Old {broken} window in lieu of picture frame

I am so excited to finally finish my mantel decoration.  After visiting garage sales, consignment stores and my favorite flower supply vendors....
Here is my mantel :)  I want it to have a little vintage touch, but on the cleaner side.  Also something that I can add on to reflect the occasions.

Need to put family picture behind the window frame

 The wrought iron basket on right is a place to put TV remote control etc.
I re-painted an old broken window since I saw inspiration from a local store.  They put different printed card stock paper behind the glass window but I am planning to put my daughter's picture instead.   The original design didn't have the ducks, instead it was a black and red picture frame.  Now the frame is on the table underneath the mantel.  That table will be my next project :)

Still have the missing red candle to put inside the candlestick.  We can add  little decorations on the topiary too to reflect the Holidays.

Books from Goodwill store for $ 1.25.

This pine cone can be replaced with stack of mini pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving

Hope you are inspired with my design. 

Bringing {Vintage} to your home

All furniture in my house were bought from IKEA so there's no vintage looking to it.  We just hang on to it until we find a perfect house we call home. Then, I will do my yard the way it supposed to be, decorate the house with vintage and shabby chic style, have a real working studio etc etc.  For now I just create and adding vintage stuff to my house.

The best place to find 'vintage' stuff is Goodwill and other consignment stores, also garage sale.

This is what I plan to add in the dining room:  Burlap place mats and a rattan basket to store the place mats.  If I make my own place mats, it will cost me less than $ 10 for 10 place mats.  The rattan basket will range from $ 10-20.  I suggest to invest a good one, not the cheap looking one.

Tutorial

Basically you need burlap, stencil, acrylic paint, brush and blue painter tape to make these burlap place mats.

For the kitchen, I made a mason jar soap dispenser and threw away all the plastic dispense.
You'll need mason jar, spray paints, soap dispenser, drill and nose pliers. 

Tutorial

Tutorial click here

I am making these Wall Terrarium too, but with artificial plants :)  and paint the jars white and the clams black.

I am hoping to post my creation soon, hopefully by next week.  Till then....

{DIY} Hermes bag you call your own

Here's another version of Hermes bag.  Hope you have fun making your own Hermes bag.  If you can't buy it, you make it yourself, right?

source: Hermes

another {Hermes} bag to call your own

Here's another version of Hermes bag.  Hope you have fun making your own Hermes bag.  If you can't buy it, you make it yourself, right?

source: Hermes

{Hermes} Kelly bag to call our own

What can I say about Hermes.  It is a  girl's best friend, just like a diamond, I guess.  I, myself love the simplicity of Hermes design.
Out of curiosity, I went to Hermes site and found a fun DIY project that allows you to download, cut out and glue together a paper version of their famous Kelly Bag in several different artist variations and a plain one you can decorate yourself.

It made my day.  What a nice surprise for me.  I hope it's for you too.

You can add this logo on your bag

All about {FLOWERS}

In 8 days, we are going to start the Spring season.  All about flowers is my post today where you can see different flowers you can make out of tissue papers or old papers.

Click here for tutorial

source

I tried making these flowers.  Very easy to make and the sizes are varies depending on your tissue paper size.

Here are flowers from old yellow pages or school books.

Paper Medallion 

Click here for tutorial

Vintage Paper Wreath

Click here for tutorial

Chanel Inspired Cake on a dime

I have been admired a quilted cake, aka pillow cake.  Some made it 3D just like an upholstered pillow, some made it flat.  Last week I was challenged to make one.  After long search on the web, I discovered my own way to make this cake.  See tutorial in my other blog TWIST n Swirl: Chanel Inspired Cake on a dime.

Pearl necklace adds the drama on the cake

Customized rhinestone # 16

See you at TWIST n Swirl.