New Treasures and a Nest

 Treasures:

Box of roller skates...

 

Wagons, pulleys, disks and other treasures.

old lights, and so much more..

Little display...

 

and close up of a new nest....

joining Knick of Time today.

blessings Barb

Fun Finds, New Nest, Lace Flowers

  

Got a box of metal hardware stuff last weekend.

 Vintage door plates....

 hundreds of keys.....

Old  Door latches

. 

cheese boxes...

ever see one like the "Central" box?

  More lace flowers....
Free tutorial HERE

 a bit of a different style for me.

 

an old sewing machine light....

 

with  one of my hand made nests added.
FREE Tutorial HERE

thanks for coming by.

Joining some of these parties this week.

be blessed

barb

 

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Loving Whites, from the past

Here are a few of the little things I love.... from old posts.

little baby shoes, old buttons, and some of my tea bag roses.

Here is a free tutorial for the tea bag roses

 

And here is a finished baby shoe filled with tea bag roses.

You can also use baby shoes for nests...

(this link also has how to age a baby shoe.)

Here is some tea stained paper.

Tutorial HERE.

These are some bird nests my students made.

I wil be teaching more classes on these as it gets warmer outside.

So much easier outside....so messy. =)

This is a vignette of one of my hand created pin cushions using a candle holder,

(see the buttons in the bottom?)

and a bit of lace, with some baby shoes.

Be blessed,

Barb

 

Country Whites Weekend 

Thinking Outside the "Wire Urn"?

I'm not sure what you call these "containers".

but I call them wire urns......

I love this one; unique, cream, a tiny bit shabby...

I use them for lots of things in my little store.

This one has been full of rolled up music, or dictionary pages, or filled with doilies.

Or just sitting with nothing in it it is lovely.

But I decided to try something new....

I turned it upside down to use it as a "cloche" of sorts.

I put a doily and one of my handmade nests on top,

an old clock face, and "other treasures" inside at the bottom,

and laid another nest (in a coin purse) at the base.

Also added one of  my little Tea Bag Rose Bouquets.

It is so fun and different. Love it!!

What else could we put under there?

Or maybe it would be a great base for a cake plate....

Here is just a bit of something from home.

I do not decorate much here, but have some special pieces I like to play with...

tea pot,

  old lock and keys....white buttons I love....

and another nest. Can you tell I love nests???

OK, that is all the fun for today.

blessings

barb

Blissful Whites Wednesday is one of my fave days in Blogland.

Timewashed has a beautiful blog!!!

 and lots of creamy dreamy whites around her home.

And on Wednesdays we all post pics at her place too.

enjoy! 

Time. Too much? Too little?

Time.
I seem to be obsessed with watches, clocks,
and anything to do with time right now.
Maybe it is because there does not seem to be enough of it.
Or, maybe it is just because I do not use what I have wisely.

I use watches in my art.

Like this framed piece I call my
"Hinge" Art.

And here is a clock face I did from a free
graphic on the internet.
Can you see what is wrong with it?
Now look. Did you see it?

Yep, the words are upside down.
Good thing it is just a piece of card stock on a wood circle.
I can just put another face over it.
Speaking of time,
here is another 'new' clock I found.

I'm going to look up Sessions.
It is a new name to me.

And here is a vintage Bambi watch.
I found these on line selling for up to $50!
Need to get a battery and see if it works.
Well, so much for time. I am out of it for this post.

For those of you looking for some Spring creativity,
how about these treasures.
(yes, these are from last year.
New items coming soon.
Tax season you know.)

This is a tiny cloche on a glass base.
Only4" high.
And nest is less than 2".

How about a collage in pretty blue frame?

spoon easels with nests on them. Fun!!
(I make the tiny eggs out of dough art)
( nest tutorials on side bar)

Blessings and have a wonderful week
Barbara Jean

Bits of White Sweetness

Decided to join Kathleen, at Faded Charm
for White Wednesday this week.

Above is a new framed piece I just picked up.

One of my bird nests. Would you call this a cloche??

another of my nests, filled with cottonwood fluff.

Old clock

And more of my lace flowers
(Tutorial on side bar)

Thanks for coming by

blessings
barbara jean

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