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Playing in My Studio

Posted by csdferwEHRTJR Senin, 26 Agustus 2013 0 komentar

Hi Bloggie Friends,

I am so excited to show you what I've been up to these last few days. I took a couple of days off this week to celebrate my birthday (yes, 39 AGAIN!) and decided that my number one priority was to go to my studio and create. I can't tell you how good it felt...I made these pretty little hearts with beautiful images of Madonna and Baby Jesus. They didn't start out this cute...they were rather gawdy bright gold and bright silver Christmas ornaments but they had great bones, so I had to pick them up a while back. I did some magic with Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint in a few different whites and layered clear wax followed by the dark wax and then added the beautiful prints which made my heart sing.

I'm pleased with how they turned out and would like to do up some more if I can locate the hearts again. In the meantime, I will be listing these this week in my Etsy shop, Elegant Farmhouse. I also had some fun with some old tintype or daguerreotype cases. Although I love them in their original state, I just had an idea that these would be great altered to be a little shrine. I keep one by my bed as a reminder to quiet down and just BE once in a while amidst the whirlwind that is my life. I hope you like them. I may put one in my Etsy shop and if it sells quickly, I will definitely be on the lookout for some more to "do up". They are usually pretty pricey, but I am willing to hold out for a price that is affordable-a fixer-upper is fine with me since I am altering them anyway.

This case is so beautiful...almost looks like a stylized cross or perhaps a stained glass window.

This one started out so sad looking but was transformed with a little love and effort. The same can happen in our lives, oui?

I am in love with this case. It has such beautiful detail.

I have missed you all. I hope your summer was fun and that your fall will be beautiful. Don't forget to take a little time out to do something that makes your heart sing. You'll be glad you did! I'm sharing this week at Blissful Whites Wednesday, What's It Wednesday, Feathered Nest Friday, and Shabbylicious Friday.

Until next time,

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Zinc Ornaments..or ARE they???

Posted by csdferwEHRTJR Jumat, 02 Desember 2011 0 komentar

UPDATE: Faux zinc ornaments are now up on my Etsy shop. Victorian ones will be up Monday night.

Let's just be clear on one thing...I love zinc. Old, weathered zinc makes my heart sing. Even if the look is a little rustic for my Victorian "looks like Grandma's house" home, I try to get a little Jeanne d'Arc here and there wherever I can sneak it in. As you probably know though, cool antique shaped objects like crosses don't exactly fall from the sky. With this in mind, I decided to make my own zinc Christmas ornaments. I think these large ornaments turned out pretty darn cute, what do you think? And they really look just like zinc. But what are they you ask? They are paper mache. Yep, paper mache. I had one at work the other day and my coworker swore they were at the very least, some kind of metal. Then I handed it over to her and was she ever surprised. I made several up and I will get them in my Etsy shop this weekend in case you love them as much as I do. I will do a tutorial just as soon as I get a chance; I foresee myself using this little technique many times and I'd love to share it with you.

I also made some of these beauties and foofed them up with 2 or 3 different paints, images, glitter, lace, and whatever else struck my fancy. I'll have them up in my shop this weekend also. I got the idea for these from the Christmas issue of Jeanne d'Arc Living. It really is a nice issue (yes, aren't they all, right?)-lots of serene decorating ideas.

Most of my images, including the ones you see here, are from the Graphics Fairy. Thank you, Karen for such great material to work with.

Until next time,

I'm going to be sharing these with some linky parties. Hope you can hop along with us to some great destinations for inspiration galore.

White Wednesday
Feathered Nest Friday
Vintage Inspiration Friday
Potpourri Party
Show and Tell Friday
Vintage Inspiration Friday at the Picket Fence
Pink Saturday
Creative Things Thursday
The Charm of Home
Funky Junk SNS
Farmhouse Friday
Brag Monday at the Graphics Fairy

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Antique Grainsack Heart Ornaments and....a winner!

Posted by csdferwEHRTJR Sabtu, 20 November 2010 0 komentar

As promised, I just added some of my little antique grainsack hearts to my Etsy store, Elegant Farmhouse. I hope to add a few more as well as some small stockings made from grainsacks as well this weekend or early next week.

And, also as promised, the random number generator and I have determined a winner to my Carolyn Westbrook book giveaway. Thank you to everyone who entered and who became a follower, and to those of you who posted about the giveaway on your blog. I loved reading your comments and getting to know you better. Now that the giveaway is over, I am going to try to make the rounds to each follower and say hello.

I have to say, the winner of the giveaway must be under a lucky star this month. This is the second giveaway she has won in the last couple of weeks. As someone who never wins anything, I am immensely jealous. She is a very nice gal and I have really enjoyed becoming a follower of her beautiful blog. Maybe you should buy a lottery ticket girl....just sayin....

And the winner of the Carolyn Westbrook book, The French Inspired Home...

and one of my antique grainsack hearts...

and the handmade card...

and the vintage damask napkins...

DRUM ROLL PLEASE....

RACHEL of *FRENCH FARMHOUSE 425*

Give me a ringaling Rachel and I will pass on your information to the book publisher and get your pretty package from me all together and on its journey to you.

Until next time,

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