Over at Infarrantly Creative, I shared how I repurposed a vintage wood playpen for the 1950s. I am always up for a good challenge and was not about to let one piece go to waste. Now what to do with those little spindles… I am a girl who loves to accessorize and am always in {…Read More…}
Dictionary Page Matting
June 2, 2012 By
Amy from Junque Chic 5 got this mondo-sized frame from a friend who was downsizing her home. The first thing that had to go was the oil painting of snowcapped mountains! Next up was tackling the gold frame… Bye bye dry brushed gold, hello bright and bold orange! Amy was able to reuse the canvas {…Read More…}
Outdoor Garden Armoire
June 1, 2012 By
Karin from Art Is Beauty got this armoire from a friend who had recently moved. It had been damaged in the move, and one of the doors was ripped off. Karin’s original plan to repair the door and put the armoire in her bedroom came to a halt when she realized it would make the {…Read More…}
Vintage Window Mirrors
June 1, 2012 By
Liz at The Brambleberry Cottage has her very own stash of vintage windows and beadboard. Seriously, a barn full of them! (Doesn’t it just make your DIY, trash-to-treasure loving heart swoon?) Liz put the windows and beadboard together to create a gorgeous pair of mirrors. These weathered, chippy mirrors are so full of character and {…Read More…}
Plastic Bottle Flower Wreath
May 31, 2012 By
Paula from Virginia Sweet Pea took something that all of us throw away (or recycle at best!) nearly every week – plastic bottles. With a little imagination and a few cans of spray paint she used this recycled craft to give some color to her front door. The pastel colors are the perfect pop for {…Read More…}
Happy Memorial Day
May 28, 2012 By
Doily Design Chair
May 27, 2012 By
Elise from Creativity in DIY made over this trashed chair into a really cool doily graphic design. She found the chair waiting for the garbage man at a neighbor’s house. Elise writes “I cleaned, but didn’t sand the chair, then taped a piece of a lace curtain panel across the seat and the larger back {…Read More…}
Found Object Art
May 26, 2012 By
Liz from the Brambleberry Cottagejust might be my newest favorite junker. Using some old found and rusted objects she and her hubby had collected over the years they created a unique montage of found object art. Their vision is astounding. There is no way I would have come up with that. How perfect would {…Read More…}
