life buoy wreath

I started out with a standard straw wreath and this:

Bought at Aldi (!) in spring when they carried garden items.

But scince we have a teak front door (at least for now - but that is another post),

I wanted it to pop a little more and painted the wreath with some diluted white paint.

Now it reminded me of these traditional plaster used on broken arms  :o

But then it suddenly remided me of a rustic life buoy!

And with our surname being very nautical and living a stonecast from the sea, I always can go for a costal look.

But I wanted it to look rather vintage than kitchy coastal ;)

I first tried this - but ended up like that:

I think it looks better on the wall on the side of the door, though.

Find more wreath inspiration here:

lampshade

I made a lampshade from my japanese  Echino fabric.

This old lampshade was  a boring beige and I didn't like it.

I removed the old fabric and measured the new.

Than I sewed along the needles and pulled the fabric over the shade.

Hotgluded the edges. Done. 

A sunburst mirror made from flower tags

When sunburst mirrors first entered home fashion... honestly, I hated them.

 But it seems even I get influenced by what's "haute couture" ;)

They grew pretty quickly on me.

Especially those made of wood...

In fall I made one of driftwood.

Than I sold it.

So I copied Nester's craft paper eddition.

It was a tad to small on this wall.

Than I saw those cheap flower tags at store (Biltema)...

and I kept my eyes open for a round thrift store mirror.

I played around a while with how to arrange the tags.

After finding how I liked it best, it was just to warm up the hot glue gun...

And voila:

Sunburst mirror 

Nr 3

Daily Bread

I have to admit I have a soft spot for soft pink. :)

So I fell for these bread boxes they have at Kremmerhuset.

(Which is one of my favourite home goods store here in Norway)

But I really don't need a bread box, because I keep our bread in a drawer - and I don't want more clutter on my counter tops.

But than I remembered my husbands old breadbox...

And with some coats of paint I got my soft pink breadbox.

But then, I didn't really need a breadbox, remember?

But I needed a place to keep our bibles/devotionals...

"Bread of life"

sunburst mirror

I did it.

I knew I had this round mirror in my basement.

And some driftwood.

It was just to warm up the hot glue and to get going.

It turned out as I hoped.

I had plans for a picture wall on this spot.

But I'm not good with picture walls

.But than I thought I should give the white brick wall a try.

I had troubles to fill this wall between the woodstove and the door aswell.

Love it even better here.

Wait. This means I still have to get this picture wall above the dining table up....

Good it's still some time until christmas.

Linking to

fall wreath

After seeing all these wonderfull coffeefilter, bookpages and burlap wreaths around blogland, I had to make my own version of it.

A combination of old pages from a book, 

a little burlap

and some wool...

And here's the finished wreath:

Isn't hot glue an amazing invention?

And I shall give this wreath away in my up-coming "Give away"

Linking to:

DIY headboard

Remember, my husband wasn't too happy that I removed my old headboard?

But I needed them for the bedframes in my new kid's bedroom.

And I wanted something like that:

kjerstislykke

So I remembered  that I had a door from a pine wardrobe I had no use for any longer.

I painted it first with some left-over teal color and then brown.

After the color dried I whitewashed it and added the letters.

Then I added some vertical small boards and sanded the whole thing.

ADPREHENDE VITAM AETERNAM

is latin for

"lay hold on eternal life"

It's from the bible and we choose this verse as wedding motto 12 years ago.  We wanted to remember it's not all about here and now, but how we live now, decicions made here, may have concequence for eternity...

The beautiful bedding is from "Princess".

Og da må eg jo bare hilse te alle de hyggelige damene her på Princess på Åkra.

Liker godt høstkolleksjonen!

                                                

Edit:

The bed got moved to the other wall. New pics: