The next time the cashier asks if you’d like to keep your zero-balance gift card, think again before sending it to the trash! Kathryn from Crafts and Creations with KMOM14 suggests instead turning those cards into guitar picks. Simply trace your template onto the card, cut out your colorful picks, and start strumming away! Check {…Read More…}
Restored Fire Pit
April 28, 2012 By
With a hubs who had been wanting a fire pit for the longest time but no funds to support such a purchase, Kim from Tiaras and Bowties was lucky to find the perfect solution in a rusty, faded pit headed for the dump. “Oh, what, honey? Is this not what you had in mind?” Don’t {…Read More…}
T-Shirt Yarn Bra Strap
April 27, 2012 By
As the weather warms up, it means it’ll soon be time to start breaking out the cute summery tops and tanks. What’s not so cute though is the visible bra strap that seems to put a damper on my tank top wearing excitement. PC from MeiJo’s Joy has a thrifty and eco-friendly solution that uses {…Read More…}
Ombre Painted Desk
April 27, 2012 By
Serena from Thrift Diving asks, “What do you do when you find an awesome desk next to the dumpster??” Around Roadkill Rescue, we all know the answer is to quickly pull over, forget about your dignity, and haul that baby home! Thankfully, that’s just what Serena did! I am simply in love with the soft {…Read More…}
Painted Vanity and Bench
April 26, 2012 By
Karin from Art Is Beauty picked up this nasty vanity right as it was about to be thrown into a dumpster. It was covered in spider eggs and the drawers were warped. Karin actually found the manufacturing sticker on the mirror while working that dated this piece back to 1947. I guess after 65 years {…Read More…}
Ebony Stained Dresser
April 26, 2012 By
Jessica from A Smith of All Trades has had this dresser for as long as she can remember. There is even a little blue bead still stuck in the keyhole that her sister put there when they were kiddos. After all those years, there was no denying the fact that it needed an update. Jessica {…Read More…}
Headboard and Footboard Bench
April 25, 2012 By
Jessica from Running With Scissors shares how she “Frankensteined” together the headboard and footboard from a dated daybed to become an outdoor corner bench. She snagged these pieces from the thrift store for only $10 to form the basis for her bench. Jessica pieced together odd and end wood scraps for the rest of the {…Read More…}
