" inspired stand.

Please don't forget to vote Here!

Chest Transformation

 

I found this beat up, in need of a makeover, silverware chest for $2.00 at a garage sale.

While in rough shape, it was structurally sound and solid wood, so I figured I could jazz it up with a little paint.

I applied a couple coats of cream craft paint, highly distressed it and epoxied a vintage rhinestone brooch to the front. Now I just need to replacing the inside fabric lining.

I’ll be using it as my catch all junk drawer box.

I won a Kreativ Blogger award

Thanks to Jeanine over at One Cheap B*itch Blog for awarding me with Kreativ Blogger Award.   

Here are the rules:
1.Post the award.
2.Thank and mention the person who gave you the award.
3.Pass the award on to seven bloggers whom you think embody the spirit of the Kreativ Blogger Award.
4.Name seven things about yourself that others don't know.
5.Don’t forget to notify your seven Kreativ Bloggers about their AWARD and post links to their blogs.
Here are my seven bloggers:

 

Wow it's really hard to only pick 7 bloggers, there are so so many that I love.

 

1.Terri from Dimples and Dragonflies, talk about a gifted artist, I just love all her paintings and she's as sweet as she is talented.

2. Shellagh from Ticking and Toile, I love her inspirational pictures.

3. Karen from Graphics Fairy, Karen is so generous sharing all of her great graphics for free, many projects in blogland have been possible because of her.

4. All the gang over at Alchemy Junk, great new blog, check out some of their neat projects. (Just in case anyone was wondering, no I'm not trying to get brownie points from Stephanie at SYTYCD, LOL, I really do like their blog.)

5. Tracey from French Larkspur, amazing photography on her blog, she is very good at what she does.

6. Marian from Miss Mustard Creations, I love all her projects, she's a great decorative painter and decorator. My very first comment I received on my blog was from her and she's given me a ton of encouragement. Thanks Marian.

7. Kathy from Creative Home Expressions, great craft and decorating projects.

 

7 THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME:

1. My 4 cats and 2 dogs are my kids.

2. My favorite TV Show is New Adventures of Old Christine

3. My best friend, who is like the sister I never had, lives 875 miles away from me

4. I wished I worked from home doing something I love

5. I hate, hate, hate to write.

6. My favorite old school music is AC/DC, cheap trick, most of the 80's rock bands.

7. I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night thinking about a new craft project.