Old art supplies can have a great look with bits of colored paint on them and even a simple aged quality. They may not work any more but they can be used to embellish surfaces. Pop on over to the … Read More ...
Recycled sweaters make great art or canvases to make fiber art on
We all know that embroidery looks great on fabric and clothing but why not kick it up in scale and use sweaters as your “canvas” to make sweater art. It can be as simple as finding a sweater that already … Read More ...
Who knew you could make a cool coffee table from recycled wine bottles?
Wow! These are so cool! I bet these would be a cool way to make risers for buffet displays. What a great way to use recycled wine bottles and scrap wood. Pop on over to the blog Eat well 101 … Read More ...
How to make recycled cake pan display shelves
If redecorating is on your New Year’s Resolution list why not try making some modern round display shelves out of your cake pans when you are cleaning out your kitchen? I know I have a stash of these. Pop on … Read More ...
Easy upside down Christmas tree and more fun ideas
This is the perfect combination of nature and sparkle! If you like this combo too or other unusual ways to make Christmas trees to decorate for the holidays pop on over to the blog Family Handyman for a great collection … Read More ...
How to make modern style Christmas trees out of recycled sweaters
When you’re pulling out your sweaters this season and you find some that you aren’t going put back in your wardrobe don’t throw them away. You can transform them into a forest of Christmas trees perfect to decorate for Christmas. … Read More ...
Pretty and clever ways to organize and display your yarn stash
Just after I look at my big coffee containers and not come up with any reason to keep them so in the recycle bin they go…I spot this fun way to turn them on their side and use them to … Read More ...
How to make a wood slice wall decoration with so many possibilities
I would say this wood slice wall decoration is beautiful and modern just as it is but I feel like there could be so many more ways to use these. I love how they are all different heights.
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Doilies transformed into darling spiderweb Halloween decorations
I wonder if spiderwebs were the original inspiration for the first crocheted doily? Well both doilies and spiderwebs are pretty. This idea for stretching a recycled doily in a frame and popping a spider on it to make a Halloween … Read More ...
Simple and dramatic Halloween decoration idea
I love the simplicity of this Halloween decoration. I bet it would be easy to transform some recycled frames with a bit of paint, some old book pages and a plastic spider. The little bit of string really makes the … Read More ...
Fun idea for a recycled soda bottle Mid-century modern mobile
Most recycled soda bottle crafts are cute or kitchy but this mid-century modern style mobile is perfect for the hip crafter and decorator. This is a project that is featured at the blog InnovArte Educacion Infantil Espanol among all sorts … Read More ...
How to make a fun 3 enamel cup display and organizer
I love the look of tin camping cups but in this age of microwaves I rarely use metal. These idea for transforming tin cups into a storage organizing display is a fabulous use for the pretty metal cups. Pop on … Read More ...
Tiny industrial style recycled element makes a fun sewing room detail
Metal bobbins with little holes are so cool! I wear one on a necklace but this idea for making little knobs with sewing machine bobbins is positively darling. I bet all sorts of sewing room furniture would be enhanced with … Read More ...
Colorful collection of ways to store and display your yarn stash
While this collection of storage ideas is for yarn but I bet you could use them for all sorts of collections of things. I love this idea for using a simple “L” bracket on a peg board to hang loops … Read More ...
Rainbow rocks rock
I like to stack rocks (also known as cairns) and kids like to stack things when they are in an early learning phase. Either way this idea for painting a stack of rocks in a rainbow series is a pretty … Read More ...