Pick Your Poison

A couple of weeks ago we had our

Pick Your Poison

bottle class and we had wayyyy to much fun!

Since then, we've got lots of questions on how to create

these concoctions.....

First we had to find the lables...

we found some great free ones on the web

Marilyn from Seeing THings Art Apothecarium
 has some really great labels
 and she gladly said we could use them!

We printed them off on some parchment paper

and then we burnt the edges around the labels

(may we suggest doing this outside....be safe!!)

After burning the labels we used Mod Podge to secure the label to the glass....

Then the fun began...filling those bottles with "Toad Bladders" and "Moon Dust" and such!

Bits and pieces of twine went on the open bottles

Some bottles we covered with burlap, and Mod Podged it down

Then we would add embellishments...

Tea Stained cheese cloth, twine, vintage buttons, old washers...

we used our imaginations!

Another fun detail was the blood red wax...

We got the plate warmer out and melted the red wax in a heat safe dish

After adding the burlap and cheese cloth we just dipped that top 

right into the wax several times.

Awesome!!

(singing that by the way!)

Well, we couldn't let that bottle have all of the fun,

so we just used that melted wax on some of the other bottles...

a touch here and there!

Some bottles even got the wax right in them 

for an eerie look!

Ta-Da!!

See what kind of fun 

 Poison Bottles

you can make..
.it's super fun & they look fantastic!

Today we are joining the friendly sisters over at
Ivy & Elephants for

What's it Wednesday

Stop out and see what Patti & Paula are up to this week...

You'll have a frightfully good time :)

Diggin' Our Front Porch!

We were busy Planting for fall....

Digging up some dirt

 in our pots so we could plant

Some gorgeous

DEAD

tree branches!!

We pulled out some of our flowers





In one pot we placed rocks around the branches

to keep it stable...

Sure is pretty...

isn't it???

OK....maybe "pretty"

by Halloween standards!

In this planter we left our Russian Sage in this pot

and added the rocks, the vintage shovel

& one of our Solar Garden Lights in the pot.

A perfect planting!!

And what, you ask, is this?

 Why, it's one of our fabulous fall topiaries

we created to flank our entrance!

If you'd like to know how we did this...

come visit us on our facebook page for our

Topiary Tutorial!!

In Love with Layering!

It's Friday!

and we're in Love with layering!

Sometimes we have people come into the store

and say how much they love a piece...

but wonder what they could do with it...

Layering....

lots of layering darlings!

So we thought we'd show you some of our vintage goodies...

and how you can layer with them.

First...a basic silver compote...

add a pretty doily underneath it....then

why not a piece of blue transferware?

It's looking good - isn't it ?

(our mouths are watering with all of this vintage goodness!)

Then...because we are dreaming of spring

(weatherman is calling for 10" of snow today)

We will add a pretty nest embellished with feathers, moss and eggs...

but wait!

That seems a little low...the compote could use some height...

add two vintage books and place them on top of the doily!

and...just when you think you are done

(ha!  you all know us better than that!)

add another pretty vintage saucer

and watch your compote pop!

There you have it....

a layering tutorial ...

and ideas on how to use that next

vintage find in your home!

For those of you that are in the area -

we will be having another

"Accessorizing 101" class

March 10th at 6:30pm

The class is complementary...

but we do ask that you RSVP due to a limited class size.

Today... come join us over at Debra's Common Ground

for more fantastic vintage finds at

It's Friday....

We are in love with layering, vintage

& of course Vintage Inspiration Friday...

What are you in love with today?!!