AN EASY LITTLE PROJECT!

It is so beautifully springy here today that I have to keep reminding myself that it is February!!!

Here is a fun little project that I did using old painting hoops I found at the thrift store.

These old hoops make beautiful little magnet boards when covered with a pretty paper.

This is what the hoops looked like before.

I traced the circle, cut and then applied to the metal using a spray glue.

That was all there was to it.  Easy peasy!!

Just a reminder about my giveaway.  I will be drawing names on Saturday, Feb.20, 2010.
Thank you SO VERY MUCH to everyone for all the very sweet comments
about my blog.....I appreciate you all very much!

Happy thrifting my blogging friends!

xojanis

SILVER SUNDAY THRIFTY FIND!

I love going thrifting with my mom and dad, and so enjoyed a day with them doing just that, when we were home over the holidays.  Well, what a great find we made that day.....you see I have been looking for a silver fish tank for months and months!!!!!!!!!  And that is just what I found on our thrifting adventure

(along with lots of other goodies)!!!!!

I first saw vintage fish tanks used in home decorating in a post my junking buddy Lani of Cottage Elements did for the junkmarket style site.  I absolutely loved how she incorporated one into her decorating.  I have been dying for one ever since, and this month I also spotted one in the pages of the Jean D'Arc Magazine.

Here I have filled my vintage fish tank with some favorite pieces of mercury glass as well as part of my rhinestone tiara collection. 

My head is swimming with all the possible ways to use this tank!

Hope you have enjoyed my Silver Sunday post.  Be sure to click the link on my sidebar for a list of all the participants.  Thankyou to Gypsy Fish for sponsoring this fun silver-filled day!

xojanis

INSPIRED LIVING!

What a special treat to finally receive my first ever issue of the Jean D'Arc Living Magazine this week from my friend Carole at Maynard Greenhouse!!!!!  I have only ever caught glimpses from the pages of this magazine and have found no where in Canada that it is available.  Well.......it surpassed my expectations, and let me tell you that as a magazine guru that is not easily done!!

This magazine is like nothing I have ever set eyes on.

The following pictures are a little post Christmas decorating I did today using the photographs from the magazine as my inspiration.  All the items in these pictures are previous thrift store finds (except the sweet little crown that I received from my sister at Christmas).

The round mirror has spent the last few years hanging in our outside patio area.  It is wonderfully chippy!

I used some old Christmas ornaments as toppers for the decanters.

Hope you have enjoyed my little Jean D'Arc/thrift store post.

Happy day.

xojanis

A THRIFTY GIFT IDEA!

As you all know I just love to re-invent JUNK!!!!!  I picked up a crystal clock at the thrift store and was planning to use it for one of my clock projects, but wrecked the clock trying to remove it........there was NO way I was going to give up on this beautiful piece of crystal so just stuck a picture in to the center.  Voila, it becomes a beautiful frame!

The tag was easily created using an office supply tag and my paris stamp set and a rhinestone earring finishes off the look.

I am so enjoying all the Christmas ideas people are posting on their blogs and have been busy working on some projects of my own so will get some pictures up as time permits!!!

Happy junking!

xojanis

A SPECIAL THANK YOU!!

I continue to be amazed at all the wonderful people I have met through blogging. 

Thank you all so much for visiting my blog.

There are a few people who frequently leave beautiful comments on my posts which I am unable to respond to as they do not have blogs of their own, and I do not have contact information for them.

I want you each to know that your comments warm my heart and leave me

feeling very much inspired. 

This is a little arrrangement I made from an old silver vase.  I added the crystals and stuck a vintage tree topper in the middle to add some height to the arrangement.

Thank you to each of you for the kind support and encouragement!!!

How far that little candle throws his beams!

So shines a good deed in a weary world. ~ William Shakespeare

Happy day my blogging friends.

xojanis

DONE & THANK-YOU!!!

Well, the house is a mess, the laundry is over-flowing, and the kids haven't had a decent meal for a couple days, BUT..........I've finished another order......Hooray!!!!!   Just had to show it to you all.

I also wanted to tell you all something.....when I first started my blog I wanted a venue to keep a record of my projects......little did I realize that I would meet such an amazing group of people.  I am overwhelmed that so many people have become followers of this little blog, but I am more overwhelmed by all the encouragement, support and inspiration you have all provided me.  I cherish each of your comments and appreciate them deeply.  I am so blessed to have so many like-minded new friends in my life.

Happy day my blogging friends.

xojanis