Featured Artist- Melissa Ormonde

Meet Melissa Ormonde- The craft queen, reining from Arroyo Grande, California. She's an award-winning seamstress, and vintage artifacts collector; a truly inspiring combination! Whether she is arranging succulents, thrift store shopping, or sewing sheets into swing dancing dresses, her love and dedication to preserving the past is impressive! She is always finding creative ways to recycle and upcycle used fabric, and rescues pieces of the past from garage sales. She studied anthropology (no, not the clothing store) and spent 2 years in Tonga for the Peace Corps.

Melissa Ormonde- DIY-er & More

Handmade Bags for a local  craft fair in Halcyon, California

Handmade Resin Earrings for craft fair in Halcyon, California

Handmade Hair Bows- Halcyon, California

Shopping bags made from recycled sheets- Halcyon, California

Origami Jewelry

Handmade graphic pendants              recycled vintage clothing

You can view her ETSY Shop HERE

You can view her Scavenger Hunt Blog HERE

Reclaimed wood = Functional and Decorative

Get Inspired

Sugarboo Designs has created some amazing products using reclaimed wood. Perfect for shabby-chic decorating, wedding day accent pieces, or a garden installation piece. From painted wood blocks (photo below) to reclaimed wood picture frames,the designs are classic. Use them to inspire your next DIY recycled wood project 

Decorative Reclaimed wood blocks by Sugarboo Designs

Shattered Furniture Collection by Brent Comber

DIY Knife Organizer DIRECTIONS HERE

Reclaimed Wood Ottoman by Anthony Wolf

Reclaimed Wood Furniture by Terry Waters French Polishing

Choi Jeong-Hwa

Well, this is one way to recycle old doors. South Korean artist CHOI JEONG-HWA uses found objects and a variety of media to create extraordinary installations. 

1000 Doors Art Installation, 2009, Seoul, South Korea

Olympic Stadium gets a makeover in Seoul

View more at THE CREATORS PROJECT

Gather Together- One man's trash

Plastic columns, 2012, the MOTHER of DESIGN, Marunouchi HOUSE, Tokyo

Reclaimed Barn Doors

Repurposed Barn Doors

They make for a great interior element as a door, room divider, or window covering.

Create a "shabby-chic" feel with neutral tones paired with clean white accents

For small spaces, a sliding door may be more practical than a swinging door, here it is paired with modern elements to create a nice contrast.

In a larger room, the horizontal pattern of these doors give a warm feeling as a room divider. These doors also would be great to absorb sound in a big space

Rachel Rodwell - PODTEX

My biggest problem with "Coffee Pods" has been the excessive packaging, and wasteful nature of individually encased servings of coffee grounds. It is refreshing to see someone doing something about it! 

Rachel Rodwell's branding of PODTEX will be Launching July 1st and I cant wait to see what she comes up with next!

PODTEX from Tim Doldissen on Vimeo.

Spring Time Pallet Gardening Ideas

Spring has sprung! What a better way to celebrate than starting a garden! Even in a small space here are some great ideas using pallets and reclaimed wood to create an oasis of your own!

Vertical Pallet Wall Garden

Reclaimed wood (think old picture frames!) Garden boxes Chevron Pattern

Pallet reclaimed wood Garden Box

Perfect for small spaces, Vertical Pallet Garden

Simone Tasca

Designer Simone Tasca stacked twelve reclaimed wood shipping pallets and created one comfortable looking spot to invite a 
group of friends to lay back and watch a movie.