Tag: upcycle
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Reduce, reuse, UPcycle: how to create beautiful new things you’ll love to use from the things you already have
I have a kid who loves pickles. I cannot keep pickles in the house. As I’m sure you can imagine, I regularly have these. They’re remarkably easy to reuse and upcycle. Just soak them in hot water and remove the label. If a sticky residue remains, use a little Goo Gone or some acetone (but […]
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From discarded basket to farmhouse planter
I found a neat looking basket in the discard pile at my job. Yes, I trash pick. #notashamed I liked this basket because it had feet and I liked the shape of it. It was also in great shape. I thought it would make a cute planter. I promptly painted the basket white with some […]
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Make a tray from an old picture frame
I have had this old picture frame for ages, and while I knew I could make something cool with it, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do. I had painted it green at some point. I initially thought about painting it another color, but I found some old scrapbook paper that matched the […]
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Make it Monday: Paint stick burlap star
You may recall when I made the folk art-inspired flag from paint sticks this summer. My folk art flag was beginning to fall apart and it had passed its phase of being useful…so I decided to repurpose it. I started by taking the flag apart. See the paint? I didn’t bother taking the paint off […]