Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Christmas posts
One week to Thanksgiving and counting. Sorry, didn’t mean to shock you, I’m sort of just reminding myself. I have 18 people coming for dinner next week and I have no menu and I still need to start cleaning house. … Continue Reading →
Here at the Scavenger Chic household we have a sad little advent calendar we’ve been using for over 25 years. And every year I see these beautiful advent calendars with little doors and little nooks and crannies and think, I’ve … Continue Reading →
The honeysuckle hurricane lamp that I showed you last week hardly used up any of my weedy honeysuckle vines. I needed to think bigger. I needed to think tree size. That’s it, a tree! You’ve seen Christmas trees covered in … Continue Reading →
Ever since August, I’ve been on the hunt for driftwood ,and while I’ve gotten a few pieces of genuine, smoothed by the tides, washed up on the shore pieces of wood. Most of my wood was mostly, aged by the rain, … Continue Reading →
I don’t know if you call it upcycling, recycling, repurposing or just reusing…that is what these shutters have done… Twice! Let me backtrack a bit. Way back in October, I shared with you my lamp made from repurposed shutters. It … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. We had about 3 inches of snow here yesterday. It coated the roads enough to close the schools. I don’t think it was enough to cause the normal, “I might run out of toilet paper and … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. The countdown to Christmas is coming fast but if you have a bunch of junk sitting around you may be able to whip these up in a couple of hours. These candle holders started with a … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Years ago, it had to be in the 70’s, my mom and I drove out to St. Louis, Missouri to help my Grandmother move into an apartment. Her home had been in the family since 1891 … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. The other day I showed you how to make a Williamsburg inspired fruit wreath. Well today I’m back with his companion piece, an over the door fruit fan. Surprisingly easy and fun to make. A … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Just last week my family was spending a fantastic weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains, chowing down on a mountain of food. There was corn pudding, sweet potatoes, a mountain of mashed potatoes, 2 turkeys, 2 … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. It’s starting to feel like Christmas around here. The leaves are almost off the trees, the stores are decked out with lights and ornaments, and it’s freezing cold! Time to get started on a Christmas project. … Continue Reading →