More Shabby Crafting ......

Hey there girls....

Happy Tuesday.. How is your week going so far? Mine has been pretty good for the most part. Back at work again and being kept busy with that.

I was feeling pretty crafty over the weekend and on Sunday I showed you a craft project I did on Saturday. Well... I loved how that one turned out so much, that I made another one on Sunday using some of the left over scraps of paper and a few different embellishments.

I'm guessing this one won't be the last. I'll likely be making even more, using some of the different shaped chipboard book pages I have on hand.

Once again, I would like to thank all my bloggy friends for your kind words about my crafting projects and for your encouragement in helping me take the leap into the crafting world. I was a bit scared at first if you recall, but I am having so much fun now, I realize I had nothing to be afraid of.

Have a great day everyone !!!

Shabby Crafting ...

Do you remember a few weeks ago when I showed these great clipboard books that I stocked up on after finding them for 50 cents each in the dollar bins at Michael's craft store ???

Well... yesterday, I took one of the chipboard pages and shabbied it up a bit using some of my hoarded scrapbook papers, modge podge, a flower embellishment and of course, some buttons and lace trims.

Even the backside was covered using some of the complimentary paper ...

I love how my latest little crafty project has turned out and now I have a cute little piece of my own personal artwork to hang for display...

I sure am glad I've taken that plunge into the crafting world as I am having so much fun creating all of these different projects I've been working on over the past several months. Tags, altered spools and now some decoupage art pieces. So, despite the still frigid cold we are dealing with here in the Minneapolis area, I am enjoying my time spent in my crafting room where the sun is shining brightly today and sending its warmth in through my window.

I was very happy yesterday when I stopped in at JoAnn's craft store and found some more of the wooden spools I was hoping to find. Yeah for me!! They come in a pack of six are are just waiting to be altered and turned into something cute.

I think I see glimpses of another fun crafting weekend ahead for next weekend...

Stay tuned to see what I do with these. Until then, enjoy your days and hopefully, I'll be back soon with some more crafty projects to share with you.

This Time They Are Blue ...........

Hey there girls..

Are you having a good weekend?

Despite the still cold weather here in Minnesota, my weekend has been good. I was feeling crafty again this weekend so I have a few more things to share with you today.

Last weekend, I altered some plain wooden spools which I had painted a soft shade of pink and I loved how cute they turned out so I decided to make a few more, this time using a robin's egg blue paint to cover the wooden spools.

I used some of the same scrapbook paper as I did on the pink ones, but I also used some new paper to .....

As well as using most of the same types of embellishments. Gotta love those pastel buttons and little snippets of lace...

I even blinged one of them out with just a wee bit of sparkle...

I'd say for those of you out there who are like me and aren't super duper crafty, you should really give these altered spools a little try. They are so easy to make. All you need is some plain wooden spools, craft paint, some pretty scrapbook papers, modge podge, glue, small florals and some small embellishments like the buttons and bling. After you paint the spools and the paint has had a chance to dry, altering them and turning them into something cute like these will take you only a very short amount of time.

Definitely something you should try on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

I have a feeling I'll be making even more of these, but I have to find some more of the wooden spools at the craft store first. Went to Michael's this morning to look for some, but they didn't have any there so I will have to try JoAnn's next.

Now, I must go clean up my crafting table and get it ready for the next project. Enjoy what's left of your weekend and have a great week ahead !!

Feeling Inspired......

Taking that inspiration I've received from the recent issue of Somerset Life magazine, I altered some plain brown wooden spools that I picked up at Michael's craft store and I gave them a bit of a makeover to match my new blog makeover.

Now my simple little wooden spools are shabbied up in the yummiest shade of pink....

With a little bit of bling added in the form of buttons and pretty stick pins..

What a fun and easy project. Now I have the urge to make a few more using some different colored paint..

Am I getting creative or what ??????

A New Look ....

My blog just got a wee bit of a makeover...

Can't go wrong when I find a new Blogger background in my favorite color with a bit of a shabby look to it.

And.. it goes perfectly with my current header photo.

I think I like it!!

New Finds..............

Hi Girls...

I hope you are enjoying this lovely weekend. Even if it's a bit on the cold side like it is here in Minnesota where we are currently sitting at a not so balmy 13 degrees. Much better than the 9 below zero temperature I awoke to. Lots of sunshine though and that is very much appreciated.

Well, after forcing myself to stay away from the antique shops during the month of December in order to use my money for Christmas shopping and to pay down a few credit cards, I couldn't stand it anymore and was beginning to go through some serious withdrawal not being able to get out and hunt myself up a treasure or two. So today, I finally caved in and visited a few of my favorite shops.

I am proud to say that I kept within my set budget and found a few new things to bring home with me. Of course, the first thing that caught my eye, not surprisingly, was something PINK!! This cute tin flour canister in a very pale shade of pink.

I probably won't use it to store flour, but will keep it in my craft room to store odds and ends. And, I will likely cover up the "flour" wording with a pretty rose decal of some sort.

Another cute find was this cottage style china creamer. A great bargain at just $2.50. A girls gotta love a great bargain don't we?

And finding some inspiration with the always fabulous Somerset Life magazine, I found something today that could have been right out of the pages of the current issue of the magazine.

One of the articles in the magazine showed how the artist had altered some vintage clothespins and spools using paper, lace, ribbons and buttons...

When I saw these and read the article, I thought to myself how cute they were and how simple it would be to do something similar myself, so imagine my delight when today I spotted a small mason jar filled with 12 vintage clothespins for just $5.00.

Now I too will be able to alter some vintage clothespins just like those I saw in the magazine. They will be cute displayed in a china bowl, a wicker basket or maybe an apothecary jar.

Don't you just love finding inspiration everywhere? I know I do.. Blogland is filled with it and so is the always gorgeous Somerset Life magazine.

Something A Bit Different......

As I've mentioned a few times over the past few weeks, I'm a bit short on ideas of new things to post about, so I thought I'd do something a bit different today and do a post to share a YouTube video that features an acoustic version of my new favorite song.

If your a fan of country music, I'm guessing you've heard of the Zac Brown Band. This video features an acoustic version of their new single called "Colder Weather" sung by the lead singer Zac Brown. There is just that certain something about this man's voice that draws me in and keeps me coming back over and over again to listen to more of their music.

The Zac Brown Band is a standout group in my opinion and a nice change from all the cookie cutter country bands that have popped up over the past few years.




So sit back, relax, listen and enjoy !!!

Pretty Roses.....

Pretty roses will always bring a smile to my face, even if those roses only adorn some pretty fabric .....

Or some of my favorite china pieces ....

Hope seeing the pretty roses brought a smile to your face too !!

Have a great day..