Painted Acorn Pumpkin House

Painted acorn by Duane

check out the original painting acorns blog post here

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Until You Make Peace With Who You Are Youll Never Be Content With What You Have

Until You Make Peace With Who You Are, Youll Never Be Content With What You Have

A simple, yet powerful message.

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Beautiful Unique Painted Doors Indoors and Out

I love beautiful, artistically painted doors. 

What better way to show off your creativity and add a unique, personal touch to your 

home than with an entrance that truly says "welcome home".  Indoors or out, a uniquely 

painted door is a fantastic way to add color and  to your home.  Check out what the folks below did with a little paint, style, and creativity!

DUMBO door (down under Manhattan bridge overpass) photo by johnwilliamsphd via flickr

Rose pained door from The Spanish Dahlia

Bohemian door

Mermaid painting on a door in the streets of Funchal on the Portuguese Isle of Maderia
via timetravelturtle

Beautiful yellow-green door 

Bathroom door Kristine Putt

Ornately decorated entryway

Chili Valparasio street art by descartes.marco via Flickr

City on the door

Bird and branch painted door from whimseybox

Door in Morocco

Handpainted chinoiserie door, see the before & after, from designsponge

Bali door

designsponge

Contrasting white pain on purple via lushome

Painted door project from onekingslane

Beautiful rainbow door 

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Beautiful Upcycled Painted Decorated Windows

There are so many great ways to reuse old, salvaged windows around your home and

garden! One of my favorite ways to upcycle an old window is to add some decorative

painting to the window glass to create a unique and personalized piece of artwork! 

Not a painter? Dont fret! There are plenty of other crafty ways that you can decorate

an old window and give it a whole new look while creating your own amazing piece

of home decor (think wall art decals - see below!) Check out some of these awesome 

examples of upcycled painted and decorated windows and let me know what you think! 

This fabulous chevron tray was made from an old window by Kelly at Eclectically Vintage.

Check out her tutorial here

Beautiful custom painted window by RightUpMyAlleyDesign via Etsy

Poppies are one of my favorite flowers...check out all of these beautiful painted windows

by Keri Speidel from Creative Genius Art 

...and below...

by Keri Speidel from Creative Genius Art 

This article shows you how to add lace to your window using corn startch. Check out the

finished results, theyre pretty amazing. from Annabel Vita

Im in love with this fabulous painted vintage window entitled Grandmas Garden

 by 1HeavnCreations via Etsy

Pretty Painted Life is beautiful window

This window was simply placed in front of a wall decal! Great idea from Kates Kreations!

Paint a lacy window stencil onto a window

Dream Big window by Brittany at Pretty Handy Girl. Check out her blog here

Check out this tutorial for this Faith, Hope & Love window from

Susan Pollok at  snapguide.com

What do you think?

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Jewelry Made From Antique Skeleton Keys Tutorial

I just listed these necklaces in my Etsy shop...I made each with an antique skeleton key.
Check them out and let me know what you think!

Want to make your own? Check out my tutorial at the end of this post!

Want to make your own key necklace? Check out my tutorial below!

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