Goodwill Bins Upcycles | I Turned Trash into Beautiful Home Decor

The February Maker's Box is all about layering texture and old world charm into pieces that feel collected and cozy. It's a celebration of time-worn finishes and patina designed to help you create something one-of-a-kind. For our first project we're going to use weathered farmhouse planks and this crate that I found while I was out thrifting and the new IOD mold called Layla Pen. The first thing I'm going to do is remove this ribbon and this broken bunny and it took a little bit of elbow grease to get that off but I just used a screwdriver and then there was just a little dab of glue so I used a little pliers to rip that off as well. Underneath decoupage paper I do like to start with a white base but you can leave it just as is. Your paper will just not pop as much. I'm using liquid patina to apply the Royce Cycle decoupage paper. Now this paper is exclusive to my Maker's Box. It is designed by Royce and it is absolutely gorgeous. I love how realistic these planks look. I decided that the edges of the box needed a bit of color and so I grabbed Madeline the new IOD transfer, cut it apart and then I centerized the bunny in between the two transfers and oh you guys I just love how this transfer is just the perfect pop of color. After I applied that I sealed it with Big Top then I took my bunny, painted him crinoline and added a bit of dark wax to really make all of his details pop. I used Titebond to apply the bunny and the easiest way to do this is squirt down the center, take your finger or a paintbrush and feather it to the edges so it does not ooze out and then apply it and this stuff dries pretty fast. The last thing I did was take DIY's dark wax and just around the edges I added a little dark wax and then took a piece of paper towel and blended it all in. This just added a little bit more age to that beautiful decoupage paper. It is called weathered farmhouse planks and I definitely wanted it to look a little weathered. As a Maker's Box subscriber you do get access to my digital press and this is called the Timeless Balance Collection and if you don't get the Maker's Box and still want to grab the digital press head on down to the description and I will have it linked below. For this project I'm using a frame that my friend Cindy over at CNC DIY Factory makes and I will have it linked in the description below so if you want to grab some of amazing frames you can do that. I'm taking a piece from the digital press and I am going to decoupage it on the frame. Now I already painted the back white like I always talk about. I really want that paper to pop. For the frame I'm using chocolate from Fusion Mineral Paint and this is a one-step paint so the top coat is built in. Initially I had a vision for this and I'm going to show you what my vision was and then I thought it was too busy. You can let me know in the comments what you think. So I decided to paint just the edges and the inside the chocolate color and here I'm taking a brayer and the new stamp called Lace and I just think this is such a beautiful stamp you guys. It's going to make a beautiful background. I always talk about go-to stamps that I always rely on and I feel like this is going to be one of them because it has such a beautiful it's just it's just beautiful you guys. So I took the brayer and I took the chocolate paint and I brayered it on and a brayer allows you to get a really nice even layer like you would with a stamp pad and so I apply it and I just thought it looked a little busy so as you guys are watching me do that let me know what you think in the comments. While that was drying I then started to apply the rice paper and I love using Fusion Decoupage Gel for this. It's just a bit thicker and because the rice paper is thicker it just works a lot better. As you can see I painted all the chocolate color and then I decided to sand back a little bit of the edges here and there just to give it a little bit of a vintage vibe and I really wish the lace wouldn't have been too busy but I think with a pattern of the digital press it just was but I love how it turned out now. For this project we are using Early Snow Drop by The Painted Photographer. I always ask her to do a three up. I love that you have the ability then to do three separate projects. Vintage frames you guys anytime I'm out thrifting especially at the Goodwill bins and I see a vintage frame I'm grabbing it. If it's wood has detail I am always looking at upcycling those. So here I'm using cake batter and applying two coats of cake batter to the frame. I want to bring back a lot of that detail so I'm using a wet piece of paper towel rubbing here and there over the edges and over all that detail to wet distress it and this is a really easy way to distress an item or a piece without a lot of dust because with DIY paint it is a clay-based paint and this really helps have better control and keep that dust down. After it redries I seal it with Big Top from DIY and now it's time to frame the Early Snow Drop. In the maker's box you do get a decoupage napkin and I tried to curate it to match the other papers and the paint colors and this one was perfect. I also love that you get four images so you can do four projects. The one thing that you need to know about the napkins are there are two additional layers and you do need to remove both of those before you decoupage. So I remove both backings and sometimes the second one is a little tricky. I line up exactly where I want my decoupage napkin and then I cut it and then I always fold it back up and then store the rest of my napkin for future projects. So the one tip I can give you is because the napkin is a little bit thinner and more delicate than decoupage paper having a thinner layer of decoupage medium is better. So what I do here is I lay down my decoupage medium and then all at once I lay down the napkin and I smooth it out with my hand and then I take a little bit more of the medium and I apply it over the top. Once it dries then I sand away the excess and I love this little shelf setter. For our next project we are using Garden on the Scales and this is a project that I've been wanting to do for a while. Anytime I'm out thrifting I'm always grabbing these wood hangers especially vintage looking ones and I've always wanted to create my own art and have them hang from those hangers. I just think that looks it's just such a very cool look. So I cut out the two images that I want to include in my art and then I go ahead I paint the hangers coral from Fusion Mineral Paint. There's just a little bit of coral in each of these prints and I just think it's going to pull out that coral color even more. You could have left the wood just as is but I really like I said wanted that pop of color to bring out that coral in the artwork. So I applied two coats to the entire piece and here I was trying to like paint around each of those metal pieces and then I realized that there was a little s hook and all I had to do was move it up and it opened it right up. I want the decoupage to have a bit of backing so I'm using the back of a paint inlay so it comes with a cover and a back and it's just the perfect thickness and so I decoupage on each of these images onto that cardboard. I don't even know if it's cardboard it's like a heavy card stock and so I used liquid patina and the one thing that I will give you a tip make sure that your decoupage medium is thinner than thicker. It just helps not warp it as much and you get less wrinkles. After I let it dry and I cut out each chunk it's time to insert them into these hangers and you just take that s hook move it up. I situated it right in the center and then I closed it up and I am really excited about these. I think that they're gonna sell right away in my booth. In this project I'm using balanced beginnings from the painted photographer. She does design two rice papers exclusive to the maker's box and I asked her to create one that had a vintage scale and I think she did an amazing job. I'm also grabbing weathered farmhouse planks from roysicle decoupage papers and we are going to combine the two to make the beautiful upcycle. I had thrifted this enamelware cake pan and I love using these to display things either on the inside or on the out and you can see there is a little hole on top so it's perfect to hang from your wall. So I'm starting off by using weathered farmhouse planks and I traced around so that I could have a piece that fit right inside the very bottom. After that I cut out the balanced beginning scale and we are going to decoupage this all on the back. Because I like to start with a white base behind either my rice paper or my decoupage paper and I can't do that with the scale I am taking white paint and I am painting the back side of my rice paper. Just be a little cautious. Hold it in place. You don't want to get paint on the front side. I start off by applying the roysicle decoupage paper to the bottom first. I'm using liquid patina for that and again just a nice thin layer. Mist your paper to activate the fibers and then work your way down. To apply the rice paper I do like to use the fusion decoupage gel. It's a little thicker and it seems like it holds a whole lot better with rice paper. I've had these picture frames in my stash for a while. I even tried to sell them on what not as is but I decided I'm going to use the frames and repurpose the prints in a later project. So I'm taking off the backing for starters. I'm using a screwdriver and there's little tabs. I don't want to pull those out because I want to reuse them so I'm just bending them upwards and that way I can get out the glass and all the contents. Next I'm using skeleton key from DIY paint and I'm going to apply two coats to both of the frames. I'm going to let them dry in between coats and then we'll seal them. The DIY paint skeleton key was a bit darker and I decided to use sweet pickens milk paint over the top in the color mercantile. It is a very light gray. If you haven't used milk paint before super easy one part powder to one part warm water. Mix it up really good let it sit for 10 minutes and when it becomes like the consistency of a melted milkshake you're ready to use it and I applied two even coats to both frames. I actually used a blow dryer. I wanted to have a bit of crackle and that's exactly what I got. I'm taking the dark oil wax from sweet pickens and I'm going to apply it to the frame let it sit for 10 minutes and then remove the excess. I'm using two prints from the digital press and I'm going to frame them up and honestly you guys what a difference for these frames. I definitely think they're going to either sell in my booth or on whatnot now. I hope you've enjoyed today's video and were inspired to go out thrift something and upcycle it. I did use the maker's box for the entire video but keep in mind guys you can use any papers. If you are interested though in the maker's box I will have the details in the description below. 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