Jacquie's Up-Cycle Nation: Map It

Map art is the way to go this spring!  Colorful and nostalgic, paper maps are being recycled into new works of whimsy popping up at parties and as fresh decorations. 

These Etsy up-cycle artists are ready to fill the map craze demand!

Celebrate spring with a sweet garland of colorful birds! LaMiaCasa crafts cottage chic beauties from a wide variety of papers including vintage atlas pages. Swing into her shop to feather your spring nest!

Put that cupcake on the map with topography toppers from Artesenias! Map art is only a small portion of this artist's inventory of festive fun.  Favorite this shop for one stop party planning!

 Pair party cupcakes with coordinating treat bags form TCWitcraftFactory! These small favor sacks come with compass stickers to seal the look.  Shop here to continue the travel theme with hand carved stamps.

 

 Add cottage kitsch to any space with up-cycled map-wrapped lights from LittleLightsShop.  Perfect for the travel trailer on summer road trips!  Decorate the office cubicle to keep those day dreams alive. When a map is involved the possibilities are endless!

 

For more up-cycled map style search recycled map on Etsy.

LOVE  &  UP-CYCLE NATION!!

Jacquie Wheeler

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Blog Party Sunday - Show Us What You're Making

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Witches Stitches - Peat Pot Tea lights

I was in our local hardware store last week and I saw peat pots. They were a little larger than the ones I usually see, and only $1.49 for a package of 6, so I picked up a package. I love the size and shape of them and thought they would make great…something or others. LOL

I decided to make little tea light candle holders out of them. Before we go any further I want you to know these are NOT meant to be used use with real candles, of any kind, in them. You must use the battery operated tea lights only. Raise your right hand and repeat after me, “I will only use battery operated tea light candles with this project”

Step 1 – Paint your little peat pots any color you choose. I used regular craft paint, let it dry. Paint a second coat. Let it dry.

 

Step 2 – Find a graphic you like and print it out. Glue it onto the side of the pot.

 

Step 3 – Cover pot and graphic with a clear wax like Johnson’s paste wax. Let dry about 10 minutes.

 

Step 4 – Cover the pot with a coating of dark wax, Min Wax makes a really good one, now before it dries wipe it off. Be careful not to rip your little pot. After you rub off the dark wax let it dry for an hour. Now buff it out with a clean rag.

 

Step 5 – Put some Spanish moss inside the pot and place the candle in on top of it. (You can paint the candle base so it is not so white).

 

I did a red, white and blue one, but you can do anything on the pot you want. These would look great placed along the mantel, on a windowsill, or tucked into a corner of a little shelf or cupboard. You can make ones that are shabby cottage chic by not using the dark wax, or you can make them look like pumpkins at Halloween.

Hope you enjoy and make some of these great little tea light holders and remember DO NOT USE REAL CANDLES! Enjoy.

Faith

 

 

Handmade Spotlight - Star Struck

What an awesome grouping of star items made by members of the OFG Etsy Team. To get a closer look at these items, CLICK HERE.

Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Garden Art

Now that we have the tools for our gardens and know how to plan them, we now need some art for our gardens. Garden art always adds something special to our gardens and I always enjoy looking in all the nooks and grannies of a garden to see all the neat fixtures. 

Here are some "finds" that I found from the wonderful stops on Etsy.


Every flower garden needs some daisies and EarthStudioMetalArt has this great rust metal daisy. Would look great in a southwest garden. 

Patty at PatsGardenArt has these cute metal garden flowers and I love all the colors. These flowers would fit into the garden area pretty good. 

Now....every garden should have bumble bees in them. Bumble bees are a gardens friend and helps all the plants grow and pollinate. MyGardenGoddess has these cute stepping stones for your garden. Just add them in your garden and follow the path....

So you can remember what you planted where in your vegetable garden why not use these garden markers from FromArtisansHands. I sure could use these because before the veggies come up I can't remember what the rows have in them and I love the colors of these markers. :)

And last but not least.....every gardens "good luck" charm....the ladybug. When I was a child my grandmother use to tell me that ladybugs were good luck to have in your garden so why not put this ladybug from LANDDelements in your garden to bring good luck to it. :)

Now you can get busy planning your gardens, planting your gardens and add "goodies" to your gardens. 

Good luck with your gardens and have fun!:)

Colleen :)

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