Vintage Light Bulb Upcycling Wreath – Thrift Store Upcycle

A couple years back I scored a HUGE treasure of vintage light bulbs at a salvage yard. I’ve made jewelry with them and tinkered with Christmas ornaments, used them as vase filler… but then I wondered “what more?” That’s how this Vintage Light Bulb Wreath came to be! When I joined the Thrift Store Upcycle Challenge, I
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DIY Bingo Card Ornaments

Are you still hoarding stacks of vintage postcards or bingo cards? How about reproductions, like these from Jenni Bowlin Studios? Bingo cards and postcards make great bases for RAD Christmas ornaments that have a kitschy and vintage feel. Gather ribbons, tinsel bits, mini ornaments, bead, glitter, punched paper and chipboard shapes and more to decorate
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Smoothfoam Button Ornament + 12 Days of Giving – Day 8

All this month the team at  Smoothfoam is making balls, balls, balls!! Christmas balls, that is, on our Holiday Ball Hop!  Smoothfoam is perfect for making ball-shaped ornaments because the foam is fairly solid, with a smooth surface. You can pin things to it, glue, decoupage, paint… there are so many possibilities that just can
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DIY 4th of July Banner – Vintage Patriotic with Craft Attitude

We are having a blog hop!!! 4th of July is right around the corner but there is still lots of time to make patriotic decor with Craft Attitude. I whipped up this shabby, tattered 4th of July banner with free motion quilting using Craft Attitude as a base. This banner can be hung on the
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Vintage Easter Door Hanging with Craft Attitude

Ahh, Spring is finally in the air! This season is so perfect for vintage style decorating, a little shabby chic, and a lot of pastel colors. My front door was in major need of some Spring sprucing up and I thought an Easter inspired door hanging would be just the ticket. But I didn’t want
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Librarian Chic on the Cheap – How to Make a Book Page Frame Collage

We’re redecorating our living room and I wanted some cool wall art to cover an otherwise plain wall that we painted with a bright accent color. I haven’t painted or drawn for a long time and I have a limited budget so buying art was out of the question but I wanted an artsy look
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Technique Thursday: Punching It Up with Vintage Book Pages and ICE Resin Paper

This week, let’s take a look at a new way to work with paper: punched paper shapes + ICE Resin. Sure, everyone loves a good vintage book page butterfly. But kick that look up a few 100 notches with resin paper! Yeah baby!   Here is a series of cards and a layout I made
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