My Display Jars

Here are some decorative jars and bottles I've filled with various odds and ends.

Old buttons and wine corks

old buttons

Shells from my trip to Destin FlAntique bottle filled with old spools. I bought this at a garage sale.

Wine glass filled with corks

All the glassware I got from either Ross or Homegoods for cheap!

Clair's Lampshade

Clair wanted me to paint her a lampshade. Luckily, later that week, I found a brand new and still wrapped lampshade next to a trash can at sisters apartment.

I used acrylics and paintpens.

Estate Sale!!!

Today Alexis and I hit up several garage, estate and consignment sales. We were out at our first location and oh my was it cut throat! We had to wait for the doors to open and everyone scrambled in. I mean these people were experts and slightly grumpy. They had their magnifying glasses and tax ID numbers ready.

Luckly we managed to find a few good things and kept it all under $20!

Alexis's goodies

My Goodies

Success!!

Shelves

Well me and sister found these old shelves in the Thorton building. They were about to be thrown away, so we took them. We wanted to make some fun looking pieces.

Our first step was to wipe down and clean the shelves.


We then picked our paint colors and paper to mod podge on to the inside of the cabinet.
Then we started painting.






Then we glued our paper on the back of the shelves then mod podged them to the shelves. I cut mine into different designs.





I then painted a checkered pattern on the front of mine and Allie painted her's blue and used a rubbing technique with gold over it.

Then Allie used sandpaper to give the shelves an aged look.



I drew a design using a paint pen and sharpie on the sides of my shelves. I first drew the image I wanted with a watercolor pencil. That way I could trace the pencil then use a wet wash cloth and wipe the pencil away leaving only the paint pen.



Lastly, I added a few orange and pink accents to my designs on the side. Allie wrote some bible verses and quotes she likes on the inside of the shelf.

First post

Well here is my first new blog post. Horay!!! I have decided to write a blog about my art projects, crafts and other random things I enjoy. Alot of what I show on my blog, including all the bracelets, are for sell. The bracelets will be sold at Home for the Holidays, along with my pickles and corn bags. If you would like something you see on my blog just let me know!! I hope you enjoy all my stuff.





Here's a few things I have done.