Fun Finds...

Look what I found today...not one but 2 aqua glass Delco Battery Cases.  Now I don't know much about these and I'm not much of a "research girl"...but I did find this in on the Delco Light Colloectors Website.

I'm already "dreaming" about all the fun ways I can use them.

And I'm not sure but I'm guessing that I got a steal at $3.99 a piece!  If any of you out there in Blog land have any fun ideas or additional information on these pretties...do share :)

Happy Thrifting my friends!

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Seeing Angels...

Well, if you didn't already think I was "crazy" by the things I come up with...you probably will after this post :)

For a while now I had been thinking these old wood hangers would make perfect angel wings...I just hadn't found the right "body" yet.  Then, as I was sorting (on my never-ending mission to de-clutter) the other day I took a new look at this salt and pepper mills...

See the cute little head and the hook for a halo?

And of course a couple of "angelic" accessories ;)

So what do YOU think?  Do you see and angel or a bunch of junk tied together with twine...humor me ok?

This isn't the first time I've seen angels is unexpected places...

A couple of little angels that appeared in my junk stash.

You might remember this one from my entry in the Copy Cat Challenge at Funky Junk.

Or this one hiding in my wine box shelves in my guest bathroom.

And last but not least...

The ones I made for gifts one Christmas that fellow JunkMarket style friends dubbed "Hope Springs Eternal"...you can see that post HERE at Junk Market Style.

Just little reminders around my house of the promise in God's word that says...

For He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Psalm 91:11-12

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A Leg Up...

That is...a garden table leg, "up" on my wall...



This was one of my first (and favorite) repurposing ideas.  My husband found these legs stashed in the garage and basically said we need to do something with them or get rid of them.  So I had to think fast :)

So up they went...

On either side of this ice box in the entry.  My "in-laws" gave us the cool refinished ice box...so it's only fair that they got the other 2 table legs right?  Fair trade??? ;)

(They make a great spot to feature Hinge Frames with the pics of my little cuite pies :))

A little rust here and there is always a good thing in my book.

Kept it simple by just adding a couple of "jaw" hooks to the back.  Nice and easy...just my style!

Much better on my walls than in the garage don't you think?  I do :)  Or under a table...huh, imagine that? ;)

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"Sweet" Spring Wreath

Not too much to say about this little wreath, a round metal cake pan...

Pretty Paper Posies...

So I think I have a problem...ever since I started on those paper projects for Flea Market Under Glass, I just can't stop myself.  Maybe because it's not quite "real flower" time yet here in MN. 

  But here is another little idea I've been playing around with...

I started out with a bunch of these drapery hooks...sorry for the fuzzy photo...must be that crazy shine.  Yep, that had to go :)

First I removed the "Goldlicious" hardware...

Then a little primer...

And next a some Dark Bronze spray paint.

Ahhh, much better.

Then I went to town making the pretty little posies...both sheet music and recycled brown kraft paper.

I used this tutorial that a friend had shared with me...The DIY Dish.  (To make the flowers bigger I traced the top of a teacup.)  I also used this tutorial to make the XL center roses on my Wreath with a Twist...but for that one I traced a dinner plate.  So fun to play isn't it? ;)

A few dots of hot glue and Ta-da!

I made a whole mess of them to sell, to decorate with and to tie on as gifts for friends :)

Easily clipped on here and there and everywhere I need a little "Spring".

While I was at it, I added some to the tops of these thrift store canisters...more fun :)

So I have I bored you yet with my paper flower addiction?  Hope not, because there's more!  To be continued...;)

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Have a great weekend!

Thinkin' Spring

This winter has been a "bit" long here in MN...and that's an understatement for sure! 

I thought I'd re-visit these pictures of my 3-season porch in hopeful anticipation of what's to come.

As you can see we kept it simple out here...which is a concept I'm still working on in the rest of the house...slowly but surely.  We used a few outdoor pieces indoors...like the always popular shutters.

A screen door...

And my favorite detail...our garden fence window treatments...just garden fence sprayed black and mounted to a piece of painted wood.  Simple but unexpected...my favorite :)

So come on Spring...we're ready for you here at the Putman house.  Would it be too much to ask for you to hurry it up already??? 

Happy weekend everybody...enjoy!

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The Popular "Paper Wreath"...with a "Twist"

Hello friends, I've been out of the loop for a week or so because of the Flea Market Under Glass Event...which in "Blog Land" appears to be a LONG time! I'm not sure if I'll ever catch up with all that you very busy and creative people have been up to!!!

I gave you a "Little Peek" at this wreath last week before the show...and I thought I would share a few more details this week...

When chatting with Sue about what types of items she was looking for for her space, she specifically requested these recycled magazine flowers...

And I found this very helpful tutorial here...Alamode Stuff Blog.  It was very clear and helpful...thanks!!!  (I however only did 5 petals instead of the 6 in the video example.) 

One of the other items Sue had mentioned was sheet music wreaths...which got me thinking...why not switch it up a bit and try recycled magazines??? So here's what I came up with...

First I did a search on the good old internet for "Sheet Music Wreath"...which as you can imagine, I had an assortment to choose from.  I ended up using this one at Primp.  Another very helpful "How to" :)

At first I decided to try all "greens" in my magazine pages...you know like a "real" wreath...

And I ripped and rolled...

And hot glued...

And layered and hot glued some more...

I wasn't really thrilled with the "all green" look so I went back to my magazines and looked for an assortment of brightly colored pages and added a second smaller layer to the middle.

Then I wasn't thrilled about the unfinished looking middle...and that's when I got the idea of adding the brown kraft paper rosette....which I LOVED!  Yes, I did the happy dance, you know...you've all been there right???

So there ya have it...my version of the Paper Wreath...

And since I was at it, I decided to try one with sheet music and book pages too.  I used full sheets of music, so this one was huge!

I strategically placed the book pages to the front so the chapter numbers would show...just for fun :)

This one sold on Saturday at the show to a very nice couple.  And they were thrilled, which made my day!!!

Have you tried a paper wreath yet?  If so, would you do it again?  (They are time consuming aren't they???)  And did you add any unique "twists"?  Just curious...

Hope everyone is have a good week...I hope to catch up with my blog reading soon!!!  See you then :)

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