Today I'm sharing some of my favorite ideas for baskets. 
I am a certified basket lover, always was, always will be!
Today I'm going to show you how to fix up baskets you find at garage sales and thrift stores, giving them an updated look. 
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I've been MIA for a while because I've been busy moving two of my daughters into new apartments. 
One of our daughters moved an hour away and the other one moved a mile away. Our other 2 daughters live with their families about a mile away as well.  In case you are keeping track, that makes 4 daughters! 
To say there were, are, and will be a lot of DIY projects involved is an understatement. 
I have a great little project for you today! I'm using rebar wire that I have in my workshop to create a home for the garlic in my kitchen! 
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Do you find baskets at the thrift store? Do you have a house full of baskets and some in need of a makeover? 
Today I'll show you how to make the easiest makeover on an old basket. 
I had a basket in need of some TLC and found a way to do it in minutes! 
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I love it when I find great baskets at the thrift store. 
This weekend I found a beautiful one and while I could have left it as it was, I decided to make it even cuter with a stenciled design. 
I saw a similar basket on another website and there is no reason why you couldn't quickly and easily make one yourself! 
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I saw a wooden bunny crate with 2 wooden bunnies on each end in a shop recently and it reminded me of the baskets I used to make back in the early 80's. 
They aren't kidding when they say what comes around goes around! 
Today I decided to make one... again. Only this time I'm using a repurposed old sign that I never finished. 
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What is your decorating style?  
I've always been a farmhouse fan, and then just loved the modern farmhouse look we used in our new kitchen.
I'm also a child of the 70's so the Boho look had my heart and I'm happy to see that it's coming around again. 
Today I'm working on a repurposed, rustic, Boho frame for an old mirror...

American flag anything is great for summer decorating. 
Today I'm taking an old thrift store basket and turning it into a beautiful painted flag basket for the Fourth of July. 
This easy project will look great all summer! 
Grab a basket and follow along! 

I've always loved the look of the Adirondack backpack baskets but I've never found one at a good price. Today... I'm going to show you how to fashion your own! 

Do you know what you're looking for when you go thrifting? Sometimes I do and sometimes I just browse.  Yesterday I was browsing and came across an excellent find that just needed one small tweak! 

Another trip to the dollar store and this time I bought something for $1 and I didn't even know what it was but I was game to figure it out and give it a new life. 

Do you use artificial flowers in your home decorating? I do all the time. I use them in vases and baskets all over my home and they look so real!  I even ask for artificial flowers for Valentine's Day! 

In this project I'm going to refurbish a few baskets of all kinds. Wooden, metal and wicker all get old and weathered as time goes on. See how I'm going to give these thrift store and clearance aisle finds new life!

This was the easiest and cheapest repurposed pumpkin  yet this season! 
It all began with this round, white tobacco basket from the dollar spot at Target. It was $3, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it when I bought it but I knew it would be good for something and the price was right! 

I saw the cutest little Farmhouse shelf on an Antique Farm House email and I wanted to build one just like it for myself. 

My day began as any other day but today is the first day of my summer break, what a perfect time to add to the family!  As some of you know, we just lost our "Kitty." We had her for 23 years (yes, 23!) and it was starting to get a little lonely around here despite the fact that we have a 10 month old lab puppy. If you are a cat lover you will know what I mean. My 5th grandchild is due in August and we have a new puppy, but I needed a new cat. Call me crazy! 
My daughter and I set out to visit a few home foster places for cats but finally ended up at the Little Shelter near our home. They had room after room of large cats and a small room for kittens. If you have it in your heart to adopt an adult cat, there are literally hundreds of them in the shelter. It's very sad but I sup…

Here's an easy farmhouse update for a tired old thrift store basket. 

The old basket began life looking like this... 



It had great moveable handles but didn't have much else that made it special. Today I'm going to make it a little more awesome by using a simple flower stencil from Old Sign Stencils.


I taped the stencil to the basket and using a foam pouncer, stenciled using black paint onto the basket. Because of the rough basket weave, I needed to grab a small stiff brush and get down inside the weave with the black paint. 


When I removed the stencil, my basket was already looking great! 

My $2 thrift store basket was ready to fill with flowers and look so much better in just minutes. 

A while back I found a pile of vintage berry baskets and a wooden box at a garage sale.

A farmhouse style basket from a thrift store find.

Sometimes I like to use alternatives to the traditional front door wreath.

I'm updating this simple cornucopia and giving it
a modern country look for Thanksgiving.