Are you ready to decorate for fall? Craft this charming Upcycled Wine Bottle Scarecrow to stand at attention in your home or on your porch to greet spooks on Halloween, or friends and family on Thanksgiving. This cheerful scarecrow will be the perfect welcome on your front porch for all your Halloween guests. I can […]
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Craft Shows | Fall | Halloween | Thanksgiving | Trash to Treasure | Tutorials
Craft Domino Pumpkins for Fall
Repurpose your old game pieces into domino pumpkins for fall decor. Yard sales are wonderful shopping venues for finding supplies for crafting. Old games offer multiple small pieces that can be transformed into creative decorations and gifts. This little pumpkin takes two dominoes. Just think how many you could craft from one game. It stands […]
Sure these Recycled Bedposts and Spindle Pumpkins may not look like tradition gourds, but that doesn’t mean they can’t decorate your porch throughout the fall. Primitive wood crafts give your space a rustic feel. Use recycled wood to create this showstopping craft. Spindles and bedposts often have wonderful shapes and intricate designs, but when they […]
Craft Shows | Fall | Halloween | Thanksgiving | Trash to Treasure | Tutorials
Primitive Pumpkin Bed Spring
Usher in the cool days of fall with a primitive pumpkin bed spring craft. Yes, I realize it is July, but as a crafter who sells her crafts, it is never too early to begin making seasonal items. Bed springs have always been a favorite “junk” find of mine. I have made a variety of […]
Dig out your fall fabric scraps to make raggedy sunflower blossoms for fall decor. As we get closer to fall my to-do list turns to crafts that will sell at fall craft shows. Even though I also sell my crafts at a local store, I am hoping the COVID-19 restrictions won’t end up cancelling the […]
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Stick American Flag-DIY
Are you hoarding red and white ticking in your stash for Christmas crafts? Well break it out now for these quick and easy stick American flags. I was pleasantly surprised when I made up a batch of these flags for the local store where I sell my crafts. They sold right away and I had […]
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Crochet Easy Facial Scrubbies and Face Cloths
Do you need a quick gift for your girlfriends? Bridesmaids? Teachers? Secret Santa?… Even if you are a beginner to crochet, you will have no problem whipping up these easy facial scrubbies and face cloths. These round scrubbies or square face cloths will look adorable wrapped in ribbon and placed in a basket. Add bath […]
A tiny bit of recycled denim and a whole lot of staples restyled this pitiful cube footstool into a western denim accent. This little cube footstool was a junk find a few years ago. It was dirty, the cover and bottom dust cover were both torn and it was missing a foot. I got it […]
Oh the things my husband gifts me with…should I be offended? Nope! Not me! These kind of presents get my restyling DIY imagination going. He picked it up at a yard sale. It was pretty filthy, but it had great bones for a DIY bench makeover. Even the hinges on the lid were in pretty […]
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Kids’ Table & Chairs {3 R’s: Reconstructed, Reimagined, Restyled}
This is the kind of project that starts with huge doubts, but I end up in love with the finished product. A friend was packing up and cleaning out her mother’s house after she relocated and asked if I would be interested in any of the things they were getting rid of. Honestly, I think […]