Try It Tuesday~ Seashells with a vintage twist!

Hi guys!

You remember those "gone junkin' Friday" finds from last Friday~

here is a few ideas I can up with.

I have had Seashells on the brain lately, so that is where I started.

I took the glass dome and added a vintage drawer knob to the top to make a Cloche.

I used 527 multi-use glue by Beacon to adhere the knob.  Added a word to the shell.

**Inspiration**

I took the chick feeder and added extra shells to it.  You might recognize

 the small jar on top.  Here is a better look~

Same idea as a snow jar ~ but I used shells and a special word.

**discover**

A look at all the fantastic colors in the Seashells!

I also bought this stamp set of Seashells by Darkroom Door ~

 I'm thinkin' it's time to use it!!
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Linked at~ My salvaged Treasures/Vintage party #175

Thanks for stopping by~

See ya soon.

The Curtsey Boutique is opened for business!!

Hi guys!!

We had a gorgeous weekend!!! Hope you did too:)

I have one last project to share that I did for the Curtsey Boutique.  I sure love all the handmade embellishments that you can find in the Etsy shop.

These are tag cards made out of the library envelopes from the Curtsey Boutique. 

 These are great for tucking a gift card in the envelope.  A fun project!!

The shop is OPENED, so go take a look at all of the handmade goodies!!!

See ya tomorrow for 

Quick Quotes ~ Celebrate the Snow!

Hi Connie here with a scrapbook page using the Snowflake paper from the Celebrate collection. Love the blue color in the photo's, bring out the light blue color in the pattern paper.

Instructions~

1. Ink around the Snowflake paper with Brandywine PowderPuff  Chalking Ink.

2. Cut a mat from the solid purple (reverse side)  and ink around the mat.

3. Using the Brandywine PowderPuff Chalking Ink stamp out numbers for photos.

4. Attach photos.

5. Cut out "Moments" from the Serendipity Words & Phrases strip and include it in your title.

6. Cut extra snowflakes from the pattern paper and ink around them with Brandywine PowderPuff  Chalking ink.

7. Place the snowflakes in the title section.

8. Add buttons and twine if you like.

9. Add journal strips.

Quick Quotes product used~

Celebrate pattern paper

Serendipity Words & Phrases Strip

Brandywine PowderPuff Chalk Ink

Other products used~

white cardstock

buttons

twine

stickers

Thanks for stopping by~

Connie Mercer

gone junkin' Friday~

Hi guys!!

We have a week of beautiful weather so I went junkin'~

here's what I picked up.

$2 for 12.

These will make really cute mini notebooks.

This is so small. It is darling. $5.

I know exactly what I'm gonna do with this to!

This is so cute~ $5

This has a purpose too~hope it works!

knobs~ the glass one was $3 and the door knob was $1.

Love them!!!! You will see these again~

These are hard to find ~ $2.

This is the start to a Cloche!! Love putting these together and love

 the end results!

Small jello mold ~ $2.

Small jello or custard tins~ $3 for 4.

Chick feeder~ $3.

Stay tuned next week I will show what I have done with some of these finds!!!

See ya soon!

Have a great weekend!!

My Salvaged Treasures~thank you!

Hi guys!

                  Did you see this on Facebook August of last year?  I saw it but it didn't sink in

 that it was a feature :) ~ If you love re-purposed, vintage finds, you

 need to check out My Salvaged Treasures.  

Betsy has it going on~

It started with this bucket, that I had given my dad, years ago (mom gave it back), 

so I decided to paint it and use it for magazines.

Thank you Betsy for the feature.  Love your blog and your eye candy.  Did I mention

 she has an Etsy too!

Check her out~

Try It Tuesday~ Burlap pins!

Hi guys!

Time for Try It Tuesday~

I have made these burlap pins before, but I really love arranging embellishments into

 something pretty:) so I made them again.  This time they were for a school fundraiser.

BTW~ they look awesome on a denim shirt !

The burlap flower is by Canvas Corp.  Other embellishments are by

 Maya Road and Prima.  

Mostly Maya Road and Prima on these two.  I think they make the 

best embellishments for this type of project.

Hot Glue to put them together!

When you make these, just use what you have~all of those bits & pieces

 work great for this. Just tuck them in to make a cluster!

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I'm working on a really fun project, so see ya

 next Tuesday~should be ready by then:)

I also did some scrapbooking, really!!!

See ya soon~

Clear Scraps~acrylic boxes!!!

Hi guys!

This is one of my favorite new product from Clear Scraps.  The acrylic boxes!  They come in several sizes and they are stunning.  Here's what I did with the small one~

I put a, sweet little, bird nest in the acrylic box and added

 very little embellishments. 

 I wanted the acrylic to SHINE!!!

The boxes come flat and you snap them together with a little wet adhesive. 

 Not a problem to assemble at all.  Beautiful !!!  

See ya soon for