Good morning and welcome back. I’m a little late with my post today since I spent all day yesterday walking around Washington DC. I’ve lived an hour north of the capital all my life and have never seen the cherry … Continue Reading →
I remember at Christmas time when my brother-in-law, Bill, gave me a fresh supply of pallet wood he asked me if I actually had any plans for all that wood. (best Christmas present ever, by the way) At the time, nothing … Continue Reading →
Sometimes when you think you’re finished a project, you find you’re missing just one thing. If you missed my post from Monday this week, I shared with you how to make this great organizer shelf using pallet wood, nails … Continue Reading →
Years ago I bought one of those printers typeset drawers. The kind of drawer with tons of little cubbies that used to house the printers type for the old printing presses and now can hold tons of little knickknacks. I … Continue Reading →
As promised, today I’m guest posting over at My Repurposed Life. I just want to give you a bit of a sneak preview. Can you tell what common household item has been repurposed? I guarantee you have one in your own … 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 →
Last April I shared with you a desk that I had made from legs salvaged from a dump and wood that was leftover from my storage cupboard. No sooner had I finished the desk than my son and his wife came … Continue Reading →
I love watching HGTV and all the other DIY shows out there. As a self-professed scavenger I find they are a great source for ideas for DIY projects for my own house. I’m actually surprised I get anything done ever, especially … Continue Reading →
Back in January when I was cleaning out my storage room, I came upon this little stool buried in a back corner under several boxes. It was originally from my mother-in-law’s house. Painted my mother-in-law’s favorite color, blue, and adorned … Continue Reading →
Several months ago I was scanning Ebay, just looking to see what was out there in auction land, and I came upon a Lot of Antique Printing Blocks. I wasn’t looking for printing blocks, but there were over 75 of them … Continue Reading →
Beautiful Antique tin plate? No, it’s plastic doing it’s best to give that age old vintage inspired charm. Don’t be disappointed though, because I have a super easy tutorial for you to make your own plastic antique tin plate, a … Continue Reading →
Back in the 80’s This End Up furniture was everywhere. They had stores in 250 malls and every kid had a bunk bed…mine included. The furniture was incredibly durable and could take years of abuse. While the company went bankrupt in … Continue Reading →
Last week I shared with you the calendar I bought that was filled with Patent Posters, most from the 1800’s. With a few pieces of pallet wood and some modpodge the calendar patent posters were transformed into inexpensive artwork. I … Continue Reading →
Good morning once again. As promised, I have a great new project for you but you’ll have to visit me over at My Repurposed Life today where I am guest posting. Can you guess what I made from this great … Continue Reading →
December is always the month when I shop for a new calendar for the new year and last December was no different. So while I’m looking at all the cute puppies, sunsets, grumpy cat, beautiful gardens, and hunk calendars, the … Continue Reading →
Sometimes, when I least expect it, a project will just appear to me out of a dumpster. I wasn’t looking…well, I must have looked at some point…but I definitely wasn’t looking on purpose. I was on my way to one … Continue Reading →
Last Christmas my brother-in-law gave me this great teapot planted with a beautiful green plant. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for me to kill the beautiful green plant. The leaves started dropping like it was fall and soon it was an … Continue Reading →
Last summer, at the Route 11 Yard Crawl in Virginia, I bought this great surveyors tripod. It was actually the same yard sale that I bought the typing desk and the wood planer, and the same yard sale that my sister bought the carpenter’s … Continue Reading →
