vintage stuff, thrifty crafts, and recycled wonders



things to do with river rocks, sand, ModPodge, tule, canvas,  
your recycling bin, action figures, old toys, sea shells and other stuff

I cannot go out in the above craft (a 17.5' sea kayak) without coming back with buckets of sand, river rocks and sea shells. I filled bowls and jars and aquariums...

...now what?

I present: ModPodge. Crafty glop that dries clear and shiny (or matte, or satin, or whatever), works as glue, as a top coat to protect and as a medium for creating what bricklayers call "mud" out of the buckets of sand I brought back. Apply mud over recycled bottle or jar, press in rocks or shells, voile! Faerie house, superhero supersecret headquarters, or nice Christmas village from your recycling bin.


For more pages of ideas like this, click on the pics below:

my crafty stuff

click on the pics for bottomless Pinterest boards of ideas...

their crafty stuff

faerie gardens

An old plastic bottle from the recycling bin becomes a faerie house. A potted plant becomes a miniature garden. Put those Schleich and Safari faeries in a habitat, not on a shelf. Add faeries to your outdoor garden. Recycle old Barbies. Here're some ideas.

beach party

Play with your toys, take them to the beach (just add camera) and have fun...
click on the pic for more

sea horses

Re-purpose thrift shop finds, cheap plastic horses, trash rescues into fun accents.(Just don't paint the collectible Breyers and stuff!!!).

miniature worlds

Vintage toys, action figures, model horses: don't let them sit on a shelf. Create your own stories, books, webpages, fun photos, internet memes. Click the pic of Silver for more...

yule laugh, yule cry, yule kiss ten minutes goodbye

Some inspirations for your own mid-winter festival, whatever you may call it. Click on the pic.