Recycled Gift Wrap

I love creating fabric rosettes and after reading the Sunday paper this summer, I set aside the comics and attempted a paper rosette.  They turned out great and I knew that I would not be recycling the comics.  The pile started to stack up all fall until I was ready for Christmas decorating.  

I recruited my family to complete the presents!  My son painted the gift tags with chalkboard paint and my husband wrapped everything!  A fun family tradition!

 

Vintage Keys painted with Nail Polish

I couldn’t figure out what to do with my “junky” keys and of course I can’t throw anything away!  These were the keys that were too “junky” to create my necklaces from.  These keys were dirty and grimy so I cleaned and sanded them and pulled out my fingernail polish to paint.  I added a little bling with vintage buttons and attached the key with strips of ripped fabric!

Colorful Water Spigot Necklaces

I knew exactly what these water spigot's were going to be when I purchased them from the sweet gals at http://thewhitehouseboutique.blogspot.com/

 

 

Collecting Treasures!

It's been a fun & adventurous summer!  With every road trip taken, my husband searches for the best antique/thrift shops in the area!  So while traveling for soccer, baseball or the lake, we make a few stops to search for treasures!  Below are few of our finds!

Glass :: Mother of Pearl :: Rhinestone Buttons

 Key holes ::  Locks

Religious Medals

New "Goldtone" Junky Necklace Creations

I'm not a gal that where's much gold, but I sure collect many treasures that are in the gold family.  These creations are a few of the 25 "goldtone" pieces I've recently created. 

Once I started I couldn't stop!

I'm not sure what the letters of this cool key stand for,

but it's cool nonetheless!

This glass cameo is attached to a 24K plated boyd pin. 

A long vintage chandelier crystal and watch face!

Kitchen Spoon & Tart Tin Pendants

A tart tin re-purposed into a focal pendant with a vintage clip earring in the center.  It's completed with a recycled fabric strip & rhinestone pin.

A gorgeous rhinestone clip earring rests on a vintage spoon.  It dangles from a vintage chandelier crystal and a shell button & a few lovely rosary beads.

From the beaches of Cozumel

"One Family...One Heart".....and most important....love! My hubby & I celebrated our 15th anniversary around Christmas 2011. We traveled back to our honeymoon resort in Cozumel and brought our son Christian (and Grandma & Grandpa of course)! While beach combing for treasures, we found this heart, which was perfect for my mini metal boxes. Christian picked out the quote, I added a few vintage beads and a chunky chain.

He is Risen! Happy Easter!

I found this little pretty postcard while treasure hunting the antique shops in Bemidji, MN!

Auction treasures & new collections!

My oh my......auctions need to be my new adventure. We usually only go to one a year on Labor Day weekend in Park Rapids, MN. It's outside with lots of room to roam & as I like to call it "dilly dally"! We eat from the food wagon & usually find treasures for all three of us. Last month, we ventured across the river to Moorhead for an auction & this is what I found!

Vintage pins re-purposed into key chains :: charms for my "junky" bracelets.

Vintage keys :: locker pins for necklaces.

A jar of mini sand dollars :: pocket watches :: leather coin purse :: all used for jewelry

Religious rosaries:: religious medallions :: beautiful for bracelets!

Vintage Door Rosette Necklaces

In my "hunt & gathering" of vintage treasures for Let Your Spirit Soar, I'm always looking for door hardware. During a winter trip to Alexandria, MN, my husband Donovan found a fantastic collection of door rosettes! Thank you honey! You are a man after my "junky" heart!

Take only photographs :: Leave only footprints

Simple beauty in these photos taken in Valley City, North Dakota on a Sunday morning. I dropped the boys off at the hockey rink and drove to the top of the hill to respectfully explore the local cemetery.

Headbands embellished with vintage buttons

What a statement piece these headbands are!
Embellished to the max with funky, fun & fabulous vintage buttons.
Dressy or everyday :: Short or long hair ::

whatever suits your style and personality!

I'm a hockey Mom!

And here's my charm necklace that I wear to show my support for Christian and his Angel hockey team!

http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/38898/hockey-mom-charm-necklace