tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91569313330328190882024-03-18T14:57:59.204-05:00"Wonderfully Made"Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-66699399243391904022022-09-03T19:19:00.001-05:002022-09-03T19:19:11.643-05:00Vintage Folding Chair Clean Up Estate sale season has been fun this year! Lots of great finds . . . some were sold to put money towards my daughter's wedding gown. Some are going nowhere - like this adorable little folding chair! I paid a mere 3.00 for this. It was in a dark, dank basement under piles of boxes and junk but the vinyl print was peeking out and I'm SO glad I rescued it.Considering Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-23904673379863988982022-07-28T10:35:00.002-05:002022-07-28T10:35:48.889-05:00Need Vintage Dinnerware Replacements? Contact Hoffman's! While attending a wedding in Princeton, Illinois last weekend I stepped into the most AMAZING store I've ever seen! Hoffman's is a treasure trove of all things vintage and like their sign says, if you're looking for replacements for 'patterns of the past' to complete your vintage dinnerware, glassware or flatware -- you've come to the right place!!After being greeted by two of Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-52550131018395673082022-07-05T10:11:00.001-05:002022-07-05T10:11:00.186-05:00Chelsea House Victorian Inn Recently we attended the wedding of our friend's son in Michigan. Since the week of our wedding anniversary was so busy, we decided to go a day early and stay at the Chelsea House Victorian Inn in Chelsea Michigan.We had a beautiful room! There was much to love and enjoy about this wonderful Bed & Breakfast including lovely inn keepers.Complimentary drinks from a local bar (The Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-55780230471836190022022-06-28T10:11:00.001-05:002022-06-28T10:11:10.493-05:00Healthy BUT SO GOOD Apple WontonsI've been trying out the air fryer option in my new oven and one of the first things I made were these healthy, but oh so good, Apple Won Tons.These vegan won ton wraps were talked about on the Weight Watchers chat board so I thought I'd give them a try.I peeled and chopped up about 5 apples (I could have done just three as this made a lot extra but I used extra to put on yogurt for breakfast so Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-46357524954295750382022-06-07T08:57:00.005-05:002022-06-07T08:57:56.642-05:00Vintage Step Stool Makeover As my kitchen remodel is nearing completion, I knew I would eventually need some sort of step stool to reach the very top of my cabinets. Before I had a soffit that was 1 foot long so my cabinets didn't go to the ceiling but that's all changed now (thankfully!). I found this beauty at an estate sale marked 12.00. It was the last day so it was 50% off and I asked the lady if Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-58847973639059221052022-06-01T19:52:00.004-05:002022-06-01T19:54:36.126-05:00Spice Organization Who can relate?Through the years I've tried lots of different ways of organizing my spices. Since we are nearing the end of our kitchen renovation, I thought it was time to give in and actually purchase some quality jars. After lots of research and searching Pinterest, I decided on these Swommoly 66 Glass Jars Spice Set for 39.99. I liked that they had round lids but Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-86559501610391370532022-05-23T05:00:00.001-05:002022-05-23T05:00:00.169-05:00Bleach Spot Rescue We've all been there . . . the other day while doing a load of whites and adding bleach I obviously splattered some on a new dress that I've hardly worn! Now the picture above doesn't look nearly as bad as it was because I neglected to take a picture before my first step which was to add some darning stitches over the stain to blend it a bit. I did this because the contrast was Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-3416643211700324102022-05-17T12:58:00.005-05:002022-05-17T13:07:20.661-05:00Photo / Slide Scanning App Living in a 'digital world', we sometimes forget (or weren't even around!!) when you inserted a roll of film into a camera, took pictures, put that film into an envelope, mailed it off and eagerly awaited the arrival of the envelope (or box in the case of SLIDES) to see what you captured . . . or didn't! Recently when my dad passed away, my brother and I (that's him above!) began Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-12910805151550094522022-05-04T15:36:00.001-05:002022-05-04T15:36:09.804-05:00Vintage Finds I love estate sales and now that spring is here (Well at least that's what the CALENDAR says . . . the weather begs to differ right now!) estate sales are in abundance. On a recent outing I came across this piece on the last day of a sale. I picked it up several times . . . and put it back. It was marked 10.00 but would be 5.00 that day. I left that room. And I Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-30403707370706215012022-04-11T07:00:00.003-05:002022-04-11T07:00:00.178-05:00Tea Cozy: Take Two I'm still having fun making tea cozies with vintage linens! I wanted to try a slightly different shape so after measuring one of my pots from top to bottom and spout to handle, I created a slightly pointed cozy with straight sides.I cut out my two lining pieces (FYI . . . I purchase plain, white sheets at estate or garage sales and use them for things like this!), my two outside Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-72858493452221348492022-04-06T13:52:00.001-05:002022-04-06T13:52:10.992-05:00Tea Cozy from Vintage LinensWinter just seems to be holding on here in the Midwest with a vice-like grip which among other things has prompted me to look for ways to stay cozy and enjoy being inside! I love brewing a pot of tea and even having friends over for little tea parties. It's so special to bring out all of my crystal, vintage pieces and linens and yes, I bring some of those things out even when it's just me Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-90128096349560296942022-03-20T17:04:00.002-05:002022-03-20T17:04:33.940-05:00Ironing Board Cover - Scrap Buster Project Just finished grandson's summer wardrobe so taking a 'clothing break' to make a new cover for my ironing board. What do you think? Is it time???I don't have a whole lot of "instructions" for this project because really, all I did was take apart the old one, repurpose some of it and used it to create a paper pattern for the main piece and the small piece underneath at the Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-73474111525910583672021-12-09T20:02:00.004-06:002021-12-09T20:04:22.223-06:00Vintage Sleeve Board Make Over How many of you know what this is? I remember seeing my mom use this every week as she ironed shirts. If you look closely the base tells you . . . it's a Worldsbest Sleeve Board. You know, in the "old days" when people actually ironed shirts, you didn't want a crease in the sleeve so you'd slip it onto this board and get nice, neatly pressed sleeves.These days I use mine Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-57453706945680564562021-05-30T14:16:00.001-05:002021-05-30T14:16:40.985-05:00Summer Tank from Vintage Pillow CasesI love vintage linens. I mean REALLY love them. I have amassed a fairly large collection, mostly from estate sales. I am always drawn to the intricate, beautiful, embroidery and trims that once were part of everyday life as bed linens, dish towels, tablecloths, handkerchiefs and napkins. While I DO use them for what they were intended, I wanted to find some ways to use them for other Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-72037235394325621742021-05-09T10:00:00.000-05:002021-05-09T11:46:02.586-05:00My Dirty Old Lady This is Helen. She's named after my maternal grandma who I never met but she was an amazing seamstress who clothed eleven children during the depression and could make anything the family needed. Grandma I was told would get 'hand me downs' from people at church and would rework them into clothes, coats and more for her family. I remember my mom saying that they were always Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-29454462523815864652021-04-21T20:06:00.004-05:002021-04-21T20:09:22.052-05:00DIY Pressing Ham, Part 2 Pressing hams are one of those sewing tools that you tend to think you can do without. But once you use one, you realize they're a pretty handy thing to have and you can make them quite easily. Last week I made this long, narrow one that is great for sleeves or seams in tight spots, baby sleeves and cuffs and on and on. This week I made this nice, chunky one that is great Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-54051720474452359092021-04-12T22:01:00.002-05:002021-04-12T22:01:36.489-05:00DIY Pressing Ham I'm still here . . . I'm just a delinquent blogger who has been very busy with life and LOTS of sewing for a precious, new grandson! I'm also in the process of evaluating my sewing/craft room and re-organizing. In my efforts to organize, I've realized there are some basic sewing tools that I've lost, worn out or just plain never used that I now need to add to my arsenal and one Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-66002255479089914582021-01-19T16:50:00.002-06:002021-01-19T16:50:57.753-06:00Color Street Real Polish Nail Strips I've always loved pretty nails! Even now that my hands have strangely become 'my mother's hands' . . . I still love trying new polish and treating myself to the occasional manicure. A few months ago I was introduced to something that's well, kind of amazing in the nail world . . . nail polish STRIPS. There may be other brands out there but I was introduced to Color Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-69937240359085196432020-04-29T10:41:00.001-05:002020-04-29T10:41:26.608-05:00Downloadable Sewing Patterns, Part 2
On a recent post I talked about my discovery of pdf or downloadable sewing patterns. You can read about several companies and their patterns in that post. I've continued to look at other pdf patterns and came across Puperita sewing patterns on Etsy. Annalisa Puperita has created not only a lot of really cute patterns but in my opinion, they are the Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-57502361412588150122020-03-18T17:35:00.002-05:002020-03-18T17:40:03.254-05:00Downloadable Sewing Patterns
I love to sew. I've been sewing since I was 9 years old. Like everything, sewing has gone through many changes and I don't even try to keep up with most of them. BUT, one thing that was new to ME was patterns that you can download and print yourself. I've been doing a lot of sewing for my grandson-to-be and while searching for cute boy patterns, I came across a Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-48371818914675668832020-02-19T17:36:00.001-06:002020-02-19T17:39:55.317-06:00Baby Blankets & Burp Cloths
We are expecting our first grandchild! A precious, little baby boy in May! And we are SO excited! I used to sew for my three kids all the time and now I'm getting to sew for a little one again and let me tell you, it is SO much fun! Aside from buntings, I've been working on blanket and burp cloth sets. I did some research and found that the kidney Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-6187065719021948672020-01-23T19:05:00.004-06:002020-01-23T19:10:16.306-06:00Valentine's Day Decor
I LOVE (pun intended) decorating for Valentine's Day. Partly because it is so empty looking after the Christmas decorations come down and partly because it brings much needed cheer during the dreary months of January and February. This little tree was in our bedroom at Christmas and is now in the bay window decked out in red and mostly handmade ornaments. You can check out Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-84274851971317547832020-01-04T12:27:00.001-06:002020-01-04T12:27:18.051-06:00Valentine Tree DIY Ornaments
Christmas decorations have come down so for me, that means the Valentine decorations must go up. Everything looks too bare and sad once Christmas is over so I begin decorating right away for Valentine's Day. The first thing I'm sharing with you is my little kitchen tree. This was in my kitchen for Christmas so I just left the red bead garland on and made some Valentine Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-56956210917023473872019-12-15T20:21:00.002-06:002019-12-15T20:21:54.567-06:00Reclaimed Wood Christmas Art
I finished all of my shopping, shipping, wrapping and baking this week so I finally had some time for creating something and decided to dip into my stash of reclaimed fence boards to create a picture for Christmas. I love this line from the carol O Holy Night so I decided it would be perfect for this large piece.
Once I decided on the size I wanted, I cut the boards and Lauren @ My Wonderfully Madehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728384738339919639noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156931333032819088.post-87808494714512494852019-11-26T20:16:00.001-06:002019-11-26T20:16:33.729-06:00Goodwill Picture Makeover for Baby
The church I work at has a nursing moms room that needed a bit of help. It actually was kind of like a dungeon lol. On the wall facing the rockers is a large electrical box. I decided that attaching a large picture to it would help tremendously.
This large picture was at Goodwill for 3.00. I thought it was pretty as is but decided to add a Bible verse to it.
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