Posts Tagged ‘ Thrift Store ’

Refurbished Entry Table

6th January 2011 | 0 Comments

I wanted to share with you one of my summer projects. I took a cheap looking entry table top, and updated it to it’s current condition; bottom. I bought it at a local thrift store for under $50.

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Junk Collecting

21st May 2010 | 0 Comments

I have been collecting bottle caps during my runs outside on Saturdays, and so far I have only collected 3. I have a project to turn these into workable art once I get enough. This project requires me to learn how to use acrylic, which I have never used before. This will be an exciting art project once I get enough

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The Simple Life

12th May 2010 | 2 Comments

How does a person live a simpler life? And no, this has nothing to do with “The Simple Life,” from Paris Hilton and whats-her-name. Quite on the contrary actually. I only had the honor of watching a couple of episodes since I thought that was not only a waste

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Garbage Prevention

8th May 2010 | 0 Comments

For the total of one hour my husband and I spent digging in our neighbors garbage pile (see earlier posts) the picture to the left is what we were able to retrieve and put to better use.

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Projects to Come!

7th May 2010 | 0 Comments

I started collecting a couple of throw away items for two projects that I plan on doing in the near future. I won’t give you all of the details so I can keep you in suspense

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Our Neighbors Garbage Pile

3rd May 2010 | 5 Comments

So, our neighbor, an 80ish year old woman got put into an assisted living facility due to health problems. The picture to the left is what was left over from her home. Sadly, the family of our neighbor decided that it was better to just to throw everything out on the boulevard instead of going through it and giving some away to goodwill.

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Welcome to EcoShabby

11th April 2010 | 3 Comments

This blog will be my interpretation of something that I find as a style of art. The idea of recreating something new from something old is refreshing. This design style is deemed Shabby Chic.

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