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Upcycled Vase Centerpiece

October 26, 2017 by Michelle

I mentioned in my last post that I saved wine bottles for the centerpieces. I know this is pretty common way of making an inexpensive centerpiece.  I just didn’t want it to look like a wine bottle. After collecting , cleaning and taking the labels off. I decided to try a marbling technique that I … [Read more…]

Posted in: anniversary, craft, DIY, Home Decor, party, planning, repurposing, upcyce Tagged: "nail polish", "wine bottle", centerpiece, craft, epicycle, golden, party, vase

Magazine Sushi

June 8, 2017 by Michelle

  I started writing this post months ago and just haven’t had time recently for my blog. Of course, I haven’t stopped doing things, so the next few posts will be catching up. For Earth Day, our local art gallery had a call for Eco Art. This is the project that I created. Ryan referred … [Read more…]

Posted in: craft, repurposing, upcyce Tagged: "eco art", art, craft, eco, magazines, recycled, teen, upcycle

Reinventing shelves

January 27, 2017 by Michelle

This week, I put up a shelf in my recently remodeled bathroom.  While cleaning out my attic, I found a crown molding shelf that I had never hung.  I started by repainting the dark wood a metallic palladium silver.  Then, I realized that it just wasn’t what I wanted in the bathroom.  I ended up … [Read more…]

Posted in: Home Decor, homemaking, Uncategorized, upcyce Tagged: decor, painting, reinventing, shelves

Upcycling a silver plated bowl

January 20, 2017 by Michelle

My one thing a day-throw away project is going well.  I’m ahead of schedule, which is great, because it always gets so busy in the spring.  I started with Christmas items as I put them away, headed into Connor’s closet for a little and now I’m going through my kitchen, one drawer/cabinet at a time. … [Read more…]

Posted in: DIY, homemaking, upcyce Tagged: "alcohol inks", "silver plated", craft, decor, DIY, tarnished, up cycle

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