Make your own shabby books with paint and stencils! It’s an easy way to upcycle discarded or unloved books for a rustic farmhouse look! I’ve always loved the look of shabby books on display, and have ooh’ed and aah’ed over many a pretty shabby book on Pinterest, but have yet to make my own. Until...

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Make this sweet Shabby Button Heart Pillow to enjoy for Valentine’s Day. The mix of textures — sparkly glitter, shabby pillow cover, shiny buttons — is what makes it fun! Although I made this shabby button heart pillow for Valentine’s Day, you can alter this tutorial to come up with something for other holidays or...

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This Valentine Canvas Block mixed media art is a very pretty decoration that can also be displayed year-round! Before I even began this project, I knew I wanted to make a button heart shape on a canvas. I love the selection of buttons in this package I got from Buttons Galore, and used a variety...

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I’m back with a fun vintage jewelry cabinet redo with paint and Mod Podge! I’m using Mod Podge Ultra Matte Chalk, a match made in heaven when using chalk paint! Come and see why it’s my new favorite product! It rocks! Today is a very special day, because it’s National Mod Podge Day! Yes, Mod...

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Want to learn how to make beautiful shabby paper flowers? I did too, so I finally bought a Sizzix Big Shot machine and some flower dies and I. Am. Addicted. To. Making. Paper. Flowers. I’m definitely late to the Sizzix party, but man am I having a blast with my new toy! So many of...

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Today I’m over at the PinkWhen blog, sharing my fun tutorial to make your own French Shabby Box! It all starts with an empty tea box – the kind that holds several different flavors of tea – like this one: Stop over to PinkWhen to see how I went from an empty tea box to...

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Here’s a fun bottle makeover that only requires chalky finish paint and some sanding. I love this one because it didn’t take much to completely change the look of a simple glass bottle. Here’s what the bottle looked like originally: You’ll have to click over to Deja Vue Designs to see how I turned this...

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Did you know you can achieve a time-worn, distressed paint finish without sanding? You can! I’m sharing the “how-to” over at Deja Vue Designs, with a makeover on this simple craft frame: Using my favorite shade of chalky finish paint plus some brown wax, I gave this frame a wonderfully distressed look! I framed a...

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I came up with a super easy – and super fast – way to create crinkled vintage lace seam binding for a shabby look! Here’s an example of a vintage packet of lace seam binding: When you unravel the binding, you’ll get definite kinks in the lace where it’s been bent around the cardboard packaging,...

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I’m so happy to have my blogging friend Anne from White Lace Cottage guest post here on Pet Scribbles today. I’ve always admired Anne’s vintage and shabby style that comes through in her crafts and DIYs for her lovely home. Her blog is filled with lots of pretty and creative inspiration, and I hope you enjoy...

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