Fall Tea Tray

I'm diving right into fall decorating and I can't help but think about it in new and fresh ways; like the mix of black, white, and green. 

I have a little tea tray that could easily be carted outside today to enjoy this crisper fall weather.

But, I can never resist adding something vintage in the mix.  Here I have found, at a local used book store, a copy of Famous Ghost Stories.

The illustrations in this book are wonderful!  It will definitely give me a chill if the weather doesn't!

 Is it starting to feel like fall in your area today? 

 Sherry

 I will link this to:

 Tea Time Tuesday at Rose Chintz Cottage 

A Return to Loveliness  at A Delightsome Life 

Tea Cup Tuesday at Martha's Favorites

Tea Cup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations

Table Top Tuesday  at A Stroll Thru Life

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Autumn Link Party at The Lettered Cottage

White Wednesday at Faded Charm 
Tuesday Cuppa Tea  at Antiques and Teacups

Back to School

I really need to work on my chalkboard lettering!  Well anyway, I made a little "Back to School" vintage vignette on  the buffet.  If the kids notice it they will be smearing the words out.   "Back to School" is like dirty words to kids not willing to give up summer vacation.

I made a burlap table runner with a primitive check this weekend.  I really like how it turned out.

Do you remember the Dionne quintuplets?  This is a reader for school based on the little girls.

I thought this was a fantastic find.  It will be a gift for a relative who collects their memorabilia.

Are you gearing up for back to school at your house?

Sherry

I will join:

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life 

A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life

Cottage Style Link Party  at Lavender Garden Cottage

Tuesday's Treasures at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Jane Eyre

I am much a fan of the dark/Gothic romanticism of the Bronte sisters.  This trailer shows a great deal of promise to having done a good job on this adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. It probably won't play here but I can't wait to rent it.
Linking to:
My Favorite Things at Bargain Hunting and Chatting with Laurie

A Child's Book of Prayers

I have this little "Child's Book of Prayers" I wanted to share for Pink Saturday.  

 Here is the author and the illustrator is Masha.  Little is know about the illustrator, she/he is sort of a mystery but the illustrations are why this book appeals to me so.

The illustrations have these very unusual ethereal colors and the candles or the halos have a gilding on them that shimmer.

The colors are softer and faded but they remind me of the unusual colors you see during a beautiful sunset.  

This illustration went with a prayer of thanks.  

Father , We Thank Thee...

For this new morning with it's light,

Father, we thank Thee,

For rest and shelter of the night,

Father, we thank Thee,

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything thy goodness sends, 

Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

 ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I will join Beverly for Pink Saturday at her site How Sweet the Sound.

 I will join Joni at Red Couch Recipes for the Thanksgiving Challenge.  I will put at the end of every post till Thanksgiving what I am thankful for.  I am thankful for the color pink.  It is my favorite color!  It is said to symbolize joy and happiness.  It makes me happy to look at it.  That is why I choose these pink roses for my button.

Vintage Look Book Covers

Remember making book covers in school out of paper bags?  They are still very versatile.  

Here I have taken book covers and Mod Podged them to become accents in your decor or props for Halloween.  Idea was taken from the potions lab set decor in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Supplies:

Scissors

tape

brown craft paper or a paper bag

book for guide to cover

drawing paper

Mod Podge

rope 

glue

Mocha glaze

You first unroll your craft paper and cut to fit with 3-4 inches extra top and bottom.

Here you will fold the paper to exactly fit the vertical exterior cover of the book.

Fold in the cover to make the tabs.  You may or may not use tape, the fold in the tab would hold it in place.

Here is a finished book cover.

Now, I am taping a rope and cutting it the width of the book to give it a mock leather binding.

I just glued it right on the edge of the book cover with regular school glue.

 

Next, I took a sheet of paper from a drawing pad and crumpled it up.

 

 I covered the book cover with Mod Podge and I am applying the paper and I will then cover the paper with Mod Podge.

 

 

The rope has to be worked with when you apply the paper and Mod Podge.  The paper around the rope will tear and I applied a second layer of paper to get the coverage I wanted.   I let the Mod Podge dry on the book cover. 

And the final step was to lay out the book cover and apply a glaze that gave it the aged and worn appearance.  I used Valspar Mocha Glaze, any craft glaze will do.

 

The finished product is the look of an aged book for your shelf.  

I will link to these sites, please go over and see all of the great ideas in decorating there.

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts

Show and Tell Wednesday at Blue Cricket Design