I saw an interesting post, on one of the blogs I follow, while blog-surfing through my sidebar last night. Kate, of The Small Things blog, bought a Manzita tree branch at TJ Maxx earlier this month and it looks gorgeous with all of her earrings hanging from it!
(From "the Small Things blog" - Kate's Jewelry Branch)
I thought of how cool it would be to have a "Jewelry Branch" of my own sitting right there on my dresser. I already have a miniature 5 pine-cone branch that I found on one of my walks sitting on my nightstand! Then, I also thought of how much I couldn't afford to buy one... as much as I love TJ Maxx, I just can't afford things right now. (sigh)
BUT! Thankfully, I am blessed with having the Croatan Forest all around me, even in my backyard, and plenty of Clear Coat spray-paint here at home. So I am off to hunt for a tree branch! I know that God made the perfect one and it's out there just waiting for me to pick it up and bring it home...
I will reveal everything when the re-decorating of my room is complete, and the photo-shoot is finished! I only have a few more items on my list:
- A mirror for the wall above my dresser (I've been searching for two years for the perfect one)
- Paint on my walls (not going to happen yet unfortunately because we're moving soon and it'd be a waste of good paint because I'd have to repaint over it before leaving...)
- The correct curtains on my windows (I have them, they just aren't up yet)
- The extra furniture being stored in my room for momma OUT (at least temporarily for the photo-shoot. The extra desk table in my room looks a little silly with everything else I have in there... lol)
- Furniture properly arranged and room de-cluttered of my sewing projects temporarily (mostly finished here, just a few odds and ends to pick up)
What things have you re-created recently through DIY for your own home?
-- A Victorian Cowgirl
**I did find two branches, after a short hunt around my neighborhood. I broke the larger one into two smaller pieces and then layered and wove all three together. It's a bit bigger than Karen's, but it looks pretty cool on my dresser with my Vintage heart jewlery box and Magazine stack! I think I will have to wire them though to stabilize them so the woven parts don't come apart :)
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