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Trash to Treasure

My husband found this bathroom cabinet along the side of the road. When I first saw it I couldn't see the potential. But then I thought-ok-I'll give it a coat of shiny black spray paint. And I started to see what it could look like when it was done. I remembered that I had this great fabric leftover from another project-just enough to staple to the inside of the doors! Yep-I was lovin it now! The candlesticks on top are from a house built in 1871 in Georgetown,IN (you guessed it-free). I epoxyed china plates to the top and then placed a candle on each one. I found antiqued tags at a local store that I love: Past and Present by Michelle in Salem,IN (50 cents a piece) added a rusty star and rusty jingle bell (from PPbyM) and then placed rag balls on top of greenery from my yard into a basket!
Voila! All done and I love it! It makes me happy each time I look at it! All together I'd say there is less then $20 invested in this piece!!

Vintage Cameras are fantastic!!

I LOVE anything with a history...
Each time I find just the right camera at a tag sale or flea market I get so excited thinking about who it once belonged too. Whom they took pictures of? How much it cost to buy it new? How cherished a piece it must have been...

As you can see from this photo I love to make vignette's! A silver tray,antique books and a picture of my grandfather and his family from the 1920's on my 1914 pedal Singer sewing machine table is just perfect.

Celebrating Home with Style

Celebrating Home with Style

Handmade Ornaments

My friend Lisa and I had a great time making ornaments
last Saturday. We let our creativity go wild!!
Polka dots,stripes,rub-ons.rhinestones,paint and paint pens! And the ribbon-couldn't you just buy a roll of every color,pattern and size! My favorite to work with on any project is wired ribbon!
We will be selling these and handmade gift tags and center pieces at an upcoming vendor show!

Milk can and baby carriage

When I saw this old milk can at a garage sale a few weeks ago for $5.00-I nearly knocked over the lady next to me to grab it! I had found these great branches for a $1.00 the week before! (It was meant to be!) I placed bittersweet pieces onto the branches for a pop of orange/fall color.Then the following week I found something that I had been wanting forever! An antique doll carriage!!! Since Halloween was around the corner I decided it put 3 (LED) candles inside and a sprig of just picked bittersweet. Creepy...

Vintage Vignette

This vignette is on top of my entertainment center.
I bought 3 bottles at a yard sale and added Martha Stewart labels to them.A beautiful pumpkin ($1.00 at a garage sale) sits atop a collection of antique books.
A shabby candleholder has the perfect gourd on top.
And a silver skull is surrounded by greenery! An antique baby shoe rounds out the scene...