Trash to Treasure

Thrift Store Table Makeover

May 10, 2012

Remember the cute little brown table I found at the thrift store? I finally finished transforming it. Before My $5.90 thrift store find. After I removed the wheels and added ball accents to the top corners. The wheels made it too tall next to the chair I placed it by. I saved them, if [...]

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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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Why I Like to DIY and Go Thrifting

April 16, 2012

Now that the warm weather has returned here in the northeast so has my get-up-and-go energy to go thrifting early on the weekends routine. I know some wouldn’t be caught dead poking around in a dumpster or think thrift stores and yard sales are only for people who are down on their luck. While I [...]

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Faux Zinc Candy Jar Top Made With a Tuna Can

February 19, 2012

Faux Zinc painting technique step by step tutorial

If you have followed my blog for a while then you probably remember the post I did where I made a lantern using – a tuna can! Well this project is another way I have found to re-purpose a tuna can. I created a faux zinc top for a glass candy jar that was missing [...]

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In Detailed Order: Organizing My Desk Drawer

January 30, 2012

Last week I lined my desk drawer with pages from a thrift store book on lettering. I love how it turned out, but since the drawer is nice and big, it needed some sort of dividers to keep everything from shifting around. Dividers would also make it easy to find things and maintain as well [...]

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How to Make a Wood Post into a Decorative Doorstop

September 2, 2011

Wow! It has been quite a week! Wildly exciting and wildly stressful at the same time. I can’t believe it is Friday already, but am very glad it is. I want to show you what I made over at Momtastic this week, but before I do I just wanted to update you on my site [...]

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Thrifty Find–Making a Wicker Tray Usable

July 4, 2011

Last week I found not one, but several wicker pieces that I like to collect and use to decorate with. I spent $3.25 on the lot. I love the round wicker tray, but also found a rectangular one, too. When I first saw it I passed it over as it had a hole in the [...]

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Trash and Thrift Store Treasure = Outdoor Candle Lantern

June 20, 2011

How to make a pottery barn knock off candle lantern

Last week I made a candle chandelier for my deck. It looks so pretty when lit, but the rest of my yard was looking kind of neglected. I was determined to find a way to spread some more candle light around the yard to balance the light and provide more ambiance. I used to have [...]

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How to Make a Thrifty Knock-off Outdoor Candle Chandelier

June 13, 2011

brass chandelier transformation makeover

Over the weekend when I wasn’t working on my bathroom makeover, I started on a bit of Inside-Outside decorating on my deck so I can enjoy it more during the summer. I love to be outside and am always on the lookout for outdoor decorating ideas. I love looking at the pages of home furnishing [...]

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How To Make A Fireplace Screen Using a Window Sash

March 7, 2011

Now that Spring arrives in just 13 days ( I can see that smile on your face), I knew it was time to do something about hiding my soon to be unused fireplace box. I needed something simple that could easily be moved away when the fire is burning and put back in front of [...]