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Meg S

Arlington Heights, IL
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  • altered bottles I gave as gifts! christmas 2012
  • just added this ribbon  and glittered the top.
  • More gifts 2012 from grandma millys paper and cards she saved her whole life!
  • valentines day with a red heart keychain and two glittered keys
  • the city....painted on
  • another vday one
  • one more
  • fabric and markers and paint and paper....
  • my 3D summer day
  • made for the topper for my son
  • for friendship
  • to match a box
  • my jamaican one
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  • love this fuax stained glass
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upcycled bottles to gift worthy decantors

I like to take things that would otherwise be thrown a way or recycled and turn them into functional art. My latest project is altered bottles. They are fun to create letting my ...»
imagination take over! you can use anything on them from paint to ,markers decupage, fabric, lace, ribbons and any embellishments you can think of!

Meg S
Meg S Arlington Heights, IL on Mar 26, 2013
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    Jeanette S on Mar 28, 2013
    A couple of years ago, we shared a bottle of wine with my Daughter's family at Thanksgiving. ...»
    That Christmas she gifted me the empty bottle, label and all, with a small strand of white mini lights inside! I loved it. It made the most beautiful night night. Then when we were invited a year later to a friend's house for a turkey dinner between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I took a dark green bottle with lights inside to her as a hostess gift. She squealed with delight! I LOVE BOTTLES! I LOVE JARS WITH BEAUTIFUL LABELS! I use them for vases!

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Repurposing an Old TV {New Kitty Bed}

Okay, I know it's silly but why not turn that old TV into a cute new Kitty Bed!?!

Kitty is not complaining... #Recycle ...»

, #Love2Repurpose, #ProudestDIY

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Tami @ Curb Alert! Seabrook, TX
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    I love it!
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  • This almost shows the whole of both towers. 7
  • I disassembled all of my collected lamps and laid out the globes to see approximately how much rebar I needed for the tower. 2
  • I used 3/8 inch rebar threaded through all of the pieces. I didn't end up using this base though. The actual construction was quite a bit of trial and error in 100+ temperatures! ARGH!!
  • I used the biggest globe and lamp base for the bottom of the tower. 2
  • I primed and painted all of the lamp pieces I was going to use between the globes. 1
  • I alternated the globe pieces with a lamp parts.  Initially I tried to use only the globes but didn't like
the way the glass rubbed and was afraid they would break. 2
  • After figuring out that the globes were too heavy for one tower, I made a second tower. 5
  • They are beautiful with the sun shinning through 12
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My glass tower vision has been fulfilled! I built it!

I saw one of these in a magazine years ago and I've wanted one ever since. It took me several years to collect affordable pieces but after that it was pretty easy. Here is some of how I ...»
did it. For more specifics and lessons learned in the tutorial on my blog. #Itching4Spring

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Somewhat Quirky
Somewhat Quirky Grosse Pointe, MI
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    Really great idea...I love creating with repurpossed glass! I must do this one!
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  • A small waterfall adds beauty to an unused corner of the yard. 2
  • A melodic waterfall greets visitors to the entrance of this suburban home. 1
  • A cascading waterfall draws visitors to the front door of this gracious home. 1
  • In the backyard, a pondless waterfall is turned into a twisting, turning stream. 3
  • Who doesn't want the sound of refreshing water in the yard?
  • A large pondless waterfall fills the space of an expansive backyard ... which means less grass to mow!
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Pondless Waterfalls for the Landscape

A pondless waterfall is a waterfall without the pond. You still get the wonderful sight and sound of running water in your garden without having a pond. Pondless waterfalls can be tucked ...»
into a small corner of the garden, or they can stretch across the yard. No space is too big or too small!

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Aquascape Inc. Saint Charles, IL
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  • Before the chandelier.  The elk visit.

Birdcage chandelier

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Jeanette Country Design Style
Jeanette Country Design S... Payson, AZ
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  • Knotty pine doors are fine for a cabin but after a while the knots can get on your nerves. 6
  • Green and white is the main theme now. 18
  • What to do when you can't afford a new counter top? Especially if you like stone? 4
  • simply! I used stone looking wall paper and 5 coats of latex Polyethurethan and this counter top still looks like new a year later. 13
  • Problem area behind the stove. We all know how hard it is to clean the wall behind the stove.
  • I solved this problem by installing a metal looking vinyl back splash and it cleans like a charm. 8
  • To paint over knotty pine is only possible if you use "Kills' to prevent the knots from bleeding through. I didn't want the board look either. Refacing doors costs a lot of money. I did it myself by using "hard board that I glued over the surface of the bottom doors and then painted. I also took all the black hinges and handles off and coated them with silver rustoleum 3
  • I didn't bother to do the same treatment with the top cabinets. I simply removed them and have open shelves. Now I don't have to open and shut the cabinet doors putting dishes away. Work wonderfully for me. 5
  • The wood work is now painted white and I made a small pantry out of what was once a broom closet and catch area.
  • My new kitchen pantry. 2
  • The ugliest. old floor you can imagine. By the way, I married my husband who lived in this house for 26 years just 3 years ago. It was time to change this floor 5
  • To add a little interest I put the new floor tiles in diagonally. 7
  • Instead of painting the walls I used wall paper illusions with a faux traventine marble look. To make this washable, it received a coating of artist glaze. Now I can wash the kitchen walls at without damaging the wall paper. 4
  • An old glass table with chairs received a new look. I didn't want to buy spray paint to cover up this dark green metal furniture and breath in the fumes. The old paint had peeled in places and it's white primer coat was showing.
  • A simple solution was to sponge over the old paint using a lighter green and covering the seats of the chairs with new washable, indoor outdoor fabric.
  • And here it is, all done 5
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Remodeling a dark, dingy kitchen on a low budget

Our kitchen is facing north and has one small window, hence there was not much light. The knotty pine look was getting on my nerves and so did the ugly, red Formica counter top, including ...»
a 70th look linoleum brick floor all worn and the wood work being a very dark brown didn't help to make this kitchen into a cheery place to work in. I love light! Especially during Colorado's long winter month. I remodeled this entire kitchen from top to bottom for less than $900.00

Carla K
Carla K Ouray, CO
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    Commented on Jun 26, 2012
    I was going to buy the kit for redoing my countertop like granit only paint..... but i really ...»
    like what you did too....

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  • This is a huge Chiffonier
  • I love the detail on this one.
  • This has a beautifully carved mirror

Furniture: Future Projects - Any color or finish, etc. suggestions?

Donna McCrummen
Donna McCrummen Bernardsville, NJ
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    That would make a great bar! I like art deco
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  • I took three old chairs that I found in an alley and pieced them together to make a super unique curvy bench.  I used outdoor fabric so that it could be used inside or out.

Three found chairs made into a curvy bench!

I found these three chairs in an alley. I have been hunting three chairs for just exactly this project. These were just exactly what the Dr. ordered for putting this project into action. The arms and legs had to have a little adjustment...but I'm super happy...can't wait to find three more! http://www.dejavuedesigns.com/triple-sitter-... #Bestof2012 ...»
#junk #keepingcozy #proudestdiy #love2repurpose #recycle #SummerStyle

6 Hours 5 Moderate
Tammy@Deja Vue Designs
Tammy@Deja Vue Designs Amherst, TX
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