Rustic Fabric Shamrock March Project - For a Farmhouse Touch

Hi Friends,

This weekend I decided to invest some time to make a few shamrock ornies. In the past, I have made green felt shamrock ornies...

Today I'm using old white muslin fabric, that I have coffee stained, black checked gingham, and green cotton print fabric from my stash to make fabric shamrocks.

black gingham checked Shamrocks

green cotton print

Tracing my pattern and cutting out the shapes and gathered all the shades of green embroidery thread I had and decide which shade I liked best

Using this stencil I picked up at Walmart

and using Ceramcoat's English Yew Green acrylic paint stenciled the farm stripe on side of the shamrock shape

I used cotton balls to stuff the fabric shamrock ornies and stitched around the edge with embroidery thread

What do you think? I like how they turn out, and will be a interesting addition to my décor.

Until the next time, My God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Finds - See How I Displayed Them For My February Décor

 Hi Friends,

I'm up to making some new vintage looking décor for February this year.  I have brought back a few of my favorite past Valentine DIY's and have made a couple DIY's this year.

I added a few Valentine card to the mantel. last fall I found a couple of new vintage Valentine cards will be added some where into my February décor

Coal bucket and shovel I had a coal bucket I've been using as a planter outside in the garden.  Today I'm using the coal bucket in doors by the fireplace, with a thrifted coal shovel, will also be added to the fireplace hearth, filled with pinecones I've gather this summer.

This DIY project was pretty simple.  I saw this awesome idea from Instagram and I just needed to try this project. So I went to the wood pile to look for the perfect log, carved our initials out and went over raw wood with antique stain.

I did thrift a music book with some classic Love Song,  aged the sheet music page with coffee grounds and display on a vintage clip board? I decided to add a few embellishments.

Teamed up the love song with recent thrift items. I love how the vignette looks.

Thrifted 45's I used to display the heart shape trinket box and dollies I've thrifted last year.

A new paper craft on the clip board and the cute little cast trinket box, new milk glass hob non candle stick.

I changed up the vignette with a cute white dish I thrifted along with a pink with white trim hot pad, and vintage brushes.

Thank you so much for checking in.

May God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Country Farmhouse DIY Valentine Cards

 Hi Friends,

 I decided to make a weave heart pouch for chocolate goodies to give away. I found a very Valentine's card/basket for candies treats for the students in my reading groups. In this great book I thrifted a couple of months age.

It's that time! For a diy Valentine Card! So I took the challenge to  make these little weave basket heart card this year, for the students I have in small group reading.

They look so cute and the diy video made it look easy. So, Why not, I thought.  I can whip out these cards in know time.  Oh No!  It wasn't that easy for me, any way I persevered on.  lol  

I had the pieces cut out and the idea in my mind was to just slide the two  pieces together. It didn't happen that way.

In four and a half hours I had made 17 I needed 80 by Monday! What was I thinking?

I filled the little Valentine basket with candy and will give them to the grandkids for Valentines Day.

I hope I give you a little inspiration you to make Valentine Day special for your love ones.

Until next time, May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Thrift Haul

 Hi Friends,

I just had to drop by my local thrift/ antique store, to see if I could find any new items for my February décor. I did find a few things to add to my some of my collections.

I originally stopped by to look for a few pieces to transform the vintage oil lamps to electric and last time I was there there was a basket with odds and ends of mantels and electrical items.  Unfortunately,  there wasn't much I could not find related to Valentines.

BUT...  This is what I ended up taking home.

a wonderful replica wooden candle stick with a handle? For $1.00

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Check out the copper lantern with a mark on the bottom "Made in Germany", for $4.00 who knew?  

I also picked up a caddy for thread spools, something I can use daily for $1.00.  The green vase caught my eye because of the color and I'm not sure if its Vaseline glass or not, with the added color at the bottom for $1.00.

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I'm not sure this candle stick for $1.00 is milk glass but, I thought it would look nice with the other milk glass pieces I have.

I'm also hoping the copper lid for $1.00 will fit on the copper tea kettle I thrifted back a couple of months ago.

The wooden buffalos for $1.00,  I just couldn't resist from buying, my grandkids will enjoy playing with it.

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I did find a couple of things to go with my March and Spring décor this time. This little saucer is just previous, don't you think for $1.00?  The mark on the bottom says, "Royal Albert Bone China, England".

The Vintage/Thrift store I went to is starting to carry linens, these two hand embroidered dollies, caught my eye, they were $1.00 each. 

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I have been on the look out for a reasonable priced aluminum vintage strainer for a while. And to my surprise I found two strainer at $3.00 each, one is unique to me because of the strainer screen at the bottom of the bowl.

The rusty hook or handle that I paid $3.00 dollars for had a weave design, I'm curious if I can clean it up and use it as a hook.

Today my mission was looking for new items to add to my February-Valentine décor.  I was happy when I found this cute little casted iron ring box for $5.00. The trinket box has a vintage looking fabric print on it with a red felt liner and it is footed, very cute.

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I know I already have a pair like these but I just couldn't resist!  Even though the pair was $10.00! Confession, I know I have got to be a little more selective when I'm out thrifting.

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Thank you for stopping by today, I hope I gave you some inspiration to get out there and thrift, you never know what you will find.

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Rustic Diy for February With a Vintage Aged Touch

 

Hi Friends,

I'm putting together a quick Valentine project tonight.

Cut out a few pages from a thrifted music book, crumpled the pages and soak the pages in left over coffee.

 I've been wanting to incorporate, this clip board I have had for ever. Using a sheet of red construction paper I glue the cut out heart to it.

For a little embellishment I cut of strip of homespun to back the "Love Song" title

Cut out a heart out of fabric and a button.

Use a word document to type the word LOVE and use different size text to enlarge the words.

Thank you for stopping by, just a quick Valentine made from a music page, a few embellishment.  I think this project turned out so nice.

So until next May God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

February is Fast Approaching - Decorate with Me

 Hi Friends,

February is fast approaching and I need to get some of my February décor put up.  This year I 'm keeping my Winter Décor up. I like the cozy warm feeling with my 'Winter Décor.'

The Den

 I brought out some of my years past February DIY's.   Here in the den, I just stuck these felt hearts I made a few years back, into a hurricane cloche along with the pinecones setting in a tobacco box I had out for my 'Winter Décor.'

The Spanish moss wreath added a nice touch to the red shelves along with the red wooden-bead charm.  

I placed white snowflake around to bring in the snowy cozy winter day on the red shelves where I display a couple of vintage cigar boxes. 

This year I tried to distress the edges of the DIY conversation hearts to tone the white down some. 

 I don't think it turned out to bad.  I definitely need some practice using the distressing technique

 

Another conversation heart I distressed a little

Another wooden heart I added a little distress ink hoping to age it a bit to tone down the stark white I was seeing.

On the hutch 

I added some of my favorite DIY's from the past. I also like using chalk boards here and there throughout my home for all seasons.

On the Mantel

Thank you for stopping by to see some of my Valentine vignettes, stop by next week to see more.

May God Bless you and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett