THRIFT FINDS: PART II

 

Some more of my favorite finds!

1. Painting with frame $5

2. Steve Madden Heels $2

3. Star Mirror $1

4. Messenger Bag made from recycled billboards $4

-Jerica-

THRIFT FINDS: PART I

Thought I would share some of my favorite thrift finds! These were all found at either Salvation Army or Arc, none of those fancy-schmancy thrift storesss. I think the shoes were the most expensive thing at 5 dollars. Check out some thrifting tips from Amy!

1. Frame from thrift store, not picture

2. Shoes from The Leather Collection

3. Vintage pitcher

-Jerica-

TRIANGLE ART WITH PAINT SAMPLES

Another craft with a thrift store frame and paint samples! I used the card stock that was already in the back of the frame, painted it white, and used a little mod podge to glue all the triangles on. The triangles are cut from paint samples, as well as Anthropology and Urban Outfitters catalogs. Seeing as everything is too expensive for me might as well put those catalogs to good use!

-Jerica-

GHOST PARTY

I came up with the idea for this little guy all by myself! Got the frame from the thrift store and spray painted it with the same spray paint I used for the lamp. The bottom edge of the ghost is just how the edging already was on the lace so it worked out perfect. I laid down the lace down on the paint while it was still wet so it would stick. Knock yourself out!

-Jerica-

DIY: PORCELAIN PEN ON MUGS

Here is a project that is all around Pinterest that we did with our friends Alix and Katherine. It is so simple, all you need are porcelain or ceramic mugs (ours were all from the thrift store) and some porcelain pens for a new mug set! This could be a fun DIY gift to make for someone, pair it up with some hot chocolate mix or this homemade chai tea mix and you're good to go! The porcelain pens I picked up were from Micheal's because Hobby Lobby didn't seem to have any, however I couldn't find the ones that you can bake in the oven to set the drawing. So make sure you handwash these babies only and be very gentle when washing the drawing because it may come off, as you would expect! Also the paint can come off if the drink is extremely hot, so I would recommend not drawing on the inside of the mug unless you use the ones that can be baked, so that you don't die! You can find the designs that Amy and I used for our trees here. 

My mugs:

I found the mug with the little brass knuckles from the thrift store, its my favorite! I chose all white mugs so it would still look like a cohesive set even though they are all different styles.

Amy's mugs:

Katherine's mugs:

See what you can come up with!

-Jerica-

CHALKBOARD PICTURE FRAMES

Another simple and easy project. I realize that when it comes to crafting I have ADD. It takes me forever to finish one project before I start the next. And Pinterest does not help that little problem at all. This little project I have been meaning to do for over a year! 

I have been collecting picture frames for quite some bit of time. I am attempting to fill up one whole wall with scattered frames. but due to extreme laziness and being cheap I have been avoiding printing pictures that aren’t the regular 5x7. Soooo they have basically been hanging up on my wall blank for a good year. Did it look cool? Not even a little bit. So today I finally decided to do something about it with my handy dandy chalk board spray paint.i think the pictures are pretty clear on how I did it…. but if it requires some directions here is a very very simple step by step.

1. Run the glass in a dishwasher on hot and steam dry to get those stubborn thrift store tags off. Or soak in hot soapy water for a half hour.
2. Follow instructions on the Chalk Board spray paint. It will require a couple of layers and time between each layer to dry.
3. Put back in frame and draw to your heart’s content.

I should also note that I did use white paint on two of the chalk board frames to make the texts more permanent and visible. Sooooo essentially I could have just used black spray paint…but I didn’t.  =)

-Amy-