Christmas Tree Topper from Sticks

sticks before

Kim from Too Much Time On My Hands has a unique tree topper that she crafted from sticks that she and her kids collected one day on a hike.  That’s right–sticks! Totally free for the taking and no need to run to the crafts store for those babies!

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Junk Wood Christmas Centerpiece

Creatively Living junk wood before

The before picture for this project has a funny story to go along with it.  Katie–who blogs at Creatively Living–spotted this wood sticking out of a garbage pile while she was on a family jog.  She convinced her husband to help her load it onto the back of their stroller so she could haul it home.  What a sight!

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Redoing a Bookshelf

Restoration Redoux shelf before

A client brought Shanna of Restoration Redoux this Craigslist find and asked her to work a little magic on it.  It was dingy, dirty bookshelf that was in need of some TLC.

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Scrap Wood Christmas Tree

Marty's Musings scrap wood tree before

Marty and her husband, Tim, worked on this project together and blogged about it at Marty’s Musings.  Tim reports that thanks to Pinterest, he rarely evhoer tosses scrap wood into the fire, anymore.  Now he’s using it to make holiday decorations.

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Sofa Set Makeover

Namely Original couches before

Emily and her mom like to redo unwanted furniture in their spare time, and they blog about it at Namely Original.  This second hand sofa set was in good enough condition to use in their own living room, but they weren’t loving the blonde wood.

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Scrappy Christmas Tree Onesie

Making Home Base onesie before

Chelsea blogs at Making Home Base.  She has an adorable baby girl and lots of fabric scraps leftover from other projects.  So, Chelsea used those scraps to make something festive for baby to wear this Christmas!

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Vintage Cabinet Update

Favorite Things cabinet before

The vintage cabinet came to Nicki at Favorite Things by way of her friend’s basement.  Even though the cabinet was in in really, really bad shape, Nicki was smitten.  She took it home, and began the long process of fixing it up.

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Mason Jar Snow Globes

Love Pomegrate House snow globe before

At Love, Pomegranate House, Talitha has been crushing on snow globes since her first trip to Disney World as a child.  When she discovered that there was a way to make her own waterless snow globes from mason jars, she was thrilled!

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