Hot Glue Silverware

Whip out your hot glue gun and go to town. I added old silverware here and there to the wall border in my kitchen. To do this project, look for interesting flatware at thrift shops or garage sales. Add a bit of glue to the areas where the flatware touches the wall and hold for 15 seconds or so until the glue cools.

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Sketch Your Travels

I painted a sketch of a recent trip.

To do this, purchase a watercolor sketchbook that fits easily into your traveling gear. Use a pencil to sketch the different memories of your trip into a collage. I get ideas from guidebooks found in hotel rooms, newspapers, and brochures. Use watercolors and a black felt tip pen to add color and narrative to the page that captures the adventure.

Tea Cakes and Sprinkles

Tonight we had Tea Cake cookies. With sprinkles of course!

Mudroom Labels

Here is the finished look for my January 6th idea- I found the holders at a craft store and printed new labels on a sheet of the tea-dyed paper.
                                                  He said, "Has this sign always been here?"

Tea Dyeing Paper

For yesterday's and future projects, I needed a supply of antique-looking paper. To make it, I added copier and card stock paper to a pan that contained a kettle's worth of boiling water and six family size tea bags. After a few minutes, I took the sheets out of the dye and arranged them to dry flat on towels. I now have a nice stack of "old" paper.