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DIY Ring Holder by DIY Show Off

Today I have one fabulous thrifter and DIYer! She’s well know for her DIY projects as well as showing off yours! Please welcome Roeshel from DIY Show Off.

Hi, Pretty Handy Girl friends! I’m Roeshel from DIYShowOff and today I’m excited to be sharing a super easy DIY gift idea for the Très Frugal Gifts series. a DIY ring holder!

Materials:

Ramekin (Dollar Tree 3 for a $1)
Deer Figurine ($2.50 at KMart in the holiday ornament section).
Gold spray paint
Industrial strength glue

Use what you have on hand to keep your costs down! You can use left over paint and glue. This ring holder can also work using things you may already have at home. Ornaments with a top that fits a ring, plastic toys like a giraffe with a long neck or an elephant with a trunk. I personally use is a cat and the rings slide onto the tail. A finial or dowel would be pretty too! Or how about that dried out highlighter/marker? Paint it! For the base, jar lids or small saucers/plates would work equally as well. Tight budget? Search the junk drawer!

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November 22, 2013/1 Comment/by Brittany Bailey

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Pen & Ink Sketch Decorative Plates

Pen and Ink Sketch Decorative Dessert Plates | Pretty Handy Girl

My goodness, November is flying by! Get it…flying…insects. I crack myself up. But seriously, I have been having a blast coming up with new creative gift ideas that you can make. This idea for making pen and ink sketch decorative dessert plates turned out better than I expected! The only downside is that they really are only for decoration. The paint used on the plates can be cured, but the manufacturer states that it technically isn’t food safe.

With that disclaimer out of the way, think about how you could commemorate an event with a personalized plate. Or you could use the same stenciling technique on the outside of a pitcher, mug, glasses or anywhere that the food wouldn’t be in contact with.

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Materials:

Dessert plates (bought mine at a thrift store for $1 each)
Porcelaine Chalkboard paint
Porcelaine gold paint
Scissors
Credit card or spatula for burnishing
Sponge applicator or paint brush
X-acto knife
Decorative stencil cut outs (used my Silhouette to cut bug shapes)
Transfer paper

Optional: Porcelaine or glass ink pens for writing

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November 20, 2013/157 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

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Make a Tray from a Cabinet Door

One of my favorite places to thrift shop is the Habitat ReStore. I mean, where else can you find cool $2 cabinet doors?

This fine cast off door is just screaming to be upcycled into a beautiful tray. Especially when the same thrifting adventure yielded VERY COOL door hardware! Simply combine the two and you have yourself a unique serving tray to give as a gift (or keep for yourself.)

Materials:

Cabinet door
Door handle or cabinet handle
Wood putty
Putty knife
Ruler
Pencil
Drill
Drill bits
Screwdriver bit
Rubber bumpers

Optional: Rub n’ Buff Gold Leaf

The steps are super simple. Read more

November 19, 2013/7 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

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How to Cut Bar Stools Down to Counter Height Stools

Yes you can make those wood bar stools fit your counter. Here’s an easy DIY fix to make bar stools into counter stools (and a quick makeover too!).

Bar stools typically sit at 30″ high, this is fine and dandy if you have a proper bar where the countertop is elevated higher than the working countertop space. Kitchen designs are trending now away from the proper bar towards one even countertop surface. No worries, you can still use those bar stools for your counter by easily cutting off the bottom 4″ to reduce the stools to a counter height of 26″: