Repurposed Vintage

Love sign made from repurposed vintage items, displayed on headboard

 cute little vintage typewriter desk

 kitchen island

 stool covered with vintage yard sticks

mid-century modern dresser turned desk

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New Furniture Pieces

I haven't posted any of our new pieces for a while so here are some newer ones :-)

 Chevron bar stool

 Garden bench

 Mid-century modern floor lamp

 Fountain

Floral vintage folding chair

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Windows and Shop Display

Our new window displays for May/June:

And sign in the store. This pic shows off the beautiful ceiling tiles :)

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May 2014 Newsletter!

Happy May! Graduation and Mother's Day Sale: 35% off Black Hills Gold Jewelry, 25% off all bags and purses, and 25% off boxed stationery! Congratulations to all graduates as you end one adventure to start another, and our wishes for the loveliest of days to the best people in the world: moms! Classes:

May 13th: Altered Art Vintage Door Plate Class! Learn various techniques for altering and embellishing a vintage door plate to create a beautiful hanging art piece. $30, all materials provided. 6:00-9:00pm.
May Children's classes will be a week early this month.
May 20th: 6-10 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm 
May 22nd: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm
Summer children's art classes will be every Thursday from 4:30-5:30pm for 4-5 years old for the month of June, and every Tuesday from 4:30-5:30pm for 6-10 years old for the month of July. 
August classes will resume as usual at the end of the month.
Our DIY this month is sweet handmade seed packets. Perfect packaging for a small spring gift, to collect your own seeds in, or to give your collected seeds away in.

Use these vellum envelopes we sell in the shop or make your own by taking apart an old seed packet and using it for a pattern to cut the envelope from wax or parchment paper. Then cut out collage items from old books, calendars, magazines, scrapbook paper, and scraps of fabric. Arrange them on the front of your envelope and glue them on. For added dimension, before you glue and fold your envelope together, stitch along the edges of your collage with a sewing machine.

We hope you have a wonderful month filled with all the beauty that May and spring bring! :-)

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Spring is finally here, for real :-)

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April 2014 Newsletter!

Easter is almost here! 50% off Easter baskets and Easter cards this week! Upcoming classes:
April 24th: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm (last Thursday of every month except on holidays)
April 29th: 6-10 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm (last Tuesday of every month except on holidays)

May 13th: Altered Art Vintage Door Plate Class! Learn various techniques for altering and embellishing a vintage door plate to create a beautiful hanging art piece. $30, all materials provided. 6:00-9:00pm.

Our DIY this month is cute little decorated peat pot, perfect for a sweet little Easter gift. Just brush white acrylic paint on your peat pot (just the outside if you are going to fill it with candy). Then find scraps of vintage lace, buttons, embellishments, or even a vintage photo to decorate it with. Finally, fill it with crinkled shred ( we sell brown, green, and white) and with Easter candy or a small gift of your choice. We hope you have a blessed Easter season!Tweet

Rustic Spring

A little natural rustic spring display. :) We are so thankful that spring is here!

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Spring Has Sprung!

Happy 1st day of spring!

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Art Deco and Modern Vintage

New window displays just in time for spring. We've been loving all the 1920's art deco designs we've been seeing lately and had this gorgeous dresser to redo, so it just made sense to do an art deco theme. We chose dark greens, whites, and peaches/corals with metallic accents for the color scheme. And I added a botanical element, because, hey, its spring and who doesn't love flowers?

So sorry for the terrible glare and reflections in all the photos!

For the other window, we went with a modern vintage theme in neutrals and in muted pastels for a soft feminine touch. A beautiful mid-century mod piece, but painted in more modern neutrals and with chalkboard drawers and cupboard doors. Modern accessories with the vintage touch of old book pages.

So fun to be starting a new season, especially one that promises warmer weather and flowers!

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March Newsletter!

It's almost spring! And we've got spring fever, how about you? So we've planned lots of fun springy classes and events. And it starts this Saturday with presentations at the Scrappin' and Pinnin' for the Cure. March 8th, we will be giving a presentation on how to make fortune cookie favors at 10:00am and one on making paper tulips at 2:00pm out at the fairgrounds.

March 25th: 6-10 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm (last Tuesday of every month except on holidays)
March 27th: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Class! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm (last Thursday of every month except on holidays)

March 29th: Mid-Plains Paper Bouquet Class. $30, all materials provided. Make a beautiful paper flower bouquet! Learn how to create various types of paper flowers, wiring and wrapping stems, and arranging into a bouquet. 10:00am-12:00pm. To sign up, please contact Mid-Plains at 402-376-8033 or email at conradt@mpcc.edu 

April 8th: Easter/Spring Cardmaking Class! Lots of spring card designs, patterns, and tutorials for adorable handmade cards. All materials provided, $15.00. 6:00-9:00pm.

May 13th: Altered Art Vintage Door Plate Class! Learn various techniques for altering and embellishing a vintage door plate to create a beautiful hanging art piece. $30, all materials provided. 6:00-9:00pm.

Our DIY this month is a cute felt shamrock. Great to make hair clips, headbands, pins, or embellish cards and paper crafts with. And its very simple.
First, draw a row of 3 "m" shapes on green felt.

Cut out the m's along your lines, only going down about 3/4ths of the way in between so that they are still attached together. If you would like, fold the first m over and cut around it using it as a pattern to cut out the other m's. Next, use an embroidery needle and floss to sew loose stiches across the bottom.

Then pull both sides of the thread tight, scrunching up the felt to form your shamrock. Tie the floss in a knot at the bottom.

Cut off the strings if you are going to glue it on, otherwise use them to tie it around a headband, hair clip, etc. So many possibilities. I attached mine to an elastic headband.

My m's for the smaller bright green shamrocks were about 1 inch tall. For the larger shamrock, I used dark green felt with glitter in it and drew the m's about 2 inches tall. Then I added some gems for a little extra sparkle. :)

We hope you have a great month, and a wonderful spring season!

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