Spectacular, Spectacular!

Had a spectacular moment of clarity today. I, of course, bought Frozen and have now watched it 5 times...that includes going to the theater twice. Anyway, I've gotten into the idea of Jack Frost and Elsa being together. So, looking through all of the deviantarts out there, I had a thought. What if this is more like a Wicked tale? What if Jack Frost had an affair with the queen (Anna and Elsa's mother) and that's why she was born with powers? Mind blown, right?! Just as Elphaba's mother had an affair with the "wizard" who turned her skin green! AND, to top it all off, IDINA MENZEL. She plays both Elphaba and Elsa. Hold on, gotta take deep breaths.........whew. Now onto fan girling over the idea. Discuss! And talk to you soon!

Vintage Iron Part 4

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil! Aren't these owls adorable?! We also have them in white. :) We've also been redecorating, come check it out sometime! Thanks for looking!

Vintage Iron in Cedar Falls, IA #3

Vintage Iron part 3! I am a mug nut. I have so many we had to put them out on our island at home because they no longer fit in the cupboard. :D There's a lot of Batman. That being said, I would like to introduce the hand warming mug!

We have some for left hand and right handed people. You get to stick your hand right in there and feel the warmth spread. These are hand made and incredibly beautiful, as you can see. A gift for the special lady/fella in your life! We also have butter plates, dip bowls, tumblers, pie plates, and cookie plates from the same company if you're looking for some variety. Can't wait to see you here! ;)

Vintage Iron in Cedar Falls, IA #2

Here's another photo from our little shop on Main Street!

This is Tokyomilk's Library of Flowers line. Great smells, plenty to choose from, and a lot of choices (i.e. hand lotion, perfume, hand creme, body lotion, soap, and bubble bath). We also carry Tokyomilk's original line and their Dark collection. Come on in and try them out! It all smells AMAZING and make great gifts. :)

Vintage Iron in Cedar Falls, IA

I work two jobs, one at an interior design and gift store and one at a wine and art bar. This is just a picture of one of the displays at Vintage Iron that I did when I first started in August of 2013. :)

I'll post some more pictures through the week of some of the other things we have. Stop on in and check us out! Our address is 104 Main St. Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Toilet paper owls

Super easy to make! Use a toilet paper roll, fold down one end to make "ears", paint a color of your choice, and paint on a face. :) Way cute! You can hang them or just place them around your house.

Edit: these are from a fellow blogger that you can follow here: http://unconsumption.tumblr.com/post/32894887013/claudiapoirier-make-owls-from-old-toilet-paper

DIY Sock Snowman

You can make this guy an ornament or just a little guy who sits somewhere. :) I made this guy a girl since I couldn't find a red sock for the hat. And I also had some flowers laying around, so I put that instead of a pom pom on top. Either way, it's super cute!

What you need:

White toddler-size tube sock and matching thread

Polyester fiberfill (or cotton balls, which is what I used)

Buttons (small, two black, three others)

Fabric glue

Red child-size ribbed sock and matching thread for hat

Pom Pom

Black pipe cleaners for arms (I used white because that's what I had and I just wrapped it in black yarn)

Ribbon or a scrap of fabric for the scarf

Large embroidery needle

What to do:

Turn the tube sock inside out and stuff with fiber fill/cotton until full. Gather the sock at the top and sew closed. To form the head, tie off the ribbon/fabric. If you want to make his head larger, just tie of farther down the sock. Glue on the buttons to make the face. To make the hat, sew on the other sock, rib side down. To make a smaller hat, cut off the top of the sock and sew back together. Glue the Pom Pom on top of the sock hat. Thread the pipe cleaner onto the embroidery needle and push through, cut pipe cleaner and twist to make fingers.

Ta-da! All done! To make it an ornament, just thread through on the top to make a loop. :)