Christmas mantelscapes are all the rage and can range from simple to bodacious, depending on the decorations you choose. But if you’re looking for a thrifty way to fill up a mantel easily, then let me show you these Christmas gift decorations that I made using cabinet doors from the Habitat ReStore.Read more ›
Upcycling Ideas for Christmas Decor
December 14, 2024 · By · Leave a Comment
It’s definitely that time of year again: the stores are filling up with holiday trimmings and Christmas songs are playing everywhere. And while there’s no shortage of Christmas decor to choose from at the big box stores, making your own decor is always in style. Especially if you’re thrifty like me and prefer upcycling or repurposing something from a thrift store or that you already have. Here are some delightfully festive upcycled Christmas decor ideas to spark your creativity.Read more ›
Upcycled Crafts from Thrift Store Finds
December 11, 2024 · By · Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year again when the Thrift Store Decor Team and I look back at alllll the upcycled crafts we’ve created over the course of the year. I also get a little professionally nostalgic every December as I reflect on how my website has grown and changed throughout the past 12 months.Read more ›
Crafting and Decorating with Vintage Christmas Ornaments
November 29, 2024 · By · Leave a Comment
Vintage Christmas ornaments are as popular as ever, aren’t they? Antique store vendors can’t keep enough of them in their booths and modern makers are recreating their designs. We just can’t get enough of those vintage glass ornaments with their mercury glass patina in a rainbow of colors. Thankfully, there are tons of ways to display vintage ornaments that go way beyond your Christmas tree.Read more ›
Rustic Christmas Decorations with Wood Slices
November 22, 2024 · By · 2 Comments
Believe it or not, but this project is yet another one that I’m pulling out from the never-published archives. To put it in perspective, this was a collaboration with DecoArt and…A.C. Moore craft stores. Remember them? Anyway, the purpose of the partnership was to create a Christmas craft with their selection of wood slices.Read more ›
DIY Thanksgiving Decorations for Your Table and Home
November 17, 2024 · By · Leave a Comment
Even though the post-Halloween impulse is to dive headfirst into all things Christmas, we still have a major holiday to enjoy: Thanksgiving! And while it may not have the decorating chokehold on us that Halloween and Christmas do, it’s still worthy of a few fun projects. Especially if you’re hosting a gathering with family and friends! These DIY Thanksgiving decorations are festive yet budget-friendly, which we can all use these days, right?Read more ›
Wine Bottle Crafts
November 14, 2024 · By · Leave a Comment
Empty wine bottles can really add up and take up space in your recycling bin. And sometimes, they’re such a pretty color or shape that you can’t bear the thought of tossing them at all! If that’s the case, then some of these wine bottle crafts might be exactly what you were looking for.Read more ›
Upcycling Ideas for Thanksgiving Decor
November 10, 2024 · By · 6 Comments
Traditional Fall decor – pumpkins, leaves, acorns- are perfectly fine and regularly incorporated into Thanksgiving decor. But with a few extra elements- pilgrims, turkeys, Indian corn, and cornucopias- it suddenly feels more like the feasting holiday, doesn’t it? And there are some great upcycling ideas from thrift store finds that will elevate all your Thanksgiving decorating needs.Read more ›
Thanksgiving Centerpiece and Autumn Tablescape
November 7, 2024 · By · 4 Comments
I’ve been a blogger for more than 10 years now and I’ve upcycled a LOT of baskets over that time. But I still always check them out whenever I go thrifting, since I never know when a new idea will strike. Case in point: this hat-shaped basket on the top shelf. Right away, it reminded me of a pilgrim hat and I wondered if I could turn it into a Thanksgiving centerpiece.Read more ›
Spooky Lantern and Spider Web Decoration
October 28, 2024 · By · Leave a Comment
I’m not sure if I keep finding the lanterns or if the lanterns keep finding me. But here we are again, with another thrifted lantern project. Given that it’s still October, I’m going with a spooky lantern theme- even though I’ve made a couple of Halloween lantern projects already. Because lanterns keep crossing my path while I’m thrifting, including this recent acquisition from Habitat ReStore.
