"Trash to Treasure Thursday"....

Well, here it is again folks, T2T Thursday. And I have a few friends that decided to participate this week. Remember, you can always send me a short description of your T2T item and a pic and I'll add you the following week. Come on ! It's fun !
Tonya from "Old Country Creations" sent me this pic of an old cook book he purchased and spiffed and primmed it up, she says: " I bought this old cookbook at the goodwill store, painted it and then painted a design on the front to display in my kitchen." Isn't is wonderful ? !! I sure wish I could paint like that ! Thanks so much for submitting your T2T Tonya !



Next...Leslie , my buddy from My Country Home Blog sent me this. Here is what she wrote about her project:
" We started tossing our old change in it and the barrel has just always moved with us. The lid was lost at some point but I would like to get a new one. It wasn't anything nice to look at. I tried painting it blue at one point but the paint scratched off. For the last year or so I have wanted to do something nicer to it.
I decided to make this old pretzel barrel sort of look like an old crock. I used leftover latex paint from the kitchen and living room. The first layer was my kitchen paint because it's darker and then sponged on the lighter tan over top when the first coat dried. I then used some more blue latex that I had around here from doing my microwave cart and other kitchen items to paint on the design (I wanted to do something like you might find on an old crock). Once that was all dry, I rubbed on some gel stain, let that dry and sealed. I think it looks far nicer than a plastic pretzel barrel :) "




wow !! I just love how that turned out !!!

Here's mine... I have been going through all my scraps of wool, well, next on my list was my fabric scraps. I decided to start some Log Cabin Squares out of my scraps. Now, I am NOT a quilter, I don't know the first thing about it really, but after reading a few things and looking over a few simple log cabin square block patterns here it is:




You know, T2T is not always about going out and buying that item you see at a flea market or Thrift Store, but re-purposing an old item you allready have or just making yourself feel good about having an item around your home "fit in " better with your "style" or colors of choice.., and now it's not an eyesore for you or just a useful object, but now it can be an enhancement to your Home Decor.
But yes, go ahead and go Thrifting, find that one item you know you can make fit perfect in your home with a little touch up. Or...go around your home and find items that may have a destiny in the trash, and see what other purpose might be useful for them. Me, I hate throwing scraps of fabric out. So what I can't use in one of my log cabin squares, I will use for a pillow or a rag stuffed doll. I'll be sure to post pics of that !!
Thanks for peeking !... Robin