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How to Restore Painted Cane Furniture ( Without Stripping Paint!)
Have you ever found a beautiful piece of antique cane furniture only to find that it’s damaged or someone has painted that gorgeous cane?! Well I think I just found a way to restore back that natural look of cane without stripping paint or replacing the cane. Lemme show you what I did!
How To Easily Clean Out A Used Candle ( and Ideas for Re-Using Your Vessel!)
Ever burned a candle alllll the way down and wanted to clean it out because the jar was so pretty but decided it wasn’t worth the effort? Well here is an easy hack to clean out your used candles without scrubbing, scraping or chipping that will leave you with a squeaky clean container in no time!
DIY Christmas Art Prints
This is an easy, budget friendly, family friendly DIY project for the holidays that you’re gonna love and use as décor in your home for years to come.
How To Make Beautiful Candles From Thrifted Vessels
A step by step tutorial for how to make your very own, non-toxic, beautiful, hand poured candles at home in your favorite thrifted vessels!
DIY Fall Home Décor & Thrift Flips
It’s time to finish up decorating for fall! Instead of buying new, I decided to upcycle some thrifted finds and old home décor to put the finishing fall touches in our home!
How To Make Faux Antique Ceramic Lamps
Give any lamp, pot, bowl or vase a brand new life with this easy antique ceramic painting technique! I recently used it on two old thrifted, dated lamps and the result was… well just come see how good it was for yourself.