Snowmen, Birdhouses, Plaid Ribbon and I'm Set

Snowmen, Birdhouses, Plaid Ribbon and I'm Set

Reank    11:15 AM    Comment   

I love snowmen, I love plaid ribbon and love birdhouses, so generally, that's how I decorate for Christmas.

 This snowman looks cute at night all lit up.

Many years ago a couple of neighbors and I got together and painted ornaments.  Who knew I could make something like these?  :)  I made one for us and one for my Mom.  If I ever figure out how to make a big plaid bow for it, I'll add that.

I love these snowmen from Hallmark.  I added a bow to the topiary I made a few months ago and it looks festive.

My husband  reburbished this scale last year.  I like the colorful ornaments in the tray.

This was our family gift to the Grandparents and close friends when our kids were only 3 and 5 years old.  (They are both in college now)  My husband cut the trees, the kids painted all of the solid parts and I painted the details.  It was such a fun project and still makes me happy to see it.

Thanks for coming by!  

Pam

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Chicken Wire Update to an Old Window

Chicken Wire Update to an Old Window

Reank    2:34 PM    Comment   

Last winter (in the biggest snowstorm of the year!) I convinced my husband and daughter to go with me about 100 miles away to buy some old windows.  I ended up buying two for myself and getting two for a friend.  I used the first one for this project.

The second 'window' didn't have any glass in it, but had great old, chippy paint and worn wood that I loved!  It sat in the basement utility room for months.  I knew I wanted to do something with it, but wasn't sure quite what that was...

 

...Until I saw The Vintage Bag Lady's Post about how she used chicken wire on an old window.  I knew what my next project would be!

I bought a roll of wire at Home Depot for about $10.  I stapled the chicken wire to the frame.  (ok, yes, this is a picture of my husband stapling, but really I did most of the stapling, and he is not good about taking pictures of me doing these projects!)  :) 

There were some sharp edges on the back, so I put some Gorilla tape along the back so the wire wouldn't scratch up the wall.

And here it is up in my office.  I'm so happy with it!

 When I was hanging the pictures, etc on it, I thought regular clothespins were too big. I found these little ones at Michael's.  They worked perfectly!

While I was at it, I added this box that I made.   It's a good size to hold all of the 'stuff' that accumulates on my desk.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Pam

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