Color Me Thrifty Blog
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Hey there I'm Tuula, creator of Color Me Thrifty. I'm super excited you found me. I'm a repurposing, reusing, redecorating, redoing, rethinking, and DIYing kinda gal who loves to share budget-friendly colorful projects for the home and garden. I hope I can inspire you to create a home that smiles. When it comes to creativity don't be shy. Be fearless!
Color Me Thrifty Blog
2M ago
Fun and Colorful Upcycled Spindle Christmas Ornaments Creating upcycled ornaments for the Christmas tree is one of my favorite things to do, and when I found some wooden spindles at a thrift store I knew they would make perfect spindle Christmas ornaments. I’ve created many upcycled Christmas ornaments over the years, but it’s been a...
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3M ago
I’ve always loved flowers. For all seasons and all holidays. Ever since I was a little girl, and I picked my first buttercups, flowers and I have had a love/love relationship. I love them outside in the gardens, and I love them inside on wreaths, on fabric, and in art. I don’t care if they’re...
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4M ago
DIY Owl Wreath: A Fun Fall Project Every year when fall comes around I love to create something fun for wall or door decor, like the DIY owl wreath that I’m sharing with you today. When I was going through my fall craft stash I got a vision in my head of how I could...
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5M ago
Upcycled shower curtain ring pumpkins For me, craft supplies also include thrifted things that I repurpose into other things…. like plastic shower curtain rings for example. A couple of weeks ago my thrift store had small Ziploc bags of them for 10 cents a bag. I got a large grocery bag full of them....
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5M ago
Upcycled vintage tablecloth into kitchen art Using an upcycled vintage tablecloth is an easy way to create DIY kitchen art to match your own decor style. Kitchens aren’t just practical places for storing food and preparing meals. They’re also where we spend a lot of our time, so it’s nice to decorate them with things...
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6M ago
DIY Upcycled Sifter Wind Chime I’ve always enjoyed creating with vintage kitchen items, and this upcycled sifter wind chime was a fun project that was pretty easy to put together. I’m joining a bunch of creative bloggers for the Do It Over Designers blog hop. The theme for this blog hop was anything metal. I’ve...
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6M ago
Fun and Funky Wooden Candleholders Makeover This wooden candleholders makeover is an easy and inexpensive way to give a pair of dark wooden candleholders a completely new look. Sometimes you go to the thrift store and you have no idea what you’re looking for. Well, maybe more than sometimes. lol. But then you see something,...
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7M ago
Repurposed spring whisks make great DIY tulips I love to create flowers using all kinds of items, and it’s easy to create fun and funky DIY tulips to add some whimsy to your garden. To create these upcycled tulips you’ll need some metal spring whisks. What are spring whisks? These are spring whisks. They come...
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8M ago
It’s easy to create butterflies from upcycled whisks These upcycled whisk butterflies will add some fun to your garden and outdoor spaces. I’ve been a butterfly lover for as long as I can remember. Since I was a little girl really. I’ve always felt that there was something quite magical about them, and I love...
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9M ago
This summer purse wreath has got to be one of the quickest and easiest projects ever. And you get a lot of wow for very little time and effort. You only need a few things to create this fun summer wreath; a cool purse, and some artificial flowers in whatever summer colors you love. A...
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