UpCycled VINTAGE CREATIONS

I love Vintage everything. I seem 

to collect dishes, bottles,

silverplated pieces

vintage silverware glass,brass or 

wood candle holders.

I have seen where people glue dishes 

and candle holders as pedestals

to make a 3 tier candy dish or 

display piece for things.

I gathered my favorite things and glued 

them together and made these three display 

pieces. I love the way they turned out.

  The use of pedestal glassware, 

old china and candle stick holders,

(brass, wood, or glass)

an old lamp base, and a metal salt shaker without a lid

makes these all unique.

My favorite one is the lamp base with

the glass pieces between and a metal

piece, and I love leaving the top

piece as a flower bud vase. 

If you leave the top plate bare,

it's a Cake Stand.

So many ways to create with 

vintage pieces.

I love to see these around the house. 

I think they would be good to use as a 

jewelry holder and display.

Or have a tea party and serve little

petit fours, cookies

and sandwiches, or cupcakes.

It's a good way to make use of your Grandmother's old china and knick knacks.

Here is the glue I used. I got

it at Walmart.

There are many Goop brand glues

for different things. This is really

tacky and sticks instantly, but

takes 24 hours or longer to completely

dry and be strong.

VENTILATE wherever you use this glue.

Or any glue for that matter.

Have fun with your gluing projects,

and go make something Pretty Now!

BUG OFF! Painted Bug Sprayer

When I was a kid in New Mexico, my Mother would use a pump sprayer toward the ceiling to keep the skeeters away, while we hid under the covers. Mosquitos were fierce because we had a water cooler, 

not A.C.

 

I thought about those days as a kid when I painted this old bug sprayer as it got

new life as Art

with a whimsical loosey goosey style.

In Bedias,Texas, where I later grew up, 

we had these little red bugs called

'CHIGGERS'.

Chiggers will get in your underwear

elastic and hide til they are ready

to chomp on you. They itch like crazy!

My Grandmother's remedy was to eat

a spoonful of sugar with a drop of 

eucalyptus oil in it..YUK!

I'd rather itch! 

Spray Me with Bug Spray instead!

I love this colorful style of

painting. Let me go see what else I

can paint some fun whimsical designs on.

see ya later...

Suzie Cackleblossums