#SwapItLikeItsHot III: Thrift Store Swap

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There are plenty of things I look forward to throughout the year: birthdays, holidays, pumpkin spice latte day… and #SwapItLikeItsHot is RIGHT up there!!! This little collaboration started about a year ago with 10 of my blogging friends, and now we’re on #SWAP 3 and there are 33 of us participating!!  The premise? Everyone goes off a-thrifting. Yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores… you name it.  For less than $15, come up with something to send along to swap with another blogger.  A few weeks of tinkering and hot glueing and welding and weaving and… everyone posts their makeovers!!  Cutting to the chase… I LOVE it.  I am always amazed at not only the goodies people send each other, but also the creativity of all the makeovers.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

The rockstar otherwise known as Trisha from Black and White Obsession sent me a TREASURE TROVE of stuff.  I’m pretty sure she cheated and everything set her back $200.  Just sayin’.

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Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Let’s start with this vase.  For those of you who love yourself some yellow, I’m sorry.  I don’t.  (This picture makes it look prettier than it was…)

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

So I spray painted it with some primer.  I liked the flat white so I used primer and left it at that.  The geometric pattern of this vase was what I loved the most, so I traced each facet with a gold paint pen.  Cool, right?

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

These little storage jars are moderately in the craft fail category, but everyone likes a good craft fail.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

I stumbled across this post on Pinterest a while ago. Seemed simple enough.  I’m long on nail polish these days.  The premise is that you drip the nail polish onto the surface of the water and swirl it around to marbleize the colors. Dip your glass container down into the water and ooohhhh…. aaahhhhh. Crafting magic.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Well… I’ll let you decide whether I cast any spells with these.  I’m not sold, but… better than nothing.  These can go up to the kid’s art center to store paper clips and stickers or something.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

The last two items are my favorites.  I’ll start with the copper bowl.  This requires nothing.  I pinned some fun macrame plant holders here, but ultimately ran out of time and love how it looks just styled all purty with this fern. (Update… I did eventually make those macrame plant hangers… love ’em.)

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Trisha’s hilarious and this is what all of my items were shipped in.  It’s metal and nothing super sturdy, but… after some intense consideration (crafting is no joke, afterall), I decided to add the box to my makeover list!
Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.I snagged a set of rainbow grosgrain ribbon from Amazon (affiliate link) and then just used craft glue to wrap them around the box. With my assistant of course… you can see her little hand reaching up to “help.”

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

How do you like it now?! I’m letting Eleanor use this as a way to stash her ‘finished’ artwork. There are so many things ‘in progress’ around here that I never know what can stay and what can go.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

So for Trisha’s $10 I was able to get a lot done!!

Go refill your coffee and settle in for the rest of the fun… because you have GOT to head over to Shanna at Restoration Redoux to see what she’s done with the items I sent her!  (Also sharing their makeovers today: Two Purple Couches, While They Snooze, The Gathered Home, and Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer)

Bloggers send each other thrift store goodies and then repurpose them into these DIY treasures.

 

I LOVE SWAP WEEK!!! (Here’s a link to #SwapItLikeItsHot 2.0 and #SwapitLikeItsHot 1 in case you want to peruse those as well!)

Every day there’s a different round robin of bloggers sharing their makeovers. Yesterday, the amazing ladies over at Run to Radiance, Decor Adventures, Year of Serendipity, 58 Water Street, Don’t Disturb This Groove, and Artsy Chicks Rule showed off their projects… soooooooo good.

And then come back each day this week to see another batch.  (Barely containing myself over here in case I didn’t make that clear. )

Day 3

Primitive & Proper
Queen of Everything
That’s My Letter
Finding Silver Pennies
Migonis Home
Windgate Lane

Day 4
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
Gourley Girl & Guy
The Thinking Closet
The Charming Farmer
2 Little Superheroes
Shades of Blue Interiors
Live Pretty on a Penny

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42 Comments

  1. I really love how the box came out and the copper bowl is just gorgeous as a planter. I had a similar marbelizing nail polish fail trying to do Easter eggs with my daughter. Ridiculous mess. I don’t get how it works. Such fun, sorry to miss this round!

  2. You are the #SwapItLikeItsHot goddess!! I am in awe of that amazing ribbon box… I mean… wow!! And what you did with that vase!! Gold and white is a classic combo 😉 Thanks for organizing another incredible round, and for inviting me to join in the fun!! I <3 Swap Week!

  3. Everything came UNDER $10, promise! It really was a reeeally good thrifting day, ha!! I may have shed a tear giving up that copper bowl.

    Hot dang, everything is just over the top. I’d say that vase has to be my favorite! That rainbow box though, pretty close second. I was secretly hoping that you would have recovered/re-purposed the awkward round pillow into a proper neck pillow with that black and white fabric. Although the stripes were a little to wide.

    I’ll be sure to pin later this evening!!

    1. HAHA! That’s what they all say. 🙂 And the copper was a true gift! I owe you one. And you’re giving me WAAAAAY too much sewing credit to think I could have pulled that off. THanks for the awesome scores, girl! xx

    1. Thanks, Stephanie!! The vase seemed so dated to me, and then I saw pictures and was like, huh… that’s not so bad. BUt I agree… love the white and gold! 🙂

  4. I am still dying over that rainbow-tized box. It is the perfect place to stash kiddo art! And um….if you get tired of that copper pot…you can just send it my way. 😉

  5. My goodness Charlotte, you are so creative. And you pictures are so bright and beautiful. I really love what you did with the rainbow box. I bet your daughter loves it too.

    1. Thanks, Brandi! She DOES love it… little girls can be easy to please with a little bit of rainbow. 🙂 And we had ONE day of son that coincided well with #swap. LUCKY! xx

  6. You did a great job with the goodies that Trisha sent you. I love the makeover you gave that not-so-pretty vase and really love how you added ribbon to the storage box. This is such a fun challenge and I’m enjoying seeing what everyone received and how they transformed each piece.

  7. Charlotte, I LOOOOOVE that rainbow ribbon box! It’s incredible! And the white and gold vase was such a great idea! Thanks so much for inviting me to join in this round of Swap it Like it’s Hot! It’s been so much fun!!!

    1. Such a difference, right? The “wood” could have worked in a different space, but for the art center… bring on the color! I felt bad about the vase when I read your post about how much you love yellow… oh well. :/ Thanks for joining the fun!!
      xx

  8. The vase was great but “dat pillow”! I love it. 😀
    It is fantastic find for a nursery! Or a play room. Or…outside!

    I would “upholster” it, new, non-velvety fabric, at least 2 colors, ideally 4 (depending for which room I’d make it). Either a happy combo (yellow, blue, etc) or black & white

  9. That. Copper. Bowl. LOVE!!!! That just got pinned and I am officially on the hunt now! This flea market swap is such a fun idea!!! I would love to join if there’s ever an opening 🙂

    Katie

    1. Thanks, Katie! I know… the simplest copper bowl can be AMAZING! My thrift store NEVER has things like that… I’ll had you to the wait list for the next go around! 🙂

  10. I think you are the most creative crafter I know. LOVE the ribbon box! (Sorry I’m a late commenter). Thanks for all your work on this SWAP. Can’t wait for the next one.

    P.S. I’m still making things with the items I didn’t use in my stash. Fun!