You know that odd little jar of thumbtacks that somehow survives every desk clean-out? The one that’s probably full of mixed colours, bent pins, a few mystery paper clips and at least one tack that stabs you every time you … Read More ...
DIY Thrifted Glass Christmas Platter With Vintage Santa Fabric
There’s nearly always a glass serving plate hiding on a thrift-store shelf. Sometimes it has a scalloped edge, sometimes a pretty pressed-glass border, and quite often it looks like something your grandmother would have brought out for Christmas afternoon tea.… Read More ...
15 Christmas Crafts From Recycled Items
Christmas crafting does not have to mean buying a whole trolley full of new supplies. Some of the prettiest handmade decorations can start with things you already have at home — cardboard tubes, old Christmas cards, glass jars, tin cans, … Read More ...
Handmade with a Past: Tuesday’s Top Recycled Etsy Find
Today’s pick is a charming Handmade Upcycled Vintage Tea Towel, and it’s the perfect way to incorporate a bit of nostalgia and sustainability into your home. Upcycled from vintage tea towels, this piece transforms the old into something … Read More ...
20 Things to Buy at Thrift Stores for Crafts: Your Bargain Price Cheat Sheet
There are two kinds of thrift-store regret. Buying something you never use, and leaving behind a beautiful $3 candlestick because you couldn’t think of a project quickly enough.
Then, three weeks later, you find the perfect tutorial. Naturally.
When you … Read More ...
DIY Vintage Halloween Tin Can Decor With Printable Autumn Artwork – Free Printable
Before you put that empty food can in the recycling, have a look at its decorating potential. With a little rusty-orange paint, a vintage-style printable and a few autumn flowers, it can become a charming piece of Halloween decor.
This … Read More ...
DIY Milk Jug Halloween Skulls – Recycled Porch Decor
If you’re anything like me, the Halloween decorating bug bites as soon as the first leaves start to turn. I love pulling out the pumpkins, stringing up lights, and adding a little spook factor to the front porch. But here’s … Read More ...
12 Fall Decorations You Can Make from Thrift Store Finds
There’s a particular kind of satisfaction in picking up something from the thrift store that everyone else has walked past and thinking, “That would make a lovely pumpkin.” An old baking pan, a tired knitted jumper, a basket with a … Read More ...
Thrift Store Upcycling: Rustic Pumpkin Decorations From Glass Bowls
You know those patterned glass bowls that seem to appear on every thrift-store shelf? The little dessert bowls, the heavy pressed-glass dishes, and the ones that probably spent years tucked away in somebody’s china cabinet? This project gives them a … Read More ...
DIY Sea Glass Planter: A Coastal Terracotta Pot Makeover
There is something about sea glass that makes every crafter a little bit feral at the beach. You start off casually walking along the sand, and before you know it, you’re bent over like a treasure hunter, filling your pockets … Read More ...
15 Beautiful Things To Make With Vintage Onkaparinga Pure Wool Blankets
There is something rather special about finding a vintage Onkaparinga pure wool blanket tucked away in a linen cupboard or folded beneath a slightly questionable stack of towels at the op shop. These old Australian wool blankets were made to … Read More ...
10 Clever Things To Make With An Old Thrifted Bowling Ball
There are certain things I simply cannot walk past in a thrift shop, even when I have absolutely no plan for them. Vintage sewing baskets, old wooden drawers, slightly wonky cake stands—and apparently, bowling balls.
A forgotten bowling ball may … Read More ...
Why You Should Let Your Child Stick Things Together and Paint Random Things
As parents, we often want to guide our children’s activities, making sure they stay productive, focused, and “on-task.” But when it comes to creativity, sometimes the most valuable lessons are the ones that happen when we let go and allow … Read More ...
12 T-Shirt Yarn Crochet Baskets Made From Old Clothes
There is something deeply satisfying about turning a stretched-out T-shirt into something sturdy, useful and genuinely lovely. You know the shirts I mean—the ones that have gone slightly wonky around the neckline, acquired a mysterious cooking stain or survived so … Read More ...
15 Cardboard Crafts For Adults: Clever Ways To Use Boxes, Tubes And Packaging
If your recycling bin always seems to be full of shipping boxes, cereal boxes, cardboard tubes, and random packaging, you are definitely not alone. Cardboard is one of the easiest recycled craft supplies to collect because it turns up in … Read More ...