Hello amazing Friends!! Thank you for all the positive feedback on my DIY Rolling Umbrella Base on Tuesday! It is working out great so far! Today I've got a fun little upcycle for ya'll. I shared a peek of today's project on Tuesday...this $2 thrift store frame and these spindles: The frame was small but nice and deep, perfect for a little tray! I had painted the frame last week, but was undecided on what I would use as the bottom of my new tray. Then on Saturday, … [Read more...]
Bed Tray Makeover
May 3, 2018 by 32 Comments
Happy Thursday, fabulous friends! Today I have a quick and easy makeover for ya'll! I picked up this bed tray at the thrift store a few weeks back for $3: It kind of had a coastal vibe going already, however I'd say the paint job was a little rushed, what do you think? Ha ha no worries...I gave it a nice neutral redo: I still had my mix of Annie Sloan's French Linen (one part) and my DIY mix in Behr's Bit of Sugar (two parts) out from painting my latest headboard bench … [Read more...]
Thrift Store Inbox Makeover
January 18, 2018 by 61 Comments
Hello awesome Friends! On Tuesday I shared a peek at today's project. Apparently there are a lot of these floating around out there because several of you mentioned you had one too! I'm talking about this wooden inbox I scored at the thrift store for $2.25 several months ago: Anything that is made of wood catches my eye when I'm thrifting since I know paint can work wonders, and as soon as I saw this on the shelf, I knew just what it could be. Painting it and adding handles turned … [Read more...]
Cheap Tray Update
April 6, 2017 by
Hey there lovely Friends! It's Thursday and one day closer to Spring break around here yay!! I always enjoy a few days with my boys without school routines. PJs till noon here we come. Today I have another small makeover as I am looking for small pieces to add to my booth. Here is what's getting an update today: I thought it was kind of cute and it was on clearance. You know how finding cute stuff at the thrift store AND on clearance makes my heart skip a beat. I decided to give … [Read more...]
Tray Repurposed & How to Cut Your own Designs with your Silhouette Cameo
February 7, 2017 by
Hello amazing Friends! I have a fun makeover and a how-to to share today. Ya'll know I love my Silhouette Cameo for adding fun graphics to my pieces, and I've gotten several questions about how I use my Silhouette to cut my own designs, as well as how I cut larger designs with my Silhouette. Today I'm sharing a tray that I've had hanging around my garage since the Summer before last, that I repurposed and added my own design to. Then I'll share how I did it with my Silhouette. I am including … [Read more...]
French Love Letter Tray
February 2, 2017 by
Hello awesome Friends! I have a sweet makeover for ya'll today! I must have passed by this tray at the Antique Mall where I have my booth at least a dozen times: I just loved the details of the frame. I finally decided to just buy it already. I thought maybe I could put some pretty fabric under the glass, only when I removed the outermost felt layer on the back, I discovered mold between the layers... Gross! Then I discovered the glass was not clear, but covered in foil-like … [Read more...]
$5 Thrift Store Tray Makeover
November 22, 2016 by
Hello lovely Friends! I've got a cool little makeover to share with ya'll today! On the same trip where I found the large basket I shared a couple of weeks ago, I also picked up this tray: I rarely pass up a good tray and for $5, all this tray needed was a little TLC, so in the cart it went. The bottom looks like a cool metal, but it's actually just paper. I decided instead of trying to remove the paper to get a decent painting surface, I would just cover it up. Enter these two … [Read more...]
Swap it Like it’s Hot {Halloween Edition}
October 18, 2016 by
Hello lovely Friends! It's that time of year again...time to Swap it Like it's Hot!! I absolutely love this game. If this is new to you, basically a bunch of awesome bloggers buy thrift store treasures (or not so much) to send to each other to be reinvented. For our last round in the Spring, I was given these goodies from my friend, Shanna from Restoration Redoux: And I turned the wood items into this pretty addition to my garden: See more of that project HERE. I am including … [Read more...]
How to Make a Tray from a Frame {My Best Selling Tray!}
August 23, 2016 by
Hey there, crafty Friends! Do you know what the top two sellers in my booth are? The first is chalkboards, hands down. A close second is trays. Buyers love things that serve a purpose. (No pun intended there ;) ) Today I'm sharing my favorite and best-selling DIY tray. I first made this tray about three years ago for a Get Your DIY On challenge and have continued to make them for my booth ever since. That original post is buried so deep in my archives, that I thought I'd share another similar … [Read more...]
Coastal Tray Makeover
April 19, 2016 by
Hi Friends! Are you up for a thrifty makeover today? I found this super large oval tray at the thrift store a few weeks back. This thing is really big! It was $12, but I just had to bring it home: This was gorgeous at one time, but had really started to show its age, so I decided to give it a completely new look: Doesn't even look like the same tray, right? I painted the tray in a mix of Annie Sloan's French Linen and Pure White. Then I created this graphic in Photoshop … [Read more...]
