Finding Secret Treasure: Twine

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Decorating Vintage Books

I love decorating with old books, this time I decided to Decorate the Books.

Usually I just stack them or wrap twine around them and add them to my vignettes. I've seen so many amazing decorated books I decided to try some for my self.

It was easy and fun!

This first set I decided to paint, and since I love the way chalk paint looks on my other projects, I decided to use it on the books, so I mixed up a batch...

I decided to use my long neglected stamps to decorate the covers, and spines, then sand them a little more for a deeper distressed look.

I added some some old upholstery tacks...

A little twine, a rusty gear, and an old skeleton key, complete the 1st bundle

I added a little color, my favorite, for the 2nd set, that were "cover-less" I wanted it very light so I watered down the paint and gave it a quick "wash"

I added some Vintage Jewelry, Frayed Ribbon, and used the same French Script Stamp

The 3rd Bundle, I just Bundled and Adorned with Ribbon, a Duck Feather, and an Old Charm

Let me know if you have any questions...

Thank you for visiting with me today, hopefully you have been inspired in some small way...

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God's Blessing to you and your families, have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Burlap Pumpkins with Natural Dried Stems - Save those Pumpkin Stems!

2 Corinthians 5:17

NIV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (NIV)

I know Pumpkin Season is over and Christmas is all the rage

(as it should be)

I wasn't going to post, but then I thought some of you may still have your pumpkins hanging around. Save the stems! Dry them out and use them on your "Craft" pumpkins next year.

These are the Burlap Pumpkins I made this year using the Dried Pumpkin Stems my Son saved me last year. I just threw them in an open box and forgot about them, they dried perfectly!

Since I'm on a Spending Freeze, I wanted to use the things I had... the burlap I bought last year for a project I never did... I have a stock pile of things for projects I never did, I'm sure some of you have similar stock, just waiting to be used. So instead of buying, I'm digging out the old to make some new things. I'm being thrifty.

I used an old bed pillow for the stuffing, and a ball of twine I had from the Dollar Tree.

I just "pulled" off some stuffing and gathered it into a pumpkin shape. Cut the Burlap into a large Square and brought all 4 corners to the center and secured with a rubber band. The I just tucked the raw edges in, and squished the pumpkin into shape, added the twine, which came off the roll already Curled!