Thrifted Curated Vintage Fruit Art

Certain curated items seem to find me at thrift stores and garage sales. One such item as of late that keeps making its way into my shopping cart is vintage fruit art. Sometimes you just have to listen to the thrift gods and get and use what you constantly find. I decided to start hanging the fruity pictures on the door between my kitchen and mudroom.

I decided to hang it in one vertical line to just make it a little funky and different.

When I recently spied a tapestry style fruit pillow at the thrift store I decided I would make my own fruit art. I cut the pillow out and found an oval, thrifted frame I liked.

I decided I wanted to use the bit with the strawberries after moving the glass around on the fabric pillow to find the perfect section to use for the art.

I traced it and cut it out and framed it.

Under it I hung another thrifted, vintage piece. I got four different fruit pictures like this, but decided to use just one. These are hung on the door with Command Adhesive picture hanging strips.

I found this strawberry embroidery in BIG hoop with a ruffle glued to it.

I painted a frame dark green and reframed the strawberries.

This pair of frame needlepoint fruit art was another thrift store find (everything on the door is).

I found a small, needlepoint, fruit pillow that was a perfect addition to the antique children's chair that sits near the kitchen/mudroom door. 

I will keep collecting vintage fruit art from the thrift stores until i reach the bottom of the door. 

Hang art in unexpected places and in unusual ways to keep it fresh and unique. Look at all the fabric things at thrift stores and use it in ways other than its original purpose. And if you keep finding similar items, it may be a sign that you NEED them in your life.