Silkweeds - A Maine Country/Primitive Gift Store: July 2009

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Yard Sale

Silkweeds will be closed on the 4th of July, so that our employees can spend some quality time with their families. Thank you for understanding.

SILKWEEDS
ANNUAL YARD SALE
JULY 11-12 th
10-5

50-75% OFF REGULAR RETAIL PRICES

25% OFF STOREWIDE* ALSO

TWO DAYS ONLY, FANTASTIC DEALS OUTSIDE AND GREAT PRICES INSIDE.
COME OVER AND ENJOY A WONDERFUL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.

*SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY, FUDGE, BUTTERFLY JEWELRY, CANADIAN GEESE, LAYAWAYS, SALE ITEMS AND SPECIAL ORDERS.

REMEMBER "IT'S ALWAYS WORTH THE TRIP" @ SILKWEEDS.

Helpful Hints

HOW TO GRUNGE JARS
Ingredients:
Jar for grunging
Water Based Polyurathane
Cinnamon
Nutmeg or other spices
Coat the jar with the polyurathane then sprinkle your spices all over it, let dry and do it again.
MAKING VINTAGE JAR LABELS
Here is a link for some FREE jar label templates from Twigs:
http://www.primitiveblessings.com/catalog.php?category=266

GRUNGING FABRIC
Ingredients:
Fabric (muslin or homespun, etc.)
Instant Coffee
Water
Cinnamon or other spices (optional)
Vanilla
Combine: half cup of instant coffee, 3 tablespoons of ground cinnamon, 1 tablespoon of vanilla, 1 cup of water. Soak and bake in oven on the lowest setting.

RUSTING RECIPE
Ingredients:
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup bleach
3 tablespoons of salt
Mix ingredient together in a container. Soak items that you want rusted in this solution until they have reached the desired look. This is great for rusting safety pins, jingle bells, etc.

HOW TO MAKE PRIMITIVE SPICED FRUIT
Submitted by primsfromabove
Items you will need:
-Plastic Pears or Apples -
the uglier and the cheaper the better
(Lisa bought hers at Wal-Mart)
-Brown Acrylic Paint
-Modge Podge
-Spices - cinnamon, cloves,
nutmeg and pumpkin spice
-Acrylic Sealer/Finisher
DIRECTIONS - Paint your pears or any type of fruit brown. Let it dry, apply a 2nd coat if needed. Once it is dry then apply the modge podge. Mix equal amounts of spices and apply it to the fruit. You can also put the fruit in a bag and shake the bag that contains the spices. Lisa put hers in a bag, but held the pears by the stem and shook the bag around the modge podge covered fruit. Set aside and let dry. Once the fruit is dry then apply a light coat of the sealer/finisher and arrange in a prim crock bowl or basket.

Silkweeds - A Maine Country/Primitive Gift Store

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Yard Sale Sneak Peak

Silkweeds marks 25 years with huge discounts inside and out.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Yard Sale