A little Holiday Trash to Treasure

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Farmhouse Style Christmas using Free or Thrifted Items

Earlier this past fall, while walking my dog, I stumbled upon

a guy having an Estate Sale out of a Storage unit.

He came up to me and said that everything was FREE!

He needed to empty the unit so that he could go back home to Arizona.

I quickly took my dog home and picked up a few treasures.

(okay, more than I needed)

A few of my new treasures were this candelabra

and a vintage metal frame.

A little Holiday Trash to Treasure

The candelabra wasn’t in the best shape and kept falling apart.

A little Holiday Trash to Treasure

But it was FREE!!!

A little Holiday Trash to Treasure

The vintage metal frame was silver (which is not quite my style).

But I had an idea of what I wanted to do with the frame.

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I gave everything a good cleaning and a light sanding.

A little Holiday Trash to Treasure

I spray-painted both the candelabra and the silver frame

with Rust-oleum Semi-Gloss Black Spray Paint*.

Because the candelabra kept falling apart, I glued it together

with E6000 glue*. (It worked like a charm.)

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I added a Christmas Greeting inside my frame

using Carta Bella’s Winter Wonderland Collection*.

I purchased flameless battery taper candles on Amazon*.

These came with a remote, which was perfect.

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A little Holiday Trash to Treasure

I made small wreaths for each candle using craft pine stems.

I wrapped the craft stem around the base of the candle.

I removed the wreath and manipulated and resized it to

make it the size I wanted.

I made small cream bows and hot glued them onto the bows.

A little Holiday Trash to Treasure

It’s now a cute Farmhouse Style Display to add to my Holiday Decorations.

Colonial Patterns/Treasured Threadz Design Team Call

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Colonial Patterns Treasured Threadz DT Call

Colonial Patterns/Treasured Threadz Design Team Call

I just started working with Colonial Patterns and I wanted to share this opportunity.

Are you a fan of vintage-made modern style?
Do you love upcycling thrift shop finds into unique fashion and home decor?

Do you love creating projects, including pouches, purses, and unique apparel?
Do you love stitching, hand embroidery, quilting and appliqué?

We are looking for bloggers and designers to work with our extensive line of needle arts and textile products.

We are the home to Aunt Martha’s® embroidery hot iron transfer patterns and our modern line Stitcher’s Revolution®. We also carry a broad selection of supplies for needle crafting.

We recently partnered with Amy Barickman to produce her new Treasured Threadz™ fabric panels. They are perfect for mending and upcycling denim favorites from your closet and small sewing projects.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Creative Designers who have a blog and are active on social media.
Designers who can commit to a six-month term beginning in November.
Designers will create one project each month, including photos and basic information, and post it to your blog and social media by the 5^th of each month.
US Designers only

Here’s what you’ll get…

Monetary compensation per post to be paid quarterly.
Treasured Threadz Products: Fabric Panels and Stabilizer
A chance to be featured in the Colonial Patterns and Amy Barickman newsletters with a combined reach of 98K.
Colonial Patterns will be joining the Share-A-Sale Program for you to earn additional revenue beyond your payment for your monthly project/post.

To Apply…

Email Markhlee@mac.com your Name, Address, Website, and Social Media Links. Tell us a little about yourself and your history in the sewing and quilting industry. Also, please include any brands you are currently affiliated with, including your own.

Deadline to Submit: October 1st, 2023.

To view the Five Treasured Threadz™ panels:

https://colonialpatterns.com/shop/category/treasured-threadz/

For a preview of the possibilities and fun you can have with Treasured Threadz™

visit Amy’s recent blog post:

https://amybarickman.com/2023/05/11/introducing-treasured-threadz-panels/

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Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

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Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

How to make a Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps.

I love a simple, easy, and inexpensive DIY project.

Add in a little recycling, and that makes me super happy.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

We recently had a new deck built using composite decking materials.

When I saw the leftover scraps, I asked them to save a few larger pieces

of the thick wood and composite fascia boards.

(FYI…Fascia boards are the large boards that go around the outside of the deck.)

I knew they would be perfect for a small bench or side table.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

The fascia board was the same width as the wood board.

So, I used the wood board scrap as it came.

I asked my husband to cut the fascia board the same length as the wood board.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

I stained the wood board using Varathane’s Carbon Grey Stain*

that I had left over from a previous project.

The wood is pretreated. So, I didn’t use a sealer on the wood.

I can always go back and do that later.

We screwed the composite fascia board onto the wood board using decking screws.

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Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

I went to a couple of yard sales searching for table legs that I could use,

I wanted it to be a complete recycling project.

After no luck, I purchased these black hairpin legs from Amazon*.

I love how they look, and they go perfectly with the black railing on my new deck.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

After marking and measuring the placement of the legs,

we predrilled the screw holes before screwing them onto the wood.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

The table went together in a few minutes.

I love using scraps to make something useful.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

This table is the perfect side table between a couple of chairs.

A great place to set a drink down.

It’s also sturdy enough to be used as a small bench for one.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

Even after spending $20 on the legs,

I still have a very inexpensive custom table.

As my daughter-in-law reminded me,

“you can easily spend $20 or more for a small patio table”.

Simple DIY Patio Side Table from Scraps

FYI…I found my Solar Lantern at Homegoods, but you can

easily find other great Solar Lanterns on Amazon*.

Amazon Prime Days are July 11-12th.

Upcycled Vintage Paint Palette

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Upcycled Vintage Paint Palette

Last year, going through my parents house, we found my mom’s old boards, brushes

and paints. We also found both of my grandmother’s paints and supplies as well.

In all those treasures my brother found this paint palette.

Old and Cool. Just my style.

This month the StyletechCraft Design Team was challenged to create an upcycled project

using vinyl. Because my paint palette is vintage (and special) and I like to change my mind,

I decided to use Matte Removable Vinyl*. (I’ll have the option to change it out.)

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For my Vintage Paint Palette Upcycled Project…I used an SVG file and my Silhouette Cameo Wireless Cutting Machine* to cut and create the words “Be Creative”.
Using the weeding tool, I carefully removed the negative spaces in and around the letters.

Place a piece of Vinyl Transfer Tape* over the letters. Rub over the letters using a vinyl scraper tool to help the vinyl cling.
Apply words onto the paint palette.
Remove transfer tape.

With Grandma’s paint supplies, I found this calendar page from 1939

that she used for inspiration. (80 years ago, WOW!)

I’m currently in the process of turning my son’s old bedroom into a larger craft workshop.

I want to incorporate a little past into that space as well.

I want it to be a warm, inviting, eclectic space. (Kind of like me)

I think this palette will fit in just fine.

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