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Summer — Handmade & Repurposed

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Tomatoes painted on the inside of old glass and metal canning jar lids. In the center is a ceramic tomato red heirloom tomato. One of the tomatoes is painted on a blue glass canning jar lid. Two others on the white glass.
Tomatoes painted on the inside of old glass and metal canning jar lids. In the center is a ceramic tomato red heirloom tomato. One of the tomatoes is painted on a blue glass canning jar lid. Two others on the white glass.

Handmade & Repurposed Summer Ideas

Ideas for creative summer days — shaped by summer hues, garden details, and everyday objects seen a little differently.

Thrift Store Finds

A large sign and a smaller repurposed wall pocket.

Small wood thrifted wall pocket with a tin roof arched over front with an old cucumber playing card and a silver vintage pendant in the shape of peas in a pod. The pod is silver with diamond rhinestones. The peas are pearls in graduating sizes. On the wall next to this piece is a black and white photo of a garden gate.
Vegetable card closeup with Dog-Rose, button mushroom, garlic, Licorice and other show in a simple illustration form.
Green bell pepper closeup growing on the vine.
Vintage sign Red Lion brand peas sign found at a thrift store.

From Light & Airy To The Deep Blue Sea

Summer hues and handmade details.

A wire hoop hung outdoors with torn cream bandana strips blowing in the breeze against a blue summer sky and green trees, creating a soft Americana-inspired textile display.
Closeup of a tiny running stitch rainbow in blue, red and yellow thread stitched onto the bottom of a white t-shirt with a hint of denim below.
Hot air balloon in the blue clear sky in the colors of yellow as the base and blues and greens.
Worn label on the side of an old vintage wood crate. It is a paper label that says Big Y Wash Fancy Winesap. An old graphic from an apple crate in chippy red, yellow and blue. Summer color inspiration.
Blue agate geode stone smooth cutawa view with frosty white crystals on the sides and the blue in the center.
Deep blue ocean shot with small white caps and waves. An equal amount of light blue sky with puffy white clouds above and a few birds dotting the waters edge.
Colorful strands of beads hanging from a weathered piece of driftwood against a blue summer sky, creating a handmade mobile-inspired outdoor decoration.

A small piece from the studio.

Closeup of a handmade clay red and black ladybug ring being finished with black spots painted on with a fine paintbrush. In the background is a floral vintage milkglass plate with red and yellow tulips on it and a small wood paint palette.
Closeup of floral pattern with leaves and vines in a sunsoaked pink hue from an old book cover.
yellow moth closeup photo with wings spread in golden hues and amber.

Free Printable Seed Packet Cards

A set of four to print and keep—download the printable here.

Photo of a wildflower card in vintage yellow, dusty dark pin and pops of deep aqua blue, shot in a vintage round dark wicker sewing basket. The bottom of the basket has a worn old brown paper liner with florals similar to the simple florals of the wildflower card. tucked to the side is the lid of the basket and a glimpse of the other cards in this free printable set.
Star divider used has two hand drawn lines with a star in the center, used as a content break and signals new or different content below. This doodle style illustration is in a medium charcoal gray.

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Shown the feature image for a fairy garden post that contains 10 different fairy gardens along with ideas for best plants and containers to use. Shown here is a miniature fairy girl with flowers in her hair kneeling in a gree dress. She is on a vintage baby spoon with red and green foliage in the background and a hint of moss to the side.
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Square feature and flatlay of vintage polaroid shots of firewords, sailboats, the statue of Liberty take in 1984 from the harbor. Top left is a small white dish with a vintage matchbook with an American Eagle and the white house with Happy Birthday America type at the bottom.
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A small stick from outside used as a base for a mushroom scene. The stems of the colorful red, orange and orange-yellow mushrooms are nails. The caps are hand-painted clay with white dot details.
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