DIY

Previously I shared with you how I repurposed ceiling fan parts to make a coat rack.  I also mentioned how I had a planter project in the works using more of the fan blades.  In this post I’ll be sharing How to Make a Planter using Repurposed Fan Blades and Scrap Lumber. Gathering Materials When

In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose Ceiling Fan Parts in a Coat Garment Rack. I’m still working on clearing out my repurposing stash.  Among the “junk” are some ceiling fan parts.  I had this idea to make some animal wall art using the fan blade part, but I also wanted to make

In this post I’ll be sharing How to Make a Towel Holder with an Old Faucet The project I’m sharing with you, exceeded all our expectations when planning this.  I had this faucet in my repurposing stash from our home remodel; it used to belong to the laundry room facilities.  My family saved it for

Do you all remember this fan blade from the Easter sign?  I told you I had another project in store for the leftover piece from it.  In this post I’ll be sharing How to Make Wall Art Using Repurposed Materials. Here’s the leftover piece from the Easter sign project.  What does it look like to

In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose a Ceiling Fan Blade into Easter Wall Art. While I’ve repurposed my fair share of ceiling fan blades, I still have a few more projects up my sleeves when it comes to these flying fans, especially since we recently replaced the ceiling fan in the master

I bought a toolbox this past spring at a garage sale for $4, with the intention of repurposing it.  In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose a Toolbox using Paint and Jeans. Its time has finally come to be cleaned up and repurposed.  First I spray painted the inside of the box with

In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose a Bench Using Jeans and Fabric Scraps. It seems like a long time ago, but do you all remember when I gave this bench 2 makeovers?  The first makeover I painted it with chalky paint, and when that didn’t work out too well, I ended up

In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose Glass Shades into a Desk Organizer. As you can tell from the picture I bought these vintage glass shades at a garage sale for 50 cents a piece.  I liked the shape and design and knew I wanted to do something with them, and how could

In this post I’ll share How to Repurpose Bread Tubes into Vases I got these heart and flower shaped bread tubes at a garage sale this past spring for FREE!! Every once in a while I’ll run across a garage sale that has a free box, and of course who isn’t going to rummage through

In this post I’ll be sharing How I Gave a Rocking Chair a Rustic Finish. There, do you see it?!! My favorite rocking chair in the whole wide world is sitting there.  No not that one.  The one, on the left.  I saw this little rocking chair at Junkapalooza.  It looked like it was just

I’ll be showing you How to Make Wood Slice Reindeer Ornaments.   These are easy ornaments to make and super cute too!!  The supplies are pretty simple and easy to find.  The process is fairly quick as well, it probably took about an hour or two to make these from start to finish and that includes

In this post I’ll share How to Make Wood Slice Snowmen Ornaments A few days ago I showed you how I made a turkey from a wood slice.  I promised snowmen ornaments and the tutorial is now available, How to Make Wood Slice Snowmen Ornaments.   I hope you enjoy these fun and easy handmade ornaments! How

In this post I will be showing you How to Make a Wood Slice Turkey.  This is such a simple, easy and quick craft and also so super cute! Supplies: -Wood Slices -Paint (acrylic or latex) -Hot Glue Gun -Clothespins I had a pile of wood slices that I cut from some smaller logs from our wood burning

In this post, I will be showing you How to Make a Thankful Turkey with a Coffee Can. If you’re wanting to teach your child about gratitude this Thanksgiving season, this craft is a fun way to really concentrate on being thankful.  Of course gratitude is something we want our children to learn and experience everyday, but Thanksgiving

In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose a Glass Shade into a Planter. Two months ago, I took you all shopping at garage sales, and showed you some of my finds. Among the treasures were these glass shades that I scored for 25 cents each. My original plan was to turn them into

In this post I’ll be sharing How to Make a farmhouse-style American Flag Sign Using Scrap Wood. If you’ve been following me for a little while, you know that we remodeled our living room.  Part of the remodel meant replacing the windows.  We ended up using 1x lumber to trim the new windows.  I ripped

Since it’s spring and the weather is starting to get nice, I decided to make a wind chime.  In this post I’ll be sharing How to Make a Wind Chime using Repurposed Materials.   I used a cover from the ceiling fan that used to hang in our living room. I’ve been repurposing ceiling fan parts