Door Bookshelf, Jars & Bats

I love Pinterest. 

It inspires me and provides a paperless

place to stash (almost all) my ideas.

 

This is my version of the blue canning jar

flower vase set. It's one of many uses for these

amazing old colored jars.  It's fresh cut flower

season here in my yard!  I love the constant

glow of many bright & delightful colors.

 

 

Please follow me on Pinterest,

or just my "jars" pins.  I'm a

heavy pinner, so you'll find

plenty to sift through on rainy

days or quiet evenings!!!

 

Another fun Page is my collection of "old doors" pins.

Here is a door bookshelf I made.  One thing no one

ever tells you online is that doors are always worn

down from swinging for years & need a fresh

straight cut on the bottom or it will end up sitting

crooked.  Also, they are hard high quality wood,

which requires a good saw & sharp blade.

When you make a bookshelf like this,

it is gonna be darn heavy.  It must be Oak.

 

 

These doors were in great chippy crackle condition.

I have not paid more than $5 for an old door.

They are fairly abundant at garage sales.

 

One last addition to his post today...

I've listed some cute old baseball bats on my

Etsy site.  The wooden bats are getting hard to

find, so I love making them available to crafters

and collectors. 

 

 

Linking up to:

 

Redoux Interiors

&

Lavender Garden Cottage

 



Gnome

Hi folk. I'm sure you're all busy busy, just like me.

I'll keep the post short, since I need to pack for

a cabin trip, go to the post office, and rush off to

swimming lessons for the little guy & then work.

 

I've finally put to use the random

old plates from garage sales.

 

 

This one made a good backdrop

to highlight my little gnome.

 

That old tea cup was missing the bottom,

so I planted that hen-n-chick in it.

 

 

Here is a blue willow plate with Thyme planted in front.

 

Have a great weekend.

 

Linking up to:

Redoux

 



Window Shelter

We all love old windows.

There are so many fabulous craft projects and uses!

I made a victorian style window "house" for my garden.

 

 

These windows are out of Richard Dean Anderson's

cabin in northern Minnesota.

 

Yes, I'm talking about Macgyver.

 

 

Only a certain age group will remember him &

his exciting show with great ingenuity!

 

  His historic log home was being updated by

the new owner and I found the windows for

sale on craigslist. I purchased a good stack too!

 

 

The ridge cap is rusty old decorative tin.

It came out of a junk pile,

and I was thrilled to find a use for it!

 

Back in victorian days, these window houses

would protect their most precious plants.

In my mind, they were meant to keep

 the dogs from digging them

 up or laying on them! ha!

 

Linking up to:

Lavender Cottage

&

Ivy and Elephants 

 &

Fishtail Cottage