WEDDING DECOR by Rust: Vintage Inspired Design

These are some pictures from I wedding I helped decorate

last summer.

The wedding has been featured on the Modernly Wed Blog so visit this link:

http://modernlywed.com/2013/06/19/gorgeous-mountain-wedding-in-alberta/

to see more....

xojanis

MASON JAR PROJECT by Rust: Vintage Inspired Design

Love these simple mason jars mounted on wood.....

Supplies needed:       

1. scrap pieces of wood

2. vintage mason jar

3. metal pipe fitting (found in plumbing section of local hardware stores)

I cut a large board salvaged from an abandoned property
 into sections, white washed them and

then attached the jars to the boards using the metal pipe fitting.

 Happy day!

xojanis



MASON JAR PROJECT

After seeing mason jar light projects on Pinterest I just
HAD to try it out for myself....

Turned out it was pretty easy to do.

The trip to IKEA to buy the electrical cord kit was the most difficult part of the project (and only

difficult because I had to refrain from buying everything else I wanted from there!)

My dad picked up this amazing old blue CROWN jar for me.  It came with the

zinc lid and I bought a new top insert from the canning aisle at the grocery store.

 

All I did was cut a hole in the top insert (easily done with tin snips---yes, I just used

plain old craft scissors--NOT so easy!!).  Then I inserted the

lighting kit as per IKEA's instructions.

I was soooo excited to take pictures of this project that I didn't even wait for

the jar to dry after washing it!  Hence the blobs of water in the pictures!

I've done a bunch up and they are for sale at The PassionateHome  in Langley.

 

SOLD

 

Happy day!

xojanis

 

 

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots,

 you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”

                                                       A.A. Milne,Winnie-the-Pooh

 



VALENTINES PROJECT #7 BURLAP COVERED MASON JARS

So I'm already at project #7 for Valentine's Day!
This is a super easy project.....
stenciled burlap covered mason jars!

Burlap is sooo easy to stencil on.....I found this pretty stencil at Michaels and
used whatever white paint I had handy.

 To fray the edges of the burlap you just pull out the woven strings and

remove about 3 or 4.

So pretty and so eassssy!

xojanis



VALENTINE PROJECTS

I thought it would be fun to do a month of Valentine's Day
projects this year so over the next few weeks I will be
posting fun, simple and very inexpensive ideas for
Valentine's Day.....
 

My first project are these cute candle jars......
very inexpensive and requires only 4 supplies......
1. an old jar from the thrift store
2.  some vintage music paper
3.  twine
4.  glue

Simply cut a piece of vintage paper to wrap around your jar and cut two heart shapes (matching up one in the front and one in the back).....glue this sheet to your jar (any type of glue will do).  Wrap the top of your jar with some twine or ribbon and make some rolled paper roses (lots of tutorials all over blog land for these) to glue on for embellishment.

I added a bit of white sand to the bottom of my jar for a tea light to sit on.

So simple and inexpensive!

xojanis

 

 

We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. 

And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours,

we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness - and call it love - true love. ~Robert Fulghum

 

(I thought this quote was really cute....not sure if my husband will agree!)