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| At our house we collect a lot of stuff. Some of our collections include… peacocks, buttons, art, fabric, vintage pins, stamps, trim, rocks, snow globes, pitchers, and birds. Here is another collection that my daughter Lilly and I started, our cross wall. |
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| This cross collection is displayed by our back door leading to the garage. An unexpected pop of color! |
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| We look for crosses at yard sales, thrifts stores, on vacation, art galleries, and have received some as gifts. We also love to make crosses out of different materials laying around the house. It has almost become a game to see what we can make a cross out of. |
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| Whenever we visit one of those paint your own pottery places, Lilly and I almost always grab a cross! |
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| This is the most special cross we have in the collection. My husband picked it up while on a mission trip to Mexico. |
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| We scored this cross at a yard sale for a quarter!! |
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| Early one morning, I was out walking and found two pieces of wood out for trash pick up. The two pieces of wood were laid out in perfect cross formation. I grabbed them up (I think my neighbors are use to me going through their trash by now) and took them home, skipping along the way. |
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| I painted the wood my two favorite colors and nailed them together. |
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| I glued tons of beads and buttons to the wood and then wrapped wire around it. Another one of my favorites! |
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| What do you collect??? |
My name is Angela Statzer and I love to incorporate just about anything into my artwork. Ranging from recycled materials, vintage items, wood, jewelry, other people’s junk, buttons and fabric, my style is fun and diverse. You can find me smiling at any yard sale, thrift store or flea market. I am a momma to two amazing kids and wife to one hot husband. 
I am sooo glad I found your blog! I love it (: you have inspired me! (you and the nester) I'm getting married Jan 6, 2012 (: we just bought a little trailer (gotta start somewhere) and are now in the process of fixing it up. I love all the cute inexpensive treasures you find at yard sales (: I can not wait til this Saturday to roll around!
thanks for all you do!
Tristan
Hi Tristan
Thank so much for your sweet message, totally made my day! Congrats on the wedding and hope you find lots of treasures for your new house. If you find any buttons pick them up for me!!!
XOXOX
Angela
This is probably the best collection I have ever seen. My favorite is also the one you made from the two pieces of wood.
Do you mind if I use the concept for and angel painting?
Hi Tammy!!
I am loving my chalk paint! Once school is in i am going to be painting everything with that stuff. I might just paint my house!!! Of course you can use the concept!!!!!!! I just loveeeeeeeee your angels. You are amazing!
lots of love
Angela
Love your crosses. I just found your blog through Cozy Little House.
Love it!!
Angela – what price range do you usually like to spend on your buttons. If I find any I can send them your way (:
The button cross is a really great idea, but it's the cubbie shelf full of goodies that made me drool. xx
ps – I collect sea glass, toucans, English threepenny pieces, hearts and spotty things.
Hi, welcome to the Cozy Little House neighborhood! Your cross collection is awesome, and my fave is the last you showed, made from two pieces of wood, painted and decorated with buttons and wire. I'm so glad to meet you and look forward to reading more posts!
Hugs,
Mary
Hi. I am here as well from Cozy Little House. You have some great ideas. Love those flowers.
I collect too many things, hah. I have some crosses as well. I am going to follow you.
I collect crosses too! But only silver crosses. And I'm here from Cozy Little Cottage too.
Julie, Mary, jomamma,and Debby!!! Thanks so much for coming to visit from the Cozy Little Cottage! what a warm welcome. Hope you guys stop by again!!!
Lots of love,
Angela
P.S. I didn't realize so many people collect crosses! You guys inspired me to think of a cool cross project to do!!
Hi Andi!
I love my cubbie thing! It is one of my favorite things in the house!!! A local yoga studia was goin gout of business and they had used it to store boxes of tea that was for sale. I got it for $30.00! Best $30.00 I ever spent! I love that you collect sea glass and toucans! i am a peacock girl. What are english Threepenny pieces!?!
xoxox
Angela
Tristan!!
You are so sweet! I was just kidding!!!! you don't have to look for buttons for me! However if you do find a really good deal (few bucks) I will totally pay you back!
Thanks girl
Angela
Your 25 cent cross is my favorite. And I'm proud to say I have seen most of those crosses up close and personal! You are doing such a great job with this amazing, inspirational blog, my friend. Such a joy to follow what you are doing….you know, in a legal way and without binoculars like I used to.
I love your cross collection! I was trying to think if there is anything that I really collect, and coming up blank until I read the comment about sea glass. I collect that too, anytime I am at the beach. I haven't really come up with a pretty way to display it yet, though. You have inspired me, though, and I hope to do some garage saling to look for pretty glass jars or something else to put the glass in.
Hi there , i just find your blog from thebeautyandthe bedlam and I love it , i love this post , and the crosses are really nice , i collect little perfumes bottles , i just dont use the perfumes but i love the bottles, i dont have too many but i love it, i collect makeup( that's my main passion , im a make up artists , to your service whenever you need one in miami florida:) from now on your blog will be in my bookmark so i wont forget to visit, God bless ,and keep blogging:)