REpurposed friday...drab tiles to FAB COASTERS!!

WHEW!  what a BUSY BUSY couple of days i have had...and the next couple are going to be JUST AS busy. but i am having so much FUN &

and can NOT WAIT to share with you all the

NEW ITEMS coming to Vintage Glam!

YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE what i have in store for you!! :)

today...{really quickly} i am sharing my project of the week.

i took some old tiles and created some really neat COASTERS with pictures of my niece & nephews.

i just used modge podge to adhere the photos to the tiles...

not sure if there is anyway around it but i did get a lot of brush streaks in them...

does anyone know if there is a way to avoid that?

either way...i LOVE how they turned out!

i also brushed a coat of VARNISH on them to protect them further.

i also created some with some of my favorite scrapbooking paper...

this is the DAILY JUNQUE collection from house of 3/pink paislee!

hope you've had a LOVELY weekend!

i'll be back to share more with you in the next couple of days!!!

XOXO,

eryn

{re}purposed friday...OPPS, it's SUNDAY! ;)

friday just passed by me like it didn't even exist...

so today, here is my "friday repurposed post"...

{click here to see my past posts}

like i mentioned on my post yesterday - it just so happens to be ANOTHER frame.

are you bored of seeing repurposed frames yet?  i am just having so much fun with all the different things that i can do wtih them that i still have MANY MANY more in the works.  but this coming friday, i promise to have something DIFFERENT - i have a couple of projects that are in the works so not sure exactly WHAT it will be, but it WILL be something fabulous!  :)

i don't have BEFORE pics of the frame - but like all the others, it was just brown, old, & ugly!

it is actually a CORKBOARD covered in this super cute summer print. 

 i also created some cute PUSH PINS attached to a clothes pin...

perfect for hanging up pictures, to do lists, etc...

have i mentioned that i don't like to throw anything away?!?!

i saved some of my COFFEE SLEEVES because i KNEW that someday i would need them for a crafty project {yeah, i know, i am kinds weird like that!!}

BUT check it out...it's JUST what i used them for!

i wanted a more sturdy base then just cardstock...so the coffee sleeves were just perfect...paired up with some scrap paper & lace and i was rolling with these...

added a lil bit of inspiration...

the backs are the cutest but wanted to show you how i used the coffee sleeves.



have a LOVELY day!

XOXO,

eryn

{re}purposed friday...old ugly frames {batch 1}

i have all kinds of old ugly frames to {re}purpose...

some big. some small.

some that i will finish off with cork.

some that i will finish off with chalk board paint...

so many OPTIONS, what's a girl to do!?  ;)

here is my first grouping that i wanted to show you today...

please imagine a bunch of old dark brown, yucky looking frames...{cause, in the midst of trying to get everything done, i forgot to snap some photo's for you...oppsie!}

i love how the rosettes give them a vintage yet classy feel....

i distressed them by sanding & staining...

i also finished a funky cork board to spice up the office space....

have a FANTASTIC weekend my friends!

XOXO,

eryn



{re}purposed friday...fun & FUNCTIONAL...

hello!!!

wow, i can't believe it's already been a WEEK since i last posted...these days are just FLYING by!

my {re}purposed project today is one that i am really excited about...

i {with the help of my mom} transformed their old center island that they had in their kitchen many many years ago into my CASH REGISTER COUNTER!! 

we were excited about this for a number of reasons...

1.

my DAD was ecstatic to get it out of there garage - i would say it's been sitting in there {& doing nothing but get in the way} for the last 7 years or so... :)

2.

 it would be fully functional...i have small bags & tissue paper in the drawers and then bigger bags & other storage room in the cupboard part below

3. 

 it's unique

4.

 it's {re}purposed

 i, of course, forgot to take good photo's of it beforehand so when i did remember, i took the following... 

how we did it....

my brother trimmed down the actual counter top so that the edge didn't hang over too far.

the base was already painted a cream color...so we just brightened it up with some new antique white paint.  then the table top definitely needed a little something new done with it...something that said "Vintage Glam"...so we found this old newspaper print wallpaper at menards.  it worked out perfectly.  added a couple of coats of a polyurethane varnish to protect it and add some shine!  the knobs in the front were gold & old and didn't go with the look of the store at all, so i purchased some new wooden knobs {at menards} and painted them the pretty coral color that you see below...

my brother drilled a hole on top by where i placed the cash register for all my cords & WAH-LAH...just like that, we had created a unique, fun, and FUNCTIONAL cash register counter. 

seeing as it was in my parents house when we were young...i had to share a few photo's that i found this morning.  below is my younger brother, matt,  sitting at the center island {isn't he SO CUTE..i smile everytime i look at this!} 

below is another FUN picture i loved finding, it was taken probably about 30 years ago...
{& no not JUST because of stephanie's funny face in the back...LOL} but i love it even MORE because sitting down at the table is my older brother, eric, and our family friend, trisha.  wanna hear something so NEAT!?!?  eric & trish are still GREAT friends to this day - they are actually neighbors... and now THEIR kids are great friends and play together - isn't that neat!  i just love it!! :)   

and just ONE more...

{i believe there was chocolate involved, we all look pretty HAPPY!}

a few more AFTER photo's....

i appreciate you stopping by...

have a LOVELY Friday!!  :)
XOXO,

eryn

re-purposed friday {an old mirror turned fabulous!}

HAPPY friday...

HOORAY..we have the SUN SHINNING here in MN, it is a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL DAY!!

...and i am super EXCITED to say it is OFFICIALLY garage sale season...WOOHOO!

i've picked up lots of goodies that need a little tlc & can't wait to show you them after i have updated them...

BUT TODAY i have another item that i repurposed inside Vintage Glam boutique.

the shop had a BIG lovely mirror

already in it when i took over.

 i wanted to keep it and it was too risky to try to remove it from the wall so we just left it where it was.  but at the same time, i just couldn't live with the GOLD framing that it had. 

check it out below...

{not so pretty}

we {my brother & i} just got some cheap base boards {not sure if that is the official name of them, but you know what i mean, right?} and when i say cheap, i mean really CHEAP! i only needed two strips and they were on sale at mendards for just 99 cents each...YEP, you heard that correctly, just ninety nine CENTS!

i had originally wanted a very extravagent ornate molding but after we saw these pieces, i figured we'll start out with this and i can always update it again later. 

how i did it...

i just painted the 2 strips of baseboard in an antique white color & then distressed them with sand paper & stain.

my brother cut them to fit and we adhered them to the mirror...right over the gold one.

SUPER SIMPLE, huh!  :)

i also added in the vinyl chandelier...fits Vintage Glam just perfectly!

it isn't a PERFECT frame...but it's imperfectly PERFECT for Vintage Glam!

i hope you have a FABULOUS Mother's Day weekend...

ENJOY it with the one's you love!

xoxo,

eryn

{re}purposed friday...an updated CHANDELIER

i can't believe it's already been a week...

here's my 2nd week posting a BEFORE & AFTER project...

{see my first post HERE}

today i am excited to share with you a CHANDELIER that i repurposed...

i LOVE how it turned out!

a lil story behind the chandelier...
when i told my parents that i had decided to move forward and open up Vintage Glam, in that same conversation i described to them what i envisioned my shop to look like...one of the MAIN items that i needed to have was a CHANDELIER.  when i said the word "chandelier"...my mother's eye's lit up...she jumped with excitement and said I HAVE ONE for you!!  my dad & i both looked at each other laughing...HUH?  so i asked, where is it...and HOW did you get it...?  well...to tell you the truth she picked it up on the side of the road..LOL...THAT is my favorite part {IT WAS FREE!! & it ACTUALLY WORKS!!} ...like the sang goes ---"one man's trash is anthers treasure"...isn't that the truth!

another BEFORE shot in it's original GOLD color...

 a little spray paint {in antique white} &

 ...some BLING can go a long way!!!

i had a hard time getting a really nice shot of the chandelier after i had it hanging...

here it is without the lights on...this one very much shows the true color - antique white.

and a few pics with the lights on....

what i REALLY love about this chandelier is that i can change the appearance of it for every season & holiday!!

WOOHOOO!! :)

thanks for stopping by...

have a LOVELY weekend!

XOXO,

eryn

re-purposed friday...

one of things i really LOVE doing is THRIFT store shopping...i LOVE finding old pieces of furniture {or any old junk} and use my creative imagination to turn it into something FABULOUS...something useful...or just something unique and different!!  i have done a lot of those types of projects as i set up Vintage Glam...i repurposed an old chandelier, my parents old center island to their kitchen, a dining room table, an old ladder, lots of frames, and....well... you get the idea, right!  :)  
i am going to start sharing these repurposed items on my blog every friday..
something different.....that i hope inspires YOU! 

 

here's my UPDATED version of an old story board frame {basically just a large frame} that i picked up at the Crafts Direct discount store...

i knew it would be useful somehow...someway...someday!

i LOVE how the chicken wire gave it a different look...

and it also makes it multi functional - i can either use some clothespins to hang up some "to do's" and other notes or adhere magnets directly to the metal and adhere that way! 

..............................

of course i couldn't just put up any old clothespins...
they had to be CRAFTY and CUTE...
with a touch of INSPIRATION!!  :)

{so i created these....}

seeing as it is GOOD Friday...
ENJOY it and make it a GOOD one!
XOXO,
eryn

it's coming together...

hello hello!

we have been BUSY BUSY inside the shop...

i wanted to quickly share some BEFORE & AFTER pics with you.

please note...

these AFTER photo's aren't the FINAL after...you'll see those TOO, once it is all complete and ready for OPENING!  today they are installing NEW CARPET...i hear it looks AWESOME

{i am at home working from home today}!  i can't WAIT to get up there and see it!!

okay...are you ready!?!

here are some photo's to give you an idea of what's to come!

{if you want a CLOSER view...just click ON the image}

{above will be my work space so i can "create" while at the shop}

THANKS for stopping by!

i'll be back tomorrow to show you some more items that will be available in the shop...

YOU ARE GOING to fall in LOVE with these items

{especially if you have any little girls}!!

ENJOY your friday evening!