S is for Swap It Repurposed Trivet

Hello to everyone coming from Queen of Everything and welcome to Flea Market Swap!  Charlotte at Ciburbanity organized 33 bloggers for this massive swap and I'm so happy to partake.

Today is the third posting day for the Flea Market Swap series and me along with Cassie at Primitive & Proper, Heather at Queen of Everything, Danielle at Finding Silver Pennies, Jen at Migonis Home and Bee at Windgate Lane are here to share our flea market makeovers.

 Heather from Queen of Everything sent me the following items:

What a great collection she sent!  The little copper pan is beautiful.  The task was to repurpose the items so I took the wood trivet and made it into a marker holder:

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DIY Modular Dollhouse Furniture

Happy Friday friends, only 7 more Fridays until the big day!  That gives you plenty of time to build our latest Handbuilt Holiday gift plan: the modular dollhouse.  Ana White has the plans for this extremely versatile and amazingly simple dollhouse we're sharing today.

If you are new here welcome to week 5 of this year's Handbuilt Holiday series, you can see the previous 4 builds here plus 24 more from the past 2 years.

But today is all about this truly awesome dollhouse:

Modular to the max!  Above are 3 combinations I put together using all the same pieces and when my girls came home from school they rearranged it again into something I never thought of.

Honestly this dollhouse will provoke those kids imaginations like you never thought before.

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Swap It Kids Toy Steering Console

Happy Monday friends and a special welcome to those readers coming from Ursula's place Homemade by Carmona.  This post is part of the Swap It Like It's Hot blogger series where 40 of us have swapped thrifted items and made them into something fabulous.

A huge shout out to Charlotte at Ciburbanity who organized this entire series, thank you Charlotte for including me!

Today the first group of bloggers are sharing their swap makeovers:

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F is for Fresh Cut Wood Banners

diy fabric banners

Wood lovers this one's for you.  Today I'm sharing a quirky little fabric banner: I (heart) fresh cut wood.  Because I know there are definitely some of you readers out there who love fresh cut wood just as much as me.  It smells like heaven! 

I recently had the opportunity to try the new custom fabric offered at Zazzle.  The options are endless when it comes to customizing, you truly can make just about any design but I choose a lettered print.

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DIY Workshop Christmas Wreath Trio

Its holiday decorating time!  Save the date and join us at The Home Depot on Saturday, November 21st at 10am for a fun and decorative DIY Workshop where well be making a Christmas Wreath Trio.

Ill be at the Vauxhall, NJ location making the Christmas wreath trio and you can register here to attend the free workshop.  Or click on the register button and enter your zip code to find the nearest location offering the workshop.

The Home Depot offers free workshops for DIYers of all ages and experience levels on Saturdays and Sundays every month.  These DIY Workshops cover a range of projects from how-to tile, gardening, deck staining and more.  They are great for anyone who wants to learn how to take on more of their home projects and upgrades.

Please register here for this free workshop Saturday, November 21st at 10am!

 Disclaimer: The Home Depot partners with bloggers such as me for DIY Workshop program.  As part of this program, I received compensation for my time.  They did not tell me what to purchase or what to say about any product mentioned in these posts.  The Home Depot believes that consumers and bloggers are to form their own opinions and share them in their own words. The Home Depot’s policies align with WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC guidelines and social media engagement recommendations.

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G is for Gumball Machine

Time to raid the scrap wood pile again to make this simple gumball machine.  Now technically it's not a machine but more of a candy jar however it does make an easy craft for a kids birthday party and that is my goal here.

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