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8 Surprisingly Easy Upcycles

July 31, 2019 By: Linda @ Mixed Kreations6 Comments

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Hi All! Today on the blog I am going to share 8 surprisingly easy upcycles that are some of my all-time favorite projects. These are items that you can find at Thrift Stores.

8 surprisingly easy upcycles thrift store items

8 Of My Favorite Surprisingly Easy Upcycles

Repurposed cutting board and rusty grater can be used as a photo display or a recipe holder.

repurposed cutting board and grater into photo or recipe holder easy upcycles

Upcycled country kitchen tray made from a metal pan and wooden ball knobs.

upcycled country kitchen tray surprisingly easy upcycles

8 Super easy upcycles made from thrift store items.
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Diy jewelry tray made from the prettiest mini wood frame. Perfect for holding rings and earrings!

How to make a jewelry tray surprisingly easy upcycles

This Altered art bottle zipper bank is one of my all-time favorite surprisingly easy upcycles. It is a cool bank that has a zipper window to watch your money grow.

altered art bottle zipper bank surprisingly easy upcycles

Rustic farmhouse style utensil holder made from a small wooden crate. With just a little paint and stenciling it made the perfect utensil holder for my kitchen.

rustic farmhouse style utensil holder surprisingly easy upcycles

Personalized family name sign was made from an old frame and paint markers. First I made mine design using picmonkey then I took the smaller version to Office Depot and had them enlarge it to the size needed for my project.

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This repurposed ironing board adds a little pop of color to my laundry room, plus it holds my detergent, softner, and dryer sheets.

repurposed ironing board surprisingly easy upcycle

Toilet paper stand sign holder made the perfect stand for displaying my No Soliciting sign that is sure to be seen. It works great! No more solicitors.

toilet paper stand sign holder surprisingly easy upcycles

That’s it for 8 of my surprisingly easy upcycles! I hope that you enjoyed them and found one or two that you can’t wait to get started making.

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  1. Mary says

    August 1, 2019 at 10:38 am

    They are all really fun upcycles Linda. Hope you are doing well.

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      August 12, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Thank you Mary! Hope you are doing well yourself, and have a wonderful day!

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  2. Michelle Leslie says

    August 12, 2019 at 2:51 am

    You have the best ideas Linda. I love that ironing board makeover. That’s so clever and the zipper money box. What a great idea and it looks so unusual too, I bet those woukld sell like hot cakes at a craft fair
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      August 12, 2019 at 2:24 pm

      Thank you Michelle! The zipper bank is one of my all-time favorites. I use to do a lot of craft sells and did pretty well at it. Wish I could do them again, but can’t because of my work schedule, but once I retire in a few years I hope I may try to get back into them.

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  3. Justin says

    September 23, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    These are seriously awesome designs! Little DIY to spice up the home.

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      September 30, 2019 at 3:22 pm

      Thanks so much Justin!

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