Trash to Treasure projects
When Kelly from The Pink Hammer removed a wall decal from her daughter’s room in preparation for a house showing, she hated to just throw it away. Instead Kelly looked for a new home for the decal that could travel with them and came upon an old window from her stash that was a perfect match.
Even after seeing countless creations made from toilet paper and paper towel rolls, I am still amazed at the beauty that can come from them. Lavender Girl formed her cardboard rolls to look like flowers. She then glued them into a frame and painted the whole shebang black. Isn’t it crazy how it looks like {…Read More…}
The other day I shared some barn wood frames that I made using old fence slats from my neighbor’s garbage. Well, over at Infarrantly Creative, I had a little more fun creating wall décor with these weathered old boards. I turned a few of the pickets into a pallet-style piece of wall art. Pallet art {…Read More…}
Amongst a pile of items Gail from My Repurposed Life received from friends were an old wooden headboard and footboard. Gail turned both of the pieces into lovely wall signs using her Silhouette. Here’s the headboard before Gail trimmed up the ends with her miter saw. After priming and painting, Gail created a vinyl stencil {…Read More…}
Elle from Ellementary Home was in need of a large piece of artwork to fill a blank corner of her master bedroom. Of course, we know that generously-sized art can cost a fortune. Following in the footsteps of fellow bloggers, Elle turned to paint chips to solve her dilemma. Elle figured while she was jumping {…Read More…}
Libby from PSA Stamp Camp recently transitioned her daughter to a big-girl room. While the whole space is just awesome, my attention was especially caught by Libby’s creative repurpose for her daughter’s book jackets. I totally agree with Libby that these are really just a nuisance, as they always fall off and end up being {…Read More…}
If you like to see some creative and outside-the-box thinking at work, check out this upcycle from Lori at Bleak 2 Unique. Seriously, the girl has vision! Some of you may remember the rocker she had no room for and couldn’t sell. She had turned the back into a jewelry holder but still had a {…Read More…}
