Every Breath I Take...

while out shopping at an antique store in oregon last year

i was shuffling through some old sheet music

(i am always looking to add to my collection)

my fingers stopped shuffling as i read the title to one of the songs

"with every breath i take"

i knew i had to purchase this music as it had meaning to me

my husband had recently sent me some text messages

that said this exact phrase

so, for my husband's 50th birthday

i knew i had to create something special with this music sheet

this is what i came up with...

i took my favorite photo of our wedding day and soldered it into a glass frame

with some vintage lace, silk flowers and of course rhinestones

added the word love to a decorative piece and soldered it to the frame

if this piece was to hang in our home, of course the color scheme had to be RED

an old hardware piece with some vintage typewriter keys that spell "xo"

someone had given me some old upholstery fabric scraps in red

so i used these with some burlap for the main piece

a vintage flower from an antique hat i found plus some vintage velvet leaves

love these old dry cleaner wood hangers

i scanned the sheet music and then printed it on some cotton muslin that i aged in instant coffee

some vintage buttons were used to frame the border

i also scanned an old card he gave me with some roses and printed it out as well

i used vintage buttons and a heart charm to frame it

i love the key i found to add to the bottom of the frame

i has a heart cutout perfect for this project

voila!

Happy Thanksgiving

as I was about to haul all of the christmas decorations

up from the basement today

I realized that I never took any pictures of the 

fall decor in our home

nothing says happy more than the color orange

and some pumpkin love

I will be thinking of all my U.S. friends and family today preparing their turkey feasts

while I put all of these lovelies away until next year...

ride em' tom!

  

and I also thought I'd put a little bit of creepy doll head art in for good measure!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Plucky Maidens - The Holiday Event

getting super excited for this event

NEXT WEEK!!

i've been super busy in the studio creating new pretties

so that my booth will be stocked just like santa's workshop

i will have a lot of my usual "stock"

but also some one of a kind items

as well as some new pieces making their first appearance at this show

if you are going to be in the portland area i would love to see you

come by my booth and say hi

and do some christmas shopping while you're at it!

Suitcase and Puppy Love

i was looking through my photos this morning

and came across these from last year

back when Lola's puppies were very little

and adorable....and cute...cute...cute

this is an old suitcase that i turned into a dog bed

(since finding one in a pet store to "match" my vintage look

in my home was out of the question)

a picture taken with Lola right after i made the cushion

notice the pristine condition of the suitcase

little "buddy" posing in the bed

notice the condition of the suitcase now

after the puppies used it as a chew toy

but how could i get mad

after looking at a picture like this

too cute

i am linking up with Funky Junk Interiors: SNS Link Party #106 - vintage suitcases