Making anything homemade has it's advantages and disadvantages. For awhile, making things at home, saved you money. If you had the talent to do something ~ anything ~ you'd save $$$'s by doing it yourself. Prices seem to be getting a lot more expensive, lately, and it's almost not worth it. Now, to make something at home, it's for the shear joy of creating something, from something else.
Personally, I love going through thrift stores, yard sales, craft stores, (and even trash day) and wondering what I can make out of the items I see.
Here are a few things I've made and posted on the blog:
Most of the above has been out of things we've bought; I have picked up a couple things on trash days! I have a beautiful (now) wash stand that was thrown out. A new door made by my dad, a new towel bar, and I refinished it. I also found a mini terrarium on trash day that just needed a bit of sanding and paint touch up. I've passed up on a few things that, now, I wish I'd picked up. Oh well!
What do you like to make new? What do you like to make, at home, even if it would be more economical to buy new? Do you keep a blog and want to share a link? Would love to see some of your recreations! Please share and maybe we'll all get a bit more inspired!
Next time we do homemade peanut butter, you can take pictures and do a post about it!
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