Trash to Treasure projects
“I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to be creative when my office is a mess,” confesses Marisa of Marisa Howard Design. ”I’ve found that I like small containers that I can have quick access to. These small tin cans that would have normally gone into the recycling box, work perfectly as craft containers.”
Over at It’s Overflowing, Aimee shares a quick organization project that started with a pile of wood. ”This reclaimed wood sitting on a neighbor’s curb on trash day was screaming rescue me!” she says.
Lindsay blogs at Diary of a Crafty Lady, and lives in New England, where I’ve heard there are great roadside finds. Lindsay says, “I found a few drawers on the side of the road the other day, waiting for the trash collector. They were in great condition, so I snagged them to do some projects!”
Over at Crafting in the Rain, Steph picked up a couple of old shutters at a garage sale. Her original idea for using these shutters didn’t work out, so they’ve been sitting around in the garage waiting for inspiration to strike. Inspiration struck when Steph was try to think of ways to organize her washi tape collection.
At Cleverly Inspired, Tracie inherited a vintage door from a friend who owns a really old home. The door sat in her basement for a while, until Tracie thought of a way to repurpose it into something useful.
At Domestic Imperfection, Ashley has been working hard to make her life more organized. One of her steps toward that goal is corralling paper clutter. A trip to the thrift store helped with that step; that’s where Ashley got this little file cabinet.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a project that’s green in more than one way. Lauren blogs at The Thinking Closet, and decided it was time to reorganize her craft drawers. Her budget was tight, so she had to use what she had to optimize her storage and organization.
Marcie of Red Telly was out shopping with her husband when they came across this 1957 Lane cedar chest. She loved the chest immediately, but almost walked away since she wasn’t sure where she would put it in their house. But Marcie’s husband told her he knew she’d regret it if she didn’t get it, so with his encouragement, they brought it home. (He sounds like a keeper, Marcie!)
