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Make temporary pedestal plates.

September 11, 2014 29 Comments

I’ve mentioned many times that I love, love, love Museum Putty, and that it keeps my knick-knacks in place and makes sure they don’t crack me on the head during earthquakes. It’s also handy to make temporary pedestal plates. Why make a temporary pedestal plate?  Well, they can be expensive to buy, difficult to store […]

Filed Under: Accessories, cheap and easy, Crafts, Franken-Crafts

How to make your own DIY jar candles (using recycled jars and candle wax)

January 22, 2013 4 Comments

Want to make your own scented, layered jar candles?  Want to do it, using items you already have on hand..?  Practically for free..? It’s easy! I have a little problem…. you know those candles you buy that smell amazing, but the wick burns down through the middle of them and you’re left with a bunch […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Bargain, candles, cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, Franken-Crafts, gift giving, project du jour, tutorial, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

Make an easy scrap paper Christmas tree.

December 19, 2012 2 Comments

I wanted one more little Christmas tree for our buffet table.  Just a little one… I also wanted to get rid of some of my scrap paper stash. This is the easiest thing in the world to do.  If you can cut pieces of paper into squares, then you can do this craft. Here’s what […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Christmas, craft time, Crafts, Franken-Crafts, Holidays, Paper, paper crafts, project du jour, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot, winter

Tree Bark Candle Holders: An easy DIY project

November 12, 2012 9 Comments

When a big wind storm blew a ton of bark off our tree, I decided to upcycle some glass jars and make tree bark hurricane lanterns and candle holders.

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, candles, cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, Fall, Franken-Crafts, Free, Glass, project du jour, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

A floor Candelabra for Halloween.

October 22, 2012 24 Comments

Last year, Sandra from Sawdust & Paper Scraps made a very cool Halloween candelabra, and I really, really wanted to make one too, but didn’t get around to it.  (I met Sandra at The Haven Conference last June, and I must confess I have quite the Girl Crush on her… she is awesome!) Sandra’s is a fab tutorial on […]

Filed Under: Accessories, candles, Entertaining, Franken-Crafts, Halloween, Holidays, spray paint, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

More Pumpkin foolishness…. Necktie Pumpkins

October 24, 2011 26 Comments

Today we’re recovering pumpkins with  neckties! I picked up a couple of neckties at Goodwill that I thought would fit in with my Halloween decor. I used a seam ripper to dismantle them and a rotary cutter to cut them into strips. With a dab of hot glue on the bottom of the pumpkins, I […]

Filed Under: Autumn, Before and After, cheap and easy, Crafts, fabric, Fall, Franken-Crafts, Goodwill, Halloween, Holidays, Pumpkins

Franken-Crafts. Making something outta a whole bunch of junk…

March 2, 2011 89 Comments

On Monday I showed you this picture of a bunch of random items: This is what I made:   Here’s another look: Here’s how I did it: I got this funky footed bowl with a lid at my local Goodwill. I really like the bowl, but wasn’t too wild about the lid. I think it […]

Filed Under: Before and After, Franken-Crafts, project du jour, spray paint, tutorial, upcycle

Useless, but pretty.

December 13, 2010 10 Comments

Tis the season for Stuff We Don’t Need. What could be more useless than these….? But you know what? They’re pretty. I’d like ’em if I got them as a gift. You know what else? They’re cheap and easy. You’ll need a heavy duty adhesive (I like Goop), spray paint and glitter or other embellishments. […]

Filed Under: Accessories, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Franken-Crafts, project du jour, spray paint, winter

How to make a Haunted Tree. (With things you already have, of course.)

October 10, 2010 7 Comments

I’ve mentioned that we’re throwing a Halloween Party and I am trying my best to decorate for pennies on the dollar. So far I’ve spent about $38 on supplies ($30 of which went to black spray paint) and I think I’m in pretty good shape. We have a bare planter that is right off our […]

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, child labor, Crafts, decor, Franken-Crafts, garden & outdoors, Halloween, Holidays, Mitch, Paper, project du jour, spray paint, Sticks, tutorial

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