Category Archives: Quick Repurposing

Tin plus magnet equals container

One of the things we love about doing this re-purposing post is when people hand us things and ask us to make it into something else. Today’s post was one of those items. Melany’s MIL gave her this retro looking … Continue reading

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Tea Cup to Candle

This idea comes from a City Made sister, Amber.  Amber took a mis-matched tea cup and turned it into a candle for her mom for mother’s day.  She melted wax in a jar (on a hot plate) and poured it … Continue reading

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Pot Scrubber

Pot Scrubber Re-purpose your plastic mesh produce bags as pot scrubbers.  Simply cut them into pieces, bunch them up and start scrubbing.

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Peanut Butter Lid

Peanut Butter Lid Becomes Cupboard Saver Don’t throw away that peanut butter lid.  Slip it under a messy food container (such as honey) and use it as a coaster to protect your cupboard.  Enough said.

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Empty Salad Dressing Bottle for Pouring

Happy Mother’s Day! What better way to celebrate than a pancake breakfast made by your husband! And to make pancake prep easier, we used an empty salad dressing bottle. We washed out the bottle, popped the top off, and filled … Continue reading

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T-Shirt Flowers

T-shirt Flowers These t-shirt flowers are easy and do not even require a sewing machine.  We cut strips from an old t-shirt and rolled them into flower shapes hand-sewing them together.  We covered a cappuccino tin with fabric and hot-glued … Continue reading

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VHS Tape Case to Paint Storage

This project is for those of you who remember VCR’s and VHS tapes. I (Carol) have been taking a wonderful art class with my good friend, Mary Gibilisco. She paints with this special kind of oil paint that won’t dry … Continue reading

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Crease Free Pant Hanger

Crease-free Pants Hanger A wire hanger, a cardboard tube (I used the tube from my aluminum foil when it ran out) and a little tape is all that you need for this re-purposing project. 1. Cut a slit across the … Continue reading

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Plastic Easter Egg Produce Bag Decorator

Easter is long gone, but those plastic Easter eggs never go away. We have found yet another use for them. A pattern for painting. We have been working hard to get ready for the Benson Summer Fest. We will have … Continue reading

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Phone Book Pages to Painting Canvas

For today’s repurposing post we are featuring an artist who’s work is now on display at the Foundry in downtown Benson. Mark Thomason is an artist from Sioux City who repurposes materials such as newspaper, maps, phone book pages and … Continue reading

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