Preview of New Things... Most are Re-purposed

I have been busy playing  working creating new re-purposed items.

Here is a preview of what I will have at A Paris Street Market this Saturday  and Spring Horseshoe Market the following Saturday (May 11).


Chalkboards = all from re-purposed materials.  A fresh coat of paint and black chalkboard paint is all you need.

Vintage Blue Ball Jars with paper flowers for Spring (inside a re-purposed suitcase)

 Vintage Linens + Wood Embroidery Hoops (all estate sale finds) =

What used to be a vintage brown Samsonite Cosmetic carrying case has now been given a face lift...

An old wooden box is now a chalkboard surface ...I altered the sides of the box with texture paste, vintage doilies (used as a stencil) to create a mix media look.  Doilies have been stamped with a Chalk Marker.


Vintage Inspired fabric + Vintage Buttons =

An old metal box re-purposed....

Chalkboard Fabric + Embroidery Hoops (painted) = Chalkboards with stamped images created with a Chalk Marker

Perhaps my favorite re-purposed item...a old green suitcase.  I painted it black, then added a texture design to the top of the suitcase.

Sew Retro Fabric + Scrabble Tiles + Embroidery Hoop (painted red) =

Love the Chalk Markers and the Stamp images.  Most of the stamps I used are from Stampin-Up.

Fun fabric + Embroidery Hoop (Painted Black) =

Vintage Linens, some in their original state and others have been hand-dyed TEAL AND PURPLE!

Crossword Puzzle Fabric + Embroidery Hoop (painted yellow) =

This is just a sampling.  I truly have many more painted embroidery hoops with vintage embroidery, vintage inspired fabric along with a wide assortment of Chalkboard surfaces.

Now I have to get busy adding sales tags to all of these items...that part is definitely not fun!  

Spring Horseshoe Market

I am working on new items for A Paris Street Market this Saturday and for the Spring Horseshoe Market, May 11th.

Will have many new items, including:

Currently  working on re-purposing old wooden embroidery hoops and suitcases.

Working on several frames and other surfaces to create one of kind re-purposed Chalkboards.

Will have an assortment of hand-dyed vintage crochet linens, including several tablecloths.

Will also have an assortment of Vintage Blue Ball glass jars with decorative paper pinwheels & rosettes.

A Paris Street Market...just around the corner!

In less than 2 weeks, it will be time for one of my favorite markets... A Paris Street Market!

I  hope that today's snowfall will be the last for this season.

I hope May 4th is a day with lots of sunshine...no rain and please, no snow!

More Pillows at Checkered Corner's A Splash of Spring

Today is the day!  Checkered Corner  is open for it's monthly sale.  I was not sure if I could get all the pillows I was working on completed, but I did it!

When I was working with the fabric dyes (Chenille), I decided to "play" a little by adding other vintage materials I have in my stash.  A creative experiment.  I liked the results...I hope you do too.

The yellow Chenille pillows completes my Cabin Craft Dyed Chenille pillow collection.  The blue and white pillows are created from a  re-purposed vintage tablecloth.

I completed these Wednesday night...Parisian print fabric pillows.

I have a little collection of vintage aprons I am now ready to sell.  This purple crochet vintage apron is my of my favorites.

An assortment of Vintage Aprons now at Checkered Corner...inside the closet in the upstairs bedroom where Isa Creations items are found.

Crochet, Sheer, Gingham, Embroidered.

 Dyed Vintage Crochet...also inside the closet (next to Vintage Apron and hand-crafted tote bags)

All these items will be available at

Checkered Corner

will be open

April 19, 20, 21

5650 South Curtice Street

Historic Downtown Littleton

Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday 12 to 4

More Vintage Chenille Pillows & Painted Birdhouses at Checkered Corner's A Splash of Spring

I found 2 vintage chenille bedspreads during a recent visit to Warrenton, TX.  One is a bright pink (a beautiful floral design) and another is a blue and white with a great design.  Last week, Anita from Checkered Corner gave me a wonderful gift...a pink chenille bedspread.

Recently, I used  fabric dyes for the first time.  This is a new tool for me.  This has opened so many possibilities I never imagined before!

I learned a few things during the process of using fabric dyes. One of them was the reverse....using hot water with bleach (blended into the water) then adding the dyed fabric to lighten the color.  Since this month's theme at Checkered Corner is A Splash of Spring, I experimented with the bright pink Chenille bedspread Anita gave me.  I wanted to lighten the pink.  I cut the bedspread in half, kept half in it's original color and lighted the other half. I was happy with the results.

I only created 2 pillows.  I will be using the rest of the light pink Chenille for Nook/iPad lined zippered bags (with girls or houses as see in previous post, here and here).  I look forward to creating new lined zippered bags using this Vintage Chenille material.

I love the blue and white design of this Vintage Chenille:

I only created 3 pillows.  I plan to use some of this Blue and White Chenille to create more Nook/i-Pad lined zippered bags.

I found these 2 Cabin Craft  twin Chenille bedspreads at an estate sale a few months ago .  I used fabric dye(for the first time) to transform white Chenille into several spring several colors...

Light Lilac and a darker Lavender Pillows, along with a light Teal color

Painting these birdhouses was similar to using fabric dyes.  I think it's just the concept of giving something a new or different look .  Adding or changing colors of fabric or metal/wood  is a new tool I plan to continue to use in my future creations.

Finds from Warrenton, TX 

All these items will be available at

Checkered Corner

will be open

April 19, 20, 21

5650 South Curtice Street

Historic Downtown Littleton

Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday 12 to 4

Many great items can be found at Checkered Corner.  Visit Checkered Corner's blog for more pictures.

Vintage Glass Milk Bottles & Pinwheels at Checkered Corner's A Splash of Spring

A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to spend a day during Texas Antique Weekend in Warrenton, TX.  Our Spring breaks are usually spent in Texas visiting family and friends.  Alex calls it the Texas Tour.  Our 2 day road trip from Littleton, CO to Houston TX....then to Austin...then San Antonio.  

After San Antonio, we were able to start our trip back home via Warrenton, TX.  It was a great day with June, her husband and my family.  June and her husband returned to San Antonio while we headed towards Lindale, TX (near Tyler, TX).

One of my best finds was two vintage milk crates with 2 dozen vintage glass milk bottles.  Earlier this week, I washed all the milk bottles.

This month, Checkered Corner is featuring a SPLASH OF SPRING!

  Although we have had lots of snow in the last few weeks, thinking of Spring inspired me to add a little something to the vintage glass milk bottles.  

These milk bottles would make great flower vases.  My rose bushes in the backyard have yet to bloom, so...naturally I decided to create something with paper.

Pin-Wheels!

Shredded dictionary paper inside the bottles

I found 3 vintage glass milk bottles at an estate sale last week.

All these items will be available at

Checkered Corner

will be open

April 19, 20, 21

5650 South Curtice Street

Historic Downtown Littleton

Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday 12 to 4

Many great items can be found at Checkered Corner.  Visit Checkered Corner's blog for more pictures.

More Preview Photos of A Splash of Spring at Checkered Corner

Checkered Corner will be open on

April 19, 20 & 21

A Splash of Spring

Some of my new items are:

Repurposed Trays into Chalkboards!

Come visit us at

5650 South Curtice Street, Littleton, CO (Historic Downtown)

reclaimed, repurposed & vintage collections for home and garden

Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday 12 to 4