Ideas for Repurposing Old Dresser Drawers
October 22, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Frugal Living, Green Home
I was on a field trip today at the pumpkin patch. They had a gift store which had a nice covered porch, complete with rocking chairs and decorations. I’m glad I walked up to the porch because I spotted these cute planters which are simply old dresser drawers. My husband and I enjoy antiques, rustic decorations, and repurposing old items so I really liked this idea.
Seeing these dresser drawer planters has stirred a curiosity for other things you can do with dresser drawers. Rather than tossing your old drawers to the curb, consider one of these ideas:
Underbed storage – Better Homes & …read more
12 Creative Crafts that Recycle
July 7, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Frugal Living, Green Home, Projects and Crafts
Better Homes & Gardens has come up with some neat crafts made with recycled materials. The picture frame shown below really caught my eye. It is made from magazine pages and cardboard. I’m thinking that this would be a colorful and creative way to bring an old picture frame back to life.
There are 12 low cost recycled craft ideas, which include:
fabric scrap balls
patterned paper book covers
yardstick frames and vintage tin crafts supplies organizer
painted jewelry box
homemade license plate art
magazine page frame and storage box
paint cans turned organizer
beaded luminarias
paper covered jewelry boxes
Some of these crafts use items that you might have lying around the house …read more
