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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Gold Tone Thrifty Finds Repainted Cottage White

Hello,

I wanted to share a few tag sale finds 

that I repainted white.  

First is a set of vintage metal Homco wall fans.

These were previously gold tone.

I had originally planned to add vintage rhinestones to the fans

so after I painted them I put them in this metal picture easel (also originally gold tone)

so they wouldn't get scratched.

But for now I think they look so pretty just the way the are!

I paired them up with a metal teapot that I had previously 

painted white (originally gold tone too!) that I had decorated 

with ribbons, pearls and roses and I think they look great together!

I have them sitting on a glass cake plate on top of my hutch♥

These were all tag sale finds

and with only a few coats of white paint...

turned them into beautiful thrifty cottage style decor!.

Thank's for stopping by,

Beverly

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Markdowns On Last Years Christmas Ornaments

Hello everyone,

I have been unpacking some Christmas items

that I had made last year for my Christmas Open House.

I have decided to list them on Ebay at huge markdowns!

These are the snowman mittens and stockings

wood and wire ornaments.

They are made of precut wood that I painted white

and decopaged material with asst. snowmen scenes onto

and then added a curly wire hanger and matching material bows

and accented with buttons.

These are a set of 7 with a starting bid of $4.99

Here are some "homespun" muslin ornaments.

These I made by sewing squares of

country homespun material to pieces of muslin.

Then I attached them with a wooden dowel and curly wire ribbon

and accented with buttons.

I also left a pocket in the front to add a gift card or a treat.

These are a starting bid of $4.99 for a set of 9.

I also have only 3 of my scented gingerbread houses left.

These are resin that I handpainted and added candy cane stripes and gumdrop trees

and added glitter snowtop roofs.

Then when dry I scented them with cooking vanilla.

These can easily be rescented year after year and they smell wonderful.

Only 3 left with a starting bid of $1.49.

I also have a set of Santa's Red Truck ornaments.

These are resin that I have painted and added sayings

like ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas and Santa Express.

I only have 8 of these left with a starting bid of $4.99

These are a Patriotic set of stockings and ornaments

that I made from a pair of jeans and an old sweater.

I added patchwork patches and star buttons.

These are listed at a starting bid of $1.99 for a set of 6.

And these are the last of my "homespun" Scented Star Ornaments.

These are resin with raised hearts and buttons

that I have painted in blue, burgundy and green.

Then I "painted" them with cinnamon and cooking vanilla.

These can easily be rescented year after year.

These are at a starting bid of $1.99 for a set of 6.

These can be found listed on my ebay.

If anyone would be interested in tutorials on any of these

please ask in the comments and I will try my best to make some.

Thanks so much for looking

and have a great day!

Beverly

Repurposed Vintage Gas Can ~ Reindeer Fuel ~ Christmas

 Hello,

Here is another project I did by repurposing an old vintage gas can.

The original label was already worn off so I found these

stickers that are actually for wine bottles that say reindeer fuel.

I thought they would be perfect for this old gas can!

I added snowy evergreen branches to the wood handle

that I had wired old used christmas bulbs to.

I also added a bow made from traditional Christmas plaid ribbon.

The package came with two labels so I put one on each side.

I will be adding this one of a kind item to

my ebay or my etsy.

Thank you for looking and have a great day!

Love,

Beverly