Faux Concrete Paint with Baking Soda, Easy DIY

Faux Concrete Paint with Baking Soda This one is for all my crafting friends out there.   I’ve collected these birds and the candlesticks over the past few weeks in hopes of trying a faux concrete paint finish using chalk paint … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip – Upcycled Butter Churn Coffee Table

Create your own unique upcycled coffee table from flea market finds. Every one is different, every one is handcrafted by you. Continue Reading →

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers with White Chalk Paint

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers with White Chalk Paint Last week I found this pair of wooden plaques at a local thrift store. At $6 each I had to have them.  I was having a good day, it was the same … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Makeover, Frame for Baby

DIY Frame with a Thrift Store Find I’m so proud and excited to introduce you to the newest addition to our family, our  grandson, Isaac Michael.  This sweet little angel arrived last Thursday, weighing in at only 6lbs 9 oz. … Continue Reading →

DIY Bar Cart with Upcycled Sewing Machine Drawers, Hardwood Flooring and a Shutter

DIY Bar Cart With Upcycled Sewing Machine Drawers, Hardwood Flooring and a Shutter My sister has a booth at a local antique store and she’s always acquiring fun things.  So when I get bored of my own projects I bug … Continue Reading →

DIY Mercury Glass Window

Mercury Glass Window Happy New Year everyone.  You may have noticed that I took the month of December off from blogging.  I was still working on projects but not blogging saved me the time of sitting at my computer and … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip, Upcycled Wire Spool Table

Upcycled Wire Spool Table Do you remember my flea market haul from back in August? Today I’m tackling one more of of those projects.  I’m calling this a wire spool but frankly I don’t know what it is.  It has … Continue Reading →

Repurposed Shutter Memo Board

I told you I was inspired by watching Flea Market Flip last week when I constructed my bar cart. Well the same goes for this weeks project, a memo board made from an old shutter.  Last week, when I saw … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip, DIY Bar Cart

Flea Market Flip, DIY Bar Cart Since I watch the show Flea Market Flip all the time, it may come as no surprise that I saw a bar cart to be as soon as I saw this rusty old metal … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Find, Drawer Shelf DIY

Drawer Shelves, Upcycled and Recycled DIY We’re headed back to my pile of flea market finds today with this pair of old desk drawers.  The boxes are in good shape with dovetail corners and oak fronts.  They are about to become a fantastic … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Jack Stand Lamps

Upcycled Jack Stand Lamps I shared all my flea market finds back in August and included with all those goodies was this pair of jack stands.  Son #3 spied these while he was on the other end of a very … Continue Reading →

Raised Stencil Headboard DIY

I’m working on another one of my flea market finds…this time it’s the bed.  That’s him all the way on the right, in the back.  You may remember while I found the bed at the flea market,  it was actually a … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip, Upcycled Silo Doors

Today I bring you project number 3 from my flea market finds back in August.  First up, there was the whale weathervane from an old car jack.  Next, we had the stars made from  tobacco sticks.  And today I’m transforming … Continue Reading →

Whale Weathervane from an old Jack

Upcycled Whale Weathervane I’m so excited to get started on my pile of flea market finds from last week.  First up, this old jack stand.  I had been looking for one of these the entire length of the 40 mile … Continue Reading →

Candy Cane Canes

I have a Christmas project for you and hopefully I’ve brought it to you early enough so that you can grab your supplies.  Old wooden canes!! Besides canes, you’ll also need some wide painters tape and red and white chalk … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Candlestick Lamps

I have another thrift store makeover for you.  You may see a couple of huge candlesticks but I see a set of matching lamps.  By now, you should know that anything I find that is tall and skinny and I can … Continue Reading →

Easy Upcycled Doodle Table

My son’s girlfriend is moving into her first apartment and I’ve been enjoying helping her find a few things to fill up her big empty space.  When she needed a dresser, I matched her up with my brother who was … Continue Reading →

Barrel Stave Wine Rack

Last month we took a quick weekend trip to the beach with my sister and her husband.  On one of the days, while the hubbys hit the golf course the wives headed for a flea market.  The flea market was … Continue Reading →