What kind of pants would have Scotty Dogs on them?

You would think I spend all my time sewing crafts to sell.  Not so. My Mother-in-Law asked me to hem the legs of a pair of pajamas my daughter bought her for Christmas.  I know it has been five months since Christmas and I should have done this a long time ago, but I guess late is better than never.  If you sew then you recognize in the photo the hemming of a pair of pants.  It probably doesn't get you excited, but it shows I do other things besides crafts. lol --Diana

Another Thrift Store find I plan to fix up . . .

I know that the focus of our blog is supposed to be on crafts and stuff we make, but I just had to post a picture of these two wonderful bamboo? wicker? cabinets I found today at Salvation Army Thrift Store. They have doors at the bottom that open up storage areas.  I think they are really neat, and they were priced real cheap.  I plan to spray paint them, because they need some sprucing up a bit, I think.  We were going to do them white, but decided that was a little boring. Diana wanted to paint them Flamingo Pink and fortunately changed her mind.  We are now thinking about spraying them a honey color.  That may be a difficult color to find in a spray paint can though -- I may have to buy a quart of acrylic latex and use the spray gun.  I don't know when I will get around to working on them, as I have quite a few other projects going, but I will post a pic of the finished pieces when I get them done. --Bob

Introducing Diana's Pillow Boxes . . .

Many years ago I created small pillow boxes kind of as a lark.  I was working as Creative Director for a Nursing Home at the time and took a few into work to sell.  To my surprise, the ladies I worked with really liked them and I sold them out.  They are made of small pillows that I sew and stuff, then fasten together into a cute little box with a lid.  It looks sweet and very feminine on a dresser or nightstand or vanity and can be used to hold tissues, cotton balls, or potpourri.  I used it in my sewing room as a pretty organizer for buttons, small sewing notions, and as a stash for small knitting supplies. I even used it as a pincusion at times.  I am thinking about putting a couple in our Etsy Shop and thought I would show one here to see if anyone had any comments on it. --Diana

Here's an Easy to Make Artist Brush Holder . . . .

I was always having difficulty storing my artist brushes until I thought up this idea.  I took a bunch of food cans that were all similar in size and shape and hot glued them together to form this brush holder.  It works pretty well.  The hot glue may not be strong enough to hold the unit together if you drop it, but if you don't knock it around, it stays together quite well.  -- Bob

It probably isn't vintage, but who cares . . .

My wife and I were at Salvation Army Thrift Shop today not looking for anything in particular.  I scoured the shelves a number of times and really didn't see anything that caught my eye.  Then, just when I was about to give up, I saw this red box on a top shelf and thought I'd look inside.  It was a set of really nice looking Dominos.  I know that is no big deal.  It isn't a vintage set most likely, but I haven't seen a nice set of Dominos like this in a long long time. I'm not even sure I remember how to play the game.  Anyways, I thought it was a pretty good find and the price was right, so now I own the set. -Bob

Finished Dish Towel Holder

Here's a photo of the finished dish towel holder.  I decided to put a Rooster on it in a Folk Art Style.  I hope to post it in my Etsy Shop sometime today or tomorrow, but first I really would like to hear my daughter's comments on it.  I am going to telephone her in a little while and have her take a look at it. -Bob

New project . . .

Here is a small project I created the other day.  It is a towel holder for a single towel that can be used in the kitchen to display a nice looking dish towel.  I painted it up today and will post a photo of the finished piece tomorrow.  My daughter said I should show more photos of me making the things I make, so I stuck a  photo above of my working on this piece.  It is a beginning. -Bob