I have never met a cutting board/breadboard that I didn't like...
Unless of course it was TOO expensive.
Here is a round up of my cutting board projects to date from Rummage Sale/Thrift Shop Finds:
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Best of Organized Clutter 2016
In 2016, I became an AVID stenciler! I stenciled signs like this "coffee sign" above three re-purposed coffeepot planters. See the details HERE.
Vintage & Farmhouse Christmas Kitchen Displays
In February of 2014, I created a wall display in my kitchen with a barn board, mismatched hooks, cutting boards, a shutter, and a chippy step stool. See that post here for details. I still love it, so I work around it at Christmas time. This year I added a "Vintage Christmas" Sign, a wispy faux pine wreath with a scrap of red checked ribbon, vintage Christmas post cards and a tree shaped cutting board transformed into a Christmas card holder.
Repurposed Thrift Shop Picture Frame Christmas Tree
My Christmas project today starts with this pile of thrift shop frames. The sizes are, measured from outside edges, 12" x 10", 14" x 17", 17" x 24", and 5 3/4" x 7".
2016 Christmas Mantel with Vintage Dresser Mirror Frame Salvage
I purchased this dresser mirror salvage piece for my mantel earlier this year at Jackson's Icebox Antiques and Collectibles.
Re-purposed Cutting Board Christmas Card Holder
You know me, always picking up cutting/breadboards. This one is from a garage sale.
Rustic Saw Horse Christmas Display
My husband and I went to a moving sale a month ago, and this rustic saw horse was marked free. Although my husband did not see the need to bring it home with it's rotten spots and all, I thought it would be a fun junk garden piece.
Two Features in Country Sampler's Christmas Decorating Magazine
I am so happy to be have two of my blog photos featured in the 2016 issue of Country Sampler's Christmas Decorating Magazine.
A Rustic Ski Themed Winter/Christmas Outdoor Vignette
Who would have thought that it would be a balmy 70 degrees here today in northern Minnesota? I usually work on my covered patio outdoor Christmas vignette during Minnesota deer hunting season, but normally the weather is much cooler and there may even be some snowflakes.
A New Ski Lodge Sign with Old Sign Stencils
A chippy scrap of barn wood siding and a pair of $10 vintage, garage sale skis come together in my latest project.
More Projects with Old Sign Stencils from Funky Junk Interiors
Today I'm sharing more projects created with Funky Junk Interior's Old Sign Stencils. The Hot Cocoa stencil is available here for purchase.
Homestead Blend Coffee is also available for sale.
Alternative Christmas Trees 2015
Every year I try and come up with ideas for alternative Christmas trees. Alternative trees have become quite popular in recent years.
This berry sieve tree is one of my favorites. See more alternative trees including a funnel tree HERE.
Thrift Shop Christmas Makeover: Framed Stenciled Snowflakes
I purchased these 3 square frames from the thrift shop yesterday for $1.50. I cut off the white ribbon and painted the frames with Decoart Chalky Finish Paint in Lace.
Projects I Brought to my Shop Recently
When I found an old wooden tennis racket press at the thrift shop, I added a piece of chalkboard purchased at Menards. It is made by Georgia Pacific and sold in 2' x 4' sheets. The hardest part of this project was cutting the fairy thick screws shorter to hold the blackboard tight. I added a sawtooth hanger to the back.
Winter Wonderland: Christmas Mantel 2015
When I decorate a holiday mantel, I love to find one larger anchor piece to build my mantel vignette around. This year it was this old weathered window frame with attached sill.
I plunked it right smack dab in the center of the mantel. I purchased the "Winter Wonderland" sign a couple weeks ago from my Junkin' Friend Jodi.
I proceeded to transform my white mantel into a rustic winter wonderland with an old rusty lantern, miniature galvanized pails with flameless candles, country Santa, winter tree and greenery, antique children's skis, and old thermoses.
I added a larger candle ring as a wreath on my "window" with a snippet of buffalo checked ribbon tied on. I use flameless candles on my mantel with timers. Safer and no hassle.
More greenery, an old scale, cutting board, plaid lunch box, and an enamelware pot with another candle sit on the right side of the window.
This is my great grandfather, Thron. A Norwegian immigrant that settled in Minnesota in the late 1800's and farmed. I love this winter photo!
This mantel has nothing fancy on it at all. Just artfully arranged, organized clutter.
What's crazy is that the older I get, the less I enjoy this Minnesota "Winter Wonderland".
But, it's perfect for a Christmas mantel!
A couple of wool knit stockings are hung by the fireplace with care.
Christmas Mantel 2015.
Here are my 2014 Christmas mantel anchor pieces. See the mantel, HERE.
My 2013 vintage toy mantel was anchored by an old metal Kenmore child's stove. See it HERE.
My anchor piece for my 2012 Christmas mantel was a red bike wheel. See the whole mantel HERE.
Do you build your mantel around an anchor piece? It sure helps give me direction when I style a holiday mantel.
Decorating The Outdoors For Christmas with Junk
One of the items I purchased with my birthday money last summer was this screen door. I had it propped up against the house last summer in a shady spot in my garden.
Since the door was green, I got the inspiration to work it into my front door/covered patio Christmas display this year.
A Framed Scabble Tile Christmas Tree
One item that is seldom in short supply at the thrift shops in my town are frames, so it's no wonder that I use frames in my projects very frequently. Here I purchased a $2 frame and painted the frame with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in French Linen. Then I painted the stiff cardboard back with Ash from Fushion Mineral Paint. I then glued my Scrabble tiles on in a Christmas tree shape with ProBond glue. The glue dries clear but does shine a bit so I touched up with a small paint brush and more Ash paint where glue had oozed out from under the tiles. The star is a wood applique from Hobby Lobby.
Up-cycled Thrift Shop Reindeer
I picked up these three wooden reindeer at the thrift shop this week. Would you have given them a second look at $3?
I painted the thee deer with two coats of DecoArt Americana Chalky Paint in Lace. Then I sanded them a bit to distress the paint.
I cut up a rustic bell garland from Kruenpepper Gifts and tied the strips of jute and bells around the deer's necks.
That's a grubby prim snowball perched in the large reindeer's antlers. Be on the lookout for wooden thrift shop deer!
Vintage Pie Cutter Slicer Snowflake Re-Purpose
I saw this vintage pie slicer at an estate sale in September. I wasn't even sure what it was at the time but I thought that it looked like a snowflake.
After I got the pie cutter home, I noticed the center was very sharp and reconsidered using it as a Christmas decoration. I shared the pie slicer on my facebook page, and my readers suggested that I use it for jewelry. I commented that I wanted to repurpose the pie slicer but it was so sharp I was afraid that the center was too dangerous. That's when a reader suggested I glue a knob on the sharp point. The knob idea was genius.
I painted a wooden drawer knob with white flat paint. I had a snowflake rubber stamp that I stamped with black ink onto white paper. Then I made a laser copy of the snowflake stamp, and used the Mod Podge image transfer method to put the image onto the knob.
I used Gorilla super glue to attach the knob to the pie slicer. Next, I tied a brown card stock "snow" tag onto my snowflake and hung it with jute twine.
I just love to repurpose vintage items (especially kitchen ware) as Christmas decorations. See my alternative Christmas trees here, and Christmas tree ornaments here.
Best of Holiday Junk 2014
Continuing my year end look back at Organized Clutter 2014, here are some of my favorite holiday junk ideas!
A rustic, country thrift shop framed sign and random junk create a Valentine's Day "LOVE" sign here.
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