#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.
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’.
Shop my favorites!
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…)
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?
These little storage jars are moderately in the craft fail category, but everyone likes a good craft fail.
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.
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.
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.)
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!
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.”
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.
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)
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
You totally rocked this challenge!! Trisha sent you some fantastic goodies, but you really worked them! Great job! XO
Thanks, Christy!! I can NEVER believe how clever people are with everything. I could do this once a month! 🙂 xx
Love what you did with that vase!! and the copper is to die for! xoxo
Thanks! And yeah… that copper couldn’t be touched. Perfection. xx
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!
HA. I’ll stick to my shaving cream marbleizing and call it a day. And my thrift store NEVER has copper like that… so sweet and simple! xx
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!
The ribbon box was SO easy and yeah… I kinda love it too! I’m a sucker for anything rainbow. 😉 SO glad you’re part of the swappin’ good time. xx
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!!
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
ooh I love what you did with the vase- huge difference!!
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! 🙂
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. 😉
I know, right?! That pot was basically a gift… that’s not a makeover. 🙂
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.
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
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.
Thanks, Paula!! Isn’t it fun to see what people do with everything?! I’m always amazed!! Thanks for checking out all the magic. 🙂
love how the ribbon box especially turned out- sooo fun! and i love that copper pot! what a fun box of goodies! thank you so much for all of the work you have put into making this happen!
Didn’t Trisha hit it out of the park with the things she sent? My thrift store is NEVER that cool. :/ Thanks again for participating… Love #swap week! xx
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!!!
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
How pretty is the ribbon covered box??!!! Love that!! And the vase looks so great with the gold squares!
Awesome job!
Nancy
Thanks, Nancy! I’m such a sucker for anything rainbow! Especially for a kids’s space. I’m so glad you joined in this go around! xx
That rainbow ribbon box is so cute! I love it! So creative. And I’m partial to the copper pot. Awesome job!
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
Alright, if anyone else sees a vase like that, you’ve got my address. I WANT IT.
Done! I feel like it might be a generic florist vase in some part of the world! 🙂
Oh yeah… the butt donut could easily become a wreath. For a crazy pregnant woman. 🙂
Said crazy pregnant woman would NOT be motivated to change the donut into a wreath. 😉
Cute, cute, cute!! Love the ribbon box and the vase is so pretty now. Thanks for organizing this event!!
Thanks!! I love seeing all the amazing projects! Glad you were part of all the fun!! xx
Love the ribbon, love the vase, Love it all. You are one creative lady!
Thanks! I’d say I’m in the same boat as all the other swappers, but it’s always so fun to see where people’s mind goes with these things!!
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
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! 🙂
Well, you are a rockstar!!! That pillow has me stumped as well. A giant pin cushion! LOL! Love what you did with the other items. That vase is killer!!!
Ha. “Unfortunately” the dog got a hold of that pillow so…. it’s no more. Whomp whomp. Pin cushion could have worked though! 🙂
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!
I had some great stuff to work with! Glad you’re getting some more mileage out of your items! 🙂 #4 coming to a blog near you this summer! xx
I absolutely love what you did with everything. The white and gold vase is so pretty!!!
Thanks, Erin! It’s so fun to get random little things and have to make them work! Love it! xx