Bakerella

Thank you Bakerella. These not only look adorable, they taste great too! Although a little time consuming, they have endless possibilities. We are definitely going to try your bikini beach bears next. By the way, that lazy susan they are placed on was decoupaged by Me. I used photo copies of cups, plates, and spoon images, as well as pictures of various cookies and chocolate curls. The napkins are photo copies of actual vintage handkerchiefs that I own. I made this several years ago and it has been sitting on my kitchen table ever since.


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Tea Cup

Gracious Hospital-i-Tea is having a Tea Party and we're all invited. My favorite tea cup may not be vintage or made from fine china, but I love the cheerful colors and, best of all, it has polka-dots! It is from the Mary Engelbreit collection.






Speaking of tea cups, this lazy susan is always set for a tea party. I decoupaged the top with images of tea cups, plates, spoons and napkins. The napkins are photocopies of vintage handkerchiefs from my collection.

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Top O' The Morning To You

Here are photos of a Pot O' Gold made by Me for Frannie's class last year to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. It was created out of a new paint can with lid that I purchased at one of those big home centers. The outside of the can was covered with paper and then decorated with stickers, decoupage, and chipboard letters. The letters were covered with gold glitter and then adhered to the can with foam adhesive to make them dimensional.

This next photo shows the opposite side of the can. Here I decoupaged on a leprechaun and surrounded him with several St. Patrick's Day stickers. Tip - Never throw out your old calendars - they're great for decoupage. This image came from an old Mary Engelbreit calendar.

These next two shots show the two different sides. I wasn't able to remove the handle from the can, so I covered it up with green pipe cleaners - it worked out very well.

Finally, in this last photo, you can see the lid detail. I found pirate gold coins at the party store and hot glued them on the top of the lid to give the appearance that the can was full of gold. The lid is easily removed and I filled the can with little sacks of gold/foil wrapped chocolate coins. This was a big hit with the kids!

May the luck of the Irish be with you!

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Valentine Mailboxes

Here are some photos of two mailboxes made by Me.

This one is made out of an oval hat box that I decoupaged and added ruffled crepe paper to the bottom.

I used an actual mailbox for this one with lots of decoupage and buttons. The feet were made from wooden doorknobs.

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