Super easy re-purp!!

Ok...so I can't throw anything away if I see even just a little bit of possibility...(What can I turn this into)? So when we had to purchase some pool chemicals the other day I ran across this weird looking little thing called The Angry Egg...have you seen them? It is this big yellow plastic egg with fizzing pool chems inside...you just toss the whole egg into the pool and it sinks to the bottom and fizzes a few minutes and when it is done it floats to the top and it's done. Only I could not make myself throw it away...I saw something in that angry yellow egg. Hmm, I know...a lamp...an angry yellow lamp. So I set out to find some lamp making supplies.  I found what I was looking for at Hobby Lobby for about 3 bucks..Woo-Hoo! So here are the super easy instructions and pics...not the best photography so please forgive.



Angry Egg bought at Wal-Mart for about $20.00...now I didn't buy this just to use as a lamp...that would be crazy! We really did need some chemicals for the pool and we had never seen this before so we gave it a try...worked pretty good too. I just could not throw it away afterwards so I had to come up with something right?



Super easy lamp kit bought at Hobby Lobby for about $3.00 complete with bulb!

Just drill a hole using something my Husband calls a hole-saw? I can't remember what size I used for this...just make sure it will be just big enough to get your bulb into the opening. The bottom of the egg doesn't come off...maybe it would if it was pried off but I didn't want to damage the egg.



Then just insert the bulb into the opening and the clips will keep everything in place.



Taa-Daa!! A super fast and easy, (and very cute) yellow egg lamp any kid would love on their bedside stand. The yellow egg casts such a warm glow into the room.



Here I was just playing around with the lamp...kinda looks like a giant egg in a giant egg cup...don't-cha think?



This is the front of the lamp...you can't see in this pic but the angry egg face is on the front.



And this is the back of the lamp.

You can do a lot more with this lamp...just use your imagination. If we buy another one I will try something different...like maybe using a string of Christmas lights...or maybe glue pretty little beads in the holes of the egg...the possibilities are endless here!

Shabby Chic Winter Collage




All my beautiful vintage ephemera supplies from Tanja from Sigrid Studios.

I had so much fun with this project...it was my first attempt at creating a collage. I love the Shabby Chic style, the color pink and snow, so I thought I would combine the three. I had this shadow box picture frame for about 15 years hanging in my bathroom, so I took it apart and painted it with ASCP in Old White. I used some vintage ephemera generously supplied to me by Tanja from Sigrid Studios, her etsy shop....and...I want to thank Eleanor Erickson from A Bit of Heaven for letting me play. Ok...so here's what I did. I used things I already had around the house...a painted pine cone...old vintage jewelry...some old burlap trees my Mom had for years...I made my first paper flower using paper that Tanja supplied and in the middle of that flower I have a cameo earring...on the trees I have vintage buttons and an Angel...I made an angel using paper supplied by Tanja and a pink bow that was part of the original frame...and the "SNOW" is Epsom Salts glued on with Mod Podge. Please excuse my lack of photography skills...my next project hopefully will be photography lessons. Again, I want to thank you Ele and Tanja, for everything...this was fun!! Hope to play again soon!  Merry Christmas!   Please visit these ladies, Tanja...  http://www.etsy.com/shop/sigridstudios  (guest supplier) and Eleanor Erickson...  http://www.abitofpinkheaven.blogspot.com.







Close up of pine cone and vintage jewelry...the key was part of the supplies from Tanja.





Close-up of trees... paper angel and vintage jewelry.

The Shadow box frame I used.



Close-up of pine cone and key.



Paper flower and vintage stamp.



Finished Collage.

Vintage ephemera collage

Yes I know, I haven't posted on my blog in a while...and I am ashamed. I have been working on a project that is new to me...collages. I love them...I think they are so adorable...but I've just never attempted to do one until recently. I just came up on an opportunity and thought I would give it a try. I will post pictures and links very soon. So please don't give up on me just yet...and please follow my blog and facebook page...it would be much appreciated. Have a great day....Nan H.

Wonderful day at the Farm Fresh Fair!

Wow! I really enjoyed my day at the farm. The day couldn't have been more beautiful. So many great and talented vendors...and a great big thank you to all the customers for coming out and shopping at my booth today...you really made my day!! And a great big thank you to Lisa Stamm & Catherine Neal for all you did to make this such a fun experience for us all, I can't wait till next year.

I think I'm ready for the Farm Fresh Fair tomorrow!

Well Angela and I have worked all day today to get things ready for the Farm Fresh Fair tomorrow. We have the car packed to the roof, still have a piece drying outside...hope it gonna be dry in time. I'm very excited to do this...this is my first craft fair...wish me luck!!!

Getting things ready for the Farm Fresh Fair!!

Black & Orange Halloween Vase on (L)....Black & White Vase with Vintage Broach on front (R).

Two small blue vases and pink vase all with vintage broaches on front.

Re-furbed metal shelf in blue.

Close up of vintage broach on painted glass vase.

More thrift store and road side bottles painted in light green.

Collection of thrift store bottles painted and with thrift store vintage broaches on front.

Cute little bottle on re-furbed metal shelf both in beautiful blue.

Pretty Shabby pink vase on Shabby green bow shelf.

Shabby Chic painted bottles.

Shabby Chic metal shelves done in light green.

Just a few things I've been working on for the Farm Fresh Fair @ The Farm On Rabon Creek in Fountain Inn, S.C. September 22, 2012.

My first Antique and Artisan fair!

Farm Fresh Antique and Artisan Fair.Today was a busy day...getting things ready for the fair on Sept 22, 2012 at the Farm Fresh Antique and Artisan Fair on The Farm on Rabon Creek...Fountain Inn, S.C.  Live music...Food...Free Admission and Free Parking...If your local come on out...The farm is beautiful! Hope to see you there.

Itching for another re-furb project!

I've been looking around in my local thrift stores for another project so I can use my new paint, no luck so far. I think I want to do another chair, chairs are fun. I had my eye on some chairs at my local T.S....but I snoozed and I lost...But, I'll find something, and when I do I think I'm gonna use my new paint from Clark & Kensington in "Gardening Season" the free quart I received from ACE Hardware on free quart day..It's a pastell green....so pretty!

My attempt at painted bottles as seen on Pinterest!

This is my version of painted bottles and can. This bottle was .25 at my local thrift store and the can...well once held yummy asparagus. I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in "Old White" with a little pink acrylic paint to tint it pink...I didn't have to de-stress the paint..all I did...by accident...was just go over the not quite dried paint with another layer of paint and it caused the paint to kinda pull down and leave break marks...if that makes any sense. I glued a silver and pink stone earring to the front. The can is painted with the same paint and adorned with a strip of pink plaid fabric and a vintage button. I have another liquor bottle I spotted one day lying on the side of the road but knew my spouse wouldn't stop for me...so I thought about that bottle for a week and decided one morning to drive the 15 minutes back to the area to check on it...and....it was still there!!  Yayy for me! it is nice too, I just need to find some solvent to get all the print off of it. Then I will paint that one with one of the two free quarts of paint I got this past weekend at ACE Hardware...my Aunt gave me her quart, thats how I ended up with two. I picked a pastell blue and a green...so very pretty. I will post pics. soon of that one when it's done.

A week with "NO" computer...Arrrgg!

Ok..so something is funky with my wireless internet access, so I've found a way to plug directly to the cable modem...DUH! Anyway...I'm back on...Yayy!

Antique stool re-furb before & after

Original Fabric

This is the before pictures of an antique foot stool I picked up Saturday while junking with my BFF Angela...we've been besties for the past 35 years. We're "JUNKING BFF's". As a matter of fact she's the one who spotted it and brought it to my attention, and of course I nabbed it!

 This is what was found between the two layers of fabric...some little kid was hiding things.

And the after...I painted the stool using a watered down Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in "Old White". I then waxed the piece with Annie Sloan clear wax. The top is covered with a piece of thrift store find fabric that was purchased at the same place.

I left the bottom unpainted to show it's original fabric and age.

I believe this had to have been a handmade piece...look at the legs, the top looks like a limb right off the tree. None of the legs are an exact match... I'm sure because they we're hand lathed the old, old timey way.

 Look at the joiner on this piece...old. You can see the original fabric in the pics.

I love this fabric...so fitting don't you think?

Foundlings

cute vintage saucer (so shabby chic).

two saucers, one vintage..votive holder...hurricane globe.

                                                    These are a few things I picked up at the thrift store the other day...

...And this is what I decided to do with them.