So I guess the whole converting old pieces of furniture pieces is too "already been done." So, we wanted to gear toward using a single object/material to reuse in multiple ways. Here's what we came up with...
Every girl, well almost every girl, uses make up at least sometimes. I don't know about everyone else, but for some reason I also keep my empty blush and eye shadow compacts, even after their pretty much all used up, just to pile up in my countless make-up bags. I don't know why I do it, I just do. I know a lot of girls use compressed powder, etc, that probably pile up the same way. Laura and I decided to use this as the main recycled object for our project. We want to use the mirror part of the compacts to create a larger, decorative wall mirror. We also plan on making several different kinds of decorative candle holders using compacts, both the mirror part and the side that once contained the make up. Using paint and other materials, we will transform these once not so attractive containers that just unnecessarily took up space into beautiful, decorative pieces!
During brainstorming, after thinking of a bunch of different items that just lay around the house taking up space, we thought of a few other ideas as well... An end table made with stacked books, with an old decorative picture frame as the top (after thinking of this "brilliant idea," I researched already been done DIY ideas... this one has somewhat already been done, so I'm not sure about this one). I also was super excited when I thought of making decorative, comfy pillows out of old wool sweaters... also already been done. Then, I thought of how I could make/alter a sweater that can be folded and buttoned to create a pillow for road trips, plane rides, etc that can then be unbottoned and unfolded to wear as a sweater or use as a blanket. For now, just sticking with the compacts...
(Scratch the pillow to blanket idea...apparently they're called quillows? Already been done. Rats!)
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