
Friday, December 23, 2011
A Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night

Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Potential
Now here it is the end of December. I'm in the middle of shopping, wrapping, cookie baking and such, but the last two evening I have lost myself into figuring out the best way form perfectly imperfect colorful little acorns charms...why now??
Then last night, around 9:30, it dawns on me...I forgot all about teacher gifts (today was the last day of school before break). I made a batch of acorns in school colors and added them to some chain to make necklaces...done!
Cheers!!
Angie
Friday, December 16, 2011
A time to give
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Getting back in the groove



Listing on Etsy has actually become much easier, I'm happy to say. For me the delay comes from setting up the camera and then photo editing. I am almost always happy with the end result but it is the time it takes that seems to frustrate me to the point of inaction.Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Spreading Joy
Monday, December 5, 2011
This post is sponsored by Barb
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Holiday Crafting

I am a bit green at doing shows but my fears eased up when I saw that Pam @ Frippery was attending, we had fabulous fun at the Burlington Antique show this summer. I can' t wait to see what vintage goodies she creates for the sale.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Presto Chango
I knew the bookcases would get reused in the office, so I decided to turn this piece into a desk. I removed all the doors and hardware then got into changing the color. I really had my heart set on swapping the antique oak color for a stained black finish(though I'm sure in another 20 years I'll be priming to hide it..lol) If you curious, I used Minwax Polyshades in Classic Black Satin ($12) ... took 2 coats but wow that stuff is fantastic!
I drilled four new holes at 29" and moved the shelf down that used to hold the DVD player. That shelf now supports the left hand side of an Ikea desk top ($20) . On the other side is 2 Ikea legs in black ( a whopping $3.50 a piece) ..and the magic is complete...green and cheap!!Thursday, November 17, 2011
A twenty year work in progress


This home has a living room and family room on the first floor so we are opting to make the living room into an office. We have bookcases in storage that will need to be emptied out by the end of November.



Turn around to see the kitchen and eating area. That kitchen is TINY, would love to bust through that wall into the dining room...maybe one day...far...far off in the distant future.






I am currently accepting any volunteers who don't mind getting down and dirty..lol.Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Sparkle N Sprinkle “It’s a Cultural Thing” Blog Hop
Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle “It’s a Cultural Thing” Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Shona’s blog then you are in the right spot. If you happened by , you can start back at the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog to get all the details on prizes that will be given away .
For this blog hop I choose to use stamps from the Brocade Backgrounds Set and tie in other items that represent my family’s cultural heritage.
Here are two altered French Journals using book pages, ephemera, ribbons and buttons. The stamped images add texture with SNS flocking.

Click HERE for directions on how these were made.
My husbands’ mother was from Germany, she arrived in the United States in the 1960’s. Though we never had the opportunity to meet, Bob often says she had quite the crafty side and he thought we would get along famously. I had her in mind when I made this Altered Wood Block Art with German text.

Click HERE for directions
Thanks for stopping by, this was a fun theme and I’m sure you will want to hop on over to Barbara’s blog next to see her creations. Don’t forget to leave comments at each stop to become eligible for prizes.
Angie
86 Days
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Possibilities


Saturday, November 5, 2011
Faux Peppermint Sticks

Friday, November 4, 2011
Marie's Giveaway

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
New work
Monday, October 31, 2011
Tricks & Treats
Robert decided he wanted to be an Army man. Fate worked with us as we came across an Army surplus store a few weeks ago after apple picking. Maria decided on a corpse bride, she likes the haunted stuff for sure! I found an oh-so-cheap $3.00 white dress-up gown at the thrift shop, perfect price since I knew she'd want to shred it and drag it in the mud (I was reminded more than once that she is dead and clawed her way out of the ground). We fashioned a headpiece, then added some white and black makeup to complete the ensemble.
Luckily I have an Army man to protect me from the undead.Saturday, October 29, 2011
Eeek!!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Halloween Giveaway
Just leave me a comment on this post. If you mention it on your blog let me know and I'll enter your name twice! It's going to be a quickie.. Friday morning at 8am I'm randomly going to draw a name!!Saturday, October 22, 2011
Cover Girl ...Almost

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Stress Relief
In between the appointments I've been de-stressing and making new messes with these little block dolls. The blocks were found at a flea market last year, there were only three of them and on the back of each is a portion of poem Twas the Night Before Christmas. I have the last one in the works, maybe I'll finish her up tomorrow before I have to get out the the house for the appraiser.Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Weekend treasures
Found a few more treasures too, some were half price..I guess it pays to head out to the last show of 2011.
Our Indian summer continues, at 3 o'clock today the van display said it was 81 degrees...how lovely!Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Treating myself
A gift to myself, it has been too long since I've worn my own jewelry. A sweet picture of the kiddos from apple picking last weekend was the perfect inspiration.











