Showing posts from November, 2015

Winter Wonderland: Christmas Mantel 2015

November 30, 2015
When I decorate a holiday mantel, I love to find one larger anchor piece to build my mantel vignette around.  This year it was this old weathered window frame with attached sill. I plunked it right smack dab in the center of the mantel.  I purchased the "Winter Wonderland" sign a couple weeks ago from my Junkin' Friend Jodi. I proceeded to transform my white mantel into a rustic winter wonderland with an old rusty lantern, miniature galvanized pails with flameless candles, country Santa, winter tree and greenery, antique children's skis, and old thermoses. I added a larger candle ring as a wreath on my "window" with a snippet of buffalo checked ribbon tied on.  I use flameless candles on my mantel with timers.  Safer and no hassle. More greenery, an old scale, cutting board, plaid lunch box, and an enamelware pot with another candle sit on the right side of the window. This is my great grandfather, Thron.  A Norwegian


Decorating The Outdoors For Christmas with Junk

November 22, 2015
One of the items I purchased with my birthday money last summer was  this screen door.   I had it propped up against the house last summer in a shady spot in my garden.   Since the door was green, I got the inspiration to work it into my front door/covered patio Christmas display this year.


A Framed Scabble Tile Christmas Tree

November 21, 2015
One item that is seldom in short supply at the thrift shops in my town are frames, so it's no wonder that I use frames in my projects very frequently.  Here I purchased a $2 frame and painted the frame with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in French Linen.  Then I painted the stiff cardboard back with Ash from Fushion Mineral Paint.  I then glued my Scrabble tiles on in a Christmas tree shape with ProBond glue.  The glue dries clear but does shine a bit so I touched up with a small paint brush and more Ash paint where glue had oozed out from under the tiles. The star is a wood applique from Hobby Lobby.


Cute Little French Stools: Thrift Shop Makover

November 08, 2015
I found these cute little stools at the thrift shop last week.  They were unfinished wood.  First I gave them a coat of dark walnut wood stain.


Up-cycled Thrift Shop Reindeer

November 07, 2015
 I picked up these three wooden reindeer at the thrift shop this week.  Would you have given them a second look at $3? I painted the thee deer with two coats of DecoArt Americana Chalky Paint in Lace.  Then I sanded them a bit to distress the paint.   I cut up a rustic bell garland from Kruenpepper Gifts and tied the strips of jute and bells around the deer's necks. I love them in white! That's a grubby prim snowball perched in the large reindeer's antlers.  Be on the lookout for wooden thrift shop deer!