diy project

I saw this on one of my favorite blogs ..apartment therapy.. step one-- collect interesting bottles

• Remove the labels, clean the inside and let them dry out completely.
• Next, pour a good size dollop of paint into the bottom of the bottle. The color options here are endless. This set is monochromatic, but a few bold contrasting pieces would be quite nice as well.
• With the paint in the bottle, you will have to slowly rotate the bottle to get the paint to coat the entire interior of the bottle. Depending on the opacity of the paint, this might require two coats. (Acrylic paint will work for this as it will adhere to the glass, but note that you shouldn't fill the bottle with water later.)
• Let it dry thoroughly and you are all set.

1stdibs

1stdibs.com

I found out about this website where you can buy fine antiques on line when checking out the home of its founder, Michael Bruno.
He bought a home in Tuxedo Park, NY and its pretty sweet!

The antiques are exquisite but pricey.  However, you can view antiques from all over the world or even visit the Paris Flea Market vitally which is really fun!

You can also see what antique stores are out there..for instance if I ever visit Wichita (not likely) - I will be sure to go to Maison & Co

Here are some examples with prices:

Grain Measure $1300 

Pottery Jug $225

I love these! Venetian jars $995

I love these too! $17,000 (yikes)

Napolean III vitrine $4450- this is at the Paris Flea market currently, I'm guessing it would be about as much to ship to the US!

For fun, I wandered over to Ebay to cheer myself up and found these- which I can afford!

$14.99

                                                      

Wall collage ideas

Take butcher paper cut in shapes of your wall art (outline with a pencil).  This is the time to move things around until it’s just right. Frames should hang at eye level or around 5 feet. If you’re exceptionally tall or have very high ceilings, you can hang them a tad higher.  Place nails into the butcher paper and rip down the paper- art is ready to hang!

Option, spray paint frames all one color:

Black and white art/frames against a colored wall:

Option, mismatched frames:

Option, an assortment of frames in a color palette:

happy valentines

Here are some table settings I've been collecting on my Pinterest board, a few ideas, recipe and printables!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 Table Settings:

Ideas:

antique key….place cards

Printables- get them here:

http://wolfandwillow.typepad.com/toffeeblog/2013/01/free-valentines-day-printables-tea-set.html

bake a hidden heart

recipe here:

http://boulderlocavore.com/2013/01/hidden-heart-valentines-pound-cake.html