Tea Light Lanterns

If you use up all the jelly, jams, pickles, fruit, or any thing that is in a glass jar, don't throw those jars away. There is a great use for those glass jars you have leftover. All you need is a glass jar, some glass marbles, hot glue, paint, and a battery powered tea light. First thing you want to do is wash any access food from the  jars, and let dry.

Then let your glue gun heat up, while the glue is heating up take the time to paint the lid any color you want. After that start glueing the marbles on to the jar, until the jar is completely covered.

After the jar is covered let glue and paint dry, then take a battery powered tea light and place in the bottom of the jar, put the lid on, then watch the magic. This is a beautiful piece for dinner parties, night lighs or any kind of thing you might see useful.

Goodwill Treasure

Jewelry Box Before

I go to the Goodwill store about once or twice a mounth looking for a diamond in the rough. Something that is beat up that might be something beautiful again. There are somethings that are passed over, and don't seem to mean have any value to others. For my wife and I there is always treasure to be found around every Dcorner of any Goodwill or thrift shop. 
   

Painted

The jewelry box you see here didn't take a lot of work a all. At first there was a piece if glass in the middle for a picture wich we removed. My wif thaught it would be a better idea to put something else there instead. We added a little paint to add a pop of color. Afterwards an add of jewels for decoration.
   

Jewelry Box Finished

This piece took about 2-3 hours to complete. My wife and I really enjoy bringing old things that nobody wants anymore back to life again. This jewelry box that was junk to someone else, is now a beautiful treasure.

Blog post written by: John Brock
Referbished Piece by: Melissa Brock

Less is More

   

There are a lot of times when you don't have to do to much for a restoration to make it look good. Sometimes less is more,  even if all you have to do is add a little paint and stenciled butterflies on the outside.  

   

This piece we paid very little money at the Goodwill store. The original price was $5.00 but since it was half price day we got it for a steal at $2.50 plus tax. This doesn't look like much but after a little TLC this piece can be beautiful. All this took was some white, and purple glitter paint, whith butterfly stentcils and this little planter box looks great. 

    This goes to show that you don't have to add a lot to an old planter blox from the Goodwill, because less is more with a little creativity and TLC.

Recycle & Reuse

One thing I have found is that it is nice to find another purpose for something used or something old and worn out.

I always find art pieces that others have made out of things that others would have thrown in the garbage or thrown in a landfil or junkyard. I think if more of us could find other purposes for these things and make a little art, there would be a smaller footprint on the environment. 

  Just about anything can become a living work of art. Things that you would not expect, things like empty glass jars, bottle caps, empty beer and soda cans can be made into something else. 
   

We can always make something new out of something old and used. With a little imagination we can make something ungly into a beautiful piece of art. If we would just look at the things around us we can make the world around us a more artistic place to live.

Bedazzled with Buttons

Today my wife was taking her glasses out of it's case to find that the case was looking a bit on the rough side. Well not having the money to replace it, my wife decided to make it sparkle as a fixed work or art. Going into our art supplies we foun some marbles buttons and other little things. In no type of real patturn she started hot glueing thinngs to the cover of the case. Marbles, buttons, googly eyes and other cool decorations began to make this a one of a kind piece.

This goes to show that you can fix anything with a little imagination, some buttons, and hot glue.

Welcome to Repurposed & Reused Art

  Welcome to our blog, here you will find old items from Goodwll, yard sales, and antique stores that we have broaght back to life. You can use anything to create a living breathing work of art. My wife and I have found that making art out of recycled items is a great way to create art as well.

  There are a lot of things we wast and throw away everyday and get thrown into landfils. Why not repurpose those items and make them into something usefull.

   We have already made a few projects starting out before writing this blog. We have fixed and repurposed an old lamp, and an old morror with seashells, also we have fixed up a birdhouse with a little paint, old vintage buttons, and some glitter.

   This goes to show that you can make anything with leftover things and a little imagination.