Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Normally I’m not thinking Christmas ornaments this time of year, I’m still planning my Thanksgiving supper, but when the Junk Visionaries tell you that the monthly theme for November is Junk Christmas ornaments or decor, well it’s time to bring … Continue Reading →
It’s time for another Junk Revision Challenge, a monthly blog hop to transform junk into something better. Past challenges were Bits and Pieces, Valentines Day, and Remembering Mom and Dad. Today I’m joining my junk revisionary friends for our take … Continue Reading →
It seems like whenever I’m in the middle of one project, I’ll get the inspiration for another project. If I do one pallet wood shelf, you’ll see another one soon after, one vintage sign becomes two. That being said, the pedestal … Continue Reading →
This little guy started out as a thrift store find. He was sort of cute, definitely not my taste but he had good bones. He was in desperate need of a makeover and if you want a super simple craft … Continue Reading →
Good morning. I have something just a bit different for you today, a blog hop. Yup, I was invited to join the Junk Revision Challenge. Each month the group is given a theme and it is up to us to … Continue Reading →
I just put away the Christmas decorations and I’m already thinking about Valentine’s Day. Well, I did have an empty space on the wall where the pallet Christmas tree has stood for the last couple of months. I could have … Continue Reading →
When I shared last weeks build-a-snowman kit I mentioned that it was son #3’s birthday. Yes, he was born kind of close to Christmas and he was so eager to get in on the gift giving that he had to have … Continue Reading →
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 →
I don’t normally do too much decorating for Halloween. A pumpkin here, a mum there, maybe a centerpiece, but I do like to have a nice inviting wreath on the door for all those sweet little trick or treaters that … 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 →
Summer is coming, the kids are loading up their buckets with seashells. OK, maybe it’s mom who loads up the bucket with seashells…and you can’t part with any of them. You need a project. This is an easy craft project. … Continue Reading →
Welcome back, I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend. Here, the weather was absolutely beautiful, great for catching up on a little yard work and soaking up the sun. Had to stay close to home though, as my youngest son, … 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 →
It’s hard to believe it’s the middle of May already and with the patriotic season fast approaching, I thought I’d bring you my own version of the stars and stripes. Memorial Day is May 25th this year, that’s only 2 … 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 →
Several weeks ago my husband was chatting with his brothers. At some point they realized that their oldest brother, Bill, was celebrating his 60th birthday this year. And as luck would have it he would be in town the month before … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Last week marked the 7 year anniversary of the passing of my Dad. My Dad was a great Dad. He was hardworking, creative, funny, and friendly. He could fix anything and he was often called to our … Continue Reading →