Pin It Weekly #334

Just a few recent pins...

                  From barn shed corncrib silo granary mill

            From craft diy make

            From heart, quilts

just for fun :-)

Pin It Weekly #333

  Hello Weekly! Do you remember when I wrote last week that I really wanted to paint a mason jar? Well, I did. It's not so much fun, actually.

I painted a few in fall colors. Then distressed them. Then put a sealant on them. The paint still wants to scratch off. I had conned Rich into making some crates for them, so they are going in my little shop at Griffin's, but I don't know about this painted glass business. 

Notice the crosses leaning on the jars? There are three. Rich made those because (I think) it's a bit of a challenge. The cross piece interlocks with, or fits into, the upright piece. 

I also have made a few of these painted books. Another Pinterest find that I really like. As a former English teacher, I have a few books already boxed up for donation, so I pulled some of the "aged" ones from the boxes. I really like the look of these, which translates to I may make more.

So this week has been all about turning old books into decor. A few finds:

Pin It Weekly #332

 It's Weekly time! Here's hoping that you're having a fabulous week. I've been crafting. That's all. Crafting. And enjoying every minute. I thought I'd share some of the ideas that I've been toying with. I haven't made them all, but I'm hoping that the next week or so will see most of them complete. 

I really want to paint a mason jar!

 Who doesn't love wooden candy corn?!

 

And because I've gone a little crazy with the door hangers. 

 Hopefully I'll finish the door hangers that are waiting on the final coat of sealer then the ribbon. Richard and I went to Alexandria today and I made ribbons in the truck while he drove. It's amazing how much I can accomplish when I'm not playing with everything at once. 

Which of these crafts do you think I'll experiment with next? Perhaps the painted mason jars? (I do have everything I need!) Find many other ideas for crafts on my "craft diy make" board. As always thanks for visiting and please leave a comment.

Pin It Weekly # 330

The weather has been quite blue/blah and gray/icky since the hurricane. We absolutely can't trust the sky. However, the temperatures make up for that. We absolutely CAN trust the temps. 

So I've been feeling a little gray and blah. I did load a quilt top on the long-arm and I've gotten in the groove. I had forgotten I had this top. It was in the bin waiting a turn. Apparently, there's no rhyme or reason to taking turns in my world. This is neither the oldest or the newest in the bin. So... 

But enough of my gray/blah life. How about looking at a few more of these abstract pieces that I pinned while looking for inspiration to use up some scraps. How do they multiply so quickly? 

There we go! I feel better already! You can find many more pieces on my "abstract-art paint oil pastel prints" board.

Pin It Weekly #329

 Fleur de Lis Quilts has reached 11,000 followers! Birds of a feather, right? Okay, that's my segue into showing a few bird pins before showing some of the quilts I pinned this week.