Pinterest

Many people have told me that I really need to check out Pinterest, but it took me a while to actually check it out. If you have not joined this site, you must! If you love crafts, DIY, sewing, and Pages upon pages of beautiful inspiration, you need to check it out! You can create "boards" with any and all of your favorite things, and you will also be able to add a pin to your browser so that you will be able to pin photos and tutorials and images that inspire you. These can be pinned to your Pinterest board from anywhere on the web! This is a great way to collect inspiration that you can come back to at any time, and you won't have to worry about trying to hunt it down again, because you will already have it saved to your Pinterest boards!!! You can also add images of things that you have created, to share with others. There is so much more to this awesome site, but REALLY, you need to check it out!

Re-purposed Windows Galore

When looking for vintage windows, it is common to find them with panes of glass missing.  There are many ways to repurpose your "broken" window into a functional and awesome feature for any room.  I love the idea of using  a "broken" vintage window as a corkboard, like the one I found at Doris Today Designs.

I also am in love with this window mirror from The DIY Club.  This is a project that I will definitely be taking on!

Or you could create a wonderful vintage sign for your kitchen, entryway, or pretty much any area in your home using a tutorial from The DIY Club

There are so many awesome things to do with Vintage windows, and I will be adding more as I find them, or make them.

Re-purposing Wooden Windows

I have been on the hunt for some vintage windows, and recently found some!  I was so excited about re-purposing these, and using them in my home.  The windows I found had 6 panes in them.  I used one of them as a weekly calendar, and the other as a picture frame.  Below is a picture of the calendar, and as soon as I add some pictures to my other frame, I will post a picture of it as well.  The vintage window is perfect for a weekly calendar because the dry erase marker comes off clean and easy, so it doesn't leave those annoying streaks like a while board does.  After I picked up the windows, I used 2 screws, one in each of the upper corners, and screwed them about half way in.  I then used picture hanging wire, and knotted the end around the first screw, and then finished screwing it in the rest of the way.  After the first screw was in, I decided how much wire I needed for hanging, and cut it.  I then repeated what I had done with the first screw, and then I twisted the remaining wire tails around the main wire to give it a clean look.