Sunday, February 26, 2012

Dyeing buttons

Preparing buttons for Christmas gift projects. Not all buttons will dye, so more sorting.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Old garden chair

Great find at flea market yesterday. Thank you to my awesome friend Susan Matthews for so graciously allowing me to buy it! I plan on making myself a relaxing reading nook in a corner of my front porch.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Tea stained tablecloth

Bought a vintage tablecloth today. When I got it home, the yellow stains were a little more obvious than I first thought, so I tea stained it. I took a pic with another white vintage one to see the difference a little tea and about 5 minutes makes!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Old window

My dad believes this window came out of the old home place on my family farm north of buffalo, probably built around 1910. I sanded it, kept the green paint n threw cherry stain on it....finished project!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Motivational...fabric over used canvas

Fabric stretched over old canvas. This is a spin off version of the early craft of putting a motivational thought on top of an old oil painting.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Old windows

Old window from my grandparents house, which I dug out of my dads barn...he lives in my grandparents house. I have three, presume this one is from the 50s. Another one is much older...more on it later!
I coat of black, two coats of white...waiting for it to dry!
Painting complete, now what?

Fabric covered switch plates....

Left over fabrics n mod podge, so it didn't cost a dime. They will soon be all over my house!