Organized Clutter

I found this wall envelope a while back in the Target Dollar Spot area, with the intention of giving it a makeover. Scroll on down to see the whole project along with an easy Easter project too!

I found this felt Easter egg banner at Hobby Lobby. The thickness of the felt was much better than the Dollar Tree felt bunny banner, but yet again, the colors were just to bright for my taste.

I purchased this package of dyeable Easter eggs at Target for $3. I found these larger paper mache eggs at Hobby Lobby.  (They are 40% off)

I found this felt bunny garland at Dollar Tree recently in the the Easter section. The felt was very thin, and the colors were a bit too bright for my style, so I gave it a makeover.

These mini  Dollar Tree  boxes were upcycled in early 2021 with paint and Dollar Tree stencils. I actually shared several Dollar Tree/Dollar General upcycle projects in 2021, partially due to the pandemic.  I attended far fewer garage sales and paid less visits to thrift shops as well, but luckily Dollar Tree expanded its craft area.   Click on the bold links under the photos for full DIY tutorials.

   I found this wooden, perpetual calendar at a Goodwill shop in the Twin Cities.   Hand painted wood pieces for the months, holidays, and weekdays are in the baggie. I just repurposed it for the second time, because the truth being told, the first project was not very popular on my blog or Pinterest.  I couldn't sell it either.

  I found a plain wooden bunny and egg wooden plaque at Dollar General .   Dollar General's cutouts were $2 each and a little thicker than Dollar Tree's . In the photo above small pieces of a 1" x 2" were glued to the back of the plaques with  Titebond Wood Glue .

  I purchased the Cross on the left at Dollar Tree and the one one the right at Dollar General. I purchased these two at Dollar Tree. I gave them all a makeover.

I purchased three of these wood Easter egg cutouts at our local Dollar Tree. See how I decorated them below!

  I ended up purchasing a couple of blue craft totes from Dollar Tree. I have a few more ideas for the totes, and here is another Easter idea.

 This little tart pan and wooden goblet were recent thrift shop finds.  This metal pig was a Christmas tree ornament from Hobby Lobby in 2019. I removed the jute from the hooks on back and drilled a small hole in the top back of the pig.   My aunt gave me several packages of wooden bead in several sizes.  I used 1/2" and 1" for the projects I am sharing.

My mom found this little cutting board at a thrift shop. I repurposed it as Farmhouse Easter/Spring decor.

I found this wooden bottle caddy at Goodwill over Christmastime.  I knew I would never use it as a stadium style bottle carrier, so it needed a makeover.

I purchased a set of four paper stencils from Joann Fabrics Online about a month ago.   I think I paid $8.99 plus shipping.

I purchased this little wooden, unfinished Easter bunny at Hobby Lobby. It was marked $3.99, but you can almost always purchase them in the store for 40-50% off.  It's in the Easter crafts section of the store, item #5176482.

Last minute Easter decor with a simple three legged, small wooden stool from the thrift shop.

I purchased this  basket and standing wooden cross at the thrift shop yesterday.

I have never met a cutting board/breadboard that I didn't like... Unless of course it was TOO expensive. Here is a round up of my cutting board projects to date from Rummage Sale/Thrift Shop Finds: Breadboard/Cutting Board Clipboard

I am not sure of the original use for this board.  I purchased it at the thrift shop for 59 cents.  It has a shiny polyurethane coating so I don't think it was a cutting board.  It also had a leather string.

I have a large stash of old buttons, mostly from my mother. A couple of years ago, I was inspired by photos on Pinterest to make some button Easter eggs.  (Parts of this post first appeared appeared March 11, 2012). I initially planned to try a framed button egg.