I've got some new things to upcycle......Got two finished!
I've got some new things to upcycle......Got two finished!
DH wanted to go to GoodWill today and look for camping shirts. Well, how could I pass up a trip to GoodWill to look for things to alter. I hit a pretty good cache today........
First there's a kitchen gadget lazy susan.....thought this might be good for paintbrushes or watercolor pencils; might change out those wooden hooks for cup hooks or dowels to hang embellies from
Second, a wickerwork billholder, that I may just clean up a little and use for cards
and Third this great jewelry box. It's only missing one drawer and has all its hardware. I may turn this into a small embellishment holder or keep for jewelry; will have to see when I get into the altering process.
I spent a whole $13 today!
First there's a kitchen gadget lazy susan.....thought this might be good for paintbrushes or watercolor pencils; might change out those wooden hooks for cup hooks or dowels to hang embellies from
Second, a wickerwork billholder, that I may just clean up a little and use for cards
and Third this great jewelry box. It's only missing one drawer and has all its hardware. I may turn this into a small embellishment holder or keep for jewelry; will have to see when I get into the altering process.
I spent a whole $13 today!
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Can't wait to see what you do with them Rachelle. I love recycle centers, but have to go to Ann Arbor to fine one.
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great finds!!
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Holy Cow!
I have a jewerly box identical to this one. It was my mom's (and I really never liked it! one of those long, boring stories...) I can't wait to see what you do with it - it never occured to me to make it mine somehow...
I have a jewerly box identical to this one. It was my mom's (and I really never liked it! one of those long, boring stories...) I can't wait to see what you do with it - it never occured to me to make it mine somehow...
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Love the thrift stores. Every once in awhile you can find some great treasures. Two of the baskets I found today to house art supplies was from the Goodwill and at only $1 apiece. Earlier in the week I found some cheap books to tear up for altered art, journals, etc. Don't mind ripping up a book when it cost almost nothing. Some had great vintage photos. Found one in Russian or some such language and now am looking for an old French paperback.
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Great finds! I go to goodwill all the time, but I'm usually going 'round back. LOL. Goodwill is typically the beneficiary of my clutter freak-out fits. I rarely go into the front of the store - probably too afraid I'd re-buy something that I gave them.
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jfugina wrote:Great finds! I go to goodwill all the time, but I'm usually going 'round back. LOL. Goodwill is typically the beneficiary of my clutter freak-out fits. I rarely go into the front of the store - probably too afraid I'd re-buy something that I gave them.
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Too funny! I do donate to Goodwill as well and I don't think I've bought anything I donated, but you never know. Odds are I'd see it and think in my head "Oh, I have one of those," and then spend the next 3 hours at home looking for the darn thing.jfugina wrote:Great finds! I go to goodwill all the time, but I'm usually going 'round back. LOL. Goodwill is typically the beneficiary of my clutter freak-out fits. I rarely go into the front of the store - probably too afraid I'd re-buy something that I gave them.
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I've been working on the old jewelry box for the last couple of days since I had the paint out and got myself a new embellishment box. Just a little paint and paper to line the drawers, a little alcohol ink to freshen up the hardware and now it's ready to fill. I think the paper I used was some that I scored from Monica last summer.
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here is a close up of the bracket with the alcohol ink. I used citrus green and silver.
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What started all this was this dvd holder we found at goodwill a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to paint the shelves and put it up in our guest bathroom. We have absolutely no storage and no room in there and this fit perfectly above the toilet.
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oh Wow! that is awesome!!!!!!
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Fantastic!
Rachelle - check out roadkillrescue.net. I love most of what I see there - I think you would enjoy it, too.
Rachelle - check out roadkillrescue.net. I love most of what I see there - I think you would enjoy it, too.
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Fabulous, Rachelle!! I do recognize those pen nibs....
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Your embellishment box looks great. Its amazing what you can do with a little paint and pretty paper. I also like your idea for the DVD rack.
Sue in NC (formerly known as Sue in Colorado)