Saturday Style'n

waiting for our first big winter storm to hit....

Baskets,dried hydrangeas, ironstone, old silver, ruined vintage books, shutters, and my little handmade books come together.

Mixed textures add to the mix.

Can't get enough of making these miniature journals.

Mixing modern and vintage in my own eclectic style.  Don't you love this old ice chest I got for a very small price?  I am sure it was sitting in an outbuilding someplace as the back and bottom of the cabinet were quite water damaged.  I love the chippy white paint with the old yellow wood showing through,  The drawer with the lace and player piano rolls is metal.  the top is enamel like the old tables you can sometimes still find.  I adore this piece!

A Little Book Love

So shoot me, I am behind the times...  Anthropologie had book necklaces for sale last spring for over $100.00.   Not something I would buy, but definitely something I would copy!  And these are sooooo much fun to make.   Sweet little books.

Look how a little patience, old book pages, leather scraps from old wallets, and some jewelry making bits and pieces can come together to create a tiny bit of magic.

A little journal for tiny notes!

Should it be a necklace, a keychain, or both?  I've hung the books on the ball chain on my rearview mirror 'cause it makes me smile when I look at it.  And smiling on the way to work in the morning is a good thing....

I also forgot just how much better pictures I can take with this lens.

Big books and little books. 

 I think I will make some more of these.  A girl can never have too many books and journals can they?

 Perhaps even a short story should be written to exist in a tiny book....

$100 or free...  I like the free option!  Sorry Anthropologie...