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How many of us have ornaments that are precious and sentimental? Those ornaments from Grandmothers, Aunts and our childhood that we don’t want to risk hanging from the precarious branches of our Christmas tree. Where cat, child, dog, husband or yourself could accidentally break it. And then ask yourself how many times do you see…
I created a merry and vintage pastel Christmas in my living room because the colors that make my heart go pitter pat are aged gold, jadeite, blush & bashful, and bonnie blue from Fire-King. These colors already are in all of my home décor so it makes sense to add in Christmas decorations that coordinate!…
I want to show you how to make your miniature envelopes. I’ve seen these referred to as a coin envelope size and we are going to make them from larger 6 X 9 envelopes. I came up with this tutorial out of desperation for the advent calendar. Small envelopes are hard to find or the…
While we were attending Vintage Market Days in San Antonio at the beginning of November Amory and I had the chance to meet our cousins in Castroville. Castroville, Known as “The Little Alsace of Texas” is a small town with a rich cultural heritage just 20 miles west of San Antonio. On the day we went…
When thrifting do you come across an abundance of Halloween, Fall and Christmas vests and sweaters? Their popularity has suffered a bit in the fashion world, only coming out for ugly sweater parties. I wanted these holiday sweaters to have a use again so I “fifth sparrow no more-d” them. I used holiday sweaters to…
What is black, white, pink and red all over? This Valentine’s Day table! I made the decorations for this table – plates from cardboard circles, dressed up napkin rings with wooden cut outs and a centerpiece with printable vintage looking Valentines cards and repurposed Christmas garland. It’s easy, cute, and inexpensive. Let’s get creating and…
