Vintage Spring/ Easter on the Mantel

Hi Friends, 

I'm so excited to be showing how I displayed the mantel for Spring/Easter.

 I've been trying to spend at least an hour and a half each evening after work, to pull out another holiday tubs to get my Easter collection put out to show you all.  The month of April is such a busy month for me as a intervention assistant, in a elementary school.

With all of that said, here is how I set up the fireplace mantel for April/Easter this year. 

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As you know I love collecting vintage cookie cutters,

I looked through my collection and found these three bunnies to display on the mantel.

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I've noticed on several social media sites, creators using vintage clip boards in their display and vignettes throughout the home. I have used a clip board a few time in the past with clip art and I just happen to pickup a legal size clip board last month, so I was excited to incorporate I my clip boards into this vignette on the mantel.  

Let me know what you think.

The vintage clip boards and spring print are new this year, on the mantel. I found this sweet daffodil print from Pinterest, 

See the cute little chick egg and a little, I found at a thrift store in North Dakota quite a few years ago, there were two of them a chick or hen egg and a rooster egg. I  thought they were very unique, did have a "made in China" sticker on the bottom.

This little chick print came from Graphic Fairy

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Don't you just love the chocolate bunny? There was a Spring craft fair in town last weekend, when I saw this very adorable chocolate bunny, I thought it would be a great addition to my Easter décor, so I purchased two of them for $6.50

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The light blue red eyed hen was a thrift find earlier these year, also there are a couple of diy's from last year. A bundle of diy carrots and a diy chalk board bunny also from last year.

chalk board bunny

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The little six egg carton is a new diy this season.

diy egg carton

I hope I have given you some inspiration to get out there and thrift shop and maybe even do a couple of simple do-it-yourself project to bring your celebration full circle.

Thank you for stopping by, 

My God Bless You and Your Family, during these uneasy times.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Simple Diy egg carton

 Hi Friends,

Today I'm trying to recycle a couple of paper pulp egg cartons.  My thought was to make a few more vessels to display a few more of my upcycled plastic Easter eggs.

Starting with a 12 count egg carton........

I simply cut the lid off the carton

Cut the locking flap edge off

Cut the cups side in half

I used the lid to cover the raw end of the six cup carton. I cut out the center strip in the lid and cut just to one side of the latch holes of the the lid.

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As you can see I  just glue the end piece holding tightly to help it stay in place. 

At the end is a little gap and I just cut a triangle from the lid to cover the gap

Here is the finish project, fairly simple craft that I can use to display a grouping of upscale plastic Easter eggs.

Taking some Spanish moss lining the egg cups I placed a couple of upcycled plastic eggs along with egg shells. I love how they turned out.

I'm so glad you stopped by, this project is a simple diy using items you may have around the house.  I hope I gave you a little bit of inspiration to try a simple craft project for your Spring or Easter décor.

So... until next time May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Clipboard -- Diy Print Project for Easter Décor

 Hi Friends,

A month ago I had found two vintage clipboard. scouring Pinterest and you-tube I've seen a lot of clip boards being use in décor. 

Today, I'm crafting a very simple project to add a little whimsical to my fireplace mantel for Easter/Spring, using thrifted vintage clip boards

I printed a couple pages of Spring/Easter clip art from "Graphic Fairy" and

"Follow the yellow brick house"

From Follow the yellow brick house https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/dreaming-of-daffodils-early-spring-decorating-ideas/
and from Graphic Fairy https://thegraphicsfairy.com/free-clip-art-easter-chicks/

I always have construction paper around I thought yellow wood be a nice background color I also decided to use these glue dots to attach the Spring print to the construction paper backing

I have a set of paper fancy edging scissors to trim around the edge of clip art

glued it to the construction paper with the glue dots

 

distress ink

great project I hope you try it

Thanks for stopping by 

May God Bless you and your Family doing there trouble times.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Wooden Ironing Board

 Hi Friends,

I stopped by my local thrift store today after work. I was looking for vintage Easter, but didn't find any thing, however I did bring home a treasure that I have had my eye on for sometime.

This vintage wooden ironing board has been at my local thrift store for practically three months. Is in great shape and has a new cover and pad it had a price of $15.00. I thought that price was a little high so I have been checking prices on the internet and decided that $15.00 wasn't a bad price.  As you can see it came home with me.

I am thinking about incorporating the wooden vintage ironing board in my tiny laundry area. But I'm  also thinking about using it for a plant stand in the living room, not sure.  That post will be later I think....??

Thank again you for stopping by, I would love to stay in touch.  So be sure to scribe.

May God Bless You and Your Family, I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Peter Rabbit vignette for Spring

Hi Friends,

I'm slowly pulling out my Easter Décor, today I thought about putting together a Peter Rabbit vignette in the guest room.  I didn't realize I have a few

Rabbit books - A Whitman Giant Tell a Tale Book "Peter Rabbit", a couple of small books by Beatrix Potter. 

I picked up a set by Etruria of Wedgewood & Barlaston cup, plate, bowl made in England, out thrifting.

Tell me, do you pick up Peter Rabbit items when your out thrifting.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope I gave some inspiration to go out thrifting, you can find vintage treasure at a reasonable price.

May God Bless You and Your Family, 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Country Rustic Bunnies and Chicks

Hi Friends,

Easter is next weekend, so I'm changing up the spring décor a little, by placing a few bunnies and chicks and eggs baskets around the house.

The fabric bunnies I have had since my daughters were little. and just  put them out in my Easter décor every year.  A couple of years ago I changed up the floral bunny by soaking the bunny in coffee , Thought was to age the bunny a bit to look more rustic. I'm not sure if I pulled it off , but it's still cute. 

When I'm out thrifting I always look through the children books. You just never know what you might find.  Children books are on my list of things to look for.

 

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I hope to inspire you to get out and thrift, you never know what treasures you will find.

Thank you for stopping by,

May God Bless You and Your Family, I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Thrifting for Vintage - Decorate with me

 Hi Friends,

This last weekend I went thrifting. I have found some more treasure at my favorite vintage/thrift store town. I can't wait to incorporate some of these treasures into my home.

Come decorate with me.............

I picked up this vintage converted oil lamp for $7.50, it needed a lot of tender loving care.  The cord was in bad shape, so I replace the cord and socket. I did purchase a chimney, when I was in Illinois

So I'm using the chimney for now, but I have ordered a replacement chimney and galley to hold the chimney in place.  I placed the lamp on a stool in the living room.

This cute "HULL", planter I picked up for $4.00.  I filled it with vintage children blocks I thrifted from my local Budget Center thrift, and set the planter 

  

 on top of the dresser in a spare room that has great afternoon sun for a few of my house plants. 

The rusted Budweiser aluminum can I add with my small barware collection in the den, I paid $1.00.

I've been collecting Budweiser Christmas mug off and on when I find them at a reasonable price.

Come warmer weather I'll be using this faucet that I purchased for $4.00, in one of my outdoor pots. I saw "Nicole Northgarden Thrifter" a  You-Tuber, last summer make a wash tub with broken plate and used a faucet like this. I think it will be very rustic farmhouse touch to my yard this coming summer.

A cute tobacco tin I found for $3.00 at my local vintage/thrift store

Advertising for Maryland Club Mixture Virginia manufacture by American Tobacco Company.

This is going to look nice with some of my other tobacco boxes.

This white platter was a great find at $.50, it has a mark on the bottom U.S.A.. 

 I sat it behind the newly purchased tin and a Sir Walter Raleigh smoking tobacco tin I've had in my collection for some time. Of course a few flower stems to add a Spring vibe 

These super cute copper plate rooster napkin rings I paid 3 for $1.00.  I know, I know, who buys only three? You may ask?  I'm using them around the neck of the bottles.  Tell me what you think.

I put the napkins ring on my green bottles neck

This green vase I found for $1.00, seems to have been painted over and I just wonder if I should strip it  or leave it as is ????

The chicks and bunny are starting to peek there heads out.

I incorporated the spring green vase on top of the hutch to add color into my Spring décor in my living room.  Notice the uneven paint at the bottom?

Look at this wonderful orange plant pot for only $2.00.  It does have a mark on the bottom of the pot  "U.S.A. 4." Not sure what that means but, I love vintage pots like this for plant cuttings from my house plants. 

This past week a co-worker gifted me the Jade plant starts from her mother plant.  I was so excited about this I have the perfect pot for the gifted Jade starts now.

When I saw these three milk glass vase I had to pick them up. unfortunate they have not a single marking on bottom, so I'm not sure if it is real milk glass. I paid $3.00-$4.00 for each.

I have two other vase I've had for some time and gathered all the milk glass vase to made a Spring grouping on top of my hutch

Another great find was this cute little round, double side mirror with a folding stand. I paid $3.00, for this folding travel mirror, and it had Japan engraved on the metal frame.

        Not much marking, but I think this cute milk glass jar was used for cold cream in the past. It is marked H over A logo... "Hazel Atlas Glass Company"?

    I'm grouping it on a thrifted silver plate tray with a few other thrifted treasures on the guestroom vanity.

I was so excited to find this large white pitcher, I believe it's ironstone. I have seen many wonderful ironstone collections displays on social media.

The stamp on the bottom is a single winged lion, Made in U.S.A.  123-4. I paid $4.00

 

I used fingernail polish remover to get the applique off the large pitcher.  I moved the two picnic basket that I found last years at my local thrift store to my living room.  I added a bundle of faux forsythia blooms and tied it with a black/white ribbon. I love this vignette.

 

This cute little Coca-Cola shot glass, I paid $.50. mark on bottom  is a square maybe Illinois Glass or Imperial Glass? not sure

I found another brass candle stick for $3.00. I wasn't able to find any markings on it, so I do not have any history on it.

I placed these two items into this vignette on top my salt and pepper shaker cabinet.

Last but, not least the 15" tall Masonite clip board marked Stem Co Dallas, I paid $.99.  I'll use it to display a bulb print from a blogger I follow

This was a great haul! I hope that I have encouraged you to get out there and go thrifting, you just never know what you will find to add to your collections, at a reasonable price even in a small town.

Thank you for stopping by.

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett