Egg Cup Candle Holder |

I was back home this weekend and my mom had a tea light candle placed inside an egg cup. I thought it was the cutest thing and a great idea for a candle holder!

So I took some photos of some of her other cute egg cups to show you how cute they looked too!

Using unconventional things as candles holders gives any table or room a casual and eclectic look! It is also a good way to give old things that you might not use very often a new purpose!

Other unconventional Candle Holders - Found on Canadian Living

Antique Tins:
Tea Cups:

Bottles and Cake Trays:

Logs:

Bird Cages:

Glass Jars:

DIY Vintage Greeting Cards |

Why not use vintage photos of yourself / your family growing up to make greeting cards out of?

For example here is a picture of myself dressed as a piglet and my brother dressed as a cheetah for Halloween and I used this photo to make a card for my mom.

Simply find some of your old seasonal photos (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Birthday etc.) and scan them into your computer. Then you can simply print out the photo to use on the front of a homemade card, or you can write your message right on the image using a program on your computer with a text option.

Here is an old photo of my brother at his birthday that I made into a birthday greeting:

And here is another picture of my brother that could I made into a note card that could be used for anything:


And here is a photo of my dad & brother building a snow man when he was two that can be used as a Christmas Card:

Vintage photo cards are SO popular right now - so why not make your own for a fraction of the cost and have more meaningful cards at the same time!!

Now my Tea will be Cozy |

This beautiful tea cozy was made by Anne in the UK who 'up-cycled' some old cross stitched linens that her 'Gran' had embroidered.

When looking for a tea cozy on Etsy I came across Anne's Shop 'AP Textiles' and I just couldn't resist ordering her tea cozy (even though I had four others that I was considering).

I just loved it for several reasons:

- Old things are made well

- Old things are made with love and care

- Old things being re-used are good for the planet

- Old things never go out of style

and most of all because

- Old things have a story

Anne said it took her awhile to convince herself to cut up her Gran's old linens to make something new with them, but she also said that her Gran would be thrilled to know that her old handiwork was "On its way to Canada".

Thanks Anne, I can't wait to receive it and to get years of use out of it!

I know it will make my tea pot feel really 'Cozy'!!