And the winner is...

Congratulations to Kim from Musings from Kim K. for winning last weeks giveaway! Kim has a great blog and a lovely family. Be sure to check out her party ideas and her Flickr pics on the right side bar. They are a real treat!  Are you ready for my favorite giveaway yet this month??  Well, stay tuned...it's coming this evening.  You don't want to miss this one!

Giveaway month continues!

Good Sunday morning to you all! This is my 100th post today! Thank you for joining me. A month of giveaways continues this week here at Rusty Rooster Vintage.  Remember a new weekly giveaway will be announced every Sunday in April to celebrate my blogging milestones and to help me make a special announcement later in the month.  I changed the order of my giveaway items so that this Easter themed gift will arrive to the lucky winner in time for the holiday!  So, that said, let's take a closer look at this week's giveaway.

You see these little altered tins all over blog land and Etsy.  I was inspired to make a few of my own when I found these flocked chicks at our local antique store. 

I glittered the edges and ran an embellished wire to create a "basket" for the little chicks nest to sit inside.  I added some pearls and some vintage lace to the handle on this one.  The other two are embellished with different size pearls.  I love the yummy green moss. The moss and chick are not permanently adhered to the tin, so you can change out the basket throughout the year with other items.

The winner will also receive this vintage Easter postcard and holder.  The holder was made by my friend Kelley of Gongy and Squish.  I added a bit of vintage lace you can use in your next creation and a mother of pearl button.  The postcard has beautiful handwriting on the back. Take a peek. Isn't it gorgeous?

TO ENTER:
You'll have until 5 p.m. next Saturday to enter.
You have two chances to win.
1) Leave a comment here
2) Leave a second comment here letting me know you added my giveaway button, picture etc to your blog.

It is that simple! Now, I'd love for you to become a follower but I won't require it. The weekly winner will be announced on Saturday evening. I will ship the item on Monday so that you hopefully will have in time for Easter. This giveaway is open to US bloggers only. Sorry! If you don't have a blog be sure to leave your email, or I won't be able to find you and will have to pick another winner.  Good luck!  xoxo

Altered Wooden Crosses

I made these altered crosses a few years back. I'm using them as part of my Easter decorations this year. They make great gifts too, especially for Sunday school teachers.

Just find a wooden cross at your local craft store and alter it with paint, paper, lace...whatever you have.  A little trick on this one - I used three sticks. They don't cross in the center  so that nest can lay flat.  I gathered the twigs in the yard and wrapped in copper wire. I hung a few metal leaves, glued down the nest and filled that with feathers and faux eggs.  The paint job is easy too. I painted the cross with an antique white wash (watered down acrylic paint) then dry brushed some brown on the edges.

This next one was painted with a brown wash paint on outside and the antique white wash on the inside of the cross. I used glimmer mist to tint the lace and layered that on vintage book paper. I painted the edges of the cross with my fingers (I like those better than paintbrushes!) using several different colors until I got the desired effect.

The center is made from lace, flowers and vintage jewelry all layered on top of one another. There is a bead dangling from the lace.

Guess who made one too? Kara actually took several of these wooden crosses over to a friend's house and they came up with their own altered crosses.  Here's Kara's cross -

Cute, huh? See, you can make these out of materials you have on hand.  This is a great project for you and the kids or the grandchildren.  You can make yours all pretty and vintage, and they can have fun with your stash of scrap paper and buttons.  Enjoy!  Thank you for your comments and follows. xoxo Linking up to: