a vintage sewing machine

Recently I purchased a treadle sewing machine - base and cabinet - for some repurposing fun. I have always wanted one, I remember playing with one at my grandma's house when I was a little girl. My sister still has that one…After getting it home I took it all apart and got to thinking about what I was going to do with all these wonderful pieces.

 

The table bases make such wonderful sofa tables.

By using the cabinet top and the front drawer I was able to make this memo board.

There is a vintage note pad, a magnetic board, mail slots and the drawer can hold and the little miscellaneous bits and pieces.

Another memo board from the top pieces of the cabinet. This was originally in two pieces, one would flip up to allow the machine to either come out or go into the cabinet. I left the original machine hinges on to use as hooks for keys or whatever.

The belly plate of the machine became a hand painted advertising sign.

The back plate became a hand painted welcome sign.

After building the base, the drawers and top are now able to be reused as a very functional table.

I had so much fun working on all these pieces!

a beautiful day

Its a beautiful day here in SE Minnesota and I am gonna get out and enjoy it! 

I hope your day is filled with all good things too.

a ladder in the living room

yeah...  its been awhile since I've blogged. But here I am, back in the game!
I thought this was good enough to share.

I got this old ladder from a friend and have had it in the basement waiting for its big chance to show off its beauty.
Thank heaven for high ceilings cause this ladder is tall!

Now that it is filled with vintage goodies and family photos it is looking wonderful.

linking here Miss Mustardseed

Card frenzy

I have been in a frenzy of card making lately.  What can I say, the creative muse came to sit on my shoulder and whisper in my ear.  I liked what she had to say so.......

Please use this link to go to a web album that contains all my work both past and present.

"vintage" baby shoes

ever since I saw this tutorial, I had a bug to do this project.

As soon as I could I went to my local thrift stores on the hunt for baby shoes.

Lucky me, I found these, for $2.99.

after beating them with a rock (seriously) and doing some bending and twisting of them, I proceeded to age them with a combination of Tim Holtz distress inks and a Ralph Lauren smoke glaze that I have from my furniture projects.

Now they look like this. I am going to give this shoe to my niece who has a little guy named Aiden.

junkbonanza 2009

so, yesterday my friend Sooz and I went to junkbonanza at Canterbury Park. It was SO fun, I love those kind of events and I got some great stuff.

My fave is this window screen. I have the perfect spot for it and just need to get it hung. Sorry for the crappy picture, I had to take it with my phone and photography isn't one of my better skills right now, though I am working to improve that......

jewelry window

I have been away a long time. I am not a great blogger, but am working to become better.

This post is to link to Kimba's DIY day.

I did not do a before picture, but I think you can get the idea.

This is an old window frame that I've had around for years, waiting for me to get off my butt and do the project, well, I finally did just that.

It was white, but I sanded it down and painted it a blue-ish color that I like. I had some "rat-wire" hanging around the garage from a garden project so I cut that to fit the window openings, stapled it in and (with my son's help) hung it on the wall.

now I can see all my jewelry choices at once. I plan to add a little mirror to the side.

Thanks for looking!

a long time coming......

there is a song in there somewhere......

Hello blogland! Long time and no posts from me.

Spring 2009 is coming along beautifully - finally!

I have been busy. I decided to start school (in January), so now I am an art student. I just finished this semester - pretty well if I do say so myself, and am now ready to start my summer vaca. I have been SO busy with school projects and such that I have had no time to stamp. That is gonna change really soon!

currently I am in love with this technique watercolor roses and have been playing with it. If I turn out something worth sharing - you'll see it here!

anyway, just wanted to say hi and I'm back.

Happy New Year

and welcome to 2009.  I certainly hope this is a better year for my family and yours as well.

its beginning to look a lot like Christmas......

Especially with all the snow we've gotten lately!!

I must say that I am really over the whole holiday season stuff.  Frankly I think it starts too early every year and I just get burned out by the time its here.  Ah well, I have to change my view cause thats the only thing I can change!

I did get in a christmas spirit and made a couple last cards, they turned out pretty well if I do say so myself....... Since I think I am the only one who reads this blog, I guess I can say it!

Enjoy yourself wherever and what ever you may be doing!

Christmas card

This is one design I've done for Christmas this year, I think its my favorite so far!