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Painted/Upcycled Fall Welcome Sign

Oct

2012

Today I have a fun Fall Welcome Sign that your kids will love to help you with! The idea for this project came to me last week when I cleaned the inside of my refrigerator for the first time in 6-9 months! I couldn't believe how many bottles of condiments and salad dressings we had that were expired! Rather than toss them all in the trash (seriously, I had about 10-12 bottles!) I did the following: Gather, Clean & Take Off the Labels from Various Bottles- glass and plastic both work … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furniture & Decor, Seasons and Holidays · Tagged With: fall, Halloween, upcycle

Monster Jars

Sep

2012

by Stephanie 27 Comments

My sister in law Megan made the cutest Monster Jars, inspired by this cute idea on Not So Idle Hands. Not having enough jars, she made a quick trip to the grocery store, bought a few and emptied the contents into tupperware so she was able to get started on this project right away! Isn't that square jar perfect for Frankenstein? It was a big jar of Claussen pickles,which means you can get a square Frankenstein AND the best pickles on earth. BONUS! Emily has the step-by-step tutorial on her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Seasons and Holidays · Tagged With: fall, Halloween, upcycle

How to Make a Hanging Planter from A Colander

Jul

2012

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I'm excited to have Silvia from Thru My Garden Gate here today. Silvia and her daughter Marjory picked me up at the Salt Lake Airport last April so I wouldn't been stranded and I will love them both forever for their kindness! Silvia has recently dove into blogging and has some especially fun garden tips and tricks. She is here today with a darling tutorial to share with us- How to Make a Hanging Planter from A Colander. Thanks Steph for giving my my first chance to do a guest post,how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Outdoors · Tagged With: gardens, repurposing, upcycle