Treasure Box

Treasures!

We all have them...but they are usually

tucked away in a box in the attic!

Have you ever thought of displaying them?

Yesterday we were up in mom's sewing room

and saw this shadow box that our cousin made several years ago

with all sorts of vintage sewing treasures!

We had completely forgot about this box...

and that it inspired us to do

a Shadow Box Class at the store

Sweet treasures lovingly tucked inside a 

Shadow Box

so that they can be seen by not only you...

but by whoever walks into the room

We bet right now your mind is swimming with ideas....isn't it?

First put fabric or paper on the front of the board of the shadow box...

then lay out your treasures

 to see how you would like them to look in your box

We used a combination of glue, glue dots and pins

 to get everything to stay in place.

Then you can hang up your creation

 for everyone to see!

If you'd like to see some of the other ideas 

from of our class attendees ~ visit the post here.

Thanks for stopping by today...hope you were inspired!

Join us as we party with Patti and Paula

@ Ivy & Elephants for What's it Wednesday!

Sweet Vintage Linen Pillows

It all starts with a snowy day....

You're a bit board

{and don't want to do housework...which is what you should be doing...}

So you decide to 

start a project!

You know...those projects in your project room you haven't started yet ;)

So...you grab those nifty vintage linen napkins you've been saving...

and that old chenille bedspread and you cut

and cut

and cut

Then you sew those two together

and sew

and sew

and sew

and stuff....

{you get the point...we're making a LOT of pillows here!}

 A little slip stitch at the bottom....

and put them in the

FINISHED

pile

{did you hear that...FINISHED!}

 Well...

finished with this project at least!

Join us this week over at Ivy and Elephants for What's it Wednesday!

{where there's always something fun & creative going on there!!}

You guys got any fun projects you are starting or finishing today?

~Karla & Karrie

Stackable Spout!

We are sooooo guilty!

We have too many bracelets

{gosh we hope our husbands don't hear this ~ lol!}

But what is a girl to do when she needs more storage for her baubles?

She makes do...

and does she EVER!

Stacking those bracelets on a silver coffee pot spout...

well, we think it's pretty brilliant if we do say so ourselves!

{did we mention we are guilty of too much silver as well??}

Join us over on Ivy & Elephants 

for What's it Wednesday!

where Paula & Patti take a look 

at some of the greatest American ingenuity....

as well as more clever ideas for decorating and cooking!

Frightfully Fun Retro!

Do you miss the old pumpkin heads
kiddo's carried to collect candy? 

I have to admit...when the kids come trick-or-treating 

I really miss seeing these.....

This lovely jack-o-lantern

was a great find....and we were lucky 

the light still worked!

ahhh....the good ol' days!!

I don't know that there are real ghosts and goblins, 

but there are always more trick-or-treaters

 than neighborhood kids. 

~Robert Brault

IT's time for 

What's It Wednesday

over with the sisters from Ivy & Elephants

Paula & Patti have an adorable display idea

of their herbs that we just might have to borrow!!

~do join us for a fun party!

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 :)

A Vintage POP of Color!

Today my jean jacket just 

needed 

something....

I through on my jean jacket

and like many times before

I grabbed my 

favorite

vintage flower pin

But...

It just wasn't cuttin' it

So...

I thought about putting a scarf around my neck

and then

I came across this 

vintage hankie

{which I love dearly!!!}

Maybe...

just

Maybe...

It was a

MATCH

made in vintage heaven!!

Don't ya just love it when something comes together?!!

Please join us over at 

Ivy & Elephants

today for their 

What's it Wednesday....

Do tell....

what are

YOU

doing today?!!!