Solo Aqui::Handmade Accents In My Home

We haven't done much in the way of decorating the home we live in currently. It's more or less in functional mode. If it works, it stays, otherwise our home is very basic which allows for a lot more room for our family to exist. That doesn't mean, however that we are devoid of those little accents that define a space. Here are just a few of the handmade accents that are tucked here and there around our home. 

Our welcome wreath I constructed out of an old sweater, vintage sheets, vintage buttons, and an old table cloth, oh and a piece of wood I found on one of my outdoor outings.

My favorite sun flower pillow. Not made by me, but was a handmade gift to me from my grandmother. Handmade gifts always carries the deepest meaning to me.

These three craft wreaths I found at a thrift store for 30 cents each. I strung them up with more of that vintage bed sheet.

Two discarded mirrors I found when we moved into our home. Nothing that a little paint, a doily, and some glue couldn't fix.

Our little recycled sweater bird ornament adorns one of our bedroom doors

A recycled Salsa jar, wrapped in wire and gifted a sparse bouquet of dried lavender makes our guest bathroom a quaint little nook.

 Do you have handmade accents in your home?

{Sneak Peak} 10 Days And Counting

As I am writing this post I have exactly 10 days and counting until my art show debut...oh my. Most of the jewelry is prepped and done (whew!), and now I am onto hashing out how to display everything. I am the only artist on display (which is amazing and nerve-wracking too!), which  means I have to dominate the space that is given to me. I am going with the vintage/rustic/weathered/wabi-sabi look, since most of my pieces have some portion that is either leather, reclaimed metals, natural stones/fibers or hammered silver. It's kind of natural meets vintage.

Above is how I am planning to display my earrings. I have a set of vintage frames that I have glued recycled burlap to (that burlap used to be a bag of rice) and I am sticking the earrings into the fabric. So far...LOVE it.

I will be filling my vintage brass lion planter with rice (not sure why all this reference to rice) which I will then stick all of the bracelets and rings into. I like that rice gives a natural substance that is both solid and malleable at the same time.

I found this little lion beauty on one of my thrifting sprees. So love that the lion is holding a metal hoop, since a lot of my pieces incorporate this shape.

My necklaces will be hung and draped and dangled off of branched. Hopefully giving some much needed height to my display. 

Lastly I just wanted to share the mirror that I will be bringing along to ensure my customers can see what they are trying on. A mirror is a much needed display piece that I almost forgot. It too shall give me some much needed volume to the display.

So, that's where I am on all of this. Mostly just sweating and hemming and hawing over all of the details. So very many details! 

More sneak peaks to come!