Ladies ... You CAN do this! Hang a new light fixture

Don't be scared to hang your own new lighting fixture!

DIY with Vintage ... Heart Art, Framed

Easy hand made art ... 

Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

1st.  You need a Large Gorgeous Frame ...

like this Barnwood Distressed one from CobblestonesVintage on Etsy

2nd.  Fabric 
large enough to cover the opening in the frame

like this ticking from AStringorTwo on Etsy

 or Old Sacks

from FragmentsAnotherTime on Etsy

 

or a Scarf 

from retrogroovie on Etsy

3.  If your frame has glass in it, just cover the glass with your fabric.

If not, fit the back with a piece of cardboard.

Cover the cardboard with your fabric of choice and place in your frame.

4. Pictures to arrange in a heart or maybe a Monogram letter, like these,

French Postcards from KickassStyle on Etsy

 

Victorian Black and White Photos from DavesPaperGoods on Etsy

Or maybe old Playing Cards from MissSarahBelle on Etsy

5. Using something simple like sticky 'funtack' or double sided tape, place on the backside of the pictures or cards and stick onto the from in the shape of a heart or letter.

Tell me about your amazing creation!

I will be adding my picture here this week :)

DIY with Vintage ... Doily Table Runner

Create your own table runner with smaller crocheted doilies.

DIY this gorgeous creation on the cheap 

courtesy of BHG

Use your local thrift shops or find some great deals on doilies online like these one:

 Assorted Pink Doily Lot

 Assorted Cream Doily Lot

Mixed Doily Lot

Find that perfect selection and join them together with a simple stitch here and there.
If you want to achieve the look of the first picture, they took 5 different shades of blue and hand painted the doilies to get an ombre effect between each one.
Voila!! 

Unique Vintage Beauty!

Tea Party please ...

Yellow Tea Rose on Black

Assorted mixed bone china and ironstone cups

Red Poppies by Bavaria Schumann

Mushroom Pattern by Aynsley

Pansies on Lime Green by Foley

Fish Motif by Toyotoki Japan

Some beautiful teacups I have had the pleasure of meeting ...

Dahlias on mint green by Paragon

Decorating with Books ...

No need to have a full out library in your living room with shelves filled from top to bottom.  Incorporate the books you love into the warmth of your home.  Small stacks here and there can add height, colour and depth to end tables, coffee tables and shelves.

My Collection of John Patience children's books on top of my curio cabinet

These books are very old and I use the top 3 green ones as props a lot for my Etsy shop

In an old wooden crate, scattered Bailey's Miniature Houses all around Books are proudly displayed

Every animal lover needs to read James Herriot at some point in their life

Most of these books in this pile I bought for $0.25 a piece at various thrift stores

The last Book Bundle in my living room, the 'need to read' pile I guess (check out my new Scentsy warmer)

Hunger Games Quilts

Patchwork Appliqued Mockingjay Pin Quilt

So you've read the books, you've seen the movie ... me too!!!

I was inspired to create these quilts / blankets / throws ...

The mockingjay is my hand drawn facsimile.  Each quilt is different - no mass produced blah stuff here.

Newest addition & only quilt currently available

sorry pictured quilts are SOLD OUT 

Favourite my Shop HERE so you can pounce
on the newest listed quilt.

Easy Scrabble wall Art ...

Time from start to finish : 20 minutes

Materials Required: Picture Frame with or with out glass

Scrabble tiles

Scrap of material to cover the front or any picture you want to see behind your letters

Tape

Glue Gun

1. Wrap the Cardboard 'backing' from the picture frame with the material - you can do the same if you want to use a picture frame with glass - just wrap the glass with the material.

Tape it on the back side so it stays in place (no one will ever see this side - so let your be as messy as you want)

Set it back in the frame

 

 2. Then I played with some Scrabble tiles and made some words suitable for the bedroom :)

 3. Got out the trusty Glue -gun and stuck the letters in place ...

4.  Hang it in a nice spot

Owl Pattern ... for easy Applique

This is my own pattern that I created and I thought I would share the pattern with anyone who might want it.

The rest of the pics are the girlie Owl Quilt I just finished ...

Using Fusible Webbing ... LOVE working with it - makes Applique SO easy!!

 

 

Just Right Click the Picture Below - then Save File As ... then you can print it and enlarge it

and if someone can tell me how to link a pdf that can be printed I'll be forever grateful lol