Friday, June 3, 2011

Trash to Treasure


What an awesome idea for yard sale treasures!

My grandmother used one of these to make her
 tasty mashed potatoes.  It brings back lots of 
great memories :)  

I'd love to make one of these
for the carport jungle!

Click here for a tutorial on how
 to make one of your own.

I've often used many kitchen items in the
 garden.  My favorite is an old broken 
coffee maker that I painted . . .


One of the things I love creating most is giving
life to  an otherwise useless item.  You'd be
surprised what a difference a little paint makes.

Happy crafting and gardening!







4 comments:

Russ said...

Great job Gina.I love the old coffee maker idea. Now I just have to wait until ours breaks again.

Gina Alfani said...

Thanks Russ . . . all my old pots and pans are painted and filled with plants. I hate throwing stuff away :)

Happy Friday!

Betty said...

These are wonderful ideas you have to recycle! Love your tutorial!

Gina Alfani said...

Recycling old items makes your garden unique to you :)

Thanks for visiting and commenting Betty!

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