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Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

15 Minute Thrift Store Art Upcycle



Happy Wednesday, Friends! Friday I shared a recent thrift store art find.  For today's 15 Minute Fix, I'll show you how I gave it a mini upcycle to create a look I love...


15 minute thrift store art upcycle

DIY Valentine Art for $1!

Greetings Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and staying warm! Today I am sharing a simple yet elegant DIY project I created from a $1 Valentine card...

$1 DIY Valentine art

Party In A Suitcase: College Graduation Celebration!


Greetings Friends! It's graduation season and I am proud to announce that my Dear Firstborn recently graduated college with honors!  While DF was slaving away to turn in her last final due two days before the ceremony and working the day prior, I was making party preparations. Since I was traveling for the ceremony, that meant the challenge of fitting most of the decorations for the festivities in my suitcase! With God's grace and lots of rearranging, I managed and the party was absolutely lovely. Today I am sharing fun, easy and inexpensive ideas from DF and yours truly...

Party in a suitcase

Creating Your Own Charming Plate Collage


Greetings Friends! Have you noticed the increasing number of plate display wall hangings available in home decorating stores?  Usually, the "plates" which are often metal or materials other than china or pottery, are assembled as one large piece and as you can imagine, also carry one large price tag!   Some time ago,  I admired a wall hanging like this at Pier One.  The colors complimented my decor and I considered splurging...and then I reconsidered!  At the time, it was unique in that I hadn't seen any like it before.  Since then, they are popping up all over the place and starting to have that manufactured generic look.  As you probably guessed I decided to create my own collage.  With my affection for pretty dishes and frequent thrift store visits, I had plenty at my fingertips!  As you can see, choosing your own plates and the way they are displayed allows versatility and showcases your personality.  Your display might be all the same pattern or a different color for each plate.  Can you tell I am partial to flowers? 
 
Plate wall collage
My first plate collage hangs on the wall opposite my dining table

Happy Thoughts Family Gallery Wall



Greetings Friends! This is my "happy thoughts" wall, one of the first things I see when I wake up in the morning. Actually, you can tell a lot about what is important to me just by looking at it. While I  treasure photos  throughout my home, these are special tokens of my children and family...


Family memories gallery wall