Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Friday, November 19, 2010

Easy Re-Purpose Candle Craft




You know those tall religious candles you see everywhere these days...well - here's what I came up with for some great Christmas gifts or any holiday.  I purchased three candles several weeks back and they stared at me for sometime on my office shelf. How do you like them, easy-too!  There is something about the tall candle that's different from regular jar candles that can be decorated.  Enjoy!

Craft Recipe:
First I Mod-Podged, a 4X6 photo mat STACK scrapbook paper.  I used the Homemade Christmas variety to the candle jar.  I picked up some nostalgia mini Christmas cards at HomeGoods and cut the front of the cards and stuck to mat with glue dots, and then wrapped in floss, buttons, beads, bows, and added a few pearls.  I thought they turned out cute.  I plan on making more, what a great gift, and they can be made with any hodge podge of materials added to the outside.  The candles can be bought plain at Wal-Mart for around a dollar, the rest of the supplies can be found in your craft drawer, the cost - super inexpensive, especially if you had all the supplies on hand except the candles....(by the way...check the 11/30/2010 post-there's a giveaway that can help you make this craft!)

Monday, October 11, 2010

My New Ladies Chair

Isn't this adorable?  Definitely "girlly" if you have been to my house. A World Thrift find - just $19.  It has this cute slip cover on it, not so cute under covering.  Dated on a tag from the 1920's, it even had some vintage postage stamps attached to the label from New York City.  I have been looking for a petite sitting chair for my bedroom for some time, but I came across this one first-the fabric is adorable and matches my colors perfectly in my living area.  I have come to love this chair in the last month.  I love to curl up with a book in this chair, enjoy an iced tea and catch up on my DVR-shows in it, and finally just an extra seat in my home.  Hubs -not so crazy about it, but have I mentioned... I LOVE it! C-man sits in it, and Griffin just love throwing the cushions off and standing in it...the perfect ladies chair in a masculine home!