Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Sunday, 10 June 2012

Saturday, 9 June 2012

China Garden Flower Tutorial!

I have seen some whimsical garden flowers made out of various dishes and fun glass items.It's easy and simple to do.Here's how...Gather old dishes of various shapes and sizes...You will also need an old silver spoon for the back of each flower. I flattened it out using a hammer since it will be glued to the back of the plate. A great place to get this stuff is...

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Homemade Rain Chain

Do you ever come across cheap, old silver spoons at thrift stores and garage sales and wonder what you can do with them? In the past I have made hooks out of them like these...Well, I came across a bag of spoons for $2 at a garage sale and thought I would make a homemade rain chain out of them. Here is a short tutorial on how I did it.Collect old spoons and some wire.Drill a small hole in...

Saturday, 2 June 2012

The Rest Of The Story...on our Pillars!

As you may have read my previous, The Pillar Story...if not you can go HERE.We have SEVEN vintage columns and enjoy every one of them.That was until our Kansas trip!My grown son lives in Kansas and we go out yearly for a visit. He knows our taste and surprised us with this...Yes, four more, truly awesome pillars on stand bases, capitals and with globes!My son and me at my...

Friday, 1 June 2012