Monday, February 8, 2010
O.K. just one more...
I gotta add one more Fabulous giveaway... Fawn from Patina Soul is having a truly amazing one that I just found out about so get on over here and check her out! You will NOT want to miss this! That's it for tonight, sweet dreams ... Theresa xoxo
A Heartfelt THANK YOU and giveaway love...
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your sweet comments on my silver post and my silver wishbone. I am touched, truly touched. So many of you let me know you cared and that is what I love about blogging. We don't even know eachother and here you are sending me bloggy love. It meant more to me than I can say adequately. So Thank You.Now I NEED to tell you all that there are some amazing ladies having giveaways this week, I have them all posted on my sidebar so you are just a click away from entering in some more bloggy love! These are some wonderful prizes (I can't believe I'm opening my big mouth and telling you all about them!) A beautiful necklace from Rebecca, an original altered piece from Michelle, a secret creation from Dawn, and a Antropologie gift card from Heidi... I'd be happy with just one of these prizes! So go on over to the sidebar and click away!!!
And again thank you for showing me so much bloggy love, Theresa xoxo
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Happy Silver Sunday #6!
Strapped myself to the chair at my desk for a while and finally have a little someone to list on etsy... this paper bird is made from perfectly aged book pages from a vintage childrens book and stuffed and is resting on a silver plated salt shaker. I think he's perfect for silver sunday as he is carrying a glass glitter silver heart and what looks to be a diary key.
He is even sprinkled with silver mica flakes! (He really wanted to fit in at the party!)
Here is a close up of his paper nest and the rhinestone bling that he knew would be the perfect decoration for the party...
I found this silver wish bone at the thrift store on Friday. It has special meaning to me as Friday was the one year anniversary of my moms death. She loved wishbones and my dad has kept one that she saved on the windowsill above the kitchen sink all this time. She must have been letting it dry out so they could snap it together. I hadn't noticed it there until a few months after she was gone and when I did I was comforted to see it there. So on friday after my sister and I went to the cemetary we went thrifting (my mom would have loved that we found a garage sale in the winter) and then after Molly had to go home I still had some time left while I waited for John so I went to one more... and found this.
How perfect. Not that I need 'things' to remember my mom, I think of her everyday and miss her more, but this was a special find on this day.
He is even sprinkled with silver mica flakes! (He really wanted to fit in at the party!)
Here is a close up of his paper nest and the rhinestone bling that he knew would be the perfect decoration for the party...
I found this silver wish bone at the thrift store on Friday. It has special meaning to me as Friday was the one year anniversary of my moms death. She loved wishbones and my dad has kept one that she saved on the windowsill above the kitchen sink all this time. She must have been letting it dry out so they could snap it together. I hadn't noticed it there until a few months after she was gone and when I did I was comforted to see it there. So on friday after my sister and I went to the cemetary we went thrifting (my mom would have loved that we found a garage sale in the winter) and then after Molly had to go home I still had some time left while I waited for John so I went to one more... and found this.
How perfect. Not that I need 'things' to remember my mom, I think of her everyday and miss her more, but this was a special find on this day.
Thank you to Beth for hosting these Silver Sundays, I have had fun participating and really learned a great deal about silver pieces I never knew existed! She is going to keep this going so come along for the party! ~ Theresa xoxo
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A quick upcycle project...
This is an easy upcycle project I did this BTB so I'm going to talk you through the steps but sorry no before and after pics. I'm going to let you guess what this item started out as... I added the chalkware bird, and the little gold balls. (which by the way wasn't my best idea, I'd suggest using little wooden balls or something unbreakable... if you catch my drift!)
Painted it white but it was too stark for me and so I antiqued it with craft paint antiquing glaze. After your coat of paint is dry I painted the antiquing glaze on in small sections and then wiped some of it off. If you haven't used glaze before you kinda have to work fast or it will dry and you won't be able to get the aged look your looking for. Do you know what it was yet? Do you know what it is now?
Yup, it was an old floor lamp! You can find these all over the place in the summer at garage sales, most of the time the old ones are rusty and don't work anymore, no worries... just wash them give them a little sanding with some steel wool, strip the wires from them, if you cut the wires they will pull out easily most of the time. Spray paint and you got your base! Now antique, if you like that look, I do when I want the details of the piece to stand out. Find a fabulous topper and glue it on. The top of this lamp would have held a large lightbulb so I just squeezed the glue around the perimeter of the base of that, I used E6000 but even silicone caulk will do.
Mine is actually covered in winter coats right now, these pictures were taken before I found the cabinet that now holds the aprons. I'm linking this to Transformation Thursday over at The Shabby Chic Cottage so for more cool transformations go over there and check everybodys ideas out!
Painted it white but it was too stark for me and so I antiqued it with craft paint antiquing glaze. After your coat of paint is dry I painted the antiquing glaze on in small sections and then wiped some of it off. If you haven't used glaze before you kinda have to work fast or it will dry and you won't be able to get the aged look your looking for. Do you know what it was yet? Do you know what it is now?
Yup, it was an old floor lamp! You can find these all over the place in the summer at garage sales, most of the time the old ones are rusty and don't work anymore, no worries... just wash them give them a little sanding with some steel wool, strip the wires from them, if you cut the wires they will pull out easily most of the time. Spray paint and you got your base! Now antique, if you like that look, I do when I want the details of the piece to stand out. Find a fabulous topper and glue it on. The top of this lamp would have held a large lightbulb so I just squeezed the glue around the perimeter of the base of that, I used E6000 but even silicone caulk will do.
Mine is actually covered in winter coats right now, these pictures were taken before I found the cabinet that now holds the aprons. I'm linking this to Transformation Thursday over at The Shabby Chic Cottage so for more cool transformations go over there and check everybodys ideas out!
Honestly I can't believe today is Thursday already and not just any Thursday either, today is my son Johns' 21st birthday! Everytime my kids have a birthday I think 'how did that happen?' I mean I CAN'T be old enough to have kids in their 20's!!!!! ugh! Not only that but when they get older you know what happens? THEY MOVE OUT:( I miss the two of mine that have already flown the nest and Cam will be leaving in the fall. Really I say How Did That Happen a lot these days! So John is coming home from school tomorrow to have a little time with us and that makes me sooooo happy! We'll have dinner and you know what one of his favorite things to do is? Thrifting!!!! How lucky am I? We might just have time to stop at his favorite Salvation Army on our way home from the bus station. :) I hope your having a fabulous day! Thanks for stopping by, Theresa xoxo
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Hopping on the White Wednesday Train!
I have been reading everyones White Wednesday posts for a little while now and always talked myself out of posting something... WELL NOT TODAY! In my kitchen I have this old doll house, it is full of supplies like glue, tape, craft paint and such, it's the only thing that didn't make it out of the kitchen when I created my new work space that I posted about a while ago. It's a great hiding place for things that are useful but not so pretty to look at.
It resides on a sweet cabinet that sort of looks like an old radio cabinet but I really have no idea what it was except UGLY when I found it! It was brown with contact paper all over the inside, I redid this before the blog, (I should shorten that to btb for all of the times I say no pics because...) anyway, a white paint job on the outside and a little left over blue from my porch ceilings on the inside and there you go, good as new! Here you can see it next to the china cabinet that got almost the same treatment except no blue. all white.
I took the door off of the china cabinet and saved it in the basement because I wanted to put dishes we use all of the time in it and I didn't want any mishaps with the glass when the kids were putting away the dishes. I know there's a project waiting for that door so if anyone has any ideas I'm all ears...
I really like it so much better white and it only took me 5 or so years to talk myself into painting it! Finally the dark wood was just more than I could bear! Yes, I really can be that dramatic!!! :)
The dollhouse cabinet has another set of dishes (I know, ANOTHER SET???) I swear I just feel the need to give these things a good loving home! On the bottom shelf are vintage aprons that I wear. when I'm outside I throw one of the grandma utility ones on and on a special occasion when I'm fixing a special meal I'll wear one of the prettier ones. O.k. they help get me in the mood to cook since I really stress myself out about it and don't always like to! I'm pretty sure some of my neighbors thought June Cleaver moved in when we bought the house and I would be gardening or cleaning the porches in my cardigan, jeans and an apron, and you know I was wearing a little bling at the time too!
On a side note while I'm devulging info. on myself, about 19 or so years ago my hubby went back to school and we lived in married housing. We had 2 of our 5 kids and 1 on the way when we lived there and one of our good friends dubbed us the Cleavers! I guess it stuck.
Happy White Wednesday, stop over to see the rest of the participants over at Faded Charm thank you Kathleen for such a fun party! Theresa xoxo
It resides on a sweet cabinet that sort of looks like an old radio cabinet but I really have no idea what it was except UGLY when I found it! It was brown with contact paper all over the inside, I redid this before the blog, (I should shorten that to btb for all of the times I say no pics because...) anyway, a white paint job on the outside and a little left over blue from my porch ceilings on the inside and there you go, good as new! Here you can see it next to the china cabinet that got almost the same treatment except no blue. all white.
I took the door off of the china cabinet and saved it in the basement because I wanted to put dishes we use all of the time in it and I didn't want any mishaps with the glass when the kids were putting away the dishes. I know there's a project waiting for that door so if anyone has any ideas I'm all ears...
I really like it so much better white and it only took me 5 or so years to talk myself into painting it! Finally the dark wood was just more than I could bear! Yes, I really can be that dramatic!!! :)
The dollhouse cabinet has another set of dishes (I know, ANOTHER SET???) I swear I just feel the need to give these things a good loving home! On the bottom shelf are vintage aprons that I wear. when I'm outside I throw one of the grandma utility ones on and on a special occasion when I'm fixing a special meal I'll wear one of the prettier ones. O.k. they help get me in the mood to cook since I really stress myself out about it and don't always like to! I'm pretty sure some of my neighbors thought June Cleaver moved in when we bought the house and I would be gardening or cleaning the porches in my cardigan, jeans and an apron, and you know I was wearing a little bling at the time too!
I am realizing that the more I write on this blog the more some of you are going to find out that I'm a little on the crazy side. I'm gonna have to tell you, being a little crazy is what keeps me sane!!!
I love to have fun, and if wearing jewels and aprons makes me smile than that's what you'll see me wearing! (It's so Mammy Fabulous!!) So this is my stash of June Cleaverish attire...
On a side note while I'm devulging info. on myself, about 19 or so years ago my hubby went back to school and we lived in married housing. We had 2 of our 5 kids and 1 on the way when we lived there and one of our good friends dubbed us the Cleavers! I guess it stuck.
Happy White Wednesday, stop over to see the rest of the participants over at Faded Charm thank you Kathleen for such a fun party! Theresa xoxo
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Happy Silver Sunday #5!
Just a quick post for S.S. (I have company coming over and I still need to pick up the messes we made yesterday!) A little glittered bird sits in an abandoned nest found on the trail, all nestled in a sweet silver basket. I don't know my silver pieces like a lot of you maybe this is for condiments???
Sorry this next one is blurry, little lovebirds salt and pepper shakers sitting on a branch.
This Hotel coffee thermos is one of my first adult garage sale antique finds I think I must have been about 19 or so when I went to visit a good friend in Ohio and her mom took me 'sailing' it was wonderful and I found all kinds of goodies, this is one of the few that I still have. It says Hotel Statler 169 on it. I love using it, it makes my coffee a little more special, well that and a little vanilla cinnamon creamer!
A antique tin type of a dapper looking couple sits in a vintage metal frog.
Another one of my favorites a champagne bucket with a ribbon wrapped around it pinned together with a vintage rhinestone. BLING!! Gotta have it!!!!
It sits on my newest upcycle. Last week our round coffee table just couldn't take the wear and tear we were giving it and one of the legs came loose. It was already held together with glue when I bought it so now I need to come up with a better repair job for it. In the mean time, I am loving this! I found this door in the rafters of the white barn when we bought the house and left it there knowing that one day it would be something special. This is it's day! I cleaned it up and propped it on top of a couple of the garden urns and wahlah a new coffee table! Ofcourse it can't last... spring will be here and then I will need those urns again, I'll have to find a more permanent solution for legs before then! Thanks for stopping by and a special thanks to Beth for hosting this fun party! Happy Sunday! Theresa xoxo
Sorry this next one is blurry, little lovebirds salt and pepper shakers sitting on a branch.
This Hotel coffee thermos is one of my first adult garage sale antique finds I think I must have been about 19 or so when I went to visit a good friend in Ohio and her mom took me 'sailing' it was wonderful and I found all kinds of goodies, this is one of the few that I still have. It says Hotel Statler 169 on it. I love using it, it makes my coffee a little more special, well that and a little vanilla cinnamon creamer!
A antique tin type of a dapper looking couple sits in a vintage metal frog.
Another one of my favorites a champagne bucket with a ribbon wrapped around it pinned together with a vintage rhinestone. BLING!! Gotta have it!!!!
It sits on my newest upcycle. Last week our round coffee table just couldn't take the wear and tear we were giving it and one of the legs came loose. It was already held together with glue when I bought it so now I need to come up with a better repair job for it. In the mean time, I am loving this! I found this door in the rafters of the white barn when we bought the house and left it there knowing that one day it would be something special. This is it's day! I cleaned it up and propped it on top of a couple of the garden urns and wahlah a new coffee table! Ofcourse it can't last... spring will be here and then I will need those urns again, I'll have to find a more permanent solution for legs before then! Thanks for stopping by and a special thanks to Beth for hosting this fun party! Happy Sunday! Theresa xoxo
Saturday, January 30, 2010
A love of toolboxes
First of all I gotta tell you all, I get so inspired by all of the creative genious you bloggers put out here. It gets my juices flowing like you wouldn't believe! (being trapped in the house helps too!) Here's the thing, if when I pull up to a garage sale and find a little old man selling his goodies well, be still my heart! When I go to an estate sale I love going in the garage first, I love to see the 'man stuff' so I can turn it into the 'girl stuff' :) I've had this handmade toolbox for awhile now and it usually has candles in the jars, like now, but sometimes in the summer they get replaced with flowers.
It's always been bare wood until recently when I took it to the basement and gave it a quick facelift with some white spray paint, but it still needed more... here it is after the spray paint (sorry I forgot the true before pics.)
And here it is all shabbified with some vintage lace and a old rhinestone (funny I'm not usually a lace girl but the dingy balls I usually use just didn't cut it this time!). The lace was too easy, the lady I bought it from kept it in a continuous loop so all I had to do was slip it on the box! Don't you love it when a project is just that easy?
O.k. this next one was even easier. I bought this from a 'man sale', It was full of screws and nails and such, all of which I bagged up for later. I just scrubbed it really good and then gave it a good rub down with lemon oil. I love it!
The compartments were so big that I could fit 12 old restaurant plates in the back two and our silver in old blue jars in the front. I finished it off with napkins and a jar of flowers, I hated using fake ones but that was all I had, you can be sure that the blue jar will be filled with real ones ASAP!
Even D. commented on this as soon as he saw it! Sometimes he just scratches his head at my upcycled projects but he's a sucker for organization! So thanks for all of the inspiration you've sent my way, I hope I've done a little of the same for you!
Happy Saturday! ~ Theresa xoxo
It's always been bare wood until recently when I took it to the basement and gave it a quick facelift with some white spray paint, but it still needed more... here it is after the spray paint (sorry I forgot the true before pics.)
And here it is all shabbified with some vintage lace and a old rhinestone (funny I'm not usually a lace girl but the dingy balls I usually use just didn't cut it this time!). The lace was too easy, the lady I bought it from kept it in a continuous loop so all I had to do was slip it on the box! Don't you love it when a project is just that easy?
O.k. this next one was even easier. I bought this from a 'man sale', It was full of screws and nails and such, all of which I bagged up for later. I just scrubbed it really good and then gave it a good rub down with lemon oil. I love it!
The compartments were so big that I could fit 12 old restaurant plates in the back two and our silver in old blue jars in the front. I finished it off with napkins and a jar of flowers, I hated using fake ones but that was all I had, you can be sure that the blue jar will be filled with real ones ASAP!
Even D. commented on this as soon as he saw it! Sometimes he just scratches his head at my upcycled projects but he's a sucker for organization! So thanks for all of the inspiration you've sent my way, I hope I've done a little of the same for you!
Happy Saturday! ~ Theresa xoxo
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