The "Do It Over Designers" -An Updated Lampshade

I am joining the Do It Over Designers for a "Lighting Challenge", hosted by Ann @ The Apple Street Cottage

Fabric Twine Pillow - Do It Over Designers

Do you have leftover fabric scraps?  

Don't throw them away, make fabric rope!

I am joining Ann for the Do It Over designers Blog Hop - make sure you visit the other talented bloggers at the end of this post!

Do it Over Designers Blog Hop - Easy Gift Bags

I am joining Ann, from Apple Street Cottage, for a recycle/upcycle blog hop!

Join the "Do It Over Designers" where we transform something that needs a makeover. 

Do you save calendars? 

Do It Over Designers

I am joining Ann, from Apple Street Cottage, and the Do It Over Designers, where we transform something that needs a makeover!

Flatware Pockets - easy to make!

Hobby Lobby had this 5 yd roll of burlap in the sale section for $1.24 so I could not resist it!

Do it Over Designers - FABRIC

Our Do it Over Task this month was to use FABRIC.  I purchased a little fabric drawstring bag to use as an Easter gift bag and decided to paint it with a few strokes and dots.  This literally took 3 minutes at most !  And read further to see what. I put into the bag !

Scrap Pin ~ Do It Over Designers

The Do It Over Designers Blog Hop, hosted by Anne @ Apple Street Cottage, is at it again!  All of the participants are listed at the bottom of this post. Make sure you hop around for some recycling inspiration!

I had a bunch of scraps of fabric left over from another project, so I decided to make a pin.  It was very simple and took little time, read on to see how to make one!

Painting on Glass ~ Do it Over Designers

This is a quick and easy makeover to update a plain piece of glassware for the holidays. 

These would be a well received gift to give to a friend or colleague during the season.

The only supplies you need will be a foam dauber, a bottle of enamel paint and a piece of glassware.

Do it Over Designers - Broken Dishes!

What can you do with a $50 MacKenzie-Childs plate that is broken?

Break it up some more!!

Do It Over Designers - Glassware

Our task this month in the Do It Over Designers group, hosted by Ann of Apple Street Cottage, was to create something with glass.

Read on to see what I painted.....

Do It Over Designers

Our "Do It Over Designer Project" theme this segment is WOOD!

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This acrylic tray needed an update, so when Ann @ Apple Street Cottage asked the Do It Over Designers to share a makeover project in November, I thought it would be a perfect project to share with you!

Don't throw away those old ties....

It's time for the "Do It Over Designers" blog hop, hosted by 

Ann @ The Apple Street Cottage!

This is an easy upcycling craft, a wreath that can be made in less than 30 minutes!

Egg Carton Herb Garden....

Welcome to the Do It Over Designers Blog Hop!  

Here is a fun way to recycle egg cartons.  

Do It Over Designers - November

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I am joining Ann, from Apple Street Cottage, for Do It Over Designers, where we transform something that needs a makeover!

This lamp blew over in the wind by an open window one day.  As I was taking it apart to put it into the trash, I decided to keep a few pieces for a project.

I cut the electrical cord and unscrewed a few of the pieces:

I kept the finial, base....

...and a middle section:

My first idea was to stack them for a candle stick, but it was a bit top heavy:

I pulled out the best glue ever:  E6000

I topped the largest piece with an old silver tray:

When serving food at a buffet it's always a good idea to have varying heights....

...so this piece will be used a lot...

for desserts, hors d'eouvres or cheese and crackers:

The smaller piece was perfect as a candlestick:

Most of my candles are battery operated, so this slender candle fit perfectly:

The last piece was the finial:

It looked much better on this lamp than the original:

These were very simple projects and a great way to upcycle a broken lamp!

I hope you'll visit my other creative friends to see their "do it over" projects:

Modern on Monticello

Pandora’s Box YOU ARE HERE!

Purple Hues & Me

Southern Sunflowers 

Unique Creations by Anita

My Hubbard Home

Interior Frugalista

The Apple Street Cottage

Birdz of a Feather

Exquisitely Unremarkable

Making Chalk Paint - Do It Over Designers

    Do it Over Designers

I am joining Ann, from Apple Street Cottage, for Do It Over Designers, where we transform something that needs a makeover!

I decided to make some chalk paint for this table using this recipe:  

Homemade Chalk Paint

Do it Over Designers....MAPS

While I am away, and basking in the sun, I leave you with these clever ideas and a blog hop:

I am joining Ann from Apple Street Cottage who hosts a group of clever bloggers 6 times a year for Do It Over Designers.

I am sharing a few ways to use old school maps or travel maps.

My first idea is to simply frame a map for a child's bedroom.  This will encourage them to see other countries are located and realize how large our world is!

I had an old black frame and I simply stapled the map around the frame.  Hobby Lobby often sells frames that might have a damage corner, or a small crack, for little money, and would be perfect for this idea.  I used an old school map which was vinyl and easy to attach!

This is an old school chair, very sturdy, but the seat was worn and scratched.

Using Mod Podge, a map can be applied to update a desk chair for your home office:

Using the same procedure, I covered a damaged leather top wine table with a local paper map:

One of my favorite things to do with vacation town maps is to use them as gift wrap paper!

Another idea is to use a map to create an envelope:

Just take apart and envelope and use it as a pattern....

...and glue or tape it back together!

Attach a mailing label for the address:

You can also create gift bags in the same manner:

Thanks, Ann, for hosting Do It Over Designers!

Stop by to see what these other bloggers designed, updated and /or recycled:

Birdz of a Feather

Cloches & Lavender

Exquisitely Unremarkable

Little Vintage Cottage

Pandora’s Box you are here!

Purple Hues & Me

Unique Creations by Anita

My Hubbard Home

The Apple Street Cottage

Upcycling Wine Corks....Do it Over Designers

I am joining the Do It Over Designers and sharing some ways to upcycle wine corks!

Many wineries are switching to synthetic corks because they are cheaper. They’re not made from wood, so they don’t degrade or dry out and there’s no need to store bottles on their sides to keep the cork damp. Synthetic cork also won’t break apart, so there’s no risk of cork crumbs to fish out of your wine.

 Cork is made from wood, which dries out and crumbles with time.  Cork is a natural product, and each is slightly different. Cork brands and their porousness vary, which affects the rate at which air interacts with the wine in the bottle.   Wines cellared for long periods of time must be kept on their sides to keep the cork damp.

I prefer to save real corks rather than synthetic, mostly because of their imperfections!

 There’s something romantic and ceremonial about popping a champagne cork.  Champagne corks, which expand upon removal and cannot be placed back into the bottle.  

One way to upcycle these corks is to add an alligator clip:

...and use them as place cards....

...or to label food at a party...

One of a few ways I have used traditional corks in the past is to make a small bulletin board.  The corks can simply be glued onto a strip of wood, ruler or yardstick

A few years ago I made my daughter a cornice for her wine-themed kitchen, again they were just glued onto a thin sheet of wood:

I used wood glue on each cork, but applied them to the wood backings with a dab of hot glue to secure each until wood glue dried.

Cork wreaths can be made by attaching the corks to a straw or

styrofoam wreath:

I also made a removable backsplash for a small counter in my kitchen to cover electrical and telephone plugs:

We enjoy wine, I like white and my husband likes red!

When the pandemic ends I look forward to enjoying a glass or two with girlfriends!

Hop on over to these blogs to see the makeovers they created:

The Apple Street Cottage

Birdz of a Feather

Cloches & Lavender

Little Vintage Cottage

Pandora’s Box You are here

Chas’ Crazy Creations

Unique Creations by Anita

Modern on Monticello

Purple Hues & Me

Doodle Buddies