Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose

Scrap Fabric Christmas Tree Photo Ornaments

December 7, 2012

It is beginning to look a little like Christmas around my house – the outside is all decorated and I have Ed and my youngest to thank for helping with that. Now I am trying to get the inside done. I am not doing a lot this year – just enough to make the house [...]

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Metal Christmas Tree Skirt

November 30, 2012

Are you familiar with this scene? So much so that there has even been a book written about it… In our house, we live to tell the tale, but the perpetrator in our house is named Trax, not Benny, like the cat in the book. Before Trax there were Hobie and Mittens – all kitties [...]

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Banquette Cushion Covers Made From Drapes

October 29, 2012

How to make no sew covers for banquette cushions

I am feeling a bit like Maria – you know the character Julie Andrews played in the movie, The Sound Of Music. I channeled her resourcefulness and took a pair of perfectly good drapes that I no longer needed and used the fabric to make something new. I didn’t make clothing, but two new cushion [...]

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How To Make Shopping Bag Text Book Covers

July 20, 2012

I have been doing a bit of blog re-organizing this week and have found a few older posts with two projects in them. I want every project to have its own post so finding things and navigating around InMyOwnStyle is easier for everyone. You may see a few older posts pop up here and in [...]

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How to Make Outdoor Candle Lights Using Plastic Bottles

July 2, 2012

How to make walkway candle lights from plastic bottles

Hi my wonderful readers – I have missed you – XO! I have been away and haven’t done a DIY post in 2 weeks and have been eager to get something done. I got the idea for today’s post when I was at the Go Further With Ford Trend Conference in Dearborn Michigan last week. [...]

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How To Make Over An Office Chair

June 15, 2012

How to cover an office chair with fabric and a cotton rug

Do you remember the post I did when I first started blogging about how I transformed my not so pretty home office chair with fabric. Well that makeover – now needs a makeover. I had covered the chair with the black and white prints about 6 years ago. The back fabric cover held up great [...]

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How To Make Outdoor Wall Art

May 30, 2012

Now that summer has officially begun – I have been spending a lot of time outside and have another outdoor decorating idea for you. It is easy and if you can use a staple gun then that is the only DIY skill you will need to make these fast and easy color pops for a [...]

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How to Make an Outdoor Pillow Using Plastic Grocery Bags

May 24, 2012

How to make a plastic grocery bag pillow to match your decor

This is a super inexpensive way to dress up your deck or patio for outdoor living this summer. If you are like me then you like to see a few pops of color placed around your outside living space in the way of a decorative pillow or two. You see colorful outdoor pillows gracing chairs [...]

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How To Make Outdoor Glass Globe Lights

May 7, 2012

If you have been reading my blog for awhile, you know I love to be outside and have this thing for outdoor lighting. I think it can make or break the mood of an evening spent outside so I am always looking for new ways to best light my deck and patio for different occasions. [...]

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Recycle a Ribbon Spool Into a Gift Box

April 25, 2012

Mother’s Day is on May 13th. That is less than 3 weeks away. Earth Day was three day ago. To celebrate each I made a gift box in honor of my mom using recycled materials– empty ribbon spools that I normally would have thrown in the trash. My mom is no longer here on on [...]

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