Recycling Vintage Photos

One of the{{many things}}I love to collect is Vintage Photos. I've picked them up at Estate Sales, Antique Shops & Flea Markets for years. Even though I had no idea what I was going to do with them I still couldn't pass them up. My favorite are hand painted/tinted photos.

I've seen tutorials about printing on fabric but wasn't sure if it was simple enough to do with what I had on hand{or if my printer would work- because it's not fancy at all}.

It turned out pretty good except not all the colors came through, I'm guessing because I was low on ink.

I thought it would be perfect for a pillow cover....

How crazy is it that a photo taken in 1937 at a 4 H Picnic is preserved on a Pillow that now sits on my bed.Very cool!!

An Exciting Feature

Beth over at Apartment Therapy asked if she could use some pictures of my Inspiration Boards in a post. And this is what she wrote. Very cool, Thanks!

Special Deliveries.....

The last two days have been really really good Mail days. I found this Vintage yellow Lantern print Tablecloth(that matches my pink one)on-line. I recently found this design pattern and found out that it comes in Aqua too~ that's next to add to my collection.

My friend sent me this Vintage Pitcher, I Love it and can't wait to fill it with Lemonade!

This next package was an early Birthday present to me(from me). It's Handmade from PetiteHouse. I've kept an eye on her shop for awhile now, admiring her little dwellings. When I saw this....

I knew I had to have it.

I'm beyond thrilled, it's even more amazing in person!

Looking at this little piece of Art has me feeling a little unCrafty, I'd love to be able to create something as sweet as this!
Now, I'm off to find the perfect spot for it :)

Something New.....

I love taking an idea in my head and then creating it.
Inspired by my love of Art Walls~ here are just a few of my favorite examples:


1. The ever changing chick art wall, 2. Art wall, 3. art wall, 4. how to hang photos- ideas

I decided to make these magnetic plaque's, similar in function to my Inspiration Boards.



I love to paint, so I really enjoyed making these. The colors are sort of Shabby Chic-ish~grunge~distressed....makes me think of Alice in Wonderland(I don't know why??). If someone else has a better description for the colors, I'd love to hear them :)

Shopping List Saturday.....STAMPS!!!

I'm not big into stamping, but I could be...and I could see myself becoming a crazed stamp-aholic after finding all these cute handmade stamps! There are so many amazing hand carved designs, it was really hard to narrow it down to these 13! There's so much you could do with a stamp: from dressing up your packages, making cards to decorating presents....it really is endless to what you can do :)



Starting in the center:
1)Happy trails, by: Corrabelle 2)Paper Lanterns set, by: Tresijas 3)Glass jar, by: narchitoo 4)Enjoy tea time, by: lovesprouts 5)Cage your birds, by: twoangelsinparis 6)Handmade by, by: AutumnWhispers 7)Postmark stamp set, by: metronomecircus 8)Dessert tray, by: BrighterDay 9)Custom portrait, by: jackbear 10)Custom name w/stamp, by: craftpudding 11)Road trip vintage car, by: thestarbox 12)Old fashion electrical fan, by: glazedmud 13)Up Do, by: sjane

If you'd like to see more Shopping list Saturday finds, stop off at Fancypicnic's blog to check out other participating Etsy shops.

And the Inspiration Board goes to....

Congratulations to Heather who's name was randomly picked, I hope you'll enjoy your Inspiration Board(I'll be getting it packed up and ready to go) .
Thanks so much to all of you for visiting my Blog and participating in the giveaway, I had lots of fun & really enjoy doing giveaways~I'll be doing another one sometime before Christmas.
Thanks again :)

Recycled Scarf

I haven't sewn in quite awhile, it's something I love to do but don't do often enough. There's something relaxing and rewarding about sitting down with an idea in my head and then creating it. So I thought I'd break out my sewing machine and make something this weekend. I have lots of old quilt pieces and vintage fabric that I've been wanting to do something with, so I thought I'd make a scarf...kind of like a quilt for your neck.
Living in Southern California there's such a small window of time where you need a scarf, so now I'm ready for those few days...




That was fun!

Somethings OLD turned into something new.... for my shop

Nothing is better than coming across an old quilt, no matter the condition. Half the time I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, but that's never stopped me from bringing one home :)

I'm working on some pillows for my shop, using vintage linens & old quilts.

I'm one of those people who can never have too many pillows! I usually have no less than six on my bed, my kids notice when they have some missing off their beds, and I don't think there's a chair throughout the house without a pillow in it. Wow, now it seems a little weird...