I Can Tell Your Fortune!

OOPS! Sorry, I really can't! ....

I just thought you wouldn't want to see yet another title about "ridiculously easy photo/picture holders"

....but that is what it is...probably the "most ridiculous", no, I meant to say "most ridiculously easy", but I guess "most ridiculous" works too.



It all started on a lonely lane off the wonderfully named "Hunt Club Road". There once lived an antique furniture restorer...now there was just an Estate Sale of the antique furniture restorer's stuff.



Meanwhile not far away was the Estate Sale of a vintage game collector. Patiently waiting there was a wonderful set of Fortune Teller cards.



In my mind {twisted that it is} a match made in heaven...



Joined together by twisty wire...the twisting of which...I had honed my skills with the previous wire twisting sessions here and here. At this point I can twist wire around a Sharpie pen with the best of them!



Off the newly joined casters and fortune cards went to the Grayslake Flea Market for their honeymoon and a little "new home" hunting with me as their broker! After all it is An All*Fair Game!

Update: The Flea Market is over. I can report that all of them will be moving to Texas together and will be living happily ever after.....

Another Easy Picture Holder

Project Rating: PE,TT,BE {Pretty Easy, Takes Time, But Easy}

First the backstory: Almost a month ago one of my flea market friends gave me these little spice bottles. At the time I didn't know what I was going to do with them ~ then the "a ha" moment ~ Of course, I'll make some MORE picture holders for the flea market I'll be doing this weekend.

Anyone who follows my blog knows I have a BIG thing for unique "do-it=yourself" picture holders.



First, I filled the bottles with old book scraps. I like how they look FILLED better than empty.



Next, I took my scraps of pictures, books, and writing; and covered the outsides. I wanted a scientific look...you could do any style you like.



I gathered up my supplies including old buttons and wire.



I got out my wire cutters and round-nose pliers to cut and bend wire.



If you go to my last photo holder tutorial, you can see my technique for bending and attaching the wire.

I added buttons and embellishments, and finally...

I made little pictures to display with the bottles, but you could display whatever you want ~ business cards, photos, wedding table numbers, place cards ~ anything you want!