Archive for the ‘Recreated Treasures’ Category

Welcome to Pink Saturday!

It’s exciting to get back into Pink Saturday. For those of you who pop in frequently, you will notice I have a New Look blog. This coincides nicely with my 200th blog post…. So stay tuned for a celebration to mark these two events!

While doing my ‘on again – off again’ clean up around the garage & work area I organised a small collection of teapots. Some will need to be recreated & some are more of the ‘collecting’ type. I don’t have any newer recreations to show you so I fossicked through my photo archives to find one old teapot which was given a makeover a few year back.

Of course this can’t be used as a teapot but it can be used as a decorative piece. The teapot is more pink in colour than is showing up in the photo. In the above photo it’s sitting elegantly on a recreated tray.

Old teapots make charming vessels for beautiful blooms …. preferably the real kind though – don’t know what I was thinking when I took this photo, lol.

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… And now for our weekly challenge - here is a delightful participant I’d like to introduce you to -

Diana from Sissie’s Shabby Cottage

There are many wonderful entries for Pink Saturday which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Take time to visit other participants’ blogs and see how Pink everyone’s Saturdays can be – you won’t be disappointed.

Happy Pink Saturday Everyone!

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Today I’m sharing with you three things – a recreated piece, a printed piece and something just for you.

Welcome to Pink Saturday!  

This bowl was in a sad state when I bought it from a recycling yard. Originally it would have had a fixed overhead handle, but the handle must have been long gone before I found it. The silver that did cover it once was also long gone too & the bowl needed a good clean & scrub in preparation for the recreation process. This is the final result of that recreation.

The bowl now has a ‘new life’ …. and is indeed in ‘pride-of-place’ in a new home standing proud as gorgeous little Recreated Treasure.

The next photo shows a lovely printed panel – not one of my works but one I have on sale at the moment. It’s a long narrow panel but will sit nicely on a mantle as it would on a wall.

I like the mix of pink & green on this print.

And finally for today there is my latest photo of a deep pink rose. We all love beautiful things and we enjoy sharing these beautiful things with each other.

So to my dear blogging friends this rose is for you – feel free to copy this rose for your personal use – I’m hoping it will give you lots of love and a smile each time you look at it.

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Happy Pink Saturday Everyone!

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There are many wonderful entries for Pink Saturday which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Take time to visit participants’ blogs and see how Pink  everyone’s Saturdays can be.

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Welcome to Pink Saturday! 

For this week’s Pink I only have one small item to show. This is going to be a quick post because I’m recovering from viruses, whooping cough and an injured shoulder ….. if things come in threes I hope this will be last of it, lol. … I just didn’t want to miss out on seeing my  Pink Saturday friends.

This is another recreated item – pink plate with rose centre.

Hope you are all well! I’ll be back to check out your Pink posts.

 Happy Pink Saturday Everyone!

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There are many wonderful entries for Pink Saturday which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Take time to visit participants’ blogs and see how   everyone’s Saturdays can be.

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Welcome to Another Pink Saturday! 

Beverly has issued us all a challenge for Pink Saturday – to visit someone new amongst the particpants and then introduce them to your readers. So my blog for the week is –  

Candy’s blog - Rock Candy . Candy loves old and preloved things. She has a gorgeous blog, so do pop over and take a look around.

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For today’s Pink I’ll share with you more recreated items …. these are past works of mine (…. and also early photos so my apologies for the quality of the photos). Here is a mix of things – a tall planter, small vase and decorative jugs.

All items in the above photo are recreated, with the exception of the pretty pink sheer tablecloth/throw the items are gracefully resting on. The pink fringing was hand dyed especially for it.

In the photo below – what was an old, worn silver tray became a pink decorative tray refusing to be hidden away in a cupboard….. The colours around the rim are actually a little deeper than what is seen in the photo…. what you can do with old pieces is only limited by the imagination.

I’m not too far away from returning to my creative space where someone’s disgarded items are awaiting to become new treasures. I’m hoping to be able recreate many more decorative items and perhaps even post some of the work as I do them step by step.

In the meantime – Happy Pink Saturday Everyone!

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There are many wonderful entries for Pink Saturday which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Take time to visit participants’ blogs and see how Pink  everyone’s Saturdays can be.

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Welcome to Pink Saturday! 

We all need a little colour to brighten our days. I personally love lots of sunshine streaming through the windows. But when the skies are grey it’s nice to be surrounded by pretty things to help brighten up little grey corners. So for today’s Pink I’ll share with you another recreated item…. a pink one of course.

This was an old brass jug rescued from an op shop. It was given a nice cleansing and scrub; then the creative hand set about to give it a face lift.

A nice bunch of pretty blooms would look extra gorgeous in this jug/vase. 

Another recreated/repurposed item - transformed from iceream bowl to jewellery holder.

A bit of paint, a few trims and a velvet drawstring pouch …. who would’ve thought that desserts were once eaten from this bowl? Now it holds your precious gems.

There are many wonderful entries for Pink Saturday which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Take time to visit participants’ blogs and see how Pink  everyone’s Saturdays can be.

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Beverly has issued us all a challenge for Pink Saturday – to visit someone new amongst the particpants and then introduce them to your readers. So my blog for the week is –  

Tammi’s blog - Visions of Vintage . Tammi loves junking around for antiques, vintage pieces (furniture and accessories) and re-vamping stuff.

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Happy Pink Saturday!

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Welcome to Pink Saturday! 

 It’s those little things, handmade or recreated with love, that can say so much and become little treaured keepsakes. So I’ve dug out some photos from my archives, of a few small creations to share for today’s Pink . The first photo shows a simple little notebook. I had a stack of handmade paper which I made into these small books. A painted rose on the cover with some trims turn a plain book into a sweet little keepsake notebook. 

A few years back my mum came home with a box full of these small stainless steel gravy boats. They were thrown out at her place of work so she rescued them and brought them to me. They were still in good condition - but what do you do with a box full of gravy boats?

…. Recreate them into candle holders of course! After receiving the ‘recreation’ treatment some were filled with candle wax or wax beads and others would hold a tealight or short candle.

The next photo shows a recreated trinket box. This was a well-used silver heart box in need of some loving care. It belonged to a friend of mine who didn’t want to throw it out and so asked me to give it some new life…….

…. and so, it went back home renewed.

One thing I remember when creating the above treasures, is how much I enjoyed working on them. 

There are many wonderful entries for Pink Saturday which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Take time to visit participants’ blogs and see how Pink  everyone’s Saturdays can be.

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Beverly has issued us all a challenge for Pink Saturday – to visit someone new amongst the particpants and then introduce them to your readers. So my blog for the week is –  

La Chambre Rose - by Nancy – celebrating artists and crafters and offering tips and freebies.

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One More Thing …

Have you noticed the Blog Award I have been nominated for? To be selected as a finalist I need to have as many nominations as possible before voting begins. If you like my blog please nominate it – the button is in the sidebar, Many Thanks!

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Happy Pink Saturday!

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 Welcome to Pink  Saturday! 

Combine a few simple items and create something Pretty enough to give as a gift. A fluffy pink organza gift bag with three soaps – lavender, tropical frangipani and rose – sitting pretty on small pink bowl. 

An old tarnished bowl has been given a new look – a few coats of pink paint with gold highlighting the embossed edge. 

…. another pink bowl has been given the same treatment.

… and so has this small dish.

This little dish can be used as a bottle coaster. I don’t know if that was it’s original purpose but it does look so nice on a table setting.

I find a lot of these old silver or steel dishes at op shops for such small costs. It’s simple to  recreate them and give them a new look. They make a unique gift item or a gorgeous little decor piece for your own dresser, mantle or dining table. So, if you have any metal pieces you’re about to throw out think about giving them a facelift. Its better than buying something new because it will be a one-of-a-kind – no one else can boast of having the same piece.

If you do recreate something, post a pic and let me know – I’d love to see your handy work.

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There are many wonderful entries for Pink Saturday which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Take time to visit participants’ blogs and see how Pink  everyone’s Saturdays can be.

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Happy Pink Saturday!

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Three branch candle holder trimmed with Victorian beaded fringing

The creative room has been silent and still for a long time. I know I’m not far off from picking up a paint brush …. for creative purposes instead of painting walls.  In fact, I am eager to get going again. I remember when the paint, brushes fabrics and embellishments were used in full swing and how all I had to do was pick up one of them and the inspiration would flow. Will this happen the again, the same as before? I hope so ….. I believe it will.

Shabby rose jug-vase

I haven’t posted my creative work for a long time, mainly because there haven’t been new pieces to show. For now, I’m reminiscing, and thought I’d post some pics of favourite pieces I’ve recreated in the past …… This is probably for my benefit more than anything else but I hope new visitors will enjoy what I have to show.

Heart trinket box with matching roses tray

Pot-planter for precious blooms

Organza shawl trimmed with hand dyed lace

Am I inspired? …… Yes.

What do you do with two tiny little trays? Transform them of course, from a plain steel finish to a colourful and decorative little treasure.

Each mini tray is Approx. 10 cm x 15 cm

In their original condition the gorgeous embossed pattern could barely be noticed. The painted finish now highlights the ornate pattern around the edge and cute little handles. And a simple rose in the middle is all that’s needed to crown the once insignificant little tray into a cute decorative piece.

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It’s time to show off another recreated item seeing I haven’t done so for a while. 

Sometimes friends give me old silverware as gifts for my birthday or other occasions because they know I’m always on the lookout for different, unusual or vintage style items to recreate. This sweet dish was one of them.

The dish is a simple but very elegant shape. There is no embossing, carving or other embellishment except for a row of small round ‘pearl drops’ along the handle. The proportions between the splayed base, plain tray with scrolled corners & patterned handle flow together beautifully to create such an elegant server.

Considering it’s been tossed about on a shelf in a recycling yard the dish has kept it’s shape well. Soft mauve & green with simple gold painted trims have recreated this serving dish into a gorgeous decorative item. …… Another One-Of-A-Kind

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When I found this urn shaped item in an opp shop I couldn’t work out what was its original use. It didn’t seem quite right as a planter – perhaps an ice bucket? Well whatever its original purpose it’s been recreated … but you decide what it can be used for.

I’ve decoupaged roses around its body giving the entire piece a shabby vintage finish.

Elena

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I haven’t posted any of my recreated treasures for a while so here is one of my favourites. A tall compote and ex silver ware. The design is simple but the shape is an elegant one. I’ve given this compote a marbly mix of colours on a cream background and trimmed the edges with stylised gold fleur di lis.

An elegant piece which can stand on its own as a decor item. It will look equally decorative filled with delicious sweets, chocolates, fruits or with a gorgeous mix of jewellery. Its One-Of-A-Kind, a gorgeous decorative treasure and an EP DESIGNS recreation.

Ciao for now,

Elena