Three Step Projects #3

Today I will be sharing a few thrift store or flea market finds that require 3 steps or less to complete.

I found this cute little box at the thrift store for $2.00.

Unfinished wood, with white ceramic drawer fronts.

Cleaned it, inside and out, sanded, and painted.

I also added at piece of scrapbook paper to line each drawer.

My plan is to use this piece in my craft area.

Maybe a place to store all the old buttons I have collected over the years.

I remember my Grandma had a large button box, I loved looking at all the different colors and shapes. I often wonder where her box is today.

This second project required very little work.

I had a beautiful turquoise birdbath a few years ago, but unfortunately, I left it outside during the cold months, and the bowl cracked.

At first I thought of trying to make a lamp using the base, but a lamp is not really needed.

So I found a plate at the thrift store for 50 cents, the exact color of the base, and decided I would try to use the two pieces to create a plant stand for our back porch.

After cleaning both pieces, I attached the plate to the base using E6000 glue.

Wonderful!

The color is perfect with the pillows I am using this season on our porch.

This last project only required cleaning.

It was a bit expensive for a thrift store purchase at $5.00, but I have seen this piece for as much as $39.00 in stores.

So many uses, but I see flowers, small pots of colorful Impatients, or maybe a centerpiece at a summer cookout filled with utensils, napkins and such. Or maybe as a caddy on my potting bench to hold garden tools.

A fortunate find, love this piece.

I am hoping that these simple projects might inspire you to visit a thrift store or flea market, or now with the warm weather coming, some local yard sales.

How rewarding it is to use something you might have thrown away, or find someone’s throw aways and upcycle them with very little work.

Thrifting is a great hobby too!

Good thoughts to all on this beautiful spring day.