More DIYs with the Salvation Army Thrift Store

Here's some FAB news... I'll be sharing more tips and tricks when it comes to thrifting, upcycling and DIY-ing with the Salvation Army Thrift Store. My gig as one of their Creative Experts has been extended from December 2017 to March 2018.

My first stint has been so much fun and the Salvation Army Thrift Store has been awesome to work with. Looking forward to sharing more easy peasy projects repurposing thrift store finds.

Stay tuned for another giveaway, more refashioning projects and my feature video!

Xmas Crafternoons are coming!

Christmas and festive Crafternoons are on the way! Yahoo! I have four Xmas upcycling workshops lined up for December with three awesome partners-in-craft:

• Xmas Crafternoon
  I'm partnering with Guildford Library on Saturday, December 9th from 11am to 1pm for a Xmas Crafternoon.


• Christmas in the Village
  I'm crafting with North Vancouver Recreation & Culture in Lynn Valley Village on Sunday, December 10th from 3pm to 5pm.


• Christmas Crafternoon
  I'm partnering with the North Vancouver City Library on Saturday, December 16th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm for a Christmas Crafternoon.


• Christmas in the Village
  I'm crafting with North Vancouver Recreation & Culture in Lynn Valley Village on Sunday, December 17th from 3pm to 5pm.

Hope to see you at one of my TBD Xmas Crafternoons for some festive crafting with crap!

Loving my Creative Expert gig with SA Thrift Stores

I'm halfway through my stint as a Creative Expert for the Salvation Army Thrift Stores Canada. It's been a blast! Next up - I'm filming a mini video about me, thrifting and my crafting with crap adventures. Kewl!

Here are the 8 handy dandy DIYs they've posted to their blog so far. You can find them at:

• Reupholstered chair DIY with Denise!


• Wool sweater baby booties DIY


• Painted thrift store bowl DIY!


• Upcycled wool sweater mittens


• T-shirt trick or treat bag DIY


• Teapot DIY for your succulent plants


• Swanky Mason jar gift packaging DIY


• DIY costume jewelry door knobs!

Stay tuned for my next round of crafty goodness! And here's their intro blog post about TBD:

Introducing our new Creative Expert: Thrifty by Design

Big thanks to the Salvation Army Thrift Stores Canada for partnering up and sharing some of my kookie upcycling, thrifting, DIY-ing projects. Sharing IS caring.