Thursday, September 2, 2010

Vintage Jeweled Cuffs

Collecting vintage jewels and turning them into something more current, more fabulous has been my passion lately. First I ripped apart the old jewelry. Taking each piece apart by removing the earring clip, pin, etc. Sometimes things that look like complete junk look great group together.  Then I glue ( with E6000) the bits and pieces together, making sure to cover the whole base. 
I will be selling these and many other pieces in my space down at The Mercantile Mall.
I hope to see you there.















I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend! Stay safe!
Stephanie

Friday, May 14, 2010

Dresser Redo



Ahhh... a brand new sander! My sander broke 6 or 7 months ago
 and things were really starting to pile up. 


My new sander made it super easy to finish this dresser. Since I was using 
spray paint, it only needed a light sanding.


 The top already had this design so I sanded most of it 
off and then I just went over it, free-hand with fresh acrylic paints. 
Then I finished it off with a little floor wax for protection.


Join me for Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seeds Blog

Furniture Feature Fridays


Have a great weekend!

Stephanie

Monday, May 10, 2010

Vintage Inspired Jewelry

I have been dabbling a bit in jewelry making. I love collecting old, 
vintage jewelry that isn't really much to look at anymore. I mix the old with the 
new to create something that's fun to wear. Here are a few of them. 









Happy Monday!

Stephanie

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Coffee Table Makeover

This coffee table was well used. The botttom shelf was cracked
 an the top had a ton of scratches and marks made from paint and markers.
 I removed the bottom shelf, gave it a good sanding,
 and a coat of red spray paint. I decided not to paint 
the top because it sanded nicely and painted table tops scratch too easily. 
I brushed on a couple of coats of a matte varnish and I was finished.




I thought it would make a great train table. 




I'm participating in a link party, Furniture Feature Friday,  on Miss Mustard Seed's blog. 
 There are a lot of fun furniture makeovers to check out.

Have a great day!
Stephanie







Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Kids Craft Area


I cleaned the kids craft area this week so
 I thought I would snap a few pics before it got trashed again. 
I'm thinking that will be before dinner.


The previous owners left us the long white table.  
It weighs a ton so I can see why they didn't want to take it.
I added two cabinets from Lowes at each end and connected everything with a peg board.


Peg boards are easy to paint if you use a roller.
 I buy these mini rollers from Sherwin Williams that work great.
I use them on all of my furniture painting too.


When you hang your peg board, don't forget to attach it to a
 piece of wood that is about an inch thick. The peg board needs to stick out
 from the wall so that here is enough space for you to use the hooks.


I found most of the storage containers from Ikea. 
Very easy to use and they can be moved around when needed.
The chairs were $14 each...what a bargain.




Thanks for visiting,
Stephanie

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Fun Jewelry Display


I usually have no idea what jewelry I have unless it's laying right out in front of me. 
There have been so many times that I would root thru my jewelry boxes and
 find pieces that I totally forgot that I had. Anyone else like that?

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I have been collecting frames and materials for a while now and 
I finally decided to sit down last week and check this project off of my list.
Here's how I did it.


 Materials that I used...frames without glass, old radiator screen, simple fabric,
 random drawer pulls, hot glue, and nails.

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Cut the radiator screen to size with tin snips. It cut much easier than I thought. Place it in the frame and nail little trim nails into the corner of the frame and bend the nail flat against the radiator screen. This will hold it tight into the frame. 


Scrambling around the house to find something to hang my jewelry from, I found gold brads. I slipped them thru the holes half way and bent the backs. It worked suprisingly well. Sorry, I didn't get a  picture of them.

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For the fabric covered frames, I simply cut the fabric a little larger than the cardboard backing. I then used hot glue to secure the fabric to the back. I used trim nails to secure it into the frame as well.

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This may look a little scary but I needed to be resourceful. My backing was too hard and my pins wouldn't stick into it.  So I used a few sheets of my daughters craft foam. I glued them to the backing with hot glue and trimmed them to fit. Then I covered it with the fabric like I described above.



Adding the knobs was easy. Just simply push the screw thru the back and twist into the knob. Hint: if the knob is a little loose, add washers or nuts to fill the gap. I had to add several to one of them so it felt secure.

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Here is how they turned out. I'll have to be honest. I am truly disappointed in the photos.
 It looks so much better in person. I must have taken a hundred photos, a.m., p.m., flash, no flash. Ugh.



I'm in the process of redoing my bedroom so it looks a little sparse. My brother in law gave us this very large sleigh bed (which I love) so we needed to redo everything. My furniture looks rediculous next to that huge bed. I'll have to post when I'm finished.

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Have a great week.

Stephanie

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Valentine's Day at the Mercantile Mall

There are so many fun things for sale down at the Mercantile Mall. Every time that I go down to refresh my space, I have to remind myself that I 'm there to make money...not spend it.

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I have been on a crepe paper and ribbon rosette kick lately.
I made a bunch of these valentine ribbons that say "be mine."
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Mechelle, from pink daisy's blog is new to the shop.  We love having her there. Her sewing skills and love for vintage fabrics has helped make the shop look fabulous! 
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Here are a few more rosettes
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vintage textile and lampshades
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This little wicker chair is so adorable. 
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More linens and another cute chair.
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We would love for you to visit.

Stephanie

  The Mercantile Mall
100-104 Main Street
Milford OH 

If you are ever in Milford, OH...

come see my booth that I share with my friend Brenda. 
The Mercantile Mall
100 & 104 Main Street
Milford, Ohio 45150