…o check there first. Birch Bark cup holders My husband and I love to go to Canton’s first Monday (giant flea market/trade day). You can fine a lot of neat stuff there. Last time we went, we bought a cart to carry all our purchases. Now we need drink holders. So I thought that I would make us some unique drink holders. I found a couple of cans large enough to hold our cups, then I covered them with birch bark. (I did save some for my wine bottle va…
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How to Make a Rustic Candle Holder
…und this wood block with the holes already cut and the metal cross, at the Canton’s First Monday Trade Day. (You could use a 4×4 and cut it the length you want then drill your own holes.) How to make a rustic candle holder The cross had a metal nail affixed to the back so I cut off what I could then I marked where I wanted the cross, and then drilled a small hole to accommodate the rest that I couldn’t remove. I want it to have a rustic look, so I…
Shabby Home Decor, Vintage Tag
…now. I picked up this vintage tag, and a few others last time I was at the Canton Trade Day. I wish I had of bought a few more now. Oh well gives me an excuse to go back, if I needed one. But the hubby loves going as much as I do. To Make This Shabby Home Decor Wood Block Sign I cut a piece of 2″ by 8″ about 10″ long, then gave it a quick sanding. Next I base coated the wood block with grey acrylic paint. Then I dry brushed a top coat of white…
Antique Moonshine Jug
…’s an antique moonshine jug that my hubby picked up on one of our trips to Canton’s First Monday. Hubby is so much more into the decorating part then I am. I love to create the things. All I had to do for his antique moonshine jug was to add the triple X’s and find a cork and make it look old to match the jug. He had this sitting on the bar in our Texas room. Once we get the bar area finished in our remodel I will post pictures. We are sti…
Thrifted Items for the Garden
…t contains Pineapple sage that I had bought about a month or so ago at the Canton trade day. It is sitting in a wire basket that I had bought at the Goodwill a while back. I love containers of herbs and flowers around the patio and pool. They smell so good when blooming or when you brush up against them. Each year I get more plants. So, I need more thrifted items for the garden. But I really need to stop buying plants because when cold weather com…