It’s sweater weather! I bet that many of you have been doing the same thing we’ve been doing: pulling out the boxes of cold season clothing, and figuring out what can be worn for another year, passed on to someone else in the family, or tossed into the giveaway pile. You might want to wait a second before you give them the old heave-ho, and check out the tutorials I’ve found for upcycling everything from cable knit to cashmere.
You know how much I love getting something for free and figuring out a way to fix it up into something pretty or useful. I’m always stopping by the paint department of my local hardware store, and every time I buy a can of paint, it comes with a small stack of paint stirring sticks. One day it dawned on me that those paint sticks gathering dust in my garage were actually pre-cut and pre-measured pieces of free, quality wood, and a world of possibilities opened up before me! I’ve since used those paint sticks to organize my kitchen and my jewelry. I’m not the only one who has figured out that paint sticks = free craft supplies. Check out these five other creative uses..
Hi everyone! It’s Kim from Sand & Sisal hosting today on Infarrantly Creative! Don’t you just love the beauty of wine crates? I find each one so interesting, each marked with different fonts and graphics. What is nice about wine crates is that they are quite sturdy. Think about it, they are made to hold {…Read More…}
I’m so excited that my “new” kitchen island is ready to use! It took several days to prep the butcher block, and I had to use my kitchen without the island. It was definitely missed. So I can tell you from experience that islands aren’t just a trendy design feature in today’s kitchens. They can {…Read More…}
