Once upon a garage sale...

I've been discovering lately that I am very similar to my Nanna...and I love spending time with her. There are several stories I'm excited to tell about how our 

"creative minds think alike"...

She told me a great story the other day which just emphasized one more way I inherited my 

resourceful personality and love for rummage....

 She found these legs at a garage sale and was determined to put them to good use! So her hubby crafted a top for it, painted it all white...and it's been in her home for decades!!! 

I'm honored to have my picture on the tabletop!
It's me on a bike in Sweden (our homeland)!

Grandpa Bill died several years before I was born,
but I love hearing stories about him!

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!