Thrifted Art Makeover

Thrifted Art Makeover

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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Hey y'all, still here and still love thrifting! Today I want to share my thrifted art, makeover. I actually picked this up a really long time ago (so long ago) because I LOVED the frame. It's pretty right? The art is nice but I wasn't in love with it, a bit drab for my taste.

My bathroom is beach theme so I wanted to add some ocean here. I took the art out of the frame. It was just a lightweight board and I painted right over the existing art in shades of blue and tan. 

 Psalm 93:4 is one that I love and I wanted to add it to my beach theme bathroom. I took some 2-inch vinyl letters and cut them out. I laid them out till I was happy with the layout and marked it for placement.

I drew the guide lines (in pencil so I could erase later). The little lines mark where the first letter begins and the long line marks bottom alignment for each letter.

 Then I peeled the backs of each letter and carefully stuck them on and then erased the pencil lines.

Next, I painted over the entire thing, letters and all in a color of my choice. I did 2 coats.

Before it was fully dry I removed the vinyl letters one by one.

And here's what I was left with!

I wanted it a bit worn and shabby so I lightly sanded the entire thing.

 

I popped it back it the frame and ta-done! 

I love it and now I don't want to hide it away in my bathroom! The frame colors matched perfectly with my beach theme however if needed you could paint the frame too.

These are the vinyl letters I used. I actually had to get more because I ran out of certain letters which explains the two different types. These were from Target...

...and the Dollar Tree. 

I can't really recommend one over the other as they both worked well, the Dollar Tree ones however had quite a bit less in the pack.

So there you have it! Whatcha think?

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Thrifty Love {link party #54}

Thrifty Love {link party #54}

Monday, December 10, 2012

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It's Thrifty Love time! We have some great features below but I quickly want to mention that Tuesday Dec. 11th is my Christmas cut off date. If you want to place an order for Christmas giving please do so by then. I'd love to be your Christmas elf and create some special jewels for you!

I adore this fun photo and Tonka truck from Something to be Found!

Amy & Angie bring us this great vintage dress. Love it!

 

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Thrifty Love {link party #53}

Thrifty Love {link party #53}

Monday, December 3, 2012

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Thank for the comments on my Tonka truck last week! I love the idea of filling it with candy and using as a candy dish! The website is in FULL swing so nothing thrifty from me today but we do have some great features from last week.

If you are looking for a way to bring more of Jesus into your Christmas please check out this free countdown printable.

Number Fifty-Three shares this amazing metal trunk.

How fun are these vintage Christmas stamps from Woman in Real Life?

I'm always a sucker for vintage jewelry like these pieces from Young Heart.

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Thrifty Love {link party #52}

Thrifty Love {link party #52}

Monday, November 26, 2012

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Hi friends, time for some Thrifty Love! I invite you to come check out the website. TODAY ONLY, Cyber Monday all orders get 20% off and a free gift with any purchase. Use code cybermonday at checkout!

I have this thrifted goodie to share today, a great little Tonka truck. My boys are in love with it!

Here are some features from last week! Remember to be featured I ask that your post have a link back this link party, that's all.

The Rock for Beginners shares this great frog noise maker thing.

I have seen these and they sound like a real frog! So neat!

My Vintage Life shares this really old and neat book. And I love her pretty peonies.

Woman in Real Life shares some fun jewelry including these.

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Thrifty Love {link party #51}

Thrifty Love {link party #51}

Monday, November 19, 2012

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Okay so yeah I've been a little MIA lately huh? Here's the scoop! I am now entering my busy season. It's that time of year when I get to make lots of jewelry goodies for Christmas gifts! Many folks know that my jewelry is hand crafted and hand crafted takes time so it's best to order early to guarantee arrival by Christmas. I truly appreciate those early birds! It's also that time for holiday bazaars and sales that keep us busy. Before I enter this season I also try to get all of my own Christmas prep and shopping done for my home and family, this way when there's a mad rush from the business the home front is all a calm! So if I'm a little MIA this time of year that's usually why.

Also just a heads up if you are thinking about ordering, for the first time ever I may be turning off the shopping cart this year on or around December 11th. I don't usually do this however every year I stress on those orders that trail in after my Christmas cut off date. For my peace of mind I may be doing that this year. If you plan on ordering jewelry it's best to do so asap. Click HERE to browse my website.

 

Now for some Thrifty Love! I want my thrifty friends to know that while I am in my busy season I hope to post the thrifty love link party each week. I may not share my own thrifty thing and I may not have features each week or it might only be one instead of several. The link party will be here though for all to link up and visit each other. I hope you understand and can bear with me through this time of year. Also I am moving the party to Mondays instead of Fridays. Okay? Ooooo-tayyyyyyy!

I do have this vintage first aid kit to share this week.

 And all it's vintage contents!

What have you picked up lately?

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Thrifty Love {link party #50}

Thrifty Love {link party #50}

Friday, November 2, 2012

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Wow! Have we really already had 50 thrifty link parties? That's awesome!

As you may already know, when I'm not thrifting I'm making jewelry. I wanted some fun ideas from y'all about a thrift theme piece of jewelry. What would you like to see in such a piece? Any fun sayings to include? Lets hear it!

This week I am sharing my teacups/cup and saucer sets. I've been collecting these for probably over a year from various thrift shops and yard sales for one purpose and one purpose only, teacup bird feeders! We've got a holiday craft sale coming up and I will be selling these. I know some of you collectors are gonna wanna kill me for turning some of these lovely sets into bird feeders but except for my own china set (that I got when I got married) I just don't collect them! I know I seem to collect everything else so why not teacups? I don't know??? They are just so much cuter as a bird feeder to me! :)

Don't they make you want to have a Mad Hatter tea party? lol!

 Isn't this one lovely? And black... seems rare, I don't see them too often.

 From this...

...to something like this!

So that's what I've been up to lately. How about you?

Check out these features!

Crunchy Diva shares the killer ebay sale she made on this wall unit from the 60's!

2ndhand Moon shows us this fantastic dining set!
I love it, so cool! Isn't it awesome?


Last but definitely not least is this lovely piece from The Cottage Market! Now many of you may already know this but if you're like me and live under a rock then you may not know that The Cottage Market also hosts a thrift theme link-up. Thought you might like to know that if you didn't already!

Linking up at:

S- Fleamarket Finds  M- Apron Thrift Girl  Tu-  Coastal Charm, Frugal Treasures Tuesday T- Vintage Thingie Thursday, Treasure Hunt Thursday, Blue Eyed Owl, The Haps F- The Cottage Market, The Thrifty Groove, Vintage Inspiration Friday S- Penny Worthy Project

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Thrifty Love {link party #49} I like butter...

Thrifty Love {link party #49} I like butter...

Friday, October 26, 2012

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... or shall I say butter dishes?! So I've got this tinsy butter dish collection, well not actually a collection. One is my old one which I picked up thrifting, one is my new one which I picked up thrifting and one is for my mom which I also picked up thrifting. That's a lot of thrifting lol!

My old one is Poppy Trail by Metlox. I wasn't crazy about the colors but I absolutely love the style of it and that great little handle. I've used it for a couple of years now and had no thought of changing it out until...

...I saw this one! Pyrex Butterfly Gold. Though I much prefer the style of the cute one above this Pyrex is oh so cool and matches my kitchen much better! How cool is it?

This next one, right when I saw it I thought of my mom. She likes clear glass and she likes tiny butter dishes and this one is tiny. I'm talking almost exactly the size of a stick of butter. I think I'll take it down to my favorite florist and have them flip that lid and pretty it up with some flowers for her birthday! I think she'll like it!

Group shot! Look how tiny that one is!

So that's what I got, now here are your features! Do me a favor and go visit our features. I want to encourage this each week!

'A Casarella takes us on a stroll through the Rose Bowl Fleamarket!

Wow you guys, you must go check out ALL the vintage loveliness over there!

My Vintage Life shares these great salt and pepper shakers!

A Little Bit of Everything shares lots of goodies including these vintage looking loot bags!



Linking up at:

S- Fleamarket Finds  M- Apron Thrift Girl  Tu-  Coastal Charm, Frugal Treasures Tuesday T- Vintage Thingie Thursday, Treasure Hunt Thursday, Blue Eyed Owl, The Haps F- The Cottage Market, The Thrifty Groove, Vintage Inspiration Friday S- Penny Worthy Project

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