DIY Chalk Painted Garden Furniture

My set of hard wood garden furniture were new the summer of 2003. And they have suffered tremendously from large neglect, bordering abuse...:-O The last couple of winters I did not even bother moving them under the small roof I have on my deck, they were left out during the terrible winter storms, and the…

DIY Vintage Labeled Cans

Did you like the Vintage Labeled Cans I had in my pictures yesterday? Here is another post, sharing how YOU can make them too: Those labels were not collected and shared by me, but by two wonderful creative crafters. 😀 The first crafter Mitzi Curi shares 6 Vintage Flour Labels on Wordlabel (click on image to go…

DIY Paris Rose Pompon Candle

I have had  fun making my own candles lately, and I thought you might enjoy the graphics I used to make this Paris Rose Pompon Candle: It is a small can we can buy here with pineapple chunks, I buy them for salads. I think they are slightly bigger than tuna-cans, which would be great…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1906 Lippincott Can Planter

My series of Can Planters continues! Here is one with the 1906 Lippincott Seed Catalog, I used the front and back pages for either side of the can: The instructions repeated: INSTRUCTIONS One rough coat of white chalk paint (yes, I finally came up with a frugal alternative to Annie Sloan, I will tell you all…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1905 Lippincott Can Planter

My series of Can Planters continues! Here is one with the 1905 Lippincott Seed Catalog, I used the front and back pages for either side of the can: The instructions repeated: INSTRUCTIONS One rough coat of white chalk paint (yes, I finally came up with a frugal alternative to Annie Sloan, I will tell you all…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1908 Lippincott Can Planter

My series of Can Planters continues! Here is one with the 1908 Lippincott Seed Catalog, I used the front and back pages for either side of the can: And the instructions repeated: INSTRUCTIONS One rough coat of white chalk paint (yes, I finally came up with a frugal alternative to Annie Sloan, I will tell you…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1899 Lippincott Can Planter

In my opinion, Miss Lippincott had some of the cutest graphics on her Seed Catalogs, so my series of Can Planters continues! Here is one with the 1899 Lippincott Seed Catalog, I used the front and back pages for either side of the can: The instructions repeated: INSTRUCTIONS One rough coat of white chalk paint (yes,…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1901 Lippincott Can Planter

Today there is  a Can Planter with the 1901 Lippincott Seed Catalog, I used the front and back pages for either side of the can: The instructions repeated: INSTRUCTIONS One rough coat of white chalk paint (yes, I finally came up with a frugal alternative to Annie Sloan, I will tell you all about it in…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1898 Lippincott Can Planter

Today there is  a Can Planter with the 1898 Lippincott Seed Catalog, I used the front and back pages for either side of the can: The instructions repeated: INSTRUCTIONS One rough coat of white chalk paint (yes, I finally came up with a frugal alternative to Annie Sloan, I will tell you all about it in…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1902 Lippincott Can Planter

Did you think I made only 3 Can Planters? Nope, I made more...lol! Here is one with the 1902 Lippincott Seed Catalog, I used the front and back pages for either side of the can: And the instructions repeated: INSTRUCTIONS One rough coat of white chalk paint (yes, I finally came up with a frugal alternative…