Christmas Wreath

It is beginning to look like Christmas.  Thank you Sammie Jo for showing me how to do this.

kitchen rake

I went to my hometown of Eden, Texas this weekend.  I leisurely stopped at every antique shop and garage sale that I saw until I ran out of money!  I have seen a rake head like this used for various things.  I love this to just display vintage kitchen things!  Looks great in my kitchen.

Plastic jack-o-lantern creations

My great painting  friends in Amarillo inspired me to decoupage and decorate these plastic Halloween buckets ($1 at Walmart)!  The scarecrow is covered in brown paper bags and patches of burlap,  The Chef is covered in a 1948 cookbook.  The owl is a worldly owl, covered in maps.  The nose and mouth of the chef and the circles around the owl's eyes were molded with KwikWood.  That stuff always amazes me!  Just a little glue and a little imagination and these creations were created.  I hope these inspire you to create your own!

old window pane transformed

Look at what I got with my Christmas money!!!  I took my daughter antique shopping for her birthday.  She didn't find anything, but I did.  This was just a plain window pane.  I went through my hardware stash and found these antique key plates and added them to the pane.  I backed the window with burlap and hung a iron hook at the bottom.  My favorite part was adding my 6 grandchildren, one for each pane.  It greets my visitors as they enter my front door.