Best Thrifting & Upcycling Ideas of 2022
December 14, 2022
This is a dead red calliope geranium from my deck plantings last summer. It still has the dirt inside of it. I find these old buckets at garage sales, consignment shops and occasionally even antique stores, (if the price is right).
Today, I am sharing a Christmas project with this bucket, along with other awesome projects from 2022 from the Thrift Store Decor Team.
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I cleaned all of the dead foliage away, and left the soil in the bottom of the pail.
In past years, I have purchased two dozen real spruce tips for my outdoor covered patio, Christmas Porch Pots. This year, I used a fluted trash can (with soil inside), spruce tips, dogwood and birch twigs, faux red berry sprays and metal snowflake picks with wood stakes.
Here is another Porch Pot with real twigs and spruce tips, also painted and stenciled wood slice ornaments.
This Porch Pot had round pasteboard or papier mache ornaments from Hobby Lobby that I painted and stenciled.
In each of these years, I ordered two dozen spruce tips along with a few other local women for Porch Pots. The tips were ordered in early October and delivered in early November. But, for the last couple of years I didn't put in an order.
While shopping at our local Menards, I discovered faux 30" spruce tips.
They were $14.99 a piece. This week they are $9.74 a piece. I know that seems high but the real spruce tips were fairly spendy as well, ($20 a dozen), and they were not re-usable.
The spruce tips had a sturdy metal rod bottom and plastic needles.
I stuck two of the tips in the back and just one in the front of the bucket, right into the dirt like I did with the real spruce tips.
I found two shorter faux greenery picks with plastic stems for $4.49 each at a local craft shop. The tag says Allstate Floral 16" Pine Spray.
I stuck the two shorter greenery picks on each side of the front spruce tip, and two real birch sticks towards the back. Believe it or not, real birch sticks can be purchased at stores!
I also tied a red neck scarf around the bucket for additional color. Scarves can be found at thrift stores this time of year as well.
Four iced red berry picks were stuck in the dirt towards the front of the bucket.
I picked up these mini Christmas tree ornaments at Walmart.
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The mini ornaments in red and white finished out my Porch Pot project.
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I found this sled for $9.99 last Christmas at Goodwill. I hung a small wreath and a reindeer sign I upcycled from a Goodwill purchase HERE.
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This Christmas Sweater stenciled planter box also holds faux Christmas Greenery. Details for this project can be found HERE.
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This is a late and an abbreviated Christmas covered patio.
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It's a nice greeting for visitors!
Keep scrolling on down! The whole Thrift Store Decor Gang has compiled the Best Projects of 2022 to share.
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Reinvented Delaware - 100 Amazing Thrift Store Upcycled Projects
Shop at Blu - 2022's Best Thrift Store Decor Team Projects
Here are some of my team favorites!
Color Block Vase Project
Repurposed Chandelier Planter
Framed Glass Window Art
DIY Mercury Glass Containers
DIY Vertical Herb Garden Project
DIY Plant Cloche Project
DIY Recipe Cutting Board Project
Decorative Stepladder Ideas
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Love your Christmas decor Carlene! It's been great to be a part of the Thrift Store Decor team this year!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun year of projects!!! Can't wait to see what we get to see next year.
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