Cute for Easter: Toilet Paper Roll Animals

It’s always fun to put together a craft with things that you already have on hand. Here’s one of those crafts that’s perfect for Easter-and for putting together with your kids if they are on spring break-from Katie at View From the Fridge. It starts with something really easy to find around the house: a toilet paper roll!

Katie started by dressing up her toilet paper roll collection with cute, preppy papers. Once the rolls were covered, she used additional supplies from around the house to give them “animal” characteristics, like googly eyes, fluffy cottonballs, yarn fur, and feather tails. This was a project that Katie’s little boys could get involved with, and they had a lot of fun making a trio of Easter friends. Cute!

Find a full tutorial for this family-friendly craft project at View From the Fridge.

By Kimm | Filed under Decor | Tags: animals, cardboard, cardboard tube, easter, easter craft, empty toilet paper tube, family craft, feathers, googly eyes, kids craft, reused, scrapbooking paper, spring, toilet paper roll, upcycled

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March 29, 2015March 28, 2015

Rolling In Style: a Metal Cart Makeover

“We rescued a vintage metal cart from heading to a landfill!” exclaims Kathy at The Salvaged Boutique. One of their favorite Craigslist sellers said that she’d toss the cart if it didn’t go home with Kathy or her sister Karen, so they rescued it.

“A burlap coffee bean sack inspired this project and the color scheme,” Kathy said. “I spray painted the vintage metal cart, recycled the burlap bag and used decoupage to adhere it to the lower shelf. We upcycled pallet wood and reused vintage pulls to create a portable serving tray.” Accessorized with everything necessary to make a quick cup of coffee, the cart is perfect coffee station, now!

Click over to The Salvaged Boutique to get all the details on this metal cart makeover.

By Kimm | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: black, casters, coffee station, metal cart, painted, redo, refinished, refurbished, rolling cart, tea cart

March 28, 2015March 28, 2015

Beautiful Buffet Makeover

“One day, as I was driving the car, I saw this dismantled dresser on the pavement in front of a house along with other rubbish,” Camille begins her rescue story at Gustave & Voltaire. “I stopped and rang the doorbell to ask if I could take it, but it was so big it didn’t fit into my car. So the owner offered to deliver it to me in his truck!” Rescue AND delivery? Why, yes, please!

It took a couple of years and a move to a new house before Camille got the courage to reassemble and refinish this piece. She had only seen it in flat panels up to that point, so imagine her pleasure when it turned into a gorgeous french buffet! “The wood was damaged on top, but a bit of elbow grease and some white paint, and it’s now restored to its full glory!” Camille says happily.

If you’d like to find out more about the makeover process, visit Gustave & Voltaire.

By Kimm | Filed under Buffets, Furniture | Tags: buffet, chalk paint, distressed, makeover, painted, redo, refinished, white

March 27, 2015March 28, 2015

From Toddler Socks to Easter Chicks

If you have little ones (or have them visit very often), then chances are you have quite a few tiny socks tucked here or there. It seems like those socks never stay in pairs! Well, at Our Peaceful Planet, Nancy has found a cute use for extra toddler socks, and it’s perfect for Easter!

Nancy only had white socks to use, but she wanted yellow once, so-very resourcefully-Nancy dyed hers a vibrant shade of yellow. After the newly yellow socks were dry, she stuffed them with batting. After stitching the bottom of each sock chick closed, Nancy used some leftover craft supplies to add eyes and a little beak. Some matching ribbon finishes off each chick. Tucked in a bit of Easter grass, these chicks are ready to Rock for Easter!

If you’d like to make a few sock chicks of your own, stop by Our Peaceful Planet.

By Kimm | Filed under Decor | Tags: chick, craft supplies, dye, easter, easter decor, Easter grass, extra socks, refashion, repurposed, reused, socks, spring craft, spring decor, toddler socks, upcycled, yellow

March 26, 2015March 28, 2015

Sock Yarn Easter Eggs

At Chaleur Life, Jess tells us that she has a lot of sock yarn. ” Often times, there’s a decent little chunk of yarn left over after knitting a pair of socks which I can never quite bring myself to throw away,” she confesses. This Spring, she found a fun way to use all of that leftover yarn.

Jess used her bits of yarn to crochet these cute little Easter eggs! The different threads of yarn turn into pretty stripes. She mentions that not only are the eggs good for decorations, they make great teething toys for children. Adorable!

Visit Chaleur Life to find out more about this project.

By Kimm | Filed under Decor | Tags: crochet, easter, easter decor, Easter eggs, leftover yarn, reused, scrap yarn, sock yarn, spring, spring decor, teething toy, yarn

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Frappuccino Bottle Vases

With Spring just a few melted snowdrifts away, many of us are pulling out our glue guns and getting to work on fun crafts to welcome a new season. Laura Beth from A Step in the Journey tells us about her latest project. “I started with a few Starbucks frappuccino bottles saved for me by friends at work, and took off the labels with GOO Gone.”

After removing the labels, Laura Beth made some new labels of her own, using her craft cutting machine. She cut her designs from frosted vinyl and applied them to the bottles. “I think at some point I would like to fill theses recycled planters with soil & plant some herbs, but for now I settled for some pretty purple flowers we found on our walk yesterday.” How pretty!

Visit A Step in the Journey to get more details on this upcycling project.

By Kimm | Filed under Decor, Recycled | Tags: craft cutting machine, decor, flowers, frappuccino bottles, glass bottles, labels, makeover, planters, recycled, redo, spring, upcycled, vinyl

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

From Curbside to Patio

Virginia of Fynes Designs had been striking out when it came to patio furniture. She’d waited until she could find one that she could afford, but to her disappointment the one she bought turned out to be a lemon and had to be returned. Bummer. “One day, just after garbage clean up, one of my cousins landed on my door-step with a gem,” Virginia tells us.

At first glance, not many people would consider the old dining set from the curbside what Virginia terms “a gem”. But her imagination went into hyper drive, and Virginia got to work. She pulled off the old upholstery and painted table and chairs in summery shades of blue and green. The chairs were reupholstered with beach-worthy fabric. Virginia even had enough fabric left over to make place mats. What a transformation!

Visit Fynes Designs to learn more about this table makeover.

By Kimm | Filed under Chairs, Furniture, Tables | Tags: blue, dining set, green, makeover, outdoor decor, outdoor living, painted, patio furniture, place mats, refinished, reupolstered, uphostery

March 22, 2015March 22, 2015

No-Sew Polo Shirt to Skirt

Want to learn how to turn a man’s polo shirt into an adorable skirt for a little girl, without ANY sewing? Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom started this project with a green and white striped polo shirt.

To make this refashion completely no-sew, Jamie used a fabric bonding glue. She cut of the top of the shirt, so she was left with just the part without sleeves. Since the shirt was already hemmed, all Jamie had to do was put in a drawstring waistband. Isn’t it so cute?

Visit Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom to see the full tutorial for this shirt to skirt refashion.

By Kimm | Filed under Clothing, Outfits | Tags: drawstring skirt, fabric glue, kids' clothing, makeover, no-sew, polo shirt, redo, refashion, restyled, shirt to skirt, stripes