Irene’s Closet

Vintage Fashion and Unique finds.

Martha stewart website March 17, 2007

Filed under: Arts and Crafts, DIY ideas, Decor, Interiors — irenescloset @ 4:14 pm

I am getting so fond of the new Martha Stewart website… The revamping made it more interesting with a lot of added features to feast on. Check out this decor ideas I picked out.
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Years after that shirt has gone out of style, the buttons often remain fashionable. Here’s a way to get them out of the button box and into view. Look through your stash for charming old buttons (if you don’t have any, start perusing flea markets and garage sales) to turn into kitchen magnets. Just hot-glue a button to a small magnet, and it’s ready for the fridge, where it will give new meaning to the phrase “cute as a button.”

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Why hide mementos between the pages of a scrapbook when you can exhibit them as art? Collect souvenir trinkets, seashells, rocks, postcards, or leaves while on holiday, and then use them to create a three-dimensional display that you can enjoy every day.

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Vintage and new tins are often decorated with charming, old-fashioned prints and lettering. Clean out these containers, and give them a second life as informal flower vases. We filled one with roses, gomphrenas, and sweet peas. The tins are usually watertight and certainly shatterproof, so you don’t have to worry about leaks or breakage.

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