Jess of East Coast Creative lost a few trees to Hurricane Sandy. With a big pile of wood in her backyard, Jess has been racking her brains trying to think of a way to use it up.
Junk Wood Christmas Centerpiece
December 10, 2012 By
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!
Thrifted Objects Become Holiday Collectibles
December 5, 2012 By
Kerryanne–who blogs at Shabby Art Boutique–points out, “Christmas decorating doesn’t have to be expensive! Sometimes you just have to look outside the box and repurpose thrifted objects.” She demonstrates just how she does that with her own thrift finds, starting with this wooden plate that rang in at a whopping 88 cents.
Paper Bag Becomes Elegant Christmas Decor
December 4, 2012 By
You are going to have a hard time believing that a humble paper bag was the beginning of these pretty Christmas decorations from Aimee at It’s Overflowing. But it really is a simple shopping bag from the local grocery store that Aimee recycled to become the cone base to form decorative pine trees.
Pallet Wood Chargers
December 3, 2012 By
Ashley, from Cherished Bliss admits that, “I have LITERALLY carried around this pallet to 3 different houses. One of those moves being from Texas to Wisconsin.” She finally used it to make something that she’d wanted for quite a while…holiday charger plates!
Sweater Vase Cozies
October 8, 2012 By
You may remember the sweater pillows I recently made for a friend’s home. With colder weather in the future, it got me thinking about other fun sweater upcycling projects. Alicia from Thrifty and Chic wowed me with this fun idea for repurposing an old sweater.
