Birds of a Feather. Birthdays and a New Wreath.

~ Hello friends! ~

How is your week going so far? Mine is going pretty well. We have a lot of birthdays in my family at the end of March, so last night we did a combined celebration of three of them, mine, Mr W's and my father in law's. There are four all together, but my little nephew lives out of state, so we have to send gifts and call on his birthday. Mr W and I have a week between ours, and my father in law and nephew's birthday's are in between. Confused? Haha! It CAN be a bit overwhelming for us all.

Today I thought I would share a wreath I made a few weeks ago. It was time to get my craft on again, and I LOVE it! It was such a simple project, but often, those are the best.

Here it is...

These are the supplies I used...

 A few months ago I found a long feather garland wrapped up in a bag at home Goods on sale for $3!

 They are all attached to a rope with a little loop at the end.

 I love the look of these feathers.

 I bought a small grapevine wreath and some brown pipe cleaners for a little over 3 bucks at Jo Ann's with a coupon I had. I wanted to be able to remove the feather garland to use for something else if I got tired of the wreath, and I decided to attach it with pipe cleaners.

 Easy Peasy!

 It took like 2 minutes to make. My kinda project!

 I added a scrap of brown satin ribbon at the top.

 It hangs over my little antique hutch. Dont you love that old telephone sign? You would not believe me if I told you how little I paid for that at the thrift store. Ready? Ok, $3. Yep! Three is my lucky number, people! My birthday is 3/31/--.  I. am. not. telling. the. year. A-hem.

 I even tucked a little bird in there, but decided I liked the bird better on the backet below it.

 It's actually a Pottery Barn christmas ornament, but I left one out for display.

So that's my easy 2 minute six dollar wreath. I love it!

Have a fabulous Wednesday!

xo-Lisa
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A Little Slump, Another Little Project, and a Collection.

HI everyone! I hope you are having a fabulous week. Sorry I was nowhere to be found yesterday. Truth be told, I am in a little bit of a slump. I have been putting so much time and energy into projects and posts for the blog, and then last week when I lost the content on my external hard drive, it kind of took the wind right out f my sails. I feel like my blog and I lost momentum, and I am a little bit bummed out. I have also been waiting on results for a test I had last week, and though the preliminary results look good, I can't totally exhale until I receive the full doctor's report. (I think that is pretty normal for a cancer survivor.)  But, because I am not one to wallow in a funk for very long, I am back, and coming out swinging this morning!  Today I am going to show you another little project that I was able to do the other day, while I was working on my burlap frames.

I have had this antique piece for a while now, and it hangs at the top of my staircase. It is a servant's bell call - type thing. (Yes, I just named it myself!) Anyhow, it has a little circular spot at the top that, at one time probably contained some kind decorative finish piece. The empty circle has always bothered me. Details, details. That's where I live! ;-)

While I was playing with the burlap and cardboard for my frames, I decided I would make a little temporary fix for the empty spot, until I find some perfect old architectural piece that fits. You KNOW I have a picture in my head of exactly what I want... Since that may take a while, I went ahead with the little project for now.

Here's the servant's bell call thing-y. ;-)

 Pretty cool, huh? Too bad I don't have a library. :-(

 See the GI-NORMOUS empty spot?

 I made a little cardboard and burlap fix with our last initial.

 That little stand was a "temporary" piece of furniture until I found the right thing....that was 10 years ago. I really have had my eyes open...just have not found exactly what I want. Maybe I should focus on it a little more, but there always seems to be something else more important.

 The leaf plate hanging on the wall is part of a little collection of Syroco vintage plates. I just really like the texture of these. As I have said before, I am a texture girl. If the lighting were better, you would be able to see the veining on the leaf, creating that texture that I love.

 Here's another with either lotus or lilly pads...not sure which.

 I liked the swirl on this one.

And another floral. I suppose these would look so much better if they were on/in a fabulous old bureau  or etagere. Ah, well. I will keep looking. It's like the forgotten zone. Do you have a forgotten zone in your home? Please tell me I'm not the only one!

Hoping you are all having a fantastic week!!

xo

-Lisa

Getting My Craft On. Burlap and Vintage Frames. Part Two.

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I just want to take a minute and give a quick thank you to Amy over at New Nostalgia for featuring me on her Anti-Procrastination Tuesday again today! I am so excited! This is the second time one of my posts was featured on her fabulous blog. Today she featured my Living Room Update, and a couple of weeks ago, she featured My Delicious Green Juice post. Click the button below to visit her awesome blog, and please tell her I said "Hi."
 

This morning I was able to finish up the crafts I started yesterday. They really did not take long at all, and I am so happy with how they turned out!

This is where I left off with you yesterday...(Click HERE to see Part One, if you like.)

And here is what I did this morning...

 I just used the original cruddy cardboard that came with the frame, since I was covering it with the burlap. Hey, why cut a new template when I already have one that fits perfectly? 

 My plan was to use spray adhesive to make sure the burlap would not shift in the frame.

 It worked great!

 Here it is before I attached the star.

 Then I marked the points of the stars on the frame, and attached it with hot glue. 

 Here's a close up view after I hung it on the wall.

 I like that it has some dimension.

 I hung it just above my antique drop-leaf table. I have had it leaning here against the wall, unfinished for a few months. *Cringe.* It often takes me a while to get around to all of my little projects. I'm not alone am I?

Ok. Moving on to project number two. These frames have been hanging in the hallway upstairs with this brown craft paper inside, also waiting for me to get around to them. Here is what I did...

 I just traced the paper on my burlap, and cut it out slightly larger than the outline all the way around.

 Before I cut them, I just did our initials free-hand onto the burlap. My original plan was to use a stencil and fabric paint, but I wound up taking the easy way out with a black Sharpie, free-hand.

 I decided to make use of some of my burlap scraps, and stuck them in with the pine cones and balls in my white urn. Why waste it?

 It's cute for now, but I'm sure I will continually tweak it until I love it.

 Getting back to craft number two.

 I traced the original craft paper circles onto some scrap cardboard I had lying around.

 Then I used the spray adhesive to affix the burlap to the cardboard in the same way I did with the oval frame.

 I think these came out nice also!

 I hung them back up in the upstairs hallway wall in their original spots. There is an old architectural piece between them.

 One for me...

 One for the hubs. (I'm sure he'll be thrilled.) ;-)

 They are hanging with a Japanese painting. Our son was born in Japan, and we bought this before we brought him home, so It has a special place in my heart.

 View down the hall toward Mr W's office. I hung the old printing blocks that say GO FLY above his door, since he's a pilot, and often says over the phone to me, "Ok,  I have to go fly now".

And one more look at my downstairs craft on the wall.

Hope you all have a great day! I'll be back tomorrow with another fun post. Hope to see you then!

xo

-L.
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