Sadie Seasongoods

Related Repurposing: Trouser Hanger Turned Belt Organizer

September 29, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 1 Comment

Alright, I have to confess- this project is SOOOO simple that it probably doesn’t warrant a full blog post…but I put one together anyway. I hope you don’t mind…who knows, maybe it’ll come in handy for you anyway- especially since it would make a fantastic DIY gift.

Anyway.

Some of you may already know this, but I make upcycled leather cuffs and sell them in my Etsy shop.

Repurposed / upcycled leather belt into cuff bracelet by Sadie Seasongoods / www.sadieseasongoods.com

An idea of what I offer…

This means that I always have an inordinate number of belts in my craft room and it can get a little out of control! I decided I needed to do something about it…and here we are with this blog post.Read more ›

Rackets and Skates and Pucks- Oh My! (Repurposed Sports Equipment Ideas)

September 25, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 11 Comments

Last year around this time, I put together a round-up of Repurposed Classroom Items (globes, rulers, desks, etc.). September is all about back-to-school, after all! But along those same lines, it conjures up the idea of Friday Night Lights and all things sports. Upcycling sports equipment is something I’ve dabbled in, but only with tennis rackets. I’ve upcycled racket heads into oversized cross stitch…

Repurposed vintage wooden tennis rackets used for oversized cross stitch by Sadie Seasongoods / www.sadieseasongoods.com

Remember these?

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My “Fallidays” Wreath with Homemade Repurposed Wired Ribbon

September 21, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 101 Comments

This…this is kind of a crazy project, just so you know. I won’t dwell on the details, but it’s worth noting that this was NOT the Autumn wreath I had originally planned on. The first one was a complete and utter disaster and is now known as “the wreath who shall not be named”. Suffice it to say, not all of my ideas are winners!

BUT…as I changed course with a new idea, I decided to take on a challenge- which started with a pretty plaid shirt from the thrift store.

Plaid and flannel shirts at the thrift store for repurposing DIY craft projects by Sadie Seasongoods / www.sadieseasongoods.com

It may be 90 degrees out, but I’ll still be seeking out plaid and flannel shirts!

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Country Bumpkin Halloween Bandana Pumpkin

September 15, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 134 Comments

To this day, my most popular project ever…of all time…is the vintage bandana bowl covers I made in 2015. Unsurprisingly, I snap up soft, worn bandanas whenever I see them at secondhand shops- but usually only use the red and blue ones for bowl covers. So, when I was digging through my fabric stash, I realized I had a glut of black and orange bandanas…and an idea started to form.

Vintage orange and black bandana to be repurposed as fabric pumpkins for Halloween by Sadie Seasongoods / www.sadieseasongoods.com

It’s starting to look like Halloween…

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Junkin’ Journey: Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina

September 11, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 19 Comments

As soon as the first inkling of Fall hits- be it a nip in the air, the faintest color on leaves, or pumpkin ANYTHING- we get a hankering for a road trip into the mountains. Autumn and mountain life just seem to go hand-in-hand…and since it’s September, it seemed natural for us to pack up the truck in search of vistas and vintage. This time around, we decided to go back to Boone, North Carolina- a place we’ve been before but never fully explored.

Home of Appalachian State University, it’s an energetic college town smack dab in the- you guessed it- Appalachian Mountains. And since we were driving through Blowing Rock, North Carolina on the way to Boone, we couldn’t help but stop at a few shops along the way…Read more ›

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“Thrifter-Upper” Farmhouse Coffee Sign

September 8, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 77 Comments

It’s a new month which means I’ve created new project for The Good Life blog- the DIY/Lifestyle blog hosted by Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina that I am a contributor for. Now that cooler weather is approaching (hurray!), I thought a coffee-themed project would be wonderfully seasonal.

One of my favorite, FAVORITE things to find at the thrift store is a wooden cutting board- even the ones that are terribly beat up and even a little gross. Why? Because they are super inexpensive and really easy to repurpose into a fresh idea. So when I found this little gem (for a whopping $0.60), I snapped him up immediately.

Small wooden cutting board from the thrift store to repurpose as farmhouse coffee sign by Sadie Seasongoods / www.sadieseasongoods.com

Exactly what I was hoping to find!

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Coasters with Style- Salvaged Wood & Vintage Tweed

September 1, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 71 Comments

I have to admit- when I first decided to create coasters from salvaged wood, I had a very different vision in mind. Here’s how it began…

I went to a salvaged wood sale and filled up my car with some fantastic pieces. There were…just a few planks to choose from…

Creating DIY coasters from salvaged wood by Sadie Seasongoods / www.sadieseasongoods.com

Just a few pieces, here and there…!

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DIY Farmhouse Style: Upcycled & Repurposed

August 28, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 39 Comments

It’s hard these days to get away from the idea of “Farmhouse Style”- not that I WANT to get away from it. In fact, I completely understand its appeal. However, I have a very difficult time defining and describing it. It’s almost as if it’s a culmination of the best aspects from shabby chic, industrial, and primitive styles.

And while my entire home isn’t committed to the style (i.e., I don’t commit entirely to ANY one style!), I enjoy adding small touches and projects that would likely win Joanna Gaines’ approval. I’ve done a few farmhouse-ish projects over the years: a rustic tray…a DIY message center…and this embroidered feed sack, but I decided to gather up a few favorite ideas to inspire not only myself, but you, too!Read more ›

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Taking “Steps” to Prevent Lock-Out: A Secret Key Hider

August 25, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 38 Comments

Getting locked out of the house is not fun at all, is it? It happened to me once, and that was all it took…from that day forward, I decided to “take steps” to ensuring that it would never happen again (pun intended). But, hiding a key under a rock wasn’t good enough for me- where’s the DIY/repurposing fun in that??

Creating mosaic concrete stepping stones has been a popular DIY for a while now, so that in itself is nothing new. But I had this idea that I wanted to try out- What if I created a DIY mosaic stepping stone with a key-hiding pill bottle embedded in the concrete??

And to test my theory out, I needed an inexpensive cake pan from the thrift store that would serve as my concrete mold/mould. This post contains affiliate links for your crafting convenience.

Cake pans at thrift store to be repurposed as DIY stepping stone molds / www.sadieseasongoods.com

A thrift store staple!

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From Barn Stall to Front Door: Upcycled Address Sign

August 18, 2016 · By sarahwpb@yahoo.com · 36 Comments

For years, I’ve watched bloggers create unusual address signs / house numbers for their front doors and porches. They’ve used everything from nautical buoys, to salvaged wood, to vintage metal milk jugs. And I waited…sometimes patiently, sometimes not…for the right idea for OUR address sign to come to me.

And then it did. In the most UNUSUAL of items.

So there I was at the Country Living Fair, my hands full of treasures and a body full of exhaustion. I was ready to leave, but hit one last booth before I departed: Olde Tyme Marketplace. And there, like a DIY beacon of hope, was a pile of reclaimed barn stall numbers…with one sporting our very own house number perched right on top.