Showing posts from October, 2015

The Marriage of a Shutter and a Shelf

October 31, 2015
I was lucky enough to find two wooden shutters that had never ever been painted or stained but were a bit weathered.  I paid $11 for the pair.  Here is one of the shutters that I deepened the gray weathered look with some vinegar steel wool stain that I found the recipe for on the internet. The other shutter was cut in half and painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Cream.  It displays vintage black and white photos in my laundry room. When I found this wooden shelf at a garage sale for $1 that had neither been stained or painted, I gave it a weathered gray look as well.  It was attached to the front of my shutter with screws.  Sawtooth hangers were added to the back.  I also added a Tim Holtz enamel tag number "57".  I love these little tags.  You can get them at a craft shop or at Amazon. It's funny how some things were just meant to be together!


Vintage Rummage Sale Finds

October 28, 2015
When I first started purchasing vintage items about 20+ years ago, I always purchased vintage items that still looked pretty new.  I was really wrapped up in the item's resale value, and Kovels and other antique price guides were always based on condition.   Now I am not as concerned about the resale value as much as the charm that a well used item possesses.  Like this little tea kettle with it's dings and chippy black handle. This little rummage sale tea kettle will work perfectly in my less than perfect farmhouse kitchen. $2.  I also purchased this Lane (cedar chest company) trinket box. These boxes were still made until very recently, but most likely not in the USA.  This box has the Lane Altavista, Virginia imprint. $2. Then there was a clear baggie with three items for $4.  This solid brass burgundy velvet lined trinket box was one of the items. This is the engraved top. The bottom is signed by the artist Lowell Sigmund.  I found othe


Two Rustic Farmhouse Projects

October 24, 2015
I have a fun old black and white wash day photo of my ancestors.  The photo hangs in my laundry room.   I thought it would make a great photo transfer project.


Vintage Pie Cutter Slicer Snowflake Re-Purpose

October 22, 2015
I saw this vintage pie slicer at an estate sale in September.  I wasn't even sure what it was at the time but I thought that it looked like a snowflake. After I got the pie cutter home, I noticed the center was very sharp and reconsidered using it as a Christmas decoration.  I shared the pie slicer on my facebook page, and my readers suggested that I use it for jewelry.  I commented that I wanted to repurpose the pie slicer but it was so sharp I was afraid that the center was too dangerous.  That's when a reader suggested I glue a knob on the sharp point.  The knob idea was genius. I painted a wooden drawer knob with white flat paint.  I had a snowflake rubber stamp that I stamped with black ink onto white paper.   Then I made a laser copy of the snowflake stamp, and used the Mod Podge image transfer method to put the image onto the knob. I used Gorilla super glue to attach the knob to the pie slicer.  Next, I  tied a brown card stock "snow"  tag o


Easy Loaf Pan Wall Display Bins

October 06, 2015
My latest project was inspired by one of my favorite bloggers and friend, Angie, from the Knick of Time blog.