Enamelware is my absolute favorite! 

I just love enamelware, it's one of my very favorite things. 
I used to have an enamelware collection until I had too much of it and needed to downsize. 
I also like to collect vintage metal picnic baskets and until recently I had several of those too. 
Collections are great until you end up with too much stuff. 
Today I'm going to refurbish one of the old rusty metal picnic baskets I had and give it a cute faux enamelware look. 

Enamelware is my favorite thing to collect...

I just discovered these beautiful enamelware planters at IKEA and you know what that means!  
A new repurposed project is on the way!  These planters are a warm white with a black rim and made of metal that resembles vintage enamelware. 


They have them in 2 sizes and they're called CITRONSYRA. 
I grabbed one small (4") and one large (6") and headed home excited to make something fun! 
First I drilled a hole in the bottom of each pot. 
I used painter's tape to mark off the center then drilled through the tape so the enamel wouldn't chip. 
I gathered a few more supplies for this project, a lamp base, and an old wooden white candlestick. 
I cut the candlestick to the size I needed then drilled a hole in the top and bottom.

I used E6000 glue to help attach the lamp base to the bo…

This is my very favorite kind of project! The one that uses something vintage you turn into something fabulous! 

Vintage enamelware is beautiful and the perfect place to plant an herb garden.

There was nothing not to like about this 99 cent pail. 

I love all the bird feeders made with tea cups that I see on Pinterest....

This table from the dollar store Five Below had me at "enamel"! What could I do with this $5 table that would be cute and my style?

I'm having fun making a vintage decoration for Spring using an enamelware ladle and a cute little nest. 

I made my own nest by wrapping a little Spanish moss into a circle. 
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I hot glued a few tiny speckled eggs into the center of the nest. 
This works well and a bag of Spanish moss is very inexpensive.


I had a vintage enamelware ladle laying around from a past antique store trip and decided to use it to hold the nest. 
I made a similar project several years ago using an enamelware ladle and a candleand wanted to update that look for Spring.
I attached the ladle to a chippy blue stained boardusing hot glue, then filled the spoon section with the nes…

It's a lucky day when you find a couple of matching speckled enamelware plates.

A recent great find was a batch of enamelware ladles.

I ain't gonna lie...  this idea came straight from the Country Living Fair

This cute little farmhouse project was one that came to me in the middle of the night. I love enamelware so anything I can make with it just makes me happy! 

Target dollar spot steps up again!

Recently I saw a birdhouse on a shopping website and it gave me the idea to make a similar one out of pieces and junk I had in my workshop. 

This beautiful chippy easel is only the beginning of this easy DIY project.


I began with a broken trellis that was the core of  the chippy ladder project as well as the framing on several other magnet and bulletin boards I created when I had a shop. 
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The easel was an easy build, 3 pieces of chippy wood, my new nail gun and I was finished.


I used a vinegar and steel wool solution to give the chippy wood an aged look even on the newly cut edges.




Vintage enamelware storage box lids make perfect magnetic surfaces…

When the holidays roll around all bets are off.

The idea for this project came to me when I  found this old cubbie shelf I had hidden in the basement. 
I began by removing the top panel and sliding out the back panel of the box. 

This project was so fun to create! 
Now that Spring is here and the weather is getting nicer in NY I'm all about Spring decorating! 
I used a vintage colander (but you could use another vintage kitchen item) and just added until I loved it! 
See what I mean...