We all know that holidays can be stressful and one of the best tips for retaining (finding?!) your sanity is to stick to a schedule.  So we're sticking to our schedule
with a Repurposeful (Christmas Craft) Monday.

 

Dig through the toy box for old building blocks.
They're great material when it comes to crafts.

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Can you guess what these blocks are mounted on?

 It's from the inside of an old coffee percolator.  (Young

people might have to look up the definition of 'percolator!)

Scrabble tiles are so useful, aren't they?

Fresh Eggs Daily

 

 

Wire a set of vintage cookie cutters together
to create a primitive snowman:

Organized Clutter Queen

 

Know what's in the bag?  Last year's Christmas tree needles!

Create Studio

Removing a dried out Christmas tree can be quite messy.  These
tips from Creative Studio will help minimize the mess while
showing you how to harvest the needles to make potpourri.



Crayons, a bar-b-que grill, a bow, and a glue gun - instant wreath!

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Don't walk past that box of old tarnished flatware at the flea market:

Organized Clutter Queen

Ma Voie Lactee
A spoonful of Patience, Hope, Respect,
and Kindness is the best medicine.



The simple ingredients needed to make a precious garland?  Silver
spray painted macaroni and red and white twine with a dash of glitter!

Tiny Prints



Purchasing a ceramic-drill bit will be well worth the investment
when you create these darling little tea cup ornaments:

Charming Christmas


I was never good at math but I know that a tarnished silver plated butter dish + a vintage salt shaker + a chandelier prism = a one-of-a-kind beautiful ornament! 

Organized Clutter Queen



 

 Mamie Jane's

  

 Don't toss out that old metal tape measure:

My Salvaged Treasures
We take old wood measuring sticks for granted, don't we?!

 

 Oh, the beauty of twine and a glue gun:

 

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 Do you have an old Jenga game lying around? 

The blocks are ideal for making message ornaments:

Home Talk

 

 Chicken wire at Christmas?  Yes!

Crafty Nest

 

 

THIS is why you should save all of the

little white buttons that cross your path!

 

Home Talk

You can re-use the buttons year-after-year
to create a different style of ornament.

 

Para Falar de Casamento

 

 

Vintage sewing supplies are the foundation of these charming ornaments. 

 

 

 

  Old sweaters can be repurposed to 'slip cover' ornaments you already have:

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Or make stuffed ornaments out of them:

 

 

 

 

 Look very closely at these quilted ornaments:

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Fooled you!  They're not quilted at all, just pieces of fabric,
paper, maps, and pages out of a book that were folded and glued.
You can use any material that can be folded.  Click here
for the tutorial of this brilliant idea.

  

 

 Inexpensive blank craft balls are instantly
transformed via Christmas carol sheet music:

High Point Circle

 

 

 Crafters have been repurposing damaged quilts for years:

Etsy Source

 

 How cute is this Santa funnel bell?

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 What's great about this idea is that you don't have to actually paint
the funnel - you can decoupage it with a design from wrapping paper:

 
 

 Vintage keys make a darling snowflake:

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 Don't be so quick to toss out old, outdated ornaments.

Turn these:                                     into this:

Junk Market Style

Create a Christmas topiary out of them.  Click here for the instructions.

 

 Do you have an old lamp shade just sitting around doing nothing?
Put it to work!  Remove the fabric to expose the frame:

 

 

 Robo Junker

 

 

 Twigs, twine, a few pine needles and buttons - viola!

 Little Things Bring Smiles

 

 I saved my favorite (and the easiest!) repurposing idea for last:

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 Such a simple ornament idea but so charming.


I had so much fun composing this post for you today.
And almost everyone of these crafts were created from
materials found at thrift shops and flea markets.
Hope you enjoyed it!