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Posts tagged “repurposing”

5 Ways To Re-Use Pool Noodles As Home Decor

We're always on the lookout for great kid-friendly decor ideas, especially when they're of the DIY variety. Even though it's not summer time yet and most of us aren't heading to the pools anytime so...

Make Super-Fast DIY Stickers From Almost Anything!

We're still feeling pretty pent up with all the nasty weather that's going around and our usual bag of tricks is slowly coming to an end when it comes to the little ones in our lives — that was...

Prudent Baby Makes Pretty Placeholders

Over at Prudent Baby, they've been busy making these repurposed baby-food jar soy candles. Sure they're great as just a candle, but during party time, they'll be pulling double duty as place cards....

Great Ideas for Repurposing the Crib

At some point it's going to happen - you'll no longer need the crib. Maybe you've converted it to a toddler bed but even that comes to an end. How do you repurpose parts of your crib? Jump below fo...

Broken Crayon Monograms

Over at Dollar Store Crafts, they've come up with a great way to put those short, stumpy broken crayons to use (besides melting them) and making something fabulous for your child to hang up proudly i...

$1 Microfiber Car Wash Mit Turned Hedgehog

We're all for any craft that encourages our children to do household chores and although this isn't specifically intended for that purpose, it wouldn't be hard to do so! See how you can make one wit...

Kid Friendly Table Transformation

Where there's a before shot, there's always an after! We promise you want to see what this table makes a diy transformation into! It could used for creatures with 2 legs or 4 and be tailored to ma...

How To: Pull Top Party Favors

We love repurposing items and we love giving gifts, so when we came across this party favor idea, our little creative hearts went wild! It's a simple (we promise) process that anyone can tackle and ...

No Space For A Rec Room? Try This!

The best part about small spaces is the creativity that comes from being resourceful with a small amount of square footage. We ran across this fold down ping-pong table in a door and thought it was ...

How To: Tattered Book Turned Mirror

click thumbnails for larger pics While rummaging through the books at a local thrift store, we came across a copy of the Dr. Seuss story, There's a Wocket In My Pocket. After flipping through, we f...