Vintage Spindle Christmas Trees
- By Joan
- November 19, 2024
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Vintage Spindle Christmas Trees Hi friends, welcome back. One of my most pinned ideas from last year’s 75 homemade gift ideas roundup were these artificial trees in old spindles from The Junk Chick. The Junk Chick hasn’t made a new … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Carved Wood Side Table
- By Joan
- November 13, 2024
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Thrift Store Carved Wood Side Table Every project has to start somewhere and this one started with the discovery of this beautiful carved wood plaque in a local thrift store for only $12. This gorgeous plaque is 21″ in diameter … Continue Reading →
3D Wooden Reindeer Puzzle DIY
3D Wooden Reindeer Puzzle DIY Over the years I’ve created 5 posts with 75 homemade gift ideas for everyone on your shopping list. Between the 5 posts you’ll find a total of 375 handmade gifts to keep or to give … Continue Reading →
DIY Wire Spool Coffee Table
- By Joan
- October 30, 2024
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Wire Spool Coffee Table Today we’re making this wire spool into a coffee table. This spool is not overly large, it is only 13″ in height and 23″ in diameter. It’s not quite the perfect coffee table size but … Continue Reading →
Shutter Slat Lazy Susan
Shutter Slat Lazy Susan I recently returned home from vacation to find this thing on my counter, a gift from my son and daughter-in-law. Friends of theirs had found this in the attic of their new home when they moved … Continue Reading →
Upcycled and Recycled DIY Bookends
Upcycled and Recycled DIY Bookends A while back I was asked by my daughter in law if I had anything she could use for bookends. My mind immediately went to my scrap pile. I must have something in there that … Continue Reading →
Wedding Arbor Floral Arrangement DIY
- By Joan
- October 2, 2024
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Wedding Arbor Floral Arrangement DIY My daughter in law to be texted me last month and asked if I could decorate the arbor for her and my son’s wedding with a floral arrangement. This is the arbor with another bridal … Continue Reading →
Recycled Crate Coffee Table
Recycled Crate Coffee Table My latest project is this nice wooden crate that I purchased from an online auction for the ridiculous price of only $1. I was actually bidding on two items at the time, this crate and a … Continue Reading →
Gelli Plate Printing for Beginners
- By Joan
- September 18, 2024
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Gelli Plate Printing for Beginners If you watch art videos on Youtube enough, eventually you’ll get to Gelli Printing. And if you even watch one Gelli Printing video, AI will assume you want to see all of the gelli printing … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Rusty Pipe Side Table
Upcycled Rusty Pipe Side Table I found this fantastic rusty pipe in a dump pile behind my son’s house. It immediately screamed TAKE ME HOME, followed by a quieter, YOU KNOW I’D MAKE A GREAT SIDE TABLE! Pair that pipe … Continue Reading →
Garage Makeover with DIY Storage Shelves
- By Joan
- August 21, 2024
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Garage Makeover with DIY Storage Shelves Do you have that room in your house that you’ve been ignoring for years? That room that you keep stuffing things into but never actually clean? That’s my garage. Our 30+ year old garage … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Ladder Display Shelves DIY
- By Joan
- August 11, 2024
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Upcycled Ladder Display Shelves DIY I’ve had this 8 foot ladder sitting in my garage for over a year. It’s super tall, a little wobbly, a hinge is bent and one of the sides was broken, put together with a … Continue Reading →
Styling Bathroom Shelves from the Thrift Store
Styling Bathroom Shelves from the Thrift Store I made over my basement powder room over a year ago and installed these reclaimed wood shelves complete with a smorgasbord of thrift store finds. I loved my wooden shelves so much I … Continue Reading →
Curb Rescue, Painted Buffet
- By Joan
- July 31, 2024
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Curb Rescue, Painted Buffet Hi friends, welcome back. Let me introduce to you my latest curbside rescue. A very nice wooden buffet just waiting for me to take him home and give him a makeover. While this piece looks like … Continue Reading →
DIY Bench from Reclaimed Wood
- By Joan
- June 26, 2024
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DIY Bench from Reclaimed Wood I have a new scavenging spot I’ve added to my weekly thrift store rounds. It’s Black Friday Daily Deals in Laurel, Maryland. The store is mostly filled with Amazon returns and other overstock. Starting on … Continue Reading →
Flea Market Rescue, DIY Tripod Floor Lamp
- By Joan
- June 19, 2024
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Flea Market Rescue, DIY Tripod Floor Lamp Dating back to a flea market I went to in August of 2019, I am finally doing something with this old surveyors tripod. It got buried deep in my garage. It wasn’t until … Continue Reading →