The blueberries are all starting to come in at once on the bushes out in the yard, so I decided to make some muffins this morning. This recipe was a little different with oats and orange juice. I am not sure if I was crazy about it, but it was pretty good. I think I am use to a sweeter muffin and these were a little tart with the OJ. Oh well...they most certainly won't go to waste!
If you remember a few posts back I told you about an attic full of treasures that I had acquired in an auction. Well...I ended up getting a bag full of old Christmas ornaments in that lot. I love the old Mercury glass bulbs and collect them all year long for my tree at Christmas time. The balls that I pulled out of this attic were filthy dirty and as I cleaned them, the paint started flaking off. I thought they were ruined until I remembered reading that you could wash the color off the balls by soaking them in water and you would be left with the silver mercury color from the inside shining through.
I did this and really love the way they turned out! They look distressed and very old. It is so satisfying to be able to salvage something like this that I had about given up on.
On the subject of salvage, I've been making some recycled jewelry necklaces out of wonderful trinkets from yesteryear.
I used a vintage metal whistle on this piece and paired it with silver and hand wired beads. I think this would be a great stylish piece for a gym teacher or coach to have.
This piece is made from a vintage brooch and an old clock key. The thing I love about these 2 necklaces is that you could wear them with a dressy outfit or with blue jeans....they are really versatile. Both are listed in my etsy shop if you are interested.
Have a good day!
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