The Repurpose & Upcycle thread....

maryam · 05-25-2013, 07:15 PM

I like this thread! I grew up in a medium sized but poor family. We had a garden when we lived in the country. We canned EVERYTHING (which I'm learning to do this summer. YAY) and shopped at thrift stores and yes, we still check out free stuff and see what's a yard sales and stuff. Most people in our complex are good about leaving good stuff outside of the dumpsters so peeps can pick it up easily. My latest find was a small laminate file cabinet that's going to be repainted so it can be my nightstand. I'm hoping to get it sanded and primed tomorrow.

I also have a hard time finding stuff in my size at Goodwill, so I'm doing a lot of shopping there and repurposing and altering stuff. And when I find a good sweater, I sometimes by it and take it apart to knit it into something new. Lots of fun stuff that way.

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05-25-2013, 07:15 PM	#6
maryam Member How Do You Identify?: femme-ish Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: taken Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: somewhere, out there.... Posts: 263 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 675 Thanked 794 Times in 231 Posts Rep Power: 4979164	I like this thread! I grew up in a medium sized but poor family. We had a garden when we lived in the country. We canned EVERYTHING (which I'm learning to do this summer. YAY) and shopped at thrift stores and yes, we still check out free stuff and see what's a yard sales and stuff. Most people in our complex are good about leaving good stuff outside of the dumpsters so peeps can pick it up easily. My latest find was a small laminate file cabinet that's going to be repainted so it can be my nightstand. I'm hoping to get it sanded and primed tomorrow. I also have a hard time finding stuff in my size at Goodwill, so I'm doing a lot of shopping there and repurposing and altering stuff. And when I find a good sweater, I sometimes by it and take it apart to knit it into something new. Lots of fun stuff that way.