Great weekend finds???

Dear friends:

These new finds ended up in my car this weekend.

This sweet turquoise bowl, the iron decoration, free also.  and the best deal the CORONA TYPEWRITER, so sweet and in a remarkable condition.

Look at this beauty, and it was free, $0.00 a great find, I don't thing this beauty was ever used. It has its original ribbon, everything works well, and it has a beautiful case.

It was a great find.

THANK YOU

   

Decoration Day

Sleep, comrades, sleep and rest

On this Field of the Grounded Arms,

Where foes no more molest,

Nor sentry's shot alarms!

Ye have slept on the ground before,

And started to your feet

At the cannon's sudden roar,

Or the drum's redoubling beat.

But in this camp of Death

No sound your slumber breaks;

Here is no fevered breath,

No wound that bleeds and aches.

All is repose and peace,

Untrampled lies the sod;

The shouts of battle cease,

It is the Truce of God!

Rest, comrades, rest and sleep!

The thoughts of men shall be

As sentinels to keep

Your rest from danger free.

Your silent tents of green

We deck with fragrant flowers

Yours has the suffering been,

The memory shall be ours.

-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

 

This man stopped to take a picture of the 33.000 flags in display to honor the soldiers at the Boston Common.

 

God Bless America

 

Great news: Tutorial and make and display.

Hello friends and happy Saturday. I have to apologize some of you were looking for the tutorial at the bottom of the page, but I forgot to link this page, what was I thinking, this is what happened when you blog late at night. I was on a roll putting a few tutorials together, the videos, and other things that I make so you can make them also.  I don't mind sharing, but here it is, hope I link it right.  Oh, I'm also trying to go to some parties, be a bit more "out there" its not my style, but in blogland is a what you are suppose to do.

One thing you can do is before you start spray your pages with a sealer to make them stiffer, I didn't because my pages were good.  Also if you
like glitter, you can add it on the edges, but I don't like glitter that much, I like things organic, old,original, kind of things, the more "natural" the better.

I made the cute pinwheels and they are so cute, I wanted to share the tutorial with you.  I hung them on an old frame I painted, and added some lavender, just for fun.  I made some holes and threaded them kind of rustic and organic.  You can
hang them with the little clothespin, this is just how I did it.

Materials:

You need:  some book pages, ( I used some pages from an old book that is in bad condition)

You will need: scissors, the old glue gun, a ruler, small clothespins, ( I didn't have any, so I used a hole puncher, and made a hole on each one and thread it some old twine.  Your choice.

This is a simple tutorial:

First of all cut your paper into a square  4" by 4"

I am a visual learner, sorry

for my light in this picture, but here you will fold the paper into

the two triangles.

Now, we have two triangles.  Take the scissors and cut on each triangle line a little bit towards the middle.  You will cut four times.

Now you are ready to fold your first triangle and put a dot of hot glue in the middle, be careful, don't get burned.

Now, make the next fold and glue a dot in the middle.

And you are done, very easy and cute.

Now, you need to decide if you want to use the mini clothespins or run a ribbon or twine like I did.

Just make about seven of them and you will have a beautiful unique pinwheel banner that nobody

else has in their home, feel proud and "make and display"  you are a star.  If you make one please

send me a picture and I will feature in my blog.  A great idea is to make one for "Memorial Day"

red, blue, and white, I am motivated and might do one for the barbecue on Monday,

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial, and try it.

Blessings,

Martha

make it and show it

Dear friends:

An old table, a little paint and voila!!!! a new table.

Thank you for your comments, I love them.
Some more inspiration to make and display.


A little moss, a paper mache or wood letter, some vintage manuscript paper, and your best friend :Mr. Mod Podge, I can't live without him.



Recycle those bottle caps, very easy,  make some cute magnets.



Really all you need is a little circle, some numbers from the computer,
and a little magnet from Michael's with a coupon, cheap and lovely,.




Adorable pinwheels(I'm making them tonight, I'll show you how tomorrow, very very easy. You only need, a book page, or sheet music, scissors, and voila, its done)





Love this banner, easy and great for father's day.




Display your flowers  on this beautiful mason jar





A window as a jewelry display, so cute.

Let's make it and display it.

Country Living

a rake turned jewelry display, so vintage and unique.

Dear Friends:

What a lovely weekend, ready for some inspirations.

A lovely french drawer painted, glazed a pale pink, some old bottles, old books, wrapped in lace, and a rusty spring, instant vignette.

An old rake, rusty and all, just paint it white, distressed, and it becomes an instant organizer. just lovely,




 YARDSTICKS, we all have them, look at this, so cute, and easy to make from katies rose cottage.



Love this color and the pantry door, what a suprise!!!



We all have these old silverplate spoons, this is so cute,














An easy garden idea, teacups succulents, so cute.


CRAFTS ORGANIZATION, so cute and smart, we all have those mason jars, so useful.





Another cute and easy idea for centerpieces, and mason jars, all you need is some metallic paint.Impressive and easy.





Hope you enjoy the ideas, and feel inspired to make it and display it,

have fun,

Martha