Upcycling....Repurposing.....And Beautiful Things!!!

I am SO EXCITED anytime I can reuse something and make it better. I made this banner for Isabella's teacher Mrs. Kleszcz. I have to say Isabella LOVES her teacher and I do too!!! It is so nice when your kids are happy at school!!! Anyhoo.....I made this banner for her out of old clothes that I just could not donate, because I knew I could make something pretty. I think the hardest part of making this banner was putting together the ribbons and materials, but I loved doing it, and it is my first attempt at making a banner. FUN COLORS:)

A few weekends ago we ordered pizza and instead of throwing the box away I told my hubby I was going to make something with the box. So........here is what I made. Pink roses with stone centers. I dyed coffee filters pink with food dye, then dried them in the oven. After that cut out a circle from the pizza box added the coffee filters with a hot glue gun and then added a gem in the center. I hung them over Isabella's bed and she loves them......that makes me SO HAPPY!!!

 This is a flower pom pom I made for Isabella's room also. I had so much fun making this with Isabella!! It is SUPER EASY to make, and if Isabella can make one with a broken arm at 9 years old then anyone can!!! We made two of them for her room, but we are still trying to figure out where we are going to hang it. 

The blue one is for Kristin's room. She is now 14 years old, and she loves them too. Her room is chocolate and blue, so I think it will be perfect hanging above her bed!!


This is another coffee filter flower I made for Kristin's room.  

 I also used coffee filters that I stained with coffee on a pillow, and a rose pillow made from an old brown dress. The floral heart pillow my hubby made for me.......he is so SWEET and WONDERFUL!!!

 I made this coffee filter wreath, yes...... I used a pizza box, coffee filters stained with coffee and some pearls from a broken necklace that was my daughters. All repurposed!!! :)

 This is a present I wrapped in a brown paper grocery bag ( I reuse the paper bags for LOTS of things), and coffee filter roses......I will never buy another bow again!!!

I have done a little something for the environment, and had so much FUN doing it....whoot whoot!!!

Happy Day!!!~Nina

Fun.......Fun.......Fun!!!

 This is a Art Class I taught today for SWEET Brandy!!!

She has a room in her house where her and her family paint, read, play guitar and create FUN!!!

So.........she was on a mission to paint a whimsy guitar for her room.

Here it is~ I think she did a GREAT job, it was her second time in her life painting. 

 She also is an Accountant, Yoga Instructor, and Pole Dance Instructor!

She is so full of energy!!! We were dancing the whole time during the class!

I LOVE painting to music, and Brandy did too :)

 At first she was a little shy about painting, but then she just let it flow!!!

 She was so proud of her painting, and could not wait to get it home to hang in her house.

 I also made some brown paper bag cards, with sweet little tags inside.

 This is the inside of the brown bag card.

 A closer look of the inside of the card.

 These are the sweet tags I made for the inside of the card.

 This is another Brown bag card I made. I am going to start teaching classes on how to make these

wonderful cards, and a special Mothers Day class:)

 My SWEET little Isabella broke her arm skating, and had to have surgery to put a pin in her wrist.

She was so strong, and so cute!!! Two more weeks, and then no more cast....we are EXCITED!!!

 I just LOVE this photo of her before her surgery with a little Lamb I bought her....SO SWEET!!!

 This was before she broke her arm, but look at my dog (Basil) he is sewing with Isasbella.......SO FUNNY, and CUTE!!!!

Beautiful Spring Flowers from my hubby.

I LOVE him so much!!!

 He is the LOVE OF MY LIFE!!!

HAPPY DAY!!!!

XOXO~Nina

Just a little fun!!! By ~Vintage Nina~

 I had so many saint charms that I LOVE, so I decided to make myself a Saint charm bracelet.

I also added some charms I made from crystals and beads.

I love wearing it, but it does catch on things here and there.

 These little tins I made to put my jewelery in. I made one for my mom and I put little notes to tell her why I love her ~ so she could use the tin for love notes later:).

 These are some earrings I made for one of my special friends. She loves pearls, and I bought a Vintage pearl necklace at an Estate Sale, and had to make her these earrings!

Some more digital art I am working on.

HAPPY DAY!!!

~Nina~

FUN Digital Art by ~Vintage Nina~

I have been having so much fun doing "Digital Art"!!!

I am LOVING Bright beautiful colors right now. 

 I did the "FOLLOW YOUR HEART" for my facebook cover on the new timeline, but I used the "DREAM" above instead for my cover........"So Nina" ~ I think I am making something for a certain reason, and then it goes in another direction. My Crazy, Fun, Beautiful, Amazing life!!!

 I had fun doing my family in the "Katy Perry" look. Little miss Isabella LOVES her look, and wishes she could dye her hair this color........I told her she can when she is Katy Perry's age until then be thankful for digital art and Halloween!!!

" It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye."

I lost my eye!!! ;)

 My Mom and Step dad loved their Katy Perry look......Seriously!!!

They are cool like that!! LOL

 My Uncle Jack and Aunt Bev.  I LOVE THEM!!!

 My sweet Kristin!!!

 This one is my favorite of Beautiful Kristin Marie!!!

 My Cousin Charlie and his Beautiful family!!! Look at those sweet babies!!!

I am sure I will be sharing more.

I hope you enjoy!!!

~HAPPY DAY!!!~

Some Goodies For My Beautiful Mom!!!

I started with a Turtle Shell

and one of my favorite photos of my mom and her sisters.

She is the one on the far left with the dark hair and great legs:), in the middle is her sister Karen and on the far right is her other sister Marilyn.

My doggies brought me this broken white turtle shell,

and I immediately thought :

"I am going to make something beautiful and fun

for my mom with this turtle shell".

My hubby thought I was crazy!!!

 

I also made her a bracelet from Vintage Jewelery.

I covered a tin with paper from a book and added a purple jewel 

(That used to be an old earring of hers from the 80's).

I also wrote little notes about how much I love and appreciate her

to fill the tin with under the bracelet. 

I LOVE this Vintage clasp!!!

I made her some Brown Sugar Scrub.

The spoon attached to hers was from her parents old silver.

My first time making Apple Butter, but it was very fun and EASY!!!

I have to admit I think I had more fun making the labels!!!

I canned some Hot Peppers that my hubby had brought home

from a friend of his at work (Thank you Pat).

Nothing is BETTER than FRESH veggies from the garden!!!

I also made her some Lavender Sauce.

On top of the can I added a flower and a bird

that Isabella and I made from an old book.

I also added a sachet of fresh Lavender,

my mom and I LOVE the smell!!!

I also made her some Herb Infused Vinegar.

Maybe some of these gifts inspire you to make

something special for that someone special in your life!!!

~HAPPY DAY~