DIY

I hope everyone is off to a happy healthy start in 2016! While out shopping this week I came across fabric at Goodwill. I was excited to find it for multiple reasons, it was a significant amount of material, I loved the design and as always the price was right! It was perfect for the project I’m going to show you …

Hi All! I found this adorable record stand at Goodwill and thought with a little updating it could be turned into a really cute stand. I loved the size, style of it and it was only $2.50! Where, other than Goodwill, can you purchase a piece of furniture that doesn’t cost much more than a candy bar? Love it!   …

Hi everyone, Abby here! If you’ve been listening to the radio, or out shopping, you have started hearing holiday songs and seeing holiday decorations all over the place. I’ve already started receiving emails about shopping for holiday and party clothes! (Not that I’m complaining; I can use all of the reminders I can get.)   With the upcoming holiday season, …

This month I was asked to participate in an online auction/fundraiser for the Nov. 23rd issue of About magazine! It was a fun project, and I thought I would share with you how the project was completed. The magazine editor invited a few local upcycle/refurbish furniture shops to participate, and since I don’t technically have a store – I consign …

I don’t normally decorate our house for holidays like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, 4th of July and Halloween. Unless you consider setting out a bowl of candy corn decorating. But I did get a little crazy this year and created a Halloween costume picture collage to go inside this brand new Threshold (Target) frame that I found at Goodwill …

  I found this cute little coffee table at Goodwill the other day. It seemed too small to be used as a coffee table, but I loved the shape of it and thought it was a perfect size to make into an ottoman. The first step was to get the materials to use. This project only really needed a few …

Hi everyone, Abby here! I bet you’ve all started to feel a crisp chill in the air in NE Ohio in the mornings and evenings, meaning that fall is on the way! And with fall comes one of my favorite holidays…. Halloween! I love dressing up for Halloween, and every year I try to think of something fun that I …

My love of repurposing furniture into wine cabinets is no secret. I love the way they look and the fact that a wine cabinet can be used in various rooms in a house. That being said, today’s project is…turning a dresser into a wine cabinet! My husband had bought me this super cool popcorn machine for my birthday and I …

Hi everyone, Abby here! It’s almost that time of year: Back-to-school time! If any of you reading out there are like me, back to school was one of your favorite times of the year; the thought of new classes, new teachers and new friends probably kept you up the night before the first day of school with anticipation. But for …

Thanks to Sisters Shopping on a Shoestring, Northeast Ohio’s largest family-frugal website for this article.     We’ve mentioned in the past about how shopping second-hand can be a helpful part of sticking to your budget.  Goodwill is a great resource for some second-hand treasures if you know what to look for!  Here are my top 13 Things to Shop for …