Welcome to my blog about things I love to collect, refinishing furniture and decorating using flea market finds (with a few crochet projects now and then).Thanks so much for visiting!




Saturday, July 31, 2010

Crochet Flowers and Hangers

I should be working but I'm not......

It seems these little crochet flowers are just too much fun to make.... I can't stop!


I've crocheted more hanger covers but only have 2 more sewn on so far. Now....off to get the rest of them finished. Work? ...it's the weekend...I should be able to take a day off to play!



Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Chippy White Paint

It seems I'm surrounding myself more and more with chippy white painted things. It used to be weathered red barn wood and I still like that but the white looks good anywhere. Here are a few things around the house and yard that are weathered white paint....

Star made by a local craftsman....

Old barn pulley painted white and weathered....


A cool wall pocket made by the same local crafts man, I haven't found the right place to hang this yet...

The old fence on our front porch that's tied to the post and an old cream can....

The wood on the very old turkey house...my dad would say it needs paint but I kind of like it!

Thank you Faded Charm!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Treasure Box

A treasure box from one of my favorite Etsy shops Exhuberant Housewifery filled with tatting and crochet lace, old petticoat lace, buttons.....

All the pretty little treasures just waiting to be opened....

Love that tatting, mop buttons and a little carved mop bird pin, glass pearl beads fill an old typewriter ribbon tin, wonderful rhinestone trim. This is one of the best treasure boxes! Thanks Stephanie!


Wednesday, July 21, 2010

White Wednesday

A few shots of some of my white treasures around my sewing room for White Wednesday.....

A vintage fluffy petticoat. There are oodless and oodless of ruffles and satin!



Don't you just love all of those ruffles!!!



Vintage Mother of Pearl bead necklace.......



A pretty little and very old chocolate box in beautiful condition. I love lilacs, this is one of my favorite things! It resembles birch bark in the background...makes it even better!

And a few white hydrangeas from my yard. Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you Faded Charm!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Crochet Clothes Hangers and Flowers

Well, I see them on blogs and just love them! I've had no luck finding them to buy. I have one old grubby old one that I think my Grandmother may have made. I decided if she could crochet with crochet thread then why can't I! So I looked it over and figured out the pattern, got out a size 7 hook and went for it. It is so easy to do!

Then there are the pretty crochet flowers that I thought were impossible....well I was wrong again. This time I used size 8 perle cotton and a size 10 hook and found out they were easy. I improvised the pattern a little because it stopped at the 3rd row of petals and I wanted 4 rows. I've started a pink hanger and have ordered a bunch of pretty colors of perle cotton to make piles of flowers....I'm hooked. You can click on the image for a closer view.