My Wedding Dress and the Royal Wedding Dress

Ok I thought I would have some fun!

When I first saw Kate's dress I thought of mine. The fitted lace sleeves and lace on the upper bodice!

I designed and made my own dress 34 years ago when I was 19!

So while the top designers are rushing to make a copy of her dress I have one in the attic!

My dress cost 50 dollars! and her's 50 thousand!

I a princess for an hour, she a princess forever more!

Best Wishes to Kate and Will!

The Making of An Apothecary Jar

I came across the making of an apothecary jar from unwanted candy jars or whatever jars you want to use. A geat repurpose, recycle project!

I think I saw this blog first http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2010/12/apothecary-jar-out-of-junk.html

Then I did a google search and found others.

A candy jar with lid and a candle stick holder, glued with 6000 glue.

This one is waiting for a candle holder or other small glass item to use as a pedestal My glass vase Cloche' with a new decoration. Plus a zipper and buckle for some fun.

I just know you are going to want to make some!

Unless of course you already have!

I ♥ Junk

One of the blogs I follow has a guest heart thursday - A place to share your heart! http://clytie-randomhearts.blogspot.com/ Well I found this heart painted on a tree while I was at a flea market!

I think it would make for a cute photo shoot for a young couple!

Bride Photo Tag

I thought I would share the Bride Photo Tag if you want to use it the way it is just click on it to make it larger. then right click and save as. I got the old photos from the Internet, some from ebay. Yes I snagged them by right clicking, once a photo is 75 years old it is copyright free. OK so some aren't that old but if anyone don't like it I will take them down. I re-edit them to my liking, here is a sample.

Here they are individually

Vintage Inspired Bridal Shower

My cousin contacted me a couple of months ago for ideas for her daughters bridal shower. I sent her some pics and other ideas and she gathered stuff from antiques stores to thrift shops. Many things she already had, too. So the day before the shower I went and finished arranging the tables, it was set up in her house with the living room furniture removed.

The cake sat on an old suitcase and recipes that the guests were asked to bring along were collected in a rose bowl. This table was set up in a breakfast nook as you entered in the living room.

The parasol she had and her daughter used it in her engagement photos.
She found a 1911 Ladies Home Journal cover with a bride on it.

Centerpieces were arranged around her vintage camera collection.

I wrapped the mason jars with vintage lace and used vintage pins on the front(you'll see in other photo) also used lots of doilies, gloves hankies, pearl necklaces. The BRIDE tag I made from vintage photos and in my photo shop program I added the letters to spell out bride.

She found a pair of pink gloves and a pink cherry blossom depression glass plate.

The brides theme for the wedding is pink and brown and cherry blossoms.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot I made the cake.

One last thing, the bride and groom will be getting married on my husbands and mine 34th wedding anniversary!

Urn & Nest

I did a little rearranging the other day, so I just wanted to share!

Wow, just noticed I have 100 followers! Thanks bunches!!

Recycled Jewelry Bracelets

You might remember me talking about Anthropologie, I was inspired by some bracelets I saw on their website and created two myself.
This one was a brassy colored bangle that I wrapped with a burlap type ribbon, made a flower like base and added old single post earrings, just had to use a wire cutter to cut off the post and used E6000 glue.

This one is an stretchy band sort of like a watch band, I used 3 partner less hoop earrings, a pin and a clip style single earring, the butterfly was an old stick pin.

Twenty Years Ago This Was Something Else - Yes A TV

Twenty years ago, we started building our house, and re-purposed this piece in the powder room. Yes it looks like a dry sink made into a bathroom sink but it wasn't bought as a dry sink. This was purchased new right after we were married, 34 years ago, and we used it almost every day until it broke! So does anyone have a guess to what it was?

Yes my only commenter Teresa was right a console TV.

A Junk Marriage

Valentines day inspired me to marry 2 pieces of junk items that were in my blog before and renew them again! Back in the beginning of my blog I showed the plate and candle stand made into a candle holder or cake stand or cupcake stand.

And back in Dec. I made a cloche from an old vase and other junk stuff.

So, together in holy matrimony


I now pronounce you!!!

Cloche and Stand

I Had One Before Anthropologie!

Earlier this month I went to http://www.anthropologie.com/ to look around for some inspiration and this little wise guy was looking at me I did a double take and oh yeah thats my owl! Well sort of, its like the one I have.

this photo from the anthropologie catalog

And this is mine, an Owl cookie jar from the Shawnee Pottery from the 40's and 50's a company from Zanesville, Ohio. the company closed in 1961 so someone somewhere got the mold or recreated it!

Theirs looks more green were mine is gray.

They even made salt and pepper shakers and these can be found in a lot of antique shops.

I collect Shawnee Pottery and have several cookie jars, pitchers, tea pots, vases, planters, and salt & pepper shakers.