Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Vintage Fall Leaves

Fall is in full swing in my part of the country. Leaves are turning now and the nights are getting a little crisp. Yeah....my favorite time of year. Speaking of leaves....I thought this week we would look at Etsy to find some vintage fall leaves that you might want to use for your fall decorating. :)

Over at EBS Vintage Home I found these really pretty leaded glass fall leaves. You could lay them on your table or even put them in a flower arrangement. 

These three bowls from BlueSeptemberRain would really work nice for nut and candy bowls and you can add them to your decorating. 

Look at this adorable little mouse that I found from Ihaveoldstuff. I am not partial to mice, but this guy is really cute. :)

And Fall decorating would not be the same without a nice fall scene painting on your wall. How about this one from Vintage Inquistor.

These are few fall leaf items I found. I just love all the fall colors and love sewing and decorating with them. 

Happy decorating!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Crochet Pumpkins Tutorial

Getting that time of year again. My favorite time of the year! I LOVE FALL! The colors are so beautiful and harvest time is so nice. Today I thought I would share this video on how to crochet pumpkins from Bella Coco. Get that yarn ready and start crocheting. :)

Happy Sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Vintage Sunflowers

I know it is only the middle of August, but you know I start to think about fall this time of year and the flowers are starting to die away a little bit. This time of year makes me think of late summer and sunflowers so I thought I would look at some vintage sunflower things on Etsy. So let's go see what we can find. :)

I use to have a casserole dish like this, but mine didn't have these sunflowers on them. Pretty colorful dish from ShowMeShabby.

Here is a nice sunflower tin from MtnLaurelVintage. You could use this tin for storing a number of things. 

Are you going to have a fall picnic? Use this sunflower tablecloth from PriscillasHierlooms. Very colorful and lots of sunflowers on it. 

Now this is a vintage t-shirt I would like. Look at the colorful sunflowers! You can get this one from skippyhaha. 

There are lots of vintage sunflower items available on Etsy so why not go on over and take a peek. :)

Have a great week!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Upcycle Back To School

Yep....getting to be that time of year again isn't it. I can't believe kids are starting to go back to school. Was that a fast summer or what! Some of you will be starting that back to school shopping so why not check out some of these upcycled finds from Etsy. 




BJ Anthony Designs has this drawstring backpack that was made from a pair corduroy pants. Looks like something the kids would like. 

Now I know what I can do with all those old floppy disks that I have sitting in the drawer! ReComputing has this one. 

Ok.....I have seen lots of upcycled things, but check out this notebook cover from LeeEmporium. It is made from a potato chip bag!! Now that is different. 

This is just a few items I found on Etsy. Why not head on over and see what you can find. 

Have a great week!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Making a Beach Bag

So there is still time to hit the beach before summer and if your beach bag is worn out and you need another one here is a really quick video from SewVeryEasy. Looks like it is a very easy one to make too. If I had a beach to go to I might make it myself. LOL! :)

Happy Sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: DIY Natural Bug Repellent

I am sure lots of you have those pesky mosquito's around all the time and sometimes it is hard to even sit out on the deck. If so, here is a really neat idea for making your own bug repellent and using some nice Mason jars also. Freebie Finding Mom shows you how to do this. Good way to keep those pesky bugs away. :)

Have a great week!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Just wanted to wish all of you a HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! Enjoy the day with family and friends and have a blast!!

Colleen :)

Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: 4th of July Mug Rug Tutorial Video

Hellooooooooo.....I am finally back "online". Been gone for a couple of months moving to our new home. Whew.....what a job. The builder was 5 weeks over schedule and then it took 10 days to get my satellite internet back so I was "disconnected" for two months!! Terrible not to have your computer for that long. Thank goodness for my smartphone! :)

So hope everyone is having a good summer so far. It is pretty dry where we live. Need rain bad! Fourth of July is right around the corner, but I think you still have time to make this cute mug rug from Missouri Star Company. Looks pretty simple. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Vintage Spring

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter spending time with family and friends. Spring is in full swing so I thought we would start the Springs season by doing some decorating with vintage Spring items from Etsy. 



Here is a cute little chick from PamelasCottage. Love the yellow color and look at those eyes!

Look at the beautiful colors in this print from WHaroldHancock. I just love all the pastels. You could hang this on your wall to bring a little of the outdoors in. :)

Oh my.....what beautiful lavender flowers on these tea cups from TimesPast72. If you don't want to just have them as tea cups, I know some people use tea cups to put fancy pin cushions in them also. You might want to try that. 

Talk about relaxing under a tree! Makes you want to just jump into this figurine and relax. This is from KitschyCollection.

So these are a few vintage items I found that you could use for getting a start on your Spring decorating. 

Have a great week!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Wool Spring Candle Mat Tutorial

I have just got started doing wool applique candle mats and it is so fun! I have been a quilter for many years and applique is my favorite. I saw so many really neat patterns for wool applique so I thought......hmmmmm......I need to try that. This pattern from Sew Felt is such a pretty pastel spring pattern that I thought I would share it with you. :)

Happy stitching!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Easter Egg Mug Rug Tutorial

Man oh man....I just noticed that Easter is early this year! Time just keeps flying along. Looks like we need to get our Easter decorating done a little earlier this year. There still are a couple of weeks before Easter so you still have time to make this cute little egg shaped mug rug from Sew today Clean tomorrow. Very easy and quick so you can use that Easter fabric stash to make several of them. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Crocheting Four Leaf Clover

Well Valentine's Day is over so now it is on to St. Patrick's Day. I thought maybe you would like to see how to crochet little 4 leaf clovers from My Crafts for your decorating. You can make lots of these and connect them together like garland and decorating with them. 

Have fun!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Heart Mug Rug Sewing Tutorial

I know that Valentine's Day is tomorrow and we will be moving on to St. Patrick's Day, but I still thought we could look at this tutorial to make a heart mug rug because hearts can go in your decorating all year around. It is from Jacquelynne Steves  and she makes it look very easy. 

Happy sewing and Happy Valentine's Day!!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Vintage Valentine's

I always like to look at things from yesteryear...yes....I am aging myself. LOL! :) I thought with Valentine's Day just around the corner we could look at some vintage Valentine's Day from Etsy.........

Of course  you can't look back at vintage Valentine's Day without showing the cards that all of us from way back when use to give to our school mates. This is a nice collection from smileitsvintage.

How about this really cute bell figure with all it's hearts that AvasHopeChest has. It is so cute and colorful.

Remember the chocolate boxes they use to have? This one from pinkchicboutique shows just how elaborate they were. Very pretty. 

How about this fold out Valentine's card from the 1900's that talkingbirdie has! Talk about elaborate and detailed. They really made some neat things back then. :)

Well these are just a few of the vintage Valentine's that I found to go down memory lane. Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Crocheting Valentine's Day Hearts Video

Time to start your Valentine's Day decorating. If you need some nice coasters to put around on your tables or connect them to make a heart banner, why not crochet some of your own. This is from How To Crochet A Heart. Why not give it a try.....

Happy crocheting! 

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Upcycle Your Valentine's

So I am sure most of you are really getting tired of winter. Especially if you have been in the cold part of the country. I for one am not having a bad winter at all since this is the first winter since we left Alaska and this winter is a piece of cake. LOL! :)

I know it is only January, but let's start concentrating on some springtime. First thing to think of is Valentine's Day. So let's look at some upcycled items from Etsy that have been made into hearts. 

We will start with this rustic red heart from RusticRevelations that they made from a wooden pallet. Turned out really nice. 

Now it may still be pretty chilly for some of you and you still need those mittens to keep your hands warm so why not use these mittens from SullysSofties that were made from old sweaters. 

This is different. How about a heart necklace made from an old bicycle chain. Pretty neat. This one is from Upcycling4ACause.

Upcycling Mason jars is really popular these days and there are so many different types to make. How about these Valentine's Day jars from MontanaSnow? Looks like that is fairly easy to do. 

These are a few ideas of upcycling items to hearts for your Valentine's Day. Gives us a few ideas of how to make some items doesn't it. 

Have fun!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Mason Jar Snowman

There is still a little bit of time left to have those snowmen out for your winter decorating. There are a few more weeks left before we start to get the itch to do a little spring decorating. With that said let's make this Mason jar snowman from MasonJarCraftsLove. There are so many different decorating ideas for Mason jars these days and this snowman is pretty simple and basic, but you can add it to your winter decorating. :)

Give it a try! 

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Vintage Snowmen

Now that the holidays are over, and I hope everyone had a great holiday season, it is time to settle down into winter. And what is one of the best signs of winter....yep.....snowmen! Love those little snowmen! What's good about snowmen is you can have them at Christmas and also throughout the winter decorating season. There are so many different kinds of snowmen to decorate with, but let's look at some vintage snowmen from Etsy. :)

Winter is time for hot chocolate on those cold days and you can use these snowmen mugs from tikichef to serve up that mug of hot chocolate. 

If you still have cookies to put out or are still making cookies you can use these really cute snowmen plates from JVCollectiblesVT to put the cookies on. 

Look at these adorable snowmen from HarmonDesignsLLC. They are so cute. You can put them on your table or shelf. Such cute faces. :)

How adorable are these salt and pepper shakers of Mr. & Mrs. Snowman. They would go good on your kitchen table. You can find them at BrooklynBloom. 

I could just go on and on with the snowmen. I still have several sitting around my house for winter. How about you??? :)

Have fun decorating!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I am spending the Holidays with family and friends, but I wanted to wish all of you a Happy New Year! I hope this year brings everyone joy and happiness. See you next year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Just wanted to take this week's posting to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful time spending Christmas with family and friends. I know I will. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Colleen :)

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