Bottles and Windows

When I'm on Pinterest, I always see these great decorations made out of old glass bottles and window frames.  They make me want to craft!

So I took an old window frame from my grandma's old barn and started redoing it.  First, I cleaned it up.  Then I painted it this soft yellow color and added these adorable flower hooks that can be used for hanging coats or aprons.  After that, it sat for a few weeks as I searched for the perfect finishing touches, which I found at a thrift shop in Idaho and on Pinterest.  I got the hanging bottle vase idea at a thrift shop and the criss-crossed twine with clothes clips idea off Pinterest.  I think it is so cute and will be great in either a kitchen or entry way!

This bottle vase idea came to me as picked through dozens of old bottles at a thrift store.  I wanted this one bottle and then I wanted that one other little one.  I kept picking out bottles and waned them all.  However, I didn't know what I would do with them at home.  After sitting on the floor with my friend for several minutes and lining random bottles up, the idea just struck me...I would make a stair step flower vase!  When I got the bottles home, I lined them up tallest to shortest and tied twine around them.  It turned out so pretty! 

I had a lot of fun making these two projects and can't wait to start the next project that pops into my head!  Should be a good one whatever it is!

Sewing for a Queen

Some of you may not know this, but I love sewing and do a pretty good job.  I've sewn at least a dozen tote bags, a couple dress, a handful of aprons, and other little things.

Since my sister has gotten into showing horses and being around rodeo queens, I have been wanting to sew some western clothes and queen clothes. 

Well, I got my chance earlier this week.  No it was not a whole outfit, but I'm really pleased with myself.  I got to sew big shirt cuffs for Miss Moses Lake Round Up queen Jade for a Fourth of July parade in George, WA.  It took me most of the day to sew these two cuffs, but let me tell ya, they are soooooo good looking.  The shirt I added them to was stunning already but the cuffs were a really great added touch! 

 One cuff.  There are some secrets to making these but I'm not willing to give it all away!

The amazing shirt the cuffs were added to!



Thanks to Jade and her mom for giving me the chance to sew for them.  Jade you are a wonderful young woman and a beautiful queen!

If anyone else needs some sewing done or help with a project, I'd be happy to do it or help!

Camp Painting by Rachel & Campers

This post is for Miss Rachel Argo!

Rachel is my friend from college classes and through other friends.  She was my connection to getting me in as a helper at the Ride for Joy camp last week.  Her aunt is an instructor and organizer of Ride for Joy.

At camp, Rachel was the art teacher.  Rachel is super crafty, nifty, and thrifty, and I just love her because of it!  Oh and she is awesome in every aspect possible! 

So Rachel found a picture she liked and then made some alterations so that the picture could be painted over three days by 14 plus kids and helpers!  It was really great to watch her work with the kids, teach them painting techniques, and keep them all focused because they wanted to go from start to finish really fast.  Amazingly, she designed a painting that started as a 4ft by 8ft white board and ended as this with 14 plus helping hands! 

All the kids really enjoyed painting with Rachel and were very proud of their personal efforts and group efforts to make this painting during horse camp. 

I personally really enjoyed hanging out with Rachel and learning layering techniques for painting from her!