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J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 20 Aug 24

Good morning friends, I was in an equine art mood today. The foreground (horse) was done in 3D design software this morning. The background is repurposed from another of my pieces. I like repurposing at times, I think of it as...

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Step One.

April @thislittlepennyearns (68179) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 8 Mar 18

Hopefully I will be able to capture a picture of the table once I have started working on it. But currently the old chunky wood table that has been in our living room since before we moved in here is sitting outside waiting for me...

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Love My New Halloween Mug

Jeanne Marie @Jeanniemaries (8237) • United States 15 Oct 16

A bonus while at the thrift store yesterday was I spotted this cute mug for $1.16. I will enjoy my morning coffee in it until Halloween and probably a few days afterwords. I love special mugs and always try to bring a new one...

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Do you reuse padded envelopes and other stuff around the house?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Sep 16

When I get new guitar strings, or a new CD from Amazon, or new tags (sometimes called "badges") or capacitors for the vintage loudspeakers I work on, they often come in small padded envelopes. I save those envelops on a special...

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Pretty Faux Flowers

Sherrye Barrow @sherryeb (580) • Duncan, Arizona 2 Oct 15

I had to come up with a unique gift a few years ago for some special ladies that were visiting a club I belonged to. I was doing a few decoupage projects on wood and decided to try it on a small bottle with some modge podge and...

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Spur of the Moment Jar Gifts

Sherrye Barrow @sherryeb (580) • Duncan, Arizona 2 Oct 15

I enjoy repurposing and painting or decorating jars. When you are through decorating you can add a ribbon and note card and fill them with candles, incense, flowers, bubble bath, bath oils food, buttons, candy, beads, just about...

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Repurposed Knick Knacks n Jars

Sherrye Barrow @sherryeb (580) • Duncan, Arizona 2 Oct 15

I had a flood in my basement a few weeks ago and many of my crafts and knick knacks for the holidays were in it. I washed them with dish detergent and bleach water and used acrylic paint to do touch-ups. Unfortunately, the jars...

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I was repurposing my cathetor boxes by using stickers when instead of going

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 2 Nov 11

across left to right, I went on each side and saw that self-cathe became elf-cat. Cool! I could use fewer stickers that way. Now what would an elf cat look like? Any ideas? How would you draw or what would you combine for pictures...

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Repurposing my cathetor boxes. Everyone is getting their presents in them from

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 26 Oct 11

me this year. Since my operation, I now use cathetors. They come wrapped individually with about 50 to a box. So far, I have enough boxes to put gifts in for my husband, 3 brothers and 1 girlfriend. The boxes are green like...

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Upcycling is a new term for me

Canellita @Canellita (12029) • United States 15 May 10

So was looking through some empty titles in the Helium How To section and I came across one on felting a wool sweater for an upcycling project. The word is so new spell checker thinks I have just made a typing error! I thought,...

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