Creative Lifestyle from Family to Food / Email: cj@cjblueco.com
Upcycle!!! My absolute favorite thing to!!! up·cy·cle /ˈəpˌsīkəl/ verb past tense: upcycled; past participle: upcycled reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original. “the opportunity to upcycle trash, or turn it into new products, was vast” (Google’s English Dictionary by Oxford Languages) Might be
We have been saving plastic bottle caps or plastic lids for quite some time. I have a ton of ideas for making art projects with them. My grandsons, Zane and Case spent the afternoon with me so we decided to use some of the caps and lids and plastic things to create some toy trucks.
“We had collected and trimmed some bamboo sticks some time ago”
…..we decided to do some painting we call “Drip Art”
Left: My look. Right: Pinterest Love my thrifted Ann Taylor Trench!! Saw this look on Pinterest so I had to try it out with items I already had in my closet. My Trench is shorter than the Pinterest look but packs the same style punch as the longer one in my opinion. My look consists
Had a great time decorating the Gingerbread House with my granddaughter Amya and trying to get it to somewhat resemble the House on the box of the Halloween Gingerbread kit I bought. It may not look the same but we had fun making it!! Check out the video on my YouTube channel. Click on the
Got these great shoes with an amazing heel while thrifting. But when I got them home and was cleaning them up I noticed some spots on them. I used my arsenal of shoe cleaning products to try and remove the spots but ended up leaving even bigger lighter spots. 🤭 oooops! After kicking myself for
DIY Fashion for Less! A little while ago my sister and I were wandering around a major high end department store and came across this sweater. It literally is a sweater with a plaid shirt attached to bottom. The price at the time was $375.00! It is now on sale online for $131.00. My DIY
Had 2 of my grandchildren over for the afternoon and helped them create this adorable Halloween craft using their feet, some paint, heavy stock art paper, a sponge paint brush and a black marker. They loved having the bottom of their feet painted orange – they said it tickled! Found this idea on Pinterest from
Dollar Tree tea light and pumpkin used to create this quick and Easy Autumn Decor. Until next time, Creatively yours, cjBlue
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