Today is National Thrift Shop Day, which seems like the perfect day to show you a little preview of a couple thrift store makeovers I’m currently working on. Earlier this summer, I was invited to join a group of bloggers for the Thrift Store Swap. I love giving thrifted finds new life and am very excited to participate in my first challenge with this group. Everyone in the Thrift Store Swap was assigned another blogger to ship a thrifted find to, and then our challenge is to make over the thrifted items we receive.
About a week ago, I came home to a lovely package sitting on my front step. It was the thrifted finds Lyn (from MidMichigan Mom) sent me! I have left them sitting on the living room floor for days now, trying to concoct a genius plan for transforming these outdated finds into modern beauties.
One of the objects Lyn sent is this nice wine box:
I have already thought up a dozen purposes for this box. What would you do with it? How would you decorate it? Man, I have such a weird obsession with boxes. I can hardly wait to bust out the paint and start making over this gem.
The second ‘item’ Lyn sent is actually a set of four items and I really need your help! I’m not sure what to do with these things. They’re tiny little wooden pictures with outdated fruit artwork.They remind me all too much of the old wood couch with the floral cushions that my parents had back in the 80’s.
I’ve considered painting them a clean white and then creating colorful, abstract fruit artwork on them. I’ve also been thinking up other types of artwork I could put on them. Part of me wants to attach them to a larger frame or board and use them as part of a big piece of artwork. What do you think?
Would you help a girl out and share your ideas with me? Leave your makeover suggestions in the comments below.
I’ll be revealing the finished projects in my blog post on September10, which will also include links to the projects my fellow Thrift Store Swap bloggers tackled this month. Stay tuned!
P.S.
I am making my debut on Periscope tomorrow night! Ahh, I’m nervous. Watch my live Periscope broadcast (@emilylcounts) on Tuesday, August 18, at 7:00 p.m. central time. I will be chatting all about how I use time blocking to ensure I get to everything each and every week. This organization method has completely upped my productivity game (and has helped me stay sane!). Go follow me now so you will be notified when I go live Tuesday night.
Haven’t checked out Periscope yet? The app (owned by Twitter) allows you to broadcast live videos or “scopes” that anyone in the world can view and engage with in real time. Broadcasts can be replayed on Periscope for 24 hours. When watching the live broadcast, the audience can chat in the comments or show their “love” by tapping the screen and giving little “hearts”. I’ve connected to some amazing people via Periscope already, and it’s becoming an addiction! I hope you’ll join me, it’s a lot of fun. Anyone with an iOS device or Android can download the free app.You can also watch the broadcast online by following the link that will post in my auto-tweets on Twitter.
