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I’m always looking for fun ways to store things in my creative space that are both visually inspiring and useful. I think this pretty three pocket hanger made with vintage doilies and scraps of natural fabrics meets the requirement perfectly. Materials 6” Rusty hanger, Vintage doilies in a variety of sizes, Assorted natural coloured fabrics - I used thick cotton, muslin, calico and tulle. Assorted natural coloured ribbons and trims, Buttons, Normal sewing supplies, Reynolds freezer paper, Computer and colour printer. Iron. Preparation Printing: I used the the graphics below on my pockets – this is

"Every wise woman buildeth her house..." ~ Proverbs 14:1a Good morning, afternoon or evening, ladies! Thank you for joining us for the next installment of "A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle. Today we are sharing our pretty and not-so-pretty (but all very practical) ideas in the bathroom -- from beautifying your space on a budget, to bath and body care and all the little fun and frugal details in between! Why do we call this thrifty series "shabby chic"? It is because we want to share that you can take a "shabby" economy and make it quite "chic" in your home with the right set of eyes. Let's glean from the Proverbial homemaker and start "building" up in the bathroom! I wanted to show a peak into our bathroom so that you can see it is not state-of-the-art. There is nothing new about it but it is still pleasing to our family because we keep it nice, clean and with little touches of love. "Every room in the home serves a specific purpose, so the decor of each must be approached individually. Focusing on the particular function of the room, is an important first step in deciding how to decorate it." ~ Rachel Ashwell, Shabby Chic The idea in our "shabby chic" frugal farm lifestyle is to focus on displaying the utilitarian items in a room to the best advantage for a simple but serene setting. Oftentimes we think we need mounds of money for an attractive home but in truth, it is just a few artful arrangements that make the coziest home. As I mentioned before, when we first moved into our old farmhouse, we did not remodel anything but simply began with a fresh coat of paint. That does wonders! We also removed an accordion door from a little closet area in our bathroom and allowed the pleasant contents to be seen and be more accessible (such as the piles of freshly laundered bath-towels). The remaining undesirable toiletries such as personal products, razors and so forth were placed on the lower half of our shelves and were covered with a curtain to block the clutter. This didn't cost us anything but changed the whole look of the outdated bathroom. Perhaps there is something simple you can do to spruce up yours? Taking our cue from Ms. Ashwell, we can see that the ordinary, needful things in each particular room make for the best decoration! This eliminates the cluttery feel while still making things pretty and "shabby chic". For instance, your cotton balls, q-tips and band-aids can be placed in these easy-to-make (and practically free) apothecary jars and can be adapted to any personal style. This allows you storage space for these items while making your bathroom attractive. Fresh flowers and herbs from your backyard make the most loveliest (and free) accessories! We are always able to find something outside to use in a humble bouquet such as wildflowers, mint, lavender, roses or rosemary. The only true "purchased" decoration used in our bathroom is this painting. Everything else is a useful necessity. I think the lack of clutter is beauty in itself. You can also see that our toilet is quite a relic! :) "Clean, simple, private, luxurious, and practical: These are the words that best describe a Shabby Chic bathroom. The basics of any bathroom should be functional fixtures that provide plenty of space for displaying toiletries, towels, and other bits and bobs." ~ Rachel Ashwell, Shabby Chic Another idea is to display what Rachel Ashwell calls "bountiful piles of pretty soaps". We keep a good stock in our home as they have a long shelf life. Soap can be stored beautifully in baskets, decorative bowls, large jars or wide vases. If you have perfectly rectangular bars, they can be cut in half as there is a luxurious feel when you have a large amount displayed. When storing bulk soap for "show", I like to remove any commercial wrappers to give it a classic, clean look. A few "chosen" bars can even be wrapped with scrapbook paper, wallpaper scraps and/or ribbons and presented in a dainty tea dish for added appeal. I love to use my vintage milk glass dishes but you can use discarded candy dishes or any other special item that you may have stored away. I also enjoy printing out vintage soap labels and wrapping excess bars with them for an antique feel. For rustic decor, you can decorate soaps in recycled brown paper-bags and add some natural twine for a final touch. Any way you do this, you can create an attractive vignette for pennies while keeping a good supply of soap in your Proverbs 31 preparedness stash! The same principle can be applied to other toiletries. Recycled glass containers can store mouth wash, homemade bath oils, bubble bath, toner, astringent, etc., while looking darling! Just apply pretty stickers, glue on some lovely clip art or decorate the bottles with beautiful lace. I also like to apply corks for an old-fashioned feel. These can be useful and attractive displays! Here is a gorgeous romantic printable page (shown above) which is courtesy of The Graphics Fairy. You will find a botanical inspired label page here, a French inspired page here, a dainty floral bathroom label set here and an apothecary set of spa labels here. With a few recycled bottles and jars, you have a frugal yet fancy toilette! Shower curtains are also a wonderful way to dress up and remodel a bathroom on a budget. Perhaps your shower area is undesirable to look at? Simply place a curtain rod across and hide the whole thing! Even though you have shower doors and so forth, there is still no reason why you can't cover the whole operation with a pretty piece of fabric! Whenever I see an inexpensive and pretty shower curtain, I scoop it up and am able to change my decor according to the seasons. I use the pastel prints for spring and summer and the darker patterns for fall and winter. I have also re-purposed twin flat sheets (these are found in abundance and very inexpensive at thrift shops) into beautiful shower curtains with a simple hem and some button holes. Curtain panels can be reworked to obtain the same goal. With clean walls, a fresh piece of lovely fabric and attractive displays of your toiletries, you have yourself a pleasant organized room for pennies! Now, moving along to the nitty-gritty! Let's start with the towels. In our home, we have a rack behind the door and a few hooks hung around the bathroom. Everyone in the family has a designated hook to keep their bath-towel and knows to use it for a few days. The concept is that you are technically "clean" when you come out of the shower. This means less laundry for the household, less detergent used, less on the electric bill and less water consumed from constant wash loads. Bathroom towels can really add up! It may gross out some of you but I assure you, you can get used to it if you really want to shed expenses and your workload -- not too "shabby" if you ask me! :) "The biggest mistake that people make with their locks is over-washing them. There are plenty of good hair-care products available these days. But even the best shampoo, if used too often, will tend to dry your hair and wash away important natural oils, no matter how much conditioner you apply afterward." ~ Rosemary Gladstar, Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health Another way we stretch money which is also healthier for your hair is to shampoo and condition less. Yes, less ladies! Shampoo (and conditioner) do add up and e$pecially with all the long hair in our household! (I cringe to put all this personal information out there but if it helps someone to free up their finances via micro-managing, then I will take my chances.) In the summer when it is stickier and greasier due to heat, I wash my hair twice a week. In the autumn, winter and spring, it is generally once a week. As Rosemary Gladstar further explains, "at first this will feel uncomfortable. But the "squeaky clean" feeling we have been taught to achieve is, in essence, hair that has been stripped of its natural protective oils." So you see, by being frugal, you are also being very beauty savvy and "chic"! I know there are also methods to keep clean hair with baking soda and an apple cider vinegar rinse. These are thrifty options you may want to consider. I am keeping these ideas in my back pocket and may try it one day. Besides shampoo and conditioner, we don't buy any fancy body products but keep a simple bar of soap in the shower. While body wash is nice, it is not necessary and does add up. When you squeeze the contents out of the container, you are using up mounds! A bar of soap-in-hand is less waste. Even legs can be shaved with a simple bar of soap and lather. Other bath and body items can easily be made yourself! I used to buy so many products until I was forced to clip the budget. It was amazing how "fine" I lived without them all! Your face can be washed gently with ground oatmeal (just mix a bit with water or milk each time you wash to form a paste and gently rub into your skin -- for extra luxury you can mix in dried rose petals, calendula, chamomile or honey). Follow this with a simple astringent/toner (i.e. inexpensive witch-hazel) and finish off your beauty routine with a dab of coconut oil (and if you are able -- a few carefully chosen essential oils based on your skin type). We also make our own room sprays, body scrub, bath salts, lip balms, deodorant and so forth. Though I only use hairspray on Sundays, you can easily make up your own for pennies if you wanted to (visit Our Simple Homestead for the recipe)! We share all of our bath and body tutorials here if you are interested and there are many frugal recipes in our Ebook too. These products all add up and you will be amazed at how much you are able to save if you choose to simplify your beauty routine. This often means using more natural products which is an overall blessing to your health and quite chic these days! Regarding the rest of the expenses, the toilet paper, q-tips and cotton balls are purchased in bulk for the price discount. The bathroom cleaning products are all made frugally (you can find a variety of our recipes here) and instead of purchasing tissues, we use handkerchiefs (there is a stack sitting in a basket in our bathroom at all times). I know that many of you have excellent ideas to save money in the bathroom and I would love for you to share them! And I hope I haven't frightened you all away with all the gory details! It is just that I promised to be real descriptive in this series because in my experience, the $avings are all in those little things called detail$! Happy homemaking! Earlier in the Series: A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle Diary ~ Entry #1 From A - Z {Alpha to Zucchini} ~ A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Entry #2 From Beautiful Books to Blueberries ~ A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Entry #3 From Curtain Covers to Regal Repairs ~ A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Entry #4 All the fine print. This post may be shared with some or all of the following link-ups: The Art of Home-Making Mondays, Modest Mom Monday's, Monday's Musings, Make Your Home Sing Monday, Good Morning Mondays, The Scoop, Tuesdays with a Twist, Raising Homemakers, Wise Woman Link Up, Homestead Blog Hop, Wow Us Wednesdays, Coffee and Conversation, Homemaking Thursdays, Home Sweet Home, Our Simple Homestead, Awesome Life Friday Link Up, Five Star Frou Frou Friday, and Shabbilicious Friday. Thank you lovely ladies for hosting these. This post may contain affiliate links (which are merchant links that help to support this site at no additional cost to you if you purchase an item through them). Rose label clip art is courtesy of the Lilac and Lavender blog.

"Hearts and flowers, ribbons and lace, the look of love upon her face." ~Unknown Life has been so busy lately that I just haven't had time to do a proper post - the kind where I devote an entire afternoon to setting up and taking photographs. I miss it! So yesterday I MADE time so that I could take some pictures for you that I have been wanting to take for ages! I love ribbons, lace, trims, embroidery, fabric flowers, etc, etc (you probably already knew that!). I have amassed quite a collection now and have been so excited to share it with you. My Mum and I use some of these things to make the GILLYFLOWERS and others are being saved for that future special project. I dip into this supply and replace things all the time. Many of these trims come from France and Japan where some of the most beautiful ribbons I have found are made. My guilty pleasure now is to visit the little ribbon store in town and find something new for my collection. I have tried to display everything well and I hope that you enjoy this little perusal. I have also added a few new things to the Etsy SHOP so stop by and have a peek! Wherever you are I hope you are enjoying this beautiful Summer week! I am sharing with: What's It Wednesday NEW ETSY STORE ITEMS

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Hello friends! I can't believe my son is graduation from high school this year. Anyone else have a high school or college graduate this year? Since we know quite a few graduates, I knew I would need extra graduation cards. I found the Grad Day paper collection from Photo Play Paper and knew it would

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Morning Crafters, Well I'm back from my little holiday. We had a lovely time, riding through the woods on our bikes, even a bit of off-roading, thanks to the men, typical. We tried our hand at Archer

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This month's project is a favourite of mine and I've made them in different forms over the years, little corset paperclips for your journals or other crafting projects. What you will need: Helmar Craft Glue, decorative cardstock, smallpieces of lace,...

Hello to all! Welcome to my blog and a big thank you for taking the time to share this post with me. I have had the idea in my mind for quite a while now to make a vintage cash register. I finally decided to dive in and just do it. It was made using […]

March 2022 - The Handmade Club has now closed.My hand painted digital kits will now be available to purchase from myShabby Art Boutique Etsy store. I will be adding many of my archived Handmade Club kitsto the store over the coming months.

Sketch at Protosdelay..... The Shabby Tea Room- Pretty in pink! An Easter card I made for a couple challenges, and my first time playing here! Shabby Chic (with color palette shown above) and at Protosdelay (sketch shown above, and I sure hope I have the translation right!), and The Shabby Tea Room (pretty in pink). I layered and distressed all the papers, added butterfly's flowers, and die cut leaves! I love shabby chic so this was so much fun to make! I hope you like it, and thanks so much for stoppin' by and takin a peek! Teresa*

Hiep hoi lieve allemaaltjes, Vandaag laat ik jullie weer eens wat anders zien, namelijk een notitieboekje (voor diegene die het nog niet hadden gezien hihi). Dit is de nieuwe opdracht op ons Scr@p-Cards Challenge-Blog. Op sommige blogs zie je van die schitterende mini albums met van die bindringen, dus dat wilde ik ook eens proberen. Maar ja...dan moeten er wel gaatjes in komen:) Het zag er geloof ik nogal gevaarlijk uit, Neltientje met een grote boor lol. Per ongeluk stond de boor nog op de klopstand...oeps, dus het geplande gaatje werd een groot gat! Het papier begon te roken, en er zit een gaatje in de tafel, maar uiteindelijk is het gelukt hihi. Koste me wel twee notitieboekjes, maar we hebben wel lol gehad hier:) Het plaatje vond ik zo mooi, alleen riep mijn 'niet nostalgische man' hier, heeft ze hoofdpijn of zo?:) Haha, tja zo kan je er ook naar kijken. Het zou kunnen dat ze op deze foto last heeft van ernstige migraine of heeft ze misschien wel kou gevat. Maar wat wil je ook, met van die blote schouders. Ik zal de volgende keer een mooi brocant vestje voor haar haken:):p Het plaatje heb ik gevonden op het blog van Christys Crafts Gebruikte Materialen: My Mind's Eye - Follow your Heart 'Be Happy' Pion Design - For Mother Collection 'Yellow Pansy' (muziekpapier) The Scrapcake -One Moment in Time 'For a Lifetime'. Kars Clickringen 2,5 cm x 3mm, Paper Frames 8,9 cm, Seam Binding -Rose Petal, Fiskars Figuurschaar, Pearl Brads. Wil ik jullie tot slot allemaal weer bedanken voor de gezellige bezoekjes en berichtjes. Hopelijk krijgen jullie een beetje inspiratie van dit boekje en doe je ook gezellig mee met onze challenge. Lieve groetjes, Neltine Deze kaart doet mee aan de volgende challenges: The Ribbon Girl Blog - Pink and Green Crafts and Me Challenges- In the Pink Pile it on Challenge - It's a stitch up The Shabby Tea Room - Pink/Green and Flowers Met dit notitieboekje in de top 3 gekomen bij The Crafts and Me challenges Photo edited with Picmonkey

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Welcome! I am very excited to share the NEW Graphic 45 A Ladies' Diary collection with you today! StopAndScrap has this collection and MORE on pre-order! Since I am on the Graphic 45 design team, I have already gotten my hands on this fantastic paper! This is one of my NEW favorites in the Graphic 45 catalog! I love the soft colors paired with dark brown and black. Plus, any paper that has clocks and flowers is a hit with me! I used the 8x8 pad for this project. The smaller scale of the prints is perfect for cards, tags, and mini albums. I made a card with a removable book mark! Nothing says "friendship" like a pretty bookmark! The Simple Stories Odds and Ends Memorabilia Pocket is perfect for tucking the bookmark into. You could also tuck a gift card into the pocket for an extra special gift! I edged the pocket with brown ink, and attached an image cut from the paper. I used Prima Perle Bebe Fairy Belle flowers to decorate my pocket and bookmark. So soft and pretty! I found some stamps in my stash with a reading theme. I love to read, and I am sure I can think of a few friends who like reading also and would enjoy getting this card! You can see that I fussy cut the lady from the paper and raised the layer with foam tape for added dimension. I edged the cut-out with a marker to give it extra depth and contrast. Here is a look at the inside of the card. Thanks for stopping by. Make sure you visit the StopAndScrap Blog for more inspiration all week long! Designer Paper: Graphic 45 A Ladies' Diary 8x8: Garden Stroll, Moment in Time, Fashion Plates, Ageless Beauty Cardstock: American Crafts Coffee, Neenah Natural White Memorabilia Pocket: Simple Stories Odds and Ends Flowers: Prima Perle Bebe Fairy Belle Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon Chevron Striped Twill: Champagne Stamps: My Favorite Things Well Read Ink: Colorbox Clearsnap Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Ink: Dark Cashmere Die cuts: My Favorite Things Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax Shipping tag: Office supply Tools: Spellbinders Grand Calibur die cutting system, Bow Easy bow making tool Adhesives: Scotch 3M tape; Beacon Fabri-tac; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam tape

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I'll never tire of making printable tags for junk journals. I started out to make tags with a St. Patrick's Day theme. However, I ended up making tags that, for the most part, feature greens (not nece

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It's that time again! I know I mentioned that the new Maja Moodboard is posted the first Tuesday of every month but I have to correct that, since the beginning of the new year it is now the firs SATURDAY of the month. That being said here is the gorgeous Moodboard for February!... I love that the moodboard for February is not your typical pink/red/white color combination (although I do love to scrap pink)...this mood board has such lovely shades of violet/purple/plums with some beautiful neutrals. The moodboard is based on colors in the 'Ska vi ta en Fika?' collection. I used mostly papers from the above collectin but added a little bit in from the Vintage Spring Basics collection as well (striped background for the card) and a little bit of Vintage Autumn Basics (clocks). The roses I used on this card are from an old package of Prima flowers I had in my stash, mixed with small white roses from Dusty Attic Designs. The vine flourish design was cut from Maja papers using the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die cut. I created a shabby-chic frame design for my card title with a Dusty Attic Design frame and some white pearl 3D paint (I used Scribbles brand found in the T-shirt section of Michaels Craft Shop). Here is an even closer view of the frame. I usually like to machine stitch on my cards but I ran out of the heavy duty upholstery thread I ususally use for stitching on my cards and layouts, so I had to cheat and draw on the stitch design with a brown pen. Maja Design papers used on this project: ~ Ska vi ta en Fika (Favoriter, Blommor på bordet, Våffla m björnbärssylt-bs, Söders höjder - bs) ~ Vintage Spring Basics (8th of April-bs) ~ Vintage Autumn Basics (XVI) - clocks ~ Life in the Country (Sowing Seeds-bs) I hope you get a chance to play along with this months moodboard challenge at Maja Design,there is a beautiful Maja Design collection (of your choice) up for grabs as the prize each month! You can find the challenge information HERE. You can also see more inspiration from our talented design team there, to get your creativity going! Thanks so much for stopping by today and for all the lovely comments, you guys are the best! xo xo

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Oeps, blijkbaar is er iets misgegaan met het instellen van mijn blogbericht, hij had er al vanochtend op moeten staan maar dat is niet gebeurt, dus bij deze :) Vandaag hebben we weer een leuke uitdaging voor je op het Dutch Dare Card Challengesblog: "Fancy Fold" (vrijelijk vertaald iets van opzichtige vouw hahaha). Deze keer willen we dus geen kaarten zien die alleen doormidden zijn gevouwen, we willen een aparte manier van vouwen zien. Kijk vooral even voor inspiratie op het DDCC-blog want ons DT heeft een aantal leuke dingen voor je gemaakt! Had ik de supergave prijs al verteld die je kan winnen? Deze keer kun je een 10euro giftvoucher winnen van niemand minder dan In2Stamps!!!!!!!!!!! Heb zelf ook een aantal stempels van hen in mijn collectie en ik kan je vertellen dat ze superleuk zijn en van een hele goede kwaliteit! Dus wat doe je hier nog? Gauw aan de slag en meedoen op het DDCC-blog!!! Dit is mijn kaart die ik voor deze keer heb gemaakt. Kwam een soortgelijk iets tegen op Pinterest en heb hier wederom mijn eigen draai aan gegeven. Ben een echte Pinterestfan, vind er echt bergen inspiratie! Ik heb deze kaart gemaakt voor een vriendin die 50 is geworden, vandaar de 50 op het pinnetje. Oops something went wrong with this blogpost, it did't shop up but now it will! Thursday, so we've got a new challenge for you on the Dutch Dare Card Challengesblog. This time we have "Fancy Fold". So we don't want see a card regurlay folded in half, but a card that is folded in a special way. Do take a look on the DDCC-blog because our DT has got some wonderful inspiration for you! The most important reason to join in this week: we've got a fabulous prize for you this week! A 10euro giftvoucher of In2Stamps!!!!!!!! I've got some stamps from them and I can tell you they've got some great images and all in a fab quality. So what are you still doing here?? Make a fabulous fancy folded card and join in this week on the DDCC-blog!

Bonjour à tous, Je vous propose aujourd’hui de remettre au goût du jour le Book of tags (BOT), ce petit carnet tout simple qui comporte des tags, avec ou sans photos. Une façon d’obteni…

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