Patriotic Wreath

While looking at 

the blogs I followed 

I found the following

tutorial at

Gail's Decorative Touch

I had all

the items except

for the star

While at Joann's

I found a star hook

for $3 

so decided to adapt it

I attached it

with zip ties

I think I will

paint it

since it blends in

with the wreath

My flag wasn't

as long as hers

but for my door

I think the shorter 

worked better

It was very easy

and really dramatic effect

to the front door

Put a cork in it...

When I saw this idea

on Artful panoply

I knew I wanted to make one

with my own twist

I glued a 15/16 in

washer on each end

I had sm washers

on hand that fit right in the hole

You can use any size with a

smaller hole

I then glues a nut

on top of it

then screwed the eye hook

I put a small part of glue

on the screw portion

in to the cork

I did the same on both end

I took left over

beads and charms

and made danglies

added a ring

and it was complete

A few of the ones I made:

Butterfly

Dragonfly

These would make great

gifts

Tip me Tues

Met Mon

Market Yourself Mon

Craftomanic Mon
Made by You Mon

Motivated Mon
Making Your World Cuter
Polly Wants a Crafter

Get Your Craft On

Show and Tell
Whatever Goes Wed

Wow Me Wednesday

Look at What I Made

Transform Thurs

Hodgepodge Fri
Show and Tell Sat




Simply Designing



Pink Hippo Party

Make It Great

Show Me What You Got

Diamond in the Stuff

So very Cheri

Mother Lode



Show Off Mondays



DIY project parade

Birthday w/e wrap up

My birthday started

out at Springfield Extravaganza

Day 2

There were a lot more people

and I regretfully

have to say people weren't 

as nice - really rude

cutting ppl off or walking right in front

of you look at you and stop

while you are walking

A lot of the furniture

sold on Friday

there were some pieces

left  - the Annie Solan

Chalk paint ones

were all well over $200

I believe this piece was close to $300

We left after abt 3 hrs

I did get the following

these faucet handles will be

windchimes

A container of wine corks

for $5 - .06 a piece

I have keychains in mind

for these

We also got

an old chair for $5

but it is still in the van

After we left we went 

to a local farm 

and got strawberries

they are so sweet and juicy

We then went to a shopping mall

called The Greene

it looks like a town

and in the center is a green area

with a dancing fountian for kids 

to play in

We listened to a local

band

It was such a nice night outside

When we came home 

I had a birthday cake

made by my daughter

Devon

 they were kind

the blue ones represent 10 yrs

It was a great birthday weekend

Day 1 Springfield

We went to

the Springfield Extravaganza

today

It was a beautiful day

Some of the booths:

Flowers

  Someone did buy

this bike

I heard quite

a few men say they had one as a kid

 Annie Sloan

Chalk paint

 

The new Vintage Marketplace

There were a lot of architectural pieces

 

 What I bought

earrings $1 apiece

I will re-purpose them

The photos do not do these justice

Watches $1 a piece

I will be taking the faces off

and re-purposing the insides

These charms are metal

and I will re-purpose them

This metal garden fairy

is abt a ft tall

and I paid $8

I have looked all over for fairies

When going back

to find a table

I liked that was $30

I came across

these 2 beauties

the are lamp tables

they were $15 a piece!

they are from the 1920-1930

time peroid

and yes I snagged them up

instead of the other table! 

I also got 3 basil plants

for $2 a piece

I met up with Sue from Sullivan and Murphy

and Debby from  Cozy Blanket

It was great catching up with them!

More tomorrow.....