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Swap It Like It’s Hot – Thrift Store Makeovers

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I’m so excited about today’s post! I’ve loved following along with the last two rounds of Swap It Like It’s Hot, so I was super psyched when Charlotte from Ciburbanity asked if I’d like to join in! Welcome to Day 2 of the 3rd Flea Market Swap!

If you love thrift store finds and creative makeovers, you are going to LOVE this series! 33 transformations from 33 bloggers who received surprised thrift store supplies in the mail spread out over five days of extreme awesomeness. You can find the full schedule at the bottom of the post!

I had the pleasure of thrift shopping for my blogging bestie and Thrift Score Thursday cohost, Trisha at Black and White Obsession and I can’t wait to see what she did with the finds I sent over! I received my surprise package from Sarah at While They Snooze and basically, she nailed it!

A little blue collapsible shelf/table, three balls of crochet thread, four little square yellow baskets (um, yes – I adore yellow, remember?), and the most perfect brushed brass and glass photo box frame, featuring this very stylishly-coiffed gentleman:

Ready to see what these supplies became? While I tried to come up with a way to use all the different pieces together, I settled on using the yellow baskets, the white crochet thread, and the photo box frame to make two separate crafts.

First up…

Thrifted Baskets to Craft Organization

I dug into my colorful yarn collection to stitch together the tops of the baskets into a square and I used the crochet thread to attach the bases of the baskets together.

Now it’s a perfect organizer for some of my sewing supplies!

Photo Box Frame to Marbled Storage Box

The glass and brass photo box frame couldn’t have been easier to transform! I mean, this hardly qualifies as a craft, but I’m just so in love with the finished product… Can you spy it?

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I simply used the handsome black-and-white-stock-people as a template to cut some stunning marbled paper to size and slipped it in between the glass plates in the photo box. Seriously, did you ever think it could look this good?

Now, I’ve just got to send you over to the other awesome swap participants!

Day 1: Monday: Run to Radiance // Décor Adventures // Year of Serendipity // 58 Water Street // Don’t Disturb This Groove // Like A Saturday // Artsy Chicks Rule

Day 2: Tuesday: Two Purple Couches // While They Snooze // The Gathered Home // Black and White Obsession // Ciburbanity // Restoration Redoux // Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer

Day 3: Wednesday: Primitive & Proper // Queen of Everything // That’s My Letter // Finding Silver Pennies // Migonis Home // Windgate Lane

Day 4: Thursday: I Am a Homemaker // Town and Country Living // Thoughts from Alice // Our Southern Home // Chic Little House // SG Style // Two Thirty-Five Designs

Day 5: Friday: Gourley Girl & Guy // The Thinking Closet // The Charming Farmer // 2 Little Superheroes // Shades of Blue Interiors // Live Pretty on a Penny

Brynne

P.S. Today you can also find me over on Remodelaholic sharing over 20 Free Vintage Printable Blueprints & Diagrams! I think you’re going to love this collection as much as I do!

Comments

  3. While They Snooze says

    The stylishly-coiffed gentleman is the reason I sent that to you! lol I actually bought the yellow baskets before I knew you loved yellow but when I found out I might have done a little happy dance. haha That looks so great! I love what you did! 🙂

  4. Charlotte Smith says

    Wily genius!! (Now I feel bad for spray painting the yellow vase I was sent… :/ ) LOVE the colorful thread on the baskets and that box… I could marbleize anything and be happy! Thanks for adding your expert eye to SWAP!! xx

  8. Trisha D says

    Meep! That marbled box looks soo much better now. I've passed so many of those in the past without a clue what to do with them.

    And those little yellow storage bins– swoon!! My crafts are spewed just about everywhere, time to go hunting for some cute baskets.

    • Brynne says

      I think I would have passed over these supplies as well before this! I think the photo box + decorative paper would make a great gift!

  10. Gretchen says

    oh, wow–great job! Love both of these! I didn't even realize I liked that brass box until you put the marble paper in it 🙂

  13. Rachel says

    Using the marbled paper is just genius. That box looks so high end! I'm going to be keeping my eyes peeled for one! 🙂

  16. Colleen says

    Those baskets joined with colorful yarn! Genius! And the marbles paper is perfect in the photo cube. Such great transformations!

  23. Jessica @ Decor Adventures says

    I would have NEVER thought to sew those baskets together, great idea! And I'm loving the marble box. I saw that on the makeover previews and had to come see how you did it. Love these projects, you got a great stash of items 🙂