Fun Vintage Fall Ideas

 Just some simple ways to add unique Fall Color:

like this old charcoal heater......

Just plop some orange and yellow artificial flowers in......

or put some in an old satchel....

or some old boots....

wah lah!

Instant and unique Fall decor.

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Fun Finds, Signs, and Rusty Hinges

 Found these last week. Can you guess???

 Yes, eye glasses. Old ones. Can can you believe a metal case?

I've never seen one like this before.

And what's in that cool little box????

 More eye glasses.

 Broken, and seen better days, but cool anyway.

Any ideas what to do with the eye glass parts???

 And what have we here? Totally boring, shiny mostly new hinges.

 But I fixed 'em! Soaked them over night....

 laid them out to dry....... and cooool rust!!! Ready for my project or yours.

Yes, I sell these and other rusty treasures.

Email or comment if interested.

 And here are some Fall signs I stenciled on old fence boards....

And two little sections of my Fall display in the store.

Click if you would like to see them closer.

That's is all for this delightful Fall Monday.

Blessings everyone

barbara jean

Crow Crazy and Fun Fall

OK, Here is what I am working on this week,
and it is another fun idea for your decor for October.
You know I really love doing the crow things,
but just what are these guys doing??
Amazing what a little cheesecloth can do.

oh too cute!

They've made a place to hang out.Right above the rest of my Fall decor.

To do the hanging crow's lamp:
(sorry i forgot to take pics)
Take any old hanging lamp and paint it black.
(could also be a candelabra )
Drape tea stained cheesecloth around it as you like.
Ad crow's and hang with a black chain.

You could also add Spanish moss, trinkets, and bling.
(this one is not done yet.)

I'm working on a sitting candle holder with the same idea.

And here is another project in process:

Edgar Allen Crow

And here is a crow's nest pumpkin.

A stuffed black, pumpkin,
with all the trimmings added.

thanks for joining me today.
Blessings

Barbara Jean

Vintage Inspiration & Vintage Black Friday

Here are some fun ideas for Fall displays.
A rusty tin filled with artificial flowers.
Put a bit of sand in the bottom to weight it down,
then stuff some old music paper in the can to hold them in place better.
And see the crow nest on the black metal chair?
Draping tea stained cheesecloth around softens everything.

You can fill a box with unrelated goodies.

You can put anything orange or black or fallish
colors together to make your fall display.
Like this old black fan.
See the crow's nest pumpkin in the picture above?
It is on a heavy iron candle holder.
Elevating things makes them look even better.

Here is a black clock and some bronzed baby shoes.
Fun filler for your display.

And here is some really great Vintage Black Friday.
I got this trunk. Really old, Grandma's trunk.
And in the trunk, were lots of treasures.
I'll show you the black ones today. =)
Talk about old books.
These covers were completely worn off.
Just tied on with a ribbon.
But the insides were like they had never been opened.
The one on the right is black.
It is an 1859 William Wordsworth Poetry book.
And look at this.
Pulled them out and....
I think these must have been Grandma's shoes too.

This trunk was filled with treasures.
I'll show you more another time.

Some of you have seen the "Friends" Collages I do.
Here is a new take on it.
"Sisters"
Click to enlarge. =)


Thanks for joining me today.


blessings

barbara jean