A Little Repurposed Item I did today!!

So I have these huge mirrors in my bedroom but they were in a spot I couldn't stand in front of and look at my outfit. So today I moved them apart and wanted something to hang my scarves and purses on and a bright light bulb went off and I ran to the garage.

I have an art easel I bought 5 years ok for a Magistical Memories show, it's been collecting dust for a while now. So I pulled it out and was checking it out wondering how can I make it work for scarves. Hmmmm it wasn't quite what I remembered, but I could add some hooks to it, so again Magistical Memories came in handy with some hooks from our wire rack displays so I grabbed 6 of those and some wire.



Before......



This is the easel upside down with the hooks and wire added, LOVE it!!!










And the after...



~Have a fantastic day!!!

Crystle

I am so totally doing this!!!!!

Project Restyle is a just-for-fun creative group focused on ReStyling damaged, unwanted or unusable goods into fresh, beautiful pieces. Project ReStyle is Rachel's and my New Years Resolution! We are going to create weekly projects to give life to used items. We'll make fashion pieces as well as home decor projects! Anyone can join in the fun....

Project ReStyle Guidelines

1. You must use unwanted, damaged or unusable vintage or used items to ReStyle. One of the big purposes of the group is that it encourages green living and is budget friendly. You can use items from your own closet/attic that you no longer love, thrifted finds or hand-me-downs.

2. Take a Before & After photo of your ReStyled project. It's that simple!

3. Share your creative work on your blogs and in our Flickr Group. If you don't have a Flickr account, it's free to join. We'll be choosing favorites each week to share on our blogs, so you'll want to be sure to join the fun.

4. You can create fashion, home decor or gift items. There are no limits on what types of items you can ReStyle! Be creative and make items you know you can really use!

We want you to join us this year! If you'd like to be a part of Project ReStyle, Here's how! Leave your name here in the comments to 'pledge' to be a part of the challenge, join our Flickr group to share your creations and post on your blog each time you make a new project. FUN.

Decorating for Easter!

I had so much fun shopping and decorating for Easter. I started at my favorite thrift store, from there I hit the .99 cents store, but before I got there I went to another thrift store, that's always closed and I've never been to before (insert happy smile here). So after a trip to Michael's and Lowe's it was time to create.

Oh I don't even know what to show you first.......

Ok the wreath for my front door, made from a piece of wood, moss, ribbon and a sprig of flowers. I hope to share the steps on how to make this soon.


Another small frame I am working on!




This awesome chicken wire basket from Sherill's house is given new life with ivy and flowers and some cute Easter grass. Added a little moss to a bowl and added malted milk eggs oh and I cant forget.........My $1.00 find the cute milk container












Ok so I found these lovelies on my thrift adventures and the .99 cents store. Here's the before...

Oh and cost for all the glass $11.00!!!!!


I am so excited about how these came out. E6000 and thrifted glass.











So awesome.....it all came together just how I imagined it.



I have a few more things in the works I'll share them soon.

Crystle
~Have a fantastic day!!!

Granola yummy!!!

So I wanted to make a healthy snack this is what I chose 140 calories.....I made up a batch and packaged them in snack packs for a quick on the go healthy snack!!

















~Have a fantastic day!!!

An alligator clip flower, the many ways to wear it!

So I've been playing around a little bit experimenting with clothes and mixing things up a bit!

I really loved this alligator clip flower I got as a gift and I've been wearing it on a few things just to spice it up a bit....

Here it is on my purse.





Purse and boots lol!!! Sorry






On my 5 minute scarf Check out wobisobi for some awesome ideas!!!





On my cute new jacket from Dress Barn





On my boots





On a tank top....












The whole outfit.... Sorry the flowers on my purse not in this photo. :(





I love this guy!!!!!!






~Have a fantastic day!!!

A little mending, making it new again!!

My FAVORITE sweats have a tear in them, I have been wanting to fix them now for a while. Tonight I finally fixed them, I have had these cute embroidered cherries that I just love so tonight I added the cherries to my favorite sweats.

They are so cute!!

Here's the sweats before....



And here they are after!!!



Thanks for looking,
Crystle

Upcycled Sweater made into a PILLOW!!!

I had so much fun turning an ordinary thrift store find in a beautiful pillow, I really love how this turned out. Sorry I don't have pics of the process, I'll try to get better at it. I added flower cut from felt and used my felting tools to put them together and then to attach to the pillow.

My Christmas Decor

I love decorating for Christmas, it is truly one of my favorite times of year!!!


























I found a wall display that I loved and knew it was perfect for the spot behind the TV, I just love how it came out!! House Of Smith's. It was so much fun gathering all the items mostly from goodwill, some from my home and gathering them and putting them all together, the Christmas sign we made on the laser. I was truly having fun with the silver spray paint.















Cookies.....oh how I love to make them!!!!! Here's a few all wrapped up!!!

Christmas Joy all around, inside and out!!

This Holiday was joyous!! 10 Months of extra time with my dad, words can not express how awesome this is, when you say good bye to a loved one forever and get extra time it is the greatest blessing one can get. Each one of us never knows the amount of time we are given, you only have this moment and this moment only, so treasure that moment. I count my blessings everyday. This holiday was also a hard one for me, my first without Justin home, 19 years I have had with him to treasure him and love him, this year has been though on me, not only did I raise a fine, outspoken, headstrong man, he took steps to be with the person he loves and moved 3000 miles away and as sad as I am for me, I am so happy & proud of him.

I spent the day with my two guys close by my side and one really far away and close to my heart, it was a beautiful day filled with laughter, tears and friends. I have not felt this blessed in a long time on Christmas, the holiday is normally filled with hustle and bustle and stress and this year for some reason it was not, it was complete!!!

I really miss blogging!!

So I have all these crazy ideas running around in my head, projects I want to create, projects I've created and want to share. I am going to start blogging again, as I look back through my post I realize I have created a journal per say and I am leaving a little bit of me out there to share with everyone. If I can inspire one other person that would make me smile. I love being inspired by other peoples blog there are so many talented people out there so lets share and create together. I want to start with a blog maker over, I'll work on that tomorrow, its gonna rain all day so what better way. My first official blog post will be my Christmas decor, and then I have a lovely upcycled sweater pillow I made. See you soon, Crystle

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