Shabby Chic Picture Frame

I made several of these to display at my daughter's wedding.  I took an ordinary 8 x 10 frame, and painted it white, leaving a little of the wood color to show through.  Then dug through my craft box and found some vintage doilies, jewelry and lace and hot glued them around the edge.  For a really cool look, I went to www.photofunia.com and put personal photos into their selections of backgrounds and printed them out.  Really gave it a vintage feel.

Repurposed Serving Tray

This was a super-fun project!  I took an old metal serving tray I found at a yard sale, and masked off the center, painted it flat black.  Then I found an old picture frame with no picture or glass, and painted it flat black, and scruffed a little tan and cream paint around it for a shabby look.  I mounted the tray to the frame with some plastic conduit clips.  I purchased the letters, and decoupaged some coordinating scrapbook paper on them and glued magnets on their backs.  I had some really cool scrapbook paper that I cut out and burned the edges, glued to a piece of cardboard the same size, and glued a magnet to the back of it.  I hung this on a wall in my bathroom where I needed something not too bulky and it looks perfect!  This would also be a neat message center in a hallway or kitchen as well.

Shabby Chic Cupcake Holder

This is a great project for parties, weddings, etc.  I am always on the hunt for plates and cups of different sizes and styles at yard sales.  Most you can pick up for a very good price.  I used E6000 adhesive to glue the plates and cups together, letting each level sit for 24 hours before doing the next. We used these at my daughter's gender reveal party with cupcakes on them and they just looked adorable!  They are all three tiers, but made with different plates and cups, so it makes for a really interesting table display!

Vintage chair plant holder

This is a cute vintage chair I found at a flea market, but the seat was rotten.  I attached some fence boards, cut to shape and used a jigsaw to cut a circle out of the middle and painted them a bright blue.  Instant plant holder for the porch!  This item is currently for sale for $10.00.

Shabby Lamp before and after

This is before and after of an out-of-date lamp.  This was a really nice lamp in it's day, brass with a linen-look shade, but this didn't match anything I had. So, all I did was sanded the lamp base to rough up the surface, and painted it with hammered copper Rustoleum. Then I dabbed some tan and brown paint here and there and simply wrapped some burlap strips around the shade and tied in the center with some coordinating fabric scraps. 

Vintage Sewing Table

This is a vintage singer treadle sewing machine base I got at an auction.  I used a wire brush to remove surface rust and painted it with black rustoleum paint.  I had a cabinet door left from another project, so I secured it to the top with bolts and I have a very quaint side tale.  This item is currently for sale for $30.00.

Half-chair wall shelf

This is so cute! I found a shabby, chippy chair at an antique store, and sawed it in half.  The seat bottom is now a shelf, as well as what hangs on the supports in the wall.  And the best part- I have two of them!!