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What does Wonderland's Alice have to do with Christmas? Absolutely nothing. Except that the same procedure with which I made her 'Drink me' bookmark I employed to make a more Christmas-y version. (PDFs of each design included.)
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Paul at Dudecraft spotted this most excellent idea over at The Lettered Cottage. It's an old bed spring (twin or perhaps even crib-size?) that was simply hung on the wall to create a
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Scott saved the can leftover from a beans and toast dinner and turned it into a bling-y tea light holder. To make one yourself, you'll need the following stuff:
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It's hard to imagine it from this angle, but the lovely side table pictured above actually started out its life as a door. Kim was inspired by a photo of Frank Flavell's side table and decided to run with the concept. She and her cohort, Greg, set
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This project was first featured in the August/September issue of Budget Living Magazine, (now defunct, as far as I can tell). At least one crafter was so smitten with it, she began saving up soda can tabs.
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Jucktion takes junk out of its context and turns it into non-junk. The practice is a little magical and always delightful. Case in point, the telephone desk lamp.
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It all started with a $3.50 thrift store spice rack and ended in artful bead storage.
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Ohdeedoh highlighted this little gem of an 'after' found on Junk Camp.