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9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips
Still up to my elbows in Christmas projects! I love finding treasures at the thrift shops and then turn them into new, farmhouse style decorations. Every find is a new high! The possibilities are endless if you use your imagination! Some luck finding special items doesn’t hurt either. You just never know what you treasure you might find in the thrift shops and cheap too! So let’s get started here and let me share my 9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips.
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#1 0f 9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips Sled Ornies
A quarter a piece! Yes I got them!! Took them home and painted 3 black and 2 white then dry brushed the opposite color on them.
Next I picked my sleds designs in Design Space. I sized them by changing the measurements in the size boxes. Since the words would be a nightmare to weed on vinyl, I chose iron on for them. Always remember to mirror the image and place the shiny side down on the mat.
Transfer the vinyl with a scraper tool and set the MiniPress on high and just hold it on for about 15 seconds. Make sure that the entire design is covered with the heat.
To finish these guys off. I used jute twine to make the hanger, hot glued some rusty bells close to the hanger and lastly hot glued a jute twine bow above the bells.
Tree ready!
#2 Thrift Shop Tin Bowl
I think this tin bowl is perfect to paint white and blacken the edges to look like enamel ware! It was $1 at the local thrift shop. Perfect item for one of my 9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips.
I wasn’t going to put a Cricut design on it because I might want to use it for other seasons, but decided I could turn it around and use the blank side. I wanted a black vinyl design for Christmas so I used this sleigh ride one that you can find in my resource library here.
As always, wipe your surface with rubbing alcohol to clean away any dirt and grin that might hinder the design from adhering good. Transfer carefully with transfer paper and the scrapper tool.
Have some fun and decorate the bowl with greenery, snow, lights, trees and a deer all from either Dollar Tree or Dollar General.
Tuck and arrange the pieces until it looks good and it’s done and ready to fit into my rustic, farmhouse Christmas decorations.
#3 Red Box
For the third project, I found this unusual box for $1. The barn red paint was in pretty good condition and fits my farmhouse decor, but I had to spruce it up just a little with some white acrylic paint and the dry brush technique. This gave it that little extra special touch.
I placed greenery, flowers and some berries in the hole of the box.
Since I didn’t really want to put anything directly on the box I leaned a small sign I made last year with the Cricut Maker.
So lastly, I used a multicolor, lighted snowman from Dollar General perched on top to finish this cute Christmas project.
#4 Star Bucket
This little bucket with the stars punched in it screamed Christmas and farmhouse to me. The original white paint is in good condition, but a quick spray with flat white paint made it perfect.
Once it was dry I sponged on acrylic black paint around the top and bottom to make it look like enamelware I think is what it’s called.
To finish this for a farmhouse Christmas look, I used a string of lights, a Dollar Tree tree and some polyfil stuffing.
Begin by wrapping the tree with the lights leaving about half of the sting to wrap around the bunched up stuffing. Push the stuffing and lights down in the bucket and place the tree in the center. It will take a little finesse to get the tree straight, but you can do it!
Finished and so cute on or off!
#5 Salt Shaker Snowmen
I found these little guys for 25 cents a piece and I saw snowmen! To begin, I painted them white with spray paint and then acrylic paint to get a good covering.
Next I cut a strip off of a Dollar Tree infinity scarf and gave it a tug to stretch it. It makes a great scarf. Just tie it around the snowman’s neck.
The hat is one of several a friend gave me that I didn’t know it I would ever get to use, but it’s perfect for my snowman! Just a little too big, so I stuffed it with a bit of paper towel.
Next I placed the face I cut with my Cricut on the head.
Place the buttons down the front.
Using the clay, l shaped a small carrot nose. I did end up using a bit of hot glue to keep it in place. As well, a dab of the hot glue in the front, inside of the hat keeps it in place too.
They turned out so cute! Just what I need, more snowmen for the collection!
#6 4 x 4 Christmas Thrift Flip
I got this piece of 4 x 4 someone made into a candle holder. It had a piece of burlap hot glued around it that I removed before I spray painted it flat black.
This project was quick and easy! First I hot glued the snow ornie from Dollar Tree on the piece followed by pressing a couple snowflake sticker on as well.
I stuffed a small amount of polyfil into the candle hole then hot glued the Dollar Tree snowman ornie in the middle. Tadaa! I think it’s adorable and can’t wait to decorate!
#7 Thrift Store Candle Snowman
Although these candles are sold in all the dollar stores, I picked these up for .50 a piece at my local thrift store. I’ll save one for later, but this one is going to be…of course another snowman!
I measured and then made my design in Design Space. I wanted to use my scrap pieces so I place them using the grid to get them in the right place.
Next I cut the nose and simple peeled it up with my fingers to place it in the face.
The scarf is some Dollar Tree buffalo checked ribbon. It has wire I. It so I was able to twist it to look like it was blowing in the breeze that you’ll see in the finished project.
Next I placed the buttons down the front.
It seemed a little bare without a hat and the summer straw hat didn’t seem right so I was going to make a black felt stocking cap when I found this hat I’d made for a pillow a few years back that is perfect!
It was already sewn so all I did was turn it right side out and stuff it. Then I attached it to the oval brim.
Still plain, so just a bit of the ribbon hot glued around the hat is fabulous!
I got it to just sit on the top so it would be easier to store, but what do you think?! I think he’s adorable!
#8 Wreath House Shadow Frame
This one is going to use supplies from everywhere. I realize not everyone has the same things in their stash so I hope that this and all the rest of my projects inspire you to use your on hand supplies to create beautiful things.
The mini wreaths were 6 for $1. I took pine stems from Hobby Lobby, I think, and wrapped the entire wreath in greenery.
Next I wrapped my cranberry stems around it spacing them to look like holly berries.
To finish my wreath I made a multi looped bow from jute twine to keep it Farmhouse style.
The house frame shadow box is from Dollar Tree. I’m leaving this one as is on the outside this time. I do cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fill the inside to resemble wallpaper.
I measure the space I had under the wreath for the word joy that I cut with my Cricut Maker. Simple to weed and transfer into the house.
Lastly I hot glued the wreath in place. Once it set, it was ready for Christmas!
#9 Pinecone Gnome
So this is pretty much a free project since I got the pinecones from my yard. I have seen bags of them for sale at the thrift shop so I’m including it here. Let me show you how to turn them into gnome ornies!
First thing you’ll want to do it paint the Pinecone with some white paint. I used acrylic. Make sure it’s covered well as this will be the gnomes beard.
Once the paint dries it’s time to fashion a cap for him. I had this scrap of red felt that had been coffee stained. It’s going to be perfect! Wrap around the cone to see how wide and then just however long you want your hat to be. Mine was approximately 6 x 8”. Fold in half and mark your stitch line.
Sew the line and turn the hat. I use a stick to get the point beat I can.
I used embroidery floss to make a hanger on the back of the hat.
Slip the hat snuggly over the pinecone and hot glue a small wooden bead directly under it for the nose.
Tree Ready!
How Did You Like My 9 Christmas Thrift Shop Flips?
I had so much fun making all these projects! Did you like them? Are you inspired to make some Christmas thrift shop flips? Of course I would love to see photos of your projects or thought on mine in the comments below.
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