
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Etceteras: vintage button snowflake

Thursday, June 16, 2016
SHOW & TELL: Sentimental Vintage Keepsakes–Loss and Love

Labels:
linen
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show and tell
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vintage
Thursday, December 10, 2015
CELEBRATIONS: Vintage Wagon & Logs Holiday Place Card

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celebrations
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christmas
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holidays
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ornament
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place cards
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vintage
Monday, July 20, 2015
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 215 & Vintage Crush
Another weekend has flown by and here we are again at the start of a brand new week. I hope you did something wonderful over the weekend – relaxed, created, enjoyed family – whatever would make your weekend extra special. A big thank you to everyone who visited me here at homework last week and especially those who shared their projects on The Inspiration Board.
In case you haven’t had time to drop in, here’s what I’ve been sharing lately.
And now for the projects featured in The Spotlight this week:

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features
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spotlight
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The inspiration board
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vintage
Thursday, April 3, 2014
UPCYCLING: Repurposed Vintage Sifter to Vase

Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Etceteras: recipe organization


Monday, November 25, 2013
CELEBRATIONS: Faux Vintage Lace Napkin Rings

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celebrations
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lace
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napkin rings
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silver
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vintage
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Sew & Tell: Vintage Covered Buttons
I made some covered buttons and some combination covered buttons. They aren’t truly vintage because I made them but the metal button caps and backs are The Original Prims Cover Your Own Buttons.
Labels:
covered buttons
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fabric
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sew and tell
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vintage
Monday, July 29, 2013
Upcycling: Weathered Nautical cans
It’s not too late to get that beachy coastal look for summer and here’s a simple diy recycling project to add a nautical touch to your dĂ©cor.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Be My Guest: Cupcakes and Crinoline
Happy Monday friends. I’m back but of course, so behind on so many things. So while I unpack, read through hundreds of emails and work on some projects, I’ll let the sweet Mary Beth of Cupcakes and Crinoline share her beautiful Vintage Pin Cushion.
Hello sweet friends of Carolyn and her inspiring Homework. I am so excited to be here today. Carolyn is one of my favorite bloggers and I always find myself oohing and aahing over her lovely creations and beautiful photography. For those of you who don't know me {and that's probably most of you!}, I'm Mary Beth, the author of Cupcakes and Crinoline where I share recipes, crafts, my love of vintage style and easy, small DIY projects. Today I wanted to share one of my favorite oh-so-easy to make vintage crafts with you~ this Vintage Pin Cushion.
Hello sweet friends of Carolyn and her inspiring Homework. I am so excited to be here today. Carolyn is one of my favorite bloggers and I always find myself oohing and aahing over her lovely creations and beautiful photography. For those of you who don't know me {and that's probably most of you!}, I'm Mary Beth, the author of Cupcakes and Crinoline where I share recipes, crafts, my love of vintage style and easy, small DIY projects. Today I wanted to share one of my favorite oh-so-easy to make vintage crafts with you~ this Vintage Pin Cushion.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Etceteras: Romantic Dream Catcher

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doily
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dream catcher
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etceteras
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vintage
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wedding
Monday, April 22, 2013
Celebrations: mother’s day gift box

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celebrations
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fabric
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flowers
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gift box
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mother's day
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paper
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vintage
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sew and Tell: vintage chenille no-sew stockings

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christmas
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holidays
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sew and tell
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stocking
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vintage
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Sew & Tell: sentimental vintage treasure

Labels:
buttons
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linens
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sew and tell
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vintage
Monday, June 4, 2012
Little Crafts: paper dolls



The girls are looking good in neutral t-shirts.


Have fun and thanks for visiting.
Carolyn
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fashion
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little crafts
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paper dolls
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vintage
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Sew & Tell: vintage tea towel pillow

Did I tell you I got a new sewing machine for Christmas? My old machine was super old and not working very well. That’s one of the reasons I haven’t posted any sewing projects lately. I finally had some time to try out my new machine and I love it. It has ninety-nine stitches… so far I’ve mastered one – the straight stitch.

I dug through my fabric stash and found this vintage tea towel that I had forgotten about. It’s so bright and cheery.

My favorite part are these little curtain valances that came on the tea towel.

The tea towel was the perfect size to make a pillow and making a pillow was an easy way to try out my new sewing machine.

I decided to make the pillow with a flange edge so I wouldn’t lose any of the cute floral pattern that runs along the edge of the towel.

Super cute and easy. Honestly, it took me longer to figure out how to thread my new sewing machine than to make this pillow.
Thanks for visiting.
Carolyn
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pillow
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sew and tell
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vintage
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Sew & Tell: vintage lace
My mom has been cleaning out closets and she recently found a bag of my grandmother’s crocheted lace, doilies and other goodies that she gave to me.
I can’t imagine the hours and hours of work that went into each piece. The crocheting was done with very fine thread and we estimate that some of the pieces are 75 years old.
These were the threads that were in the bag. The small ball of off white thread is marked 12 cents.
This order postcard for name tape was also in the bag.
I’m sure this piece was intended to be a table cloth or table runner. It’s the largest piece and like so many, it’s unfinished. Some things never change, I know I have tons of unfinished projects in my stash.
This lace edging has darkened with age. I’m going to try to gently hand wash the pieces and store them safely to pass down.
I believe this lace was done with a method called tatting. I added a regular sewing pin to the picture so you could see how small the knots and loops are.
Another large unfinished piece.
Beautiful round granny squares.
More lace edging. The little vintage iron is a miniature doll or play iron. It measures approximately 2.5” in length.
I imagine evenings spent without television and computers making these beautiful lace creations. But even without all those distractions, I’m not sure I could master this type of handiwork. It’s really amazing!
Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn
Labels:
crochet
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sew and tell
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vintage
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