Winter Welcome Signs on Old Window Screens

I had so much fun doing the Harvest Blessings Window Screen sign that I had to make some fun winter ones. Take a look at how they turned out - they were so much fun to do!  I love how you can still see through the screen:

 This guy is painted on the neatest old window  - original paint and great corner metal pieces!

 He has some fun rusty snowman garland and a fabric "Winter Welcome" banner.

 He's holding a bird house and a bird is perched on his arm.

 Then there's Mr. Frosty himself.

 He has rusty mittens and a "Warm Winter Wishes" banner topping him off.

There is even a little rusty snowflake covering a flaw in the original screen.  A perfect way to welcome friends and family to your winter home, don't you think?

Thankful - Vintage Harvest Scale

(Vintage kitchen scale that I painted with a harvest design)

Wow - November is here...can't believe it....it's the "thankful" month right?  So, what are you thankful for?  Here are a few things that are on my heart today that I am thankful for:

1) Children playing in the leaves (they couldn't resist even though it was dark!):

2) Laughter

3) The smell of home made cookies

4) Time - time with my children and husband, another moment to grasp

5) Listening to my children sing and praise the Lord in church

6) Snuggling on the "Big Bed" (not that big - only a queen) with the whole family - 5 of us and dog!

7) The sound of rain

8) The view of snow capped mountains

9) Golden autumn leaves outside my window

10) My health and the health of my loved ones

11) And, I'm thankful that I have had lessons in life that have taught me how fleeting and precious my life and the lives of others are.

So, what are you thankful for?

Old Sewing Machine Drawer Fall Centerpiece

As I've mentioned before, I love repurposing old stuff.  Some might consider it "junk" but I think that old stuff has so much character!  Take this old sewing machine drawer - dress it up with some fun fall designs, fill it with leaves, rusty star sprigs and homemade salt dough bowl fillers - and POOF - a great centerpiece for your table!

What To Do With a Rather Large Bun Foot - Make a Primitive Pumpkin!

One of my favorite persons to buy junk from is a guy named John.  He travels back to Kansas to his farm each year and brings a trailer load of  junk (treasures) tied every which way and that, to a local flea market.  My friend and I have a date every year to go visit John and hunt for treasures.  Well, I had an opportunity to visit John's home on the other side of the state recently.  He has barns full of these treasures!  I love to find junk and turn it into something cool....like the old window screens I posted about here.

Anyway, on part of my treasure hunt, John challenged me to come up with a use for these:

It is an old oak bun foot made for the bottom of furniture.  This one is about the size of a softball.

The immediate thing that came to mind (of course) was a pumpkin!  So here is what I came up with.  After painting the primitive scene, I attached some rusty leaf and wire garland along with a rustic nametag. 

So, this is what I came up with.  Can you think of any creative ways to use these old bun feet?













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