New item: Dainty Yellow mobile home collage

This collage is a little different than the others in the mobile home series, as it's a colored line drawing of a trailer instead of a photograph. The original image had adorable little white stepstools at each door and some wrought iron curlicue adornments in the back, but cutting those out proved to be impossible...or, at least, not entirely worth the major major effort it would have required.

One thing I love about découpage is you can change the source images to suit your purposes. The stepstools and wrought iron were cute, but they didn't work here. And that's okay. Dainty Yellow is still pretty dainty even without them.

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New item: Little Man mobile home collage

Continuing our mobile home series, we découpaged a cutout of a vintage compact trailer onto some gorgeous craft paper that looks like weathered, painted wood. We then hand-stained a wooden frame and put the piece inside. The frames are very inexpensive and the measurements not so precise. The glass didn't fit right away so we had to do a lot of chipping, carving, and chiseling to get it in. The end result is very pleasing, though.

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New item: Necklace and hairpin set - Flew the coop

We had so much fun making this little pair. The necklace features a bright blue metal birdcage pendant, with its own swinging trapeze perch and working door, that I adorned with a purple organza ribbon. It hangs from an 18-inch handwoven silvery satin cord with gold metallic threads and a lobster claw.

The hairpin is a simple chromed bobby pin blank, to which I glued a vintage 1950s bright yellow celluloid bird cabochon.

Worn together, it looks like your pet canary has escaped its cage and nestled securely in your hair. How fun, and so perfect for spring.

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New item: Recycled sterling silver ring: Vintage glass cabochon in coral

We made another adjustable recycled sterling ring, this time with a red cabochon instead of a blue one. The results are pretty satisfying and we think this ring will sell. (Though maybe not as fast as the first ring, which sold within hours of listing!)

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New item: Upcycled whiskey bottle with cork stopper - Crazy plaid

This cool, old-timey bottle was on its way to the recycling bin when I rescued it from certain destruction. It appears to be handmade glass (though I'm not completely sure) and looked great even before I adorned it with alternating strips of colorful craft paper and a thin coat of high gloss protective acrylic.

I think this would look fabulous in a kitchen or bedroom, or it would make a fantastic bud vase. Do you like it?

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New item: Upcycled medicine bottle - Greens and blues

This upcycled veterinary medicine bottle would make the perfect stash jar for people who have things to stash. It's waterproof, airtight, and filters UV light. It's also decorated with hand-cut patterned paper and has a thin coat of acrylic gloss on it for extra protection. I hated the idea of throwing such a cool bottle away--imagine how many medicine bottles just like this one are sitting in landfills? Yikes. Why not turn it into something you can use over and over again? So we did.

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SOLD: Recycled sterling silver ring: Vintage European glass cabochon in peacock

We took a vintage 1960s European glass cabochon and adhered it to a sterling silver, adjustable ring that is made out of 100% recycled silver. The ring has three-dimensional flower blossoms and leaves and catches the light in a very pretty way. We think it would make a great cocktail or party ring, and just in time for summer.

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