Crafts, Decorating, and Flea Market Finds
We love a dollar store makeover. So when we found a nicely shaped vase at the dollar store, we got it. We were inspired by a Franz Collection vase we saw at a gift shop. To make a knock-off, we painted silk flowers and added them to the vase. Here’s how we did it! DollarRead More
Have you ever seen a book with a secret hollowed out space inside. We always thought that idea was super fun! So we decided to hollow out a book and turn it into a jewelry box! We got a hardback book at the thrift store. We picked one that was 1½” thick so the spaceRead More
Decorate a wooden birdhouse with irresistible vintage finds like yardsticks, luggage locks, and wooden spools. Make it colorful with paint-washed yardsticks. Great upcycle project for the garden! We are Plaid Ambassadors and get all kind of wonderful paint and other craft materials from Plaid. We love their products and used their craft paints for thisRead More
Turn scraps of trims, leftover ribbons, and bits of yarn into a fringy decorator DIY tassel. Tassels are trendy and can be used in so many ways. Make a DIY tassel for a curtain tieback, use one as a keychain, or hang one from a doorknob. Or just tie it on your agenda book! ClickRead More
Transform a dollar store vase with scrapbook paper and Mod Podge! It’s easy! We got our vase at the local dollar store, then we painted it with a pearly finish. To decorate the dollar store vase, we cut pretty designs out of scrapbook paper and decoupaged them on. Here’s how we did it! How ToRead More
We love primitive style so we couldn’t wait to make our own prim Vintage Yardstick Christmas Tree from old rulers and yardsticks. We simply cut the rulers and yardsticks with a handsaw to make the tree, painted the rulers with chalky colors, then “decorated” the tree with brooches and buttons. Here’s how we did it!Read More
Learn to cut china for mosaics. We’ll show you how to turn thrift store china into mosaic tiles using wheel cutters and tile nippers. We love broken china mosaics! Because we do so many mosaics with china, we’ve learned a lot about how to cut china for mosaics. Here are our best tips and tricks,Read More
Here’s a fun DIY that makes a great gift! Turn a t-shirt into a flowy scarf! All you need is a t-shirt and scissors. It’s super easy and we’ll show you how! Start by finding the t-shirt. You could search though your closet for one you no longer wear. Or head to the thrift store.Read More
Upcycle a wine bottle into a piece of art with mosaic! For this mosaic wine bottle, we mixed seashells from our beach vacation with sea glass colored glass tiles to create a keepsake wine bottle mosaic. You could use shells from your own summer vacation or get shells from the craft store. They have plenty!Read More
Turn a thrift store chandelier into a Glam Steampunk Chandelier! We’ve included specific items and dimensions for the chandelier we made, but you can make your own however you want. Just use ours for inspiration. Gather up your favorite steampunky things like skeleton keys, little locks, and even metal numbers. Add beaded chain to makeRead More
We love old Victorian crafts so when we ran across vintage silk bookmarks embellished with charms and cameos at an antique store, we couldn’t resist making our own! We raided our stash of rhinestone brooches and earrings and made some really pretty rhinestone brooch bookmarks. We’ll show you how we did it. We made a videoRead More
If you have seen our recent projects, you know we love succulent crafts! We use faux succulents for some projects, but they can be very expensive, especially the big ones. So we found a substitute and it’s free! Painted pine cones! Pine cones come in all shapes and sizes and they all look like succulents! We’veRead More
Add a little drama to your wrist with this vintage brooch bracelet. We’ll show you how to cover a brass cuff with silk, then embellish it with lace and a vintage brooch and earrings. It’s easy and elegant! Here’s a video we made showing how to make the vintage brooch bracelet step by step. FollowRead More
We made this Flying Time Machine Steampunk Birdhouse for the cover of our book Steampunk Chic. It turned out so pretty, we wanted to share it with you. We love old keys and clocks and other things that have a steampunk feel. But we like to combine them with rhinestones and doilies and other prettyRead More
Upcycle an old pair of jeans into a Lace and Denim Cuff Bracelet! We cut the waist from an old pair of jeans to make this gorgeous denim cuff bracelet. Don’t have an old pair of jeans you want to cut up? Take a trip to the thrift store! Then you can pick what colorRead More
If you have seen our previous crafts, you know we love resin! We use it with mosaic projects like our Steampunk Mosaic Coasters. The clear resin lets the design shine through. Well, here’s another resin project inspired by a trip to the beach. We made Seashell Coasters! If you’ve never used resin, no worries. We’veRead More
Let your creativity take flight by turning a vintage birdcage into a birdcage lamp any songbird would love! We’ll show you how to use a lamp kit from the hardware store to turn a flea market birdcage into a real working lamp. We got the Make-A-Lamp Kit at the hardware store. We used a drillRead More
We love succulents and make a lot of crafts using real ones and fake ones too. But the faux succulents from the craft store can get a little spendy! So we schemed and came up with a substitute – pine cones! We were surprised at how good they look as succulents! And lovely on a faux succulentRead More
We’ve been collecting crocheted doilies for ages. If we see them at a thrift store or flea market for a good price (a few dollars) we get them! They are so fun to use in craft projects like this shabby chic doily pillow. Who knew old-fashioned lace could look so modern?! Make this pretty laceRead More
Turn an old pair of blue jeans into a cute pocket purse! It’s easy! Just cut the back pockets from a pair of jeans and glue them back to back. We embellished ours with a cute cupcake applique, but you could choose any applique you like! Then we made a long handle with pony beads.Read More
This bejeweled mosaic garden heart is not only pretty, it’s super easy! This is a great beginner project because there’s no wrong way to make it. For our mosaic garden heart, we picked out leftover tiles from other mosaic projects. We used metallic mini tiles, pieces of broken china, and small and large round tiles.Read More
Recycle old t-shirts into red, white, and blue boondoggle key chains! Have you ever made t-shirt yarn? Just cut strips of old t-shirts and pull the ends. They twist into tubes of soft yarn. It’s easy to make and easy to use. And practically free! How To Make July 4th Boondoggles Materials For Red AndRead More
We love succulents, especially faux ones for crafting. But wow can they be expensive! Then it hit us that succulents look a lot like pine cones. So we set out to see if we could paint pine cones to look like succulents. We think they turned out great! For this project, we made the fauxRead More
This cool magazine strip art is easier to make than it looks! Just cut out strips from magazines (we used mostly covers). Then glue them side by side onto an enlarged bird cut out. We’ve included the bird line art for you to print out. So you can make it as big as you want! WeRead More
