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Lamps can always be found while thrifting. There are ugly ones that can be made over. Then there are the ugly ones that you need to walk away from. Beautiful ones that make you question why they are donated. And vintage ones that although the electricity is questionable you tuck it in your basket. This…
I purchased a huge tub of old wooden bobbins at a garage sale benefitting a local town’s historical society. Y’all it was a GOOD garage sale! Now that I had all of these bobbins the ideas to repurpose them were swirling. And the first project was to make easy wood carrots repurposed from the wood…
I absolutely love vintage and antique furniture – the functionality, character, and how well built the pieces are. I’ve had my eye on a vintage apothecary cabinet. But even with all my thrift store shopping, estate sale visits, yard sale adventures and antique mall wanders I have not found one that was in my budget. …
The most popular blog posts in 2023 embody the “fifth sparrow no more” idea. That idea is to find thrifty ways to make the furniture and décor pieces in your home the fifth sparrow no more. So these pieces won’t be discarded, worthless, seen as less then and certainly not put out on the curb! In…
I am not a scary Halloween person. I cannot do scary, I cannot even watch the commercials for scary movies. So if I decorate for Halloween it’s minimal and cute! This DIY to repurpose a Halloween tree to make a cute spider is adorable to decorate mantels, doors and more. The Halloween trees are plentiful…
Have fun with a monster craft to repurpose ornaments this Halloween! Use your imagination and creativity to create cute monsters with Christmas ornaments and craft supplies for your Halloween mantel or tiered tray, a monster themed party or classroom, or use for fun kid’s room decor. Craft Supplies For Your Monster Craft I used the…
