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 some spring décor.
Check out Virginia Sweet Pea to see the full tutorial.
May your day be blessed as you enjoy your freedom as an American today. May we never forget the men and women that fought for our country.
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 bar at an angle to leave some of the area plain. Then I got a can of white spray paint (I used flat paint) and sprayed carefully through the lace,making sure not to spray too heavily, let it dry and then removed the lace. Then I got flat white house paint and painted the rest of the chair white. Finally, I used a small brush to edge (approx. 1/8″) the patterns made by the lace in turquoise paint. I still need to put a coat of varnish over the areas that have the design, so that they won’t fade while being sat on.”
Way to go Elise I absolutely love what you have done. I love wood tones peeking through white. Job well done! Read more at DIY in Creativity.
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 these look on a bookshelf or a vignette?
To see more of Liz and how she made this check out The Brambleberry Cottage.
Jessika from Lookie What Jeff Did had an old worn out table that looks similar to one you have seen in many homes. Removing the legs, for what I hope will be a future project, they took the table top and made it into a headboard.
I never would have thought of that. Obviously they darkened the wood which makes for a nice contrast against the white bedding.
Go visit Lookie What Jeff did for the full tutorial.
Jenn from My Fabuless Life inherited a boatload of old cabinets from her sister. Jenn was needing a little living room storage so she bunched them together and added a top for a pretty “fabuless” piece of furniture. HAHA! (I kill me! {giggle})
I am a sucker for a paint and stain combo and this is no exception. Beautimous Jenn!
Check out My Fabuless Life for the full transformation.
Karin from Art is Beauty upcycled a broken down ladder into these really cute beach signs she hung on her fence. She got the ladder from her neighbor’s trash heap. I wonder if she made a sign for them out of the rungs that says “how do you like me now?” {giggle}.
I love this little nautical beachy area she created in her yard.
Check out Art is Beauty to see how Karin did it.
My dear friend Jen from Tatertots & Jello has had some luck with Freeycle. I prefer just curb shopping myself but she has scored quite a few gems on Freecycle. She scored a bunch of silver spoons and created a flower that she used on one of her many wreaths a couple of years back. But an oldie is still a goodie right?
She is the queen of wreaths and her use of spoons and old maps on this one is worth a looksie.
Check out Tatertots & Jello for the full tutorial.
