Free vintage recipe cards for you!

I just love vintage recipe cards. They are fun to create with and decorate with too.  This one is just perfect for Fall.  Print it out on card stock and stick this in a flower frog or other photo holder. Maybe even add a black and white photo in front and use the recipe as a matte for the photo. Won't that be cute on your buffet or hutch?

This one should be fun for those of you who love anything Francais. lol  Recipe cards like this can be great for backgrounds in artwork, cards, decoupage, journal work....you name it. Have some fun.

Here's an idea - Take some coffee or tea stained lace and cheesecloth.  Layer it in small pieces on the recipe card.  Sew it on in a messy fashion. Leave the strings.  Add a favorite vintage image transferred to fabric on top. You can sew that on too. Suddenly you have a little piece of art. Hang her by a rusty safety pin or stand her up in a flower frog.  This is a great way to make ornaments for the tree.  Use pics of your family.

I hope you enjoy these.  I'll be sure to share the projects I create with these.  Thank you so much for your comments and follows. I enjoy connecting with you guys so much.  I'll be celebrating a year of blogging later this month.  Stay tuned for my giveaway! xoxo

Chippy shabby window photo display

Hello, friends! Here is another photo display from my mother in law's 80th birthday.  I used my shabby old window to display wedding pictures of Jean and Frank. They have been married 55 years this year.  I hung each photo with a torn piece of vintage book page as a matte.

And where did that rusty letter "M" end up?  It stands proudly on top of this display. I like the contrast.

Feel free to double click and enlarge the picture. Happy White Wednesday to all!  I'll share my redo of my PB wall cubby with you next.  I had some fun using that to display pics for the party too!  Hope you are having a great week.  xoxo  I'm linking to the following parties! Come join the fun!

Altered cabinet cards

Happy White Wednesday! I'm working on some creative ways to display family photos this week. We are hosting a party Saturday for my mother in law, Jean, who will be turning 80 years old.  I want to place photos around the house of Jean at various ages and stages of her life.  The entry table will focus on her childhood. I have several very good black and white photos and two tables to use. Today I altered two cabinet cards with photos of Jean as a little girl.  These cabinet cards will be the focal point of each entry table.

 

 I wanted to keep the embellishments neutral so that the picture remained the focal point. I was just adding texture. Vintage lace and mother of pearl buttons seemed perfect for this 1930's picture. Here's another shot that I love of her standing in the garden.

I used this wooden frame display just for these shots. I won't be using it for the actual party. I will have some fun photo holders for the other black and whites that will join the cabinet cards in the displays. I'll share those ideas with you as I decorate this week so stay tuned!  I hope you are having a great week.  I'm linking this to -