Retro Red Kitchen Treasury on Etsy

Hello,

I'm not sure if anyone else 

♥♥♥loves♥♥♥ 

a red kitchen but I do!

I found some great items on Etsy

and created a treasury and would like

to share it with you all.

'Retro Red Kitchen' by cinnamonrosecottage

I love a red kitchen and this is a fun collection of some of my favorites items on Etsy!!

VintageRed Floral A... AmyKristineVin... $15.00	Enamel Cooking Pots... StilettoGirlVi... $22.00	SALE Vintage Red Ki... LittleRedPolka... $8.50	Vintage Chicken Tod... BlackRain4 $13.99
Vintage Colander an... hmmosko $25.00	Vintage Royal Crown... Lionfish53Vint... $6.00	Vintage Red Handled... kelmilee $15.00	Peanuts Snoopy Magn... hensfeathers $10.00
Retro 1940s/1950s R... DecoRetro $35.00	Collection of Retro... tararie $4.99	Vintage Glass Kraft... Redefined22 $8.00	Cutest Cherry Ename... BloominWild $10.00
Vintage speed E whi... oldnewtreasure... $12.95	Our Favorite Recipe... AuntGrace $6.95	Antique French Farm... patinaandcream $625.00	Vtg 1940's Shab... TeresasTreasur... $27.50

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Hope you enjoyed these!

Love,

Beverly

Stiffened Vintage Doily Covered Glass Vase ~ Shabby Cottage Decor ~ Tutorial

Hello,

I am going to be sharing my first tutorial of the new year!

I had an old clear glass vase that had white water stains in it

and I tried everything to get the stains out.

I tried using vinegar, denture cleaning tablets, magic eraser

and even tried a Brillo pad... but I could not get the stains out.

I loved the shape of the vase and being me I did not want

to just throw it away... 

which as most people who know me personally ...

this would come as no surprise :)

So I decided to repurpose this by covering it 

with a vintage stiffened crocheted doily!!!

You will only need a few simple materials to do this:

Glass or plastic vase

Doily large enough to cover the entire vase

Home made Mod Podge = All purpose glue and water

Rubber bands

A piece of ribbon if desired

You will probably want to lay down a piece of newspaper,

wax paper or aluminum foil because this can get messy!

Now I never actually measure the glue and water mixture

I just add about a half of cup of glue into a bowl

and add enough water a little at a time 

stirring until it is about the consistency of milk.

It averages about equal half a cup of glue to half a cup of water.

Next add your clean, dry doily into mixture and make sure 

it is completely wet with the glue and water mixture.

Again this can get messy and  you can use rubber gloves

but I just squish it around in the bowl 

making sure it is completely covered.

Turn your vase upside down elevated by something...

I used one of my milk glass vases because it was tall.

Then drape your wet doily over the vase

and secure with rubber bands.

Since my vase was shaped at the top and bottom

I added 2 rubber bands to show the shape of the vase.

This is the time to adjust or shape your doily 

so that it is evenly distributed around the vase.

Let dry overnight!

When dry remove the rubber bands and add

a ribbon of your choice or it looks pretty plain too.

I added a pink wired ribbon to mine :)

These also look pretty with tea light candles 

or a string of lights inside!

Add some real or silk flowers and your done!

These would also make great Valentine's Day or Mother's Day Gifts.

I hope you enjoyed this and thank you for stopping by!

love,

Beverly

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Thrifty Pink Roses and Vintage Silver Christmas Vignette

Hello,

Well here it is New Years Day and I am still catching up

on my Christmas posts :)

I am hoping that this coming year I will be more organized!

But time will tell on that and in the meantime...

I wanted to share with you

this little pink and silver vignette that I set up in my dining room.

I used my white washed fold up table ($1 yard sale find)

Then added this beautiful mosaic chalkboard

made with vintage china that I purchased on Ebay 

a couple of years ago.  

It was only .99cents but with 

shipping it was almost $12.00

I have had this old wood avon tray for years and I recently

redid by gluing a piece of rose ticking material on the bottom.

I used a mixture of white glue and water.

I recently found this metal cast iron candle holder 

at the Salvation Army store...already painted white

so I added a clip on silver glittered bird to the top.

Added a vintage white urn topped with a 

vintage silver finial thingy ... for lack of a better description :)

I also added my little tree with roses that I had made 

... you can find the tutorial HERE

And to finish I added a vintage silver creamer

and a mini flocked tree.

 ♥♥ Not too shabby for all yard sale and thrifty finds ♥♥

I will definitely have to find a way to use this for Valentine's Day!

Hope you enjoyed this!

love,

Beverly

Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

I would also like to say a special thank you 

to all of my wonderful customers over the past year.

I am looking forward to adding new items 

in the coming year and as always on the search

for great vintage items to offer you.

Have a wonderful day!

love,

Beverly