Basket and Cork Coasters Projects

Hey!  Are you enduring the cold weather with some great projects?  Or are you a lucky west/southern coastal person who has some warmth and sunshine?  I believe there is 40 some days til SPRING!    I love baskets~~here is my latest little project~~

~~bought these nifty French~looking cork coasters from H&M~~thought they would look really cute on baskets and boxes; or maybe dangled from bottles~~

This oval basket I use in my kitchen for a collection of printed towels and napkins~~

Hope you're having a great day and catching some inspiration no matter where you go; 

Blessings!

~patty~

Make a Dress Form on the Cheap

Here's a quick way to do a dressform; ideal for booths to display vintage clothing; I use mine to sell blue~jean jackets;  

But, everyone wants to buy the dressform too!  Using a basic plastic form (has the hollow back) and modpodged different papers onto the front;  use an old floor lamp as the base and attach with screw type finial~~

The burlap ribbon helps to secure the body so it doesn't move/flop side to side~~

You can buy the dressforms online or through ebay sellers~~

What do you think?  Great idea to boost your sales for clothing and would be fabulous covered with just plain burlap, printed cloth, chalkboard paint!  I find those old floor lamps everywhere on the cheap; keep your eye open for those.  Have a great week!   ~patty~

Old Pickle Jar Projects

 

 

It's been awhile!  Been doing a lot of projects and having GRANDBABIES!   There is nothing in this world greater than being a wife and mom and then comes those darling, sweet grandchildren.  I cry sweet, happy tears~~~I've waited and waited and waited.  Thanks Kids!

 

 

 

Been fluffing a few new pillows here and there~~

 

 

 

 

Found these awesome napkins from H&M and thought of a cute kitchen project using the napkin as a pattern~~

 

 

 

 

What is so unique about these napkins is that each four corners have the same printed design!  I copied onto paper from my printer and cut on the portion I wanted;  mod~podged to some old pickle and jam jars~~

 

 

 

 

~~added little red handles from left over trim and wired around the jar with some twine (held in place very securely with a bit of hot glue); 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll just call them my Kitchen Utility Jars:  will look cute holding silverware, wooden utensils, etc.

 

Lots of cold here today and way too much snow~~

Hope you're keeping warm and the projects going!

 

Thanks for being here~~Blessings,

 

~Patty~

Frog Tape and an Old Leather Suitcase

 

 

I'm probably the last person in blog~land to use Frog Tape.  I'm really impressed with it's ability to give clean lines (even when I rearranged the tape several times before painting)~~

 

 

 

 

I'm going to try this on fabric also~~it's a bit more expensive than regular painters tape, but well worth the results~~

 

 

 

~~got a new stencil to show off onto this old leather suitcase~~

 

 

 

~~just a bit more distressing to do (after getting the "clean lines")~~

gotta make it look more vintage because the stripes look too new (well, they are of course)~~

 

 

 

Have you tried this tape on fabric and how did it stand up to the job for you?

 

Hope you're making it a great week~~thanks for stopping by and wishing you many blessings!

 

~patty~

 

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Wicker Hamper and Old Chair Projects

I bought a vintage wicker hamper and ladder back chair for $3.00 each.  The chair I have had for a long time and finally added it to the project list.  The black paint projects were lined up~~here's two of them:



Here's an older picture below of wood chair (one of my junk finding days)~~



Painted with home~made black chalk paint and lightly distressed;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~~a black and white Toile pillow looks sweet with the French script padded seat~~

 

 

 

 

 

Below is the cute hamper; it was in dire/desperate condition; really was a fabulous $3.00 bargain~~

 

 

 

 

 

 ~~and below is a picture of it white with plastic vinyl in it's prior
life~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~~Geez~~I found this fabric in my stash and forgot I even had this; was a perfect little touch after padding the lid~~used a bit of jute trim around the edges~~

 

 

 

~~Thanks for stopping by~~I'm off to see what you've been up to.  Have a great day and many blessings!  ~patty~

Tuesday's Projects and Junk Finds

 

 

Yep~~another wreath~~(it's just the autumn thing for me; I love to dry flowers this time of year)~~

and attached an old book to the base of the wreath with ribbon and wire~~

 

 

 

~~some sweet friends save me their roses when they are about to be tossed:  I'll hang them upside down to dry and use them in pretty bouquets~~I love how they look "vintage".   Artemesia, hydrangeas, roses and carnations all dried for this wreath~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here's my loot from a few days ago:  that nasty~looking wicker hamper is going to be my next project ($3.00)~~after I get that big, antique door (behind the wicker) completed today~~

 

 

 

An old swivel wooden stool (already filled in the holes where the back support used to be); that newspaper roller I'm thinking will be sweet for an autumn display~~

 

I have plans for the cheap ($1.00) round table with legs that screw on~~and sweet little frames to use with some hardware/wire backing~~

 

 

 

Well, below is that old door~~it is HUGE!  ~~and it was only $5.00!   I've got both sides painted now and ready to add some big hooks; going to stencil the glass later today and get this off to the booths:  will look cute displaying wreaths, vintage clothing, etc~~~~

 

 

 

And this old chair I just added a stencil on today~~

 

 

 

 

~~because it is one of those "as is" conditions:   it will be a darling way to display a favorite plant~~

 

 

 

Taking it to the booth tomorrow with that HUGE door!

Why do I buy big stuff to lug around??

 

 

 

 

Hey; thanks for being here~~hope your week is a great one and many blessings come your way!

 

~patty~

 

 

Dried Flowers and Another Wreath

 

 

Dried Hydrangeas sell very well on their own at my booths; I love making fall arrangements out of them too~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow I'll show the little one I made with an old book tied on with wire and ribbon and some of my latest junk finds~~I'm off to see what you've been up to; have you found any great stuff lately?

 

Have a great, blessed week!

 

~patty~