Last Days of Summer Fantle

Only one more month of summer is left!

 

 

As a treat to myself for cleaning up my happy mess of a craft room today, I decorated my fantle for the last remaining days of summer. Summer isn't going anywhere soon here in Boise, and it will be warm here right up until Halloween. 

 

So I still have plenty of time to enjoy my summer fantle. My fantle is a fake mantle, a shelf overhanging my craft table that I decorate like the mantle I wish I had. The weathered background boards are from our backyard fence. Whenever I want an old board, I ask my husband to take one off the fence and replace it with a new one. It's my renewable forest! 

I cut a few paper triangles out and folded the glued edges over some string for bunting. I just love bunting.

I've been inspired by Jennifer at Town And Country Living to start collecting  old bottles. The green antique one was found buried in our yard and is labeled with the words THE MOTHERS FRIEND. Unless it held a couple shots of whiskey for ma to hide in her apron pocket and take a quick swig out of when the kids were getting to be too much to handle, I don't have a clue what it was? Do you?

  

My daughter works part time at Anthropologie where I bought the last one of these plates in stock at the store downtown. I love the green with gold swirls, the edging and of course the fuzzy bumble bee. 

These are a few old spice jars I haven't gotten around to putting French labels on yet, so I cut up little squares of burlap and frayed the edges, then glued on some buttons. 

I wish it was as easy to clean my craft room as it was to put this fun little project together. Thanks for coming by to check out my Last Days of Summer Fantle.  I hope you're enjoying the end of your summer, too!

There's nothing like a great summer party! Join me!

The Vintage Farmhouse 
Rooted in Thyme
Jennifer Rizzo
Common Ground
Shabby Art Boutique 
My Romantic Home
The Shabby Nest 
My Repurposed Life
DIY Showoff 

Little Tiered Stand Redo

I hope your week is starting off well. 

It's a beautiful sunny day here in Idaho, and the lilacs are finally blooming in my yard. 

Over the weekend I discovered a new thrift store near my home, which is always a happy occasion. I also found some new curtains for my family room with a 25% off coupon at World Market. Score! And I celebrated Cinco de Mayo at my daughter's house with the best fajitas I've ever tasted. 

It was a great weekend!

Today I have one of my little craft room projects to share.

 Shortly after I finished redoing my new craftroom I came across this little three tiered stand at a thrift store. 

It looked like it might have been a high school wood shop project. Do you ever ponder the backgrounds of your thrift store finds? I do, especially when it's something handmade like this little stand.  

I wasn't sure what I'd do with it, but I bought it for a few dollars, brought it home, and plopped it on my desk for a few weeks. (It seems I just can't pass up something with graduated tiers. I love 'em.)

 One day, while rummaging in the bottom of a drawer for a paperclip while I was paying bills, I glanced up at the stand and had an "aha" moment. 

Of course, it included some homemade white chalk paint. Most of my "aha" moments do!

 

     

No more rummaging in drawers. My paperclips and rubber bands are now prettily close at hand on my desktop. 

I wonder what the wood shop boy or girl who made this little stand would think of its transformation. I hope they would approve! 

  Feel like a party? Come join me at

Coastal Charm 
Cozy Little House
Cedar Hill Ranch 
Elizabeth & Co.  
Our Home Away From Home
Shabby Art Boutique 
French Country Cottage 
Timewashed
 
 

My New Craft Room!

I'm excited to share my new craft room today!

(Lots of photos!) 

Thanks for visiting today. I hope you had fun looking around my new craft room. 

I'll be sharing more details and tutorials in future posts, so I hope you'll come again soon.  

Have a great week!

   

Click the links below for my Craft Room details:

My Painted Floor & "before" Photos
My Craft Room Closet 
My Craft Room Cabinets 


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 DIY Showoff
Between Naps on the Porch
The Farmhouse Porch 
Cozy Little House 
Our Home Away From Home 
Elizabeth & Co.  
Savvy Southern Style 
From My Front Porch to Yours 
Rooted in Thyme 
The Shabby Creek Cottage 
Common Ground 
The Cottage Market 
Funky Junk Interiors 
Nifty Thrifty Things