creative evolution

One of my dear friends was over today helping me with a project and she spotted 3 empty bottles on a shelf and asked where they were from! So here's the creative evolution story...

About a year ago, I was looking through my Nanna's collection of kitchen items that she was going to give away.  She decided that she'd take the opportunity to get rid of some clutter while her kitchen was being remodeled!

I ran into these 3 bottles -- though I didn't have an immediate purpose for them -- I stated my famous last words... "Don't get rid of that! I could make something with it!"

The first thing I did was use them to display some of my favorite necklaces...

After we moved to a smaller place, the effort to dedicate so much square footage for 3 necklaces just wasn't working out...

So here's what they evolved into!

I bought some "rub ons" from the dollar bins at Michael's and made some modern art out of some vintage bottles!  

Unfortunately, I'm stuck with a not-so-great camera, so you can't see the images too well.

"vision" with reading glasses

"rest a minute" with a chair

"take some time" with a pocket watch

I've used these rub ons for several projects...

home-made cards

embellished frames & mattes

scrap-booking

ETC!

P.S. --> Today's outfit: Grandfather's Neon Sweater & Grandma's Cameo Broach!

The Organized Hoarder

My Beloved Grandfather passed away in October at a healthy age of 88 -- a Double Snowman in his terms!

He was an avid golfer, reader, and advocate of RESOURCEFUL LIVING! Definitely a hero of mine :-)

After two full weeks of cleaning through his belongings, we named him "The Organized Hoarder."
He kept nearly everything that touched his hands...

As a property manager, he had duplicates of every tool and piece of necessary hardware...

We found a stack of every grocery receipt since 1993...

We also found a box of every pocket calendar since 1954...

We even discovered a stash of yogurt foil tops in the back of his closet! I think his plan was to invents some new antenna for his television!

The list is endless.
Several "collections" were documented by photo and then dumped...
A few were recently sold at our garage sale...
But some I've kept as TREASURES!
The biggest treasure of all is that my hubby and I have the privilege of renting the home he lived in for 36 years! 

So let the story telling begin of how I am bringing new life to the old, rusty, and fabulous items that Grandfather so carefully kept to pass onto future generations!