Crafting Shabby Style....

Hi Girls...

I was busy in my craft room this past weekend creating some more shabby style wall hangings and tags.  Something I love to do.

Here are my latest creations, starting with a shabby heart shaped wall hanging to which I added some paper crepe trim.

Then there is this pretty wall hanging that I added several different types of embellishments to.   The pretty background paper is some new scrapbook paper I found recently.  It is from the new Graphics45 collection called "Ladies Diary".  The entire collection is just gorgeous..

And last, but not least is a tag I created using up a few more of the small paper scraps from my stash....

Well, as you can see, it was quite the productive weekend for me.

Now I must go see what other pretties I can create.

Vintage Pretties.....

Hi Girls,

In addition to the pretty little ceramic basket I shared in my last post, my recent day of antiquing also netted me an awesome vintage find.  One that has been on my wish list for quite some time.

And that particular thing would be a pretty vintage shoe organizer..

I was so happy to find this one at a very affordable price and of course, in great condition to.  
 

And the fact that it's made with a pretty rose print fabric makes it even that much better.

Sometimes, the good things are worth the wait.

Tiny Treasures...

Hi Girls,

A trip to the antique shops today netted me this darling little ceramic weaved basket in the prettiest shade of  pale blue for just a mere $3.50...

It's just the perfect size to hold some other small treasures  like vintage calling cards....

Or maybe some of those pretty buttons....

It will likely hold many different little treasures over time and that's what makes it such a versatile find. 

I found another great treasure today too, but I'll share that in another post.

See you soon!!

More Crafting With Leftover Scraps...

Hi Girls,

I'm back to show you another quick little project I did on Sunday.

It's been a while since I made one of my shabby patchwork wall hangings and I thought I would make a new one in my effort to use up some more of those leftover paper scraps I have..

I love the mix of soft shabby colors and florals and am very happy with how it turned out.

These are so quick and easy to make.  All you need is a piece of pre-cut shaped chipboard (I buy mine from the $1.50 bins at Michael's where they sell them in packs of 5 to create mini-albums), some Modge Podge, a sponge brush and left over scraps of scrapbook paper.  

And of course, we can't forget those cute embellishments to add a finishing touch.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  See you again soon!!

Quick And Easy ........

Hey Girls..

Don't you just love when you can whip something pretty up very quickly and easily?

I did just that today making this pretty little tag using some of those leftover paper scraps that I'm realizing I have way too many of as well as an image of a beautiful Victorian lady that I cut out with my super dandy Martha Stewart craft knife.. 

Realizing just how many of those small paper scraps I have, I'm really going to try harder over the next few months to try and use up as many of them as I can, especially the larger scraps, before I start cutting into a new sheet of scrapbook paper.  Whether I'll be able to do that or not remains to be seen.

Well, that's all for today.  See you again soon !!!

Altered Journal Project ......

Hi Girls...

Well, it's time for another photo heavy post..Do you recall a few posts back when I showed a vintage journal/ledger book that I had recently purchased with the idea of using it in my first attempt to create an altered journal, one similar to so many that I have seen and admired here in blogland and on Pinterest?

Well, I dove in and got to work on it shortly thereafter, altering the inside pages of the journal in what I consider to be phase one of the project.  This first phase would involve creating a base or background of sorts, to which I will eventually add more elements as time and materials allow.

I did this by using two of my favorite products.  Gorgeous scrapbook papers and Modge Podge, turning those boring inside white into pages like these....

This project allowed me to use up some of those smaller leftover pieces of scrapbook papers that I had been saving...

I wanted this journal to have a shabby/vintage look to it, so I tried to stick to that theme by using scrapbook papers that fit that theme and I think I succeeded.

It's far from being perfect.  If you look closely, you can see air bubbles and such on some of the pages, but  I think that just adds to the overall vintage look I was going for.  The journal actually looks much better in person than it does in the photos.  The photos really don't do it justice. Because of  terrible lighting and my poor photography skills, they don't show the true colors or finer details in the scrapbook papers.

Well, I hope you made it to the end of this post without getting too bored, and I hope you enjoyed seeing my latest project, even with its imperfections.

Well, that's all for this time.  Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

See you again soon...

An Awesome Find....

Oh my lucky day....

On Wednesday, I decided to visit a new to me thrift store that is just a few miles from my house and I am so happy I did because I found something totally awesome just waiting for me.  And mind you, this was being displayed outside the store so it was the first thing I saw when I got there.

An awesome metal magazine display stand...

And yes, it was already pink when I bought it so I didn't have to do a thing to it.

I just had to buy it even though I wasn't sure where I would be able to put it.  I couldn't pass it up though as I knew it was likely that I would never find another one just like this again. And it only cost me $25.00.  Not exactly garage sale price, but I'm guessing if I were to ever stumble upon something like this at an antique shop, it would have cost me a lot more, so I was more than happy to pay the cost.

Isn't it great??  It's going to be perfect for displaying all of my gorgeous Stampington & Company magazines.

For now I had to put it in my living room as it's the only spot I could fit it in at the moment.  I was hoping to put it in my craft room, but sadly, there's no room for it in there.  At least there isn't right now.  Maybe I can get it in there at some point if I do some rearranging of furniture, but I'll have to wait and see.

This has been an awesome week of thrifting for me and it's been a fun way to spend my vacation week off from work while trying not to go overboard on my spending.

Now it's time for me to enjoy my last few days of relaxation before starting another busy work week.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

What Five Dollars Will Get You.....

Hey there girls...

Would you like to see what I scored at my local Goodwill stores for just five dollars total?

My find from the first Goodwill store on Tuesday was this shabby chic style picture frame that was just $1.99 and has the appearance of being made with pieces of vintage wallpaper, but its actually just painted. 

It required a bit of a makeover to get it just the way I wanted it.  The inside and outside edges of the frame and  the grooves on the front of the frame were an icky blackish/brown color.  Totally not my taste, so I used a bit of vanilla colored craft paint to make it look the way I wanted.  So much better with very little effort on my part.

My second Goodwill store find that I found this morning was this cute Shabby Chic style lined wicker basket...

This was just $2.99.  I believe it is one of the older Simply Shabby Chic home decor items from Target.  I have a couple similar baskets in larger sizes.  I love the smaller size of this one.  I'll be using this in my craft room to help keep things organized (if that's even possible)...

Well that's what I've found at my local Goodwill stores. Have you found anything great lately while you've been out thrifting?

Goodwill Find....

Hi Girls...

I'm a bit slow in getting around to showing this to you, but I just wanted to share with you a great find I came across at my local Goodwill store the weekend before last that's gone a long way in helping me organize and tidy up my craft room.

I've been wanting to get a bookcase that would fit under my window that is within arms reach of my crafting table, and while it isn't exactly the bookcase of my dreams, I did find this great open 3 tier bookshelf that was in great condition for just a mere $7.00.

It fits the space perfectly and now it holds lots of my crafting stuff that had previously been on the floor.  Yeah for me!!!

A smaller little table I had previously sits right next to it with some more of my goodies stashed on it...

My new bookcase will work great for now until I find the one of my dreams. 

Gotta love those Goodwill stores that's for sure..

See you soon!!