Trash to Treasure projects
Over at Dear Emmeline, Jessica had a kitchen utensil holder that hadn’t been used since she’d attached an Ikea hanging bar to the kitchen wall. ”That left me with a useless stand that either needed to be tossed or repurposed. I chose the later!” she says.
Kristin from Bliss at Home recently shared this rescue project at Lacquer and Linen. She started the project with a rescued silverware box that had seen better days, and turned it into a pretty stationary organizer.
“My son recently outgrew his red tricycle,” says Rachel of R&R Workshop, “and instead of buying his sister a new, pink and girly trike, I should try to use the one that we already had.”
Over at House by Hoff, April tells us, “The other night I was emptying out our refrigerator and throwing out the “yucky stuff”. I was about to throw away these four little dip containers, but I paused, examined them closer, and realized that they were kinda cute. I had no idea what I would use them for, but an idea emerged soon enough!”
Krista of The Happy Housie pulled this old colander out of the free pile at her friend’s garage sale. ”She told me that she had used it in her garden and that got my ol’ wheels spinning,” Krista said. ”I was planning to tackle the deck this weekend so I thought that it had great potential as a little planter for some Hens ’n’ Chicks that I wanted to repot.”
Here’s an interesting twist on the stump side tables that are trending right now: a split stump side table. This one was made by Shayna of The Woodgrain Cottage.
Over at The OhOh Blog, Ama has an incredibly creative upcycling project to share. She turned lids from old perfume bottles into pretty coat hooks!
Here’s a nifty little upcycling project that is perfect for keeping kids busy over summer break. This was dreamed up by Noreen at Crafty Journal, and only requires a couple items that you most likely already have on hand.
