Turn Trashy Books into Treasured Items Before I share pictures and this post with you, I have a disclaimer. No literature was harmed in this project. All books that were altered were not only dumpster dive finds but were probably trash for the mind as...
Watching Time Turn Into a Mirror This post was originally posted several years ago, but it’s a timeless classic and could easily be done with old clocks from thrift stores, etc. I had this old clock, that I LOVED but the clock was dying a slowwwwww death. The...
How to Make a Door Chalkboard from a bunch of Junk (This post was originally written in 2012, but the instructions remain the same, paint brand has changed) Do you remember this thing I pulled out of le garbage? My client had texted me the night before I found...
Dumpster Makeover Ficus Tree Trashy Tuesday You might be asking yourself right now. Ficus Tree? Really? Like those big fake things in a basket that every model home and new apartment, and maybe even (you) had in a corner of your front room? Yep, that very same...
Trashy Tuesday New Idea for that Metal Bucket You know, the one you threw in your garbage last week? The one I pulled out of your garbage when I was out walking my dog…. I realize you threw it away because you thought you had no use for it. And, it was a...
Dumpster Floral Makeover For Halloween with Mod Podge or how to make a Halloween Floral Arrangement! I love a good makeover. Especially if it is something I found for free, and I had some FREE goodies to make it over with, like this box of goodies I received from...
Pouf, Upcycle a Pouf in a Poof with nothing but CeCe Caldwell’s Paints. I love the word Pouf. Pouf originates from a French word for something inflated. (which I think is funny) Pouf has come to mean a fancy word for a small ottoman. Whatever the meaning. ...
Don’t you love Fall? The change in colors in nature and the endless possibilities of decorated Pumpkins. Check out how to Gild Fake Pumpkins with Metallic Paint. I didn’t have to spend a fortune and I can save my money for something I really want for...
Old kitchen cabinet doors are all the rage these days in Dumpsters. At least that seems to be what I find when I am out doing my shopping (ummm, dumpster diving, curbside shopping). There are one million and one uses to repurpose them. OBVIOUSLY the people who...
Transforming a Trunk with CeCe Caldwell’s Paint Tricks! I only use DIY Paint since writing this post. DIY Paint is 100% Natural Chalk and Clay Based, and we have over 350 retailers in North America. It’s ahmazing stuff. Today, I will try to top how...
