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Reusing What You Have – For Bookends

Several weeks back, my son came to me and was complaining because his books on his dresser kept falling over. He wanted me to buy him some bookends to help hold the books up. So I started looking around at the prices for some that would match his room. Ha! The prices were outrageous for anything that was made for a child, and honestly even grown up style bookends are pretty crazy. I found a few cheaper ones, but they weren’t very heavy and would not have held his heavy science related books as well as his enormous collection of … Continue reading →

Reusing What You Have – Flower Pots

A great, low-cost item that is completely reusable is a flowerpot. /It does not matter if it is made of Terra Cotta, ceramic, plastic or any other material. And it does not matter if you paint it, decoupage it, stamp it, use fabric or use scrapbooking items on it. The creative possibilities for decorating the flower pot itself are completely endless. However, what can you use these items for besides your plants and flowers? Office Organizer Smaller versions of the pots make great desktop organizers. They can hold pens, small clips, larger tools like staplers and scotch tape, and lots … Continue reading →

Reusing What You Have – Baby Cradles

My friends and family think I’m funny when I go to garage sales. My purchases often include things in which they feel might be pointless. For instance, one acquisition was an old wooden baby cradle. It was not in the best shape, and my goodness I am certainly not having any more babies. So what was it for? I thought it would make a great storage “container” of sorts. In fact, I thought it would look really pretty if it was refinished and painted. I sanded the scratches out of it, and then went ahead and painted it. It turned … Continue reading →

Reusing What You Have – Dresser Drawers

My friends and family always laugh when they see the strange uses I come up with for my many different odds and ends pieces of furniture. I have been reusing furniture in new and innovative ways since I first moved out of my mother’s house at eighteen. So what could I possibly find to do with a dresser drawer? Oh, you just wait and see! First, it seems as if everyone has an old dresser sitting in storage or in the basement collecting dust. And I intend to give you some great ideas to reuse your dresser for many different … Continue reading →