My roommate found this beautiful old french door at an antique store last summer and I had this idea to use it to frame black and white pictures in each pane and then to write scriptures with a paint pen in other panes. Well....I FINALLY FINISHED IT!
Another project I recently completed was a patio art piece. I had been on the hunt for an old window for months. And I was not about to pay $50 for one on Craigslist. On my way back to College Station this summer I was driving through one of the small towns where you have to slow down to like 5 mph. Thankfully I chose to obey the law that day, slowed down and spotted....ANTIQUES. I instantly felt a rush. My heart started pumping. I couldn't resist the temptation. I HAD to pull over and take a quick peak inside. Now let me explain, I'm not a fan of the expensive, finished, fine furniture, Antique Roadhouse kind of stuff. I'm more of a flea market collectibles kind of girl. These markets usually sell anything if it's at least 10 years old, are very hard to get around in and you get to BARGAIN! Side note: I'm a bargaining PRO. Learned from my momma (she got my prom dress for free). ANYWAYS, this one in the small little town that I don't remember the name of...perfection. It had stuff piled to to the ceiling. Tables that with one coat of paint and some distressing could make great couch side pieces. Vintage mirrors that when hung together could create a chic eclectic look. Most people would see piles of "junk" but I saw piles of potential. After rummaging through stuff for about 30 minutes I had found many treasures but no old windows. I then asked the owner If he had any. He went upstairs and came down with the most perfectly old, chipped paint, 4 paned vintage window! (Guys, they don't even make 4 pane windows anymore). I was ecstatic. AND it was $5. Yep you read that right. FIVE DOLLARS (thanks to my bargaining skills). Soon this is what became of it:
tip: Antique buttons can get pricey. They sell a big bag of a great variety of them at Hobby Lobby for $7 but most of mine came from a friend. So ask your friends, neighbors, sisters, aunts, mama, and memaw. These buttons are the true beauties.
I also learned how to make the most adorable Anthropologie looking flower headbands from other camp counselors this summer. (These headbands are all the rage at Pine Cove Outback). So cute yet so cheap!
Step one: Go buy some cloth or plastic headbands from Wal-mart.
Step two: Pick out your fav printed fabrics. It's good to get fabrics that coordinate with each other if you want different flowers on the same headband.
Step three: Rip 3/4 inch strip of your first fabric (you want one edge to be torn). Next roll one end of the strip hot dog style and hot glue.
Step four: Begin to twist that end and hot glue what will be the middle of the spiral flower. Your strip of fabric should take on a rope like shape.
Step five: Continue to twist and glue until the spiral flower is the desired size.
Step six: Repeat until you have the number of flowers you want for your headband. Then just hot glue them on.
Your results should look something like this:
HAPPY CRAFTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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