The Great Crate Caper

by solsticehome

As you can probably guess by my shop, I have a weakness for all things vintage. I confess to losing quite a few hours getting lost in all the great vintage shops on etsy and poppytalk.

One of the most useful trends happening now, is the growing infatuation with vintage crates. The primitive almost earthy look to them seems to work with all but the most formal home decor. Both the soda & milk crates in particular lend themselves to so many clever uses. With so many great colors on crates it's fairly easy to find one to match your look.

I have a few ideas to share with you.

Storage.. the deeper crates are great for toys & books

Divide & conquer... some of the many storage needs in the studio, office, kitchen.

One of my favorite uses for the divided crate is to use them in the kitchen as a spice rack.


Serving ..used as a tray, it sets a casual mood, that says, let's hang out & enjoy ourselves.


Need more ideas..

Cityvintage, another sweet etsy seller has an interesting vintage DIY listing on
CONVERTING BOXES and MILK CRATES ...

Do you have other ideas on how to use crates?
I'd love you to share them here with all of us.  If you need help with sharing the photos, just give me a shout.

I'm Hooked on these crates..so we're heading over to Julia's Hooked on Blog party...join us!


<3

Sue

summer solstice sale starts......

NO!! .....don't head to the beach...... YET!!!

THE SOLSTICE SUMMER SALE STARTS....... N O W!!

only untill midnight Monday June 22th....

everything @ Solsticehome is ....20% OFF!

{see the details }
{discount is refunded after purchase}


a little temptation maybe??

Etsy Buy Handmade solsticehome

Happy Summer Solstice



Sue

beach rocks project

from down under & another lover of the beach…

the lovely Simone Georgette author of {Beach Vintage} blog

comes this perfect project

"Here is a really simple and easy project. I made this with my daughter and niece so it's a good project for kid's to get involved with. You will need: A small blank canvas (I bought this one from a "cheapie" store for $5.00) , a collection of rocks from your favourite beach ( I have used 16) and some Tarzan Grip glue (or similar craft glue). You need to make sure your rocks are flat and you will need different sizes to form each "pod". Firstly you glue the rocks on top of each other. It's best to use 2 or 3 to form one "pod". Then glue the finished "pods" onto the canvas however you please. I have finished it off with the date and location in pencil"

when I saw this I immediately thought of those rainy cape days with my grandson and now I have a plan!

I also thought of my readers who will be visiting beaches this summer.. & what a nice reminder of those sunny summer days

& it will also help me do something with the absurd piles of beach rocks I can’t seem to stop collecting!

three in one..I love it!

Sue

{happy mother's day}

Happy Mothers Day

all you lovely mom's out there

Hope it's sunny, bright & warms your heart!

Sue

busy week @ solstice....{thank you everyone}

it's been a busy, happy week here on cape cod
thanks to etsy for including me in this wonderful gift guide

{Greetings and Flowers}

& thanks to Strandredesign for including me in this beautiful treasury

{My Brown Insiration}

and a big thank you & congratulations to budpnq for including me in this stunning treasury & making Front Page!

{Olive lifts her face to the sky}

take a minute everyone and visit these lovely people and their shops...you really should!

sue
ps..don't forget to visit the Vintage Market Teams Earth Sale!

Happy Earth Day Everyone! ethanollie knows how to do it!

heartwarming and encouraging to see the network of online shops and blogs, not only talking about but actually making an effort to celebrate Earth Day.

I've mentioned the lovely kim {ethanollie from trampoline} before.. I'm in love with her unique polaroid collages & now all the vintage love she's been sharing in her shop.

Her shop announcement says "welcome to trampoline! where i bounce all my ideas around, and then see what comes about." "part of a new series i'm working on in celebration of Earth Day entitled TERRAIN. each one will honor a different landscape. we are so lucky to live among them every day, aren't we?"

{trampolines} terrain series

well one of the sincerely nice ideas to come out..is offering free shipping on any Terrain Collage Piece through the end of the month and 25% of the sale goes to Hope In Bloom, a Massachusetts charity that plants gardens for sufferers of breast cancer.

As brittni from {paper n stitch} said in her post.. It really doesn’t get much better than that!
Visit Trampoline's shop here.

Sue

Follow me...{i know a shortcut}

Follow me.....
Originally uploaded by solsticehome

"I'm late...I'm late...the Etsy Vintage Market Team Earth Sale has started!!!
finally...I've been waiting for weeks for this sale & those other gulls let me over sleep!

I'll have to hurry...there's this really cute vintage sun hat I have to have and whoa..solsticehome has an awesome bowl (i hate sand in my food)

All this and I help save my home {upkeep on this big ocean is not easy}, so I buy vintage whenever I can and now it's ON SALE!

oh ya..the shortcut..ssh..{don't want those other gulls to hear}
etsy... search box ...type... vmteamearth .. hundreds of vintage items are waiting for you!
Find discounts between 20% and 50% OFF from participating vintage sellers."

& remember...

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Buy Vintage!

Mr. Sammy Sea Gull