An easy way to upcycle Avon collectibles found at garage sales, thrift stores, or in your grandma's attic! Welcome to another month of thrift store upcycle projects! This month is a little different for me. My project today is much more "girly" than I usually get. But I found these little jars that are Avon collectibles and decided to update them to hold some of my essential oil recipes. This post contains affiliate links. You won't pay any more when you use these but I will earn a ... continue reading...
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How to Make Shabby Chic Cast Iron Star Ornaments
Several years ago I was shopping in the antique stores of downtown Waxahachie when I ran across a booth full of cast iron hooks and shapes. I've always loved the old stars that hang on the outside of the old downtown buildings so I picked up a few and made star ornaments from them! These would be perfect for a shabby chic or farmhouse style Christmas tree! I'm even adding them to our Texas-themed Christmas tree to celebrate our first year back in Texas! I discovered that they're actually ... continue reading...
15 Affordable Storage Ideas to DIY with Upcycled Items
Happy New Year! and welcome to a new event we're helping to host this year -- Upcycle Sharin' monthly challenges! Every month we'll have a new theme where YOU will get to share your upcycled projects and get a chance to win fun DIY prizes! (Scroll down for more details on how to enter the monthly challenges and what our amazing prizes are for this month.) This month's theme is affordable storage ideas with upcycled items. Because we're actually in the middle of a move halfway across the ... continue reading...
A Spray Painted Thrift Store Makeover, Jacks Paperweights
Welcome to my latest spray painted thrift store makeover! I found these metal jacks paperweights at my favorite thrift store last year on half-price day so they were only $1.00 a piece! Much better than the $6-$69 (!!!!!) I found online. I loved the size and shape but I don't do primary colors in my house so they needed a little update. Here's what they looked like when I found them: This post contains affiliate links. You won't pay any more when you use these ... continue reading...
DIY Drop Cloth Fabric Covered Cardboard Box, a Cheap & Easy Storage Solution
Welcome to our monthly challenge! This month we actually had TWO choices - painting a room or a drop cloth DIY project. Since I've been out of town for about half of this month I decided a drop cloth project would be much more obtainable for me. I'll let you in on a secret. Next month's challenge is a $100 room makeover. This drop cloth fabric covered cardboard box is going IN that room makeover so you'll see this staged NEXT month! I've been using ... continue reading...