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Easy Sand-N-Sea Flower Pots

July 8, 2018 8 Comments

There are so many quick and  simple ways to add a touch of summer to your home! Here’s a fun way to bring a bit of the beach to your patio – with sand and shell flowerpots and planters.  I decided to take a boring pot and make it a bit more summery with this […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crafts, garden & outdoors, summer, upcycle

Upcycle project: plain flower pot into decorative ceramic planter.

February 18, 2018 22 Comments

A while back  I upcycled a boring, everyday, can’t swing a dead cat with out hitting one, terra cotta flower pot into a shabby chic, chippy pot by using spray paint and candle wax.  Click here to see the full tutorial. For this upcycled pot transformation we use many of the same materials and techniques, but we’re […]

Filed Under: Before and After, clay, Crafts, Featured, spray paint, tutorial, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot, Valentine's Day

An easy Valentine’s Day globe.

February 8, 2018 13 Comments

I have a few items in my home/craft closet that I just re-do over and over and over again.  (This usually involves spray paint.)  One of those items is an old globe… A few years ago I picked this globe up at a yard sale for about 50 cents.   My first re-do was my […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Before and After, Crafts, project du jour, spray paint, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot, Valentine's Day

An easy upcycle project: tinted glass bottles and jars.

May 24, 2017 9 Comments

Colored glass jars and vases are always popular, but can be very expensive.  Beachy blues and greens are just right for summer and an easy way to bring a little pop of coastal color into your house.  There’s no need to spend a lot for them because you can easily create the look yourself for next […]

Filed Under: Crafts, Glass, Mod Podge, upcycle

A cute and rustic branch photo holder.

January 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

I love framed photos, and as many as I have it seems like I have just as many loose photographs floating around the house.  That’s why I am in love with this fun photo holder from homework.  How clever to make a branch photo holder? I think it is so stinkin’ cute that Carolyn (the […]

Filed Under: Crafts, upcycle, Valentine's Day

DIY cloche from a soda bottle.

October 17, 2013 5 Comments

Yesterday I shared my creepy apothecary bookcase, and today I wanted to show you how to make the quick and easy craft project I added to the vignette:  a diy cloche from a soda bottle. For me, the most difficult part of this project was trying to get a photo of the finished project that […]

Filed Under: Crafts, Halloween, Holidays, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

DIY Flowers made from dryer sheets. What…?

July 19, 2013 3 Comments

Today, my friend Laura is taking over The V Spot.  She is talented, sweet, and I had the opportunity to meet her last April.  Loooooved her!  Check this out…Hi everyone, I’m Laura! My blog – The Shed by Pet Scribbles – is where you can find me sharing my home and garden projects, craft DIYs, […]

Filed Under: Crafts, guest blogger, upcycle, Wreaths

A wash tub fire pit: how to find the right parts to make one.

May 29, 2013 2 Comments

We went camping over the Memorial Day weekend and we took our wash tub fire pit with us. I really love this thing.  It throws more heat and it channels the smoke up, out and away from you.  With a normal campfire, there is usually an entire area that is getting smoked out, but with […]

Filed Under: camping, upcycle

Using Vaseline and spray paint for a shabby chic flower pot make-over.

April 1, 2013 7 Comments

I was going to do an April Fool’s post today, but that just seemed like to much work, so I thought I’d share this super easy tip for re-vamping a few ornate planters I had.  This is the latest in my vow to work through my pot addiction… a shabby chic flower pot make over. […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, garden & outdoors, recycle, shabby chic, spray paint, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

Faux Foil Wrapped Chocolate Eggs

March 7, 2013 5 Comments

Over the weekend I was feeling a little crafty.  We’ve all seen the faux foil wrapped chocolate bunnies, but how about some faux foil wrapped chocolate eggs?  (And believe it or not, I did it using foil wrappers from Valentine’s Day chocolates!) Faux?  Why?  I’ll tell you why… because I ate a bunch of Valentine’s […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, decor, Easter, Eggs, Featured, Mod Podge, Spring, tutorial, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

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