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Cracking the 'code' . . . and saving more $$$!
I have ALWAYS been a thrifty shopper, but must confess that I had never been into a thrift store until I met Michael. I could not believe all the GREAT STUFF I had missed out on for all those years. … more →
Primitives ~ Life ~ Art . . .
Cracking the 'code' . . . and saving more $$$!
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trash2treasure wrote 2 months ago: I have ALWAYS been a thrifty shopper, but must confess that I had never been into a thrift store unt … more →
Carved wood appliques to the rescue again!
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trash2treasure wrote 10 months ago: I sure do LOVE these carved wood appliques! So much so that we will soon be carrying them in our st … more →
Little boxes made from reclaimed wood
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trash2treasure wrote 10 months ago: Michael built these simple boxes with lids out of reclaimed wood. For the darker primitive ones, I … more →
Accidentally, on purpose
trash2treasure wrote 10 months ago: Remember this post from last year, about my ‘happy accident’? Well, here’s the she … more →
Snowing AGAIN!?!?! Are you kidding me????
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trash2treasure wrote 11 months ago: OH puhlEEEEze! It’s snowing again! Michael and I enjoyed a rather leisurely Sunday morning a … more →
TUTORIAL: Painting stripes on paper mache boxes
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trash2treasure wrote 11 months ago: These are paper mache boxes that I painted, striped and distressed. The two small sets of three w … more →
Christmas tree decor made with copper plumbing pipe
trash2treasure wrote 11 months ago: How sweet and simple is this tree made from copper pipe?!?! The link below has the how to, both v … more →
Halloween Candy Corn Sundae 'how to' slide show
trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: Check out the how to slide show for these fun candy corn taffy sundae’s on my friend Lynne … more →
Another country heart accessory saved from shame and humiliation
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trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: Michael brought this cute little apothecary chest home a LONG time ago. Remember when this shade o … more →
Shabby Paris apartment style ~ bistro table and chairs
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trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: This is the ‘how I did it’ for the bistro table and chairs shown in the previous post fo … more →
Little country shelf re-do
trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: This one didn’t have the country heart cut out on it, but I still thought it needed some updat … more →
Painted chipboard letters
trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: Picked up these chipboard letters at the craft store. Painted them different shades of turquoise, g … more →
Getting really OLD GRUNGY windows clean
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trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: We have a bunch of VERY grubby old windows. The wood parts can be ‘cleaned up’ enough w … more →
Shabby candle holders made from old table leg
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trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: Had Michael cut an old beat up table leg into three sections: Added some craft store wood plaques an … more →
"Making eyes" tutorial
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trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: Painting eyes is really very easy, once you see it broken down into steps. First, you need an … more →
Speaking of florals . . .
trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a link to several prefessional ‘how to’ videos. http://www.melroseintl.com/ … more →
Feeling 'floral'
trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: I don’t do flowers much. Not that I don’t like them (because I do!). I just don’ … more →
All Aboard
Travis Hellstrom wrote 1 year ago: I am trying out a new, highly acclaimed service offered by Google called Grand Central and I think i … more →
Grubby angels
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trash2treasure wrote 1 year ago: I made these for Valentine’s day, but kept them plain and simple enough that they could be lef … more →
