Trash to treasure

Purchases-blogThis is what I bought at two thrift stores back in April.  The total was under $10! At both The Salvation Army and at Goodwill, the stores’ slogans made me feel good about shopping there.

Salvation Army-blogGoodwill pictures-blogApparently all this “art” is called bric-a-brac, a fun word that evokes (to me) lots of little goodies just waiting for a new use.  My fingers start twitching just thinking of that word.

SA bricabrac-blog* * * * *

This personally-painted row of houses (sorry, Judi!) became a “wildflowers” sign:

Wildflowers1Wildflowers2Wildflowers3Wildflowers profile-blogWildflowers4The square on with the leaves became this, as seen in this previous post.

Heart 8 final-001The three panels became this, as described in this previous post.blog_final 3 panels flow-001

And the big one became this, as seen in this previous post.  I still want to give this one away so let me know if you’re interested.

larger view girl and owl-001Doesn’t this make you want to run out to a thrift store and see what you can find???

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2 Responses to Trash to treasure

  1. brilliant idea…..love the way you see opportunity
    in salvage:) big kudos to you in the changes,
    Jennifer
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    • Naomi says:

      Thanks! I love the idea of mutating one thing into another. It reminds me of fun before/after looks in magazines of houses or even makeovers. 🙂

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