At Posed Perfection, Nici came up with one of the prettiest ways to upcycle glass soda bottles that I have ever seen. Nici started out with several empty bottles–and their cardboard carrying case–of Trader Joe’s Vintage Orange Cream Soda.
Lamp Into Table
April 21, 2013 By
Alicia of Thrifty & Chic had an old lamp on her hands that simply didn’t work any more. And at Alicia’s house, stuff like that doesn’t just go to the curb. Nope, it gets turned into something useful!
Wine Cork Backsplash
April 17, 2013 By
At Create.Craft.Love., Jill shares a project that her sister, Jennifer undertook: repurposing wine corks into a kitchen backsplash. First off, Jill reassures us that her sister didn’t drink all the wine necessary to get these corks. ”Jennifer enlisted the help of all of her friends and some local wine stores/restaurants over the past year and they collected over 800 corks to pull this off!”
Tax Day Wreath
April 15, 2013 By
Did everyone get their taxes filed? I hope so! I’ve never come across a craft just for tax day, but this one from Carolyn at Moose Mouse Creations was just too good not to share. It’s a wreath made from tax forms! Hilarious, right? It makes perfect sense, though, once you know that Carolyn’s mom {…Read More…}
Copper Pipe Repurposed
April 14, 2013 By
Nicole blogs at The Felted Fox. She says, “When we recently replaced our home’s water supply pipe with copper, my husband had several 1 foot pieces of copper pipe left over. Instead of throwing it in the recycling bin, I repurposed the pieces into useful, pretty vases.”
Cabinet Doors Become Photo Display
April 13, 2013 By
“My neighbor had a huge stack of cabinet doors sitting at the curb,” says Laura of Live. Love. Scrap. ”When I saw them, I was so excited, I didn’t even wait for it to get dark before I started toting them home. It took me three trips in the rain, but it was worth it!”
Knife Block Repurposed
April 12, 2013 By
“I came across this heavy knife block at my church garage sale. It was in the free box. I knew it could be made into the perfect door stop. Knife blocks are H.E.A.V.Y.,” says Sara at Thrifty Treasures.
Sunburst Mirror from a Thrifted Platter
April 11, 2013 By
Aly blogs at Entirely Eventful Day, where she offers a tutorial for a sunburst mirror that starts with a hilariously hideous thrift store platter. ”I forced my sister to go to the thrift store with me and when she saw me put this in the cart she was like, ‘What in the world are you possibly going to do with that?’” Aly laughs.
