Make Share

Adding a new twist to Apron Thrift Girl, I want to introduce you to Make Share. It's very similar to Thrift Share where I begin a post with sharing something that I made and you all get to finish the post by linking up and sharing what you have made. There's a few guidelines -

• at least one item used in your project should to be 2nd hand.
• Link your Make Share post back to ATG.
• Post a Make Share item that you made on your blog or website.
• Link to your individual post on the item that you made using inlinkz below.
• If you participate with Make Share regularly, I'd love it if you'd add this button to your side bar

Here is my first Make Share project. I first found some supplies in my craft cabinet: thrifted ceramic tiles, vintage anagram letters, thrifted magnetic tape and glue. Here is what I made~

I found this bowl of tiles at a yard sale waiting to be recycled and used. I paid $1 for all of them.

I purchased some anagram letters at a thrift store after I saw this post on anagrams. They are paper instead of wood but were perfect for this project.

I chose my tiles and gave them a good washing. Because they are used they do have flaws but I thought it added some personality.

I picked out the letters for the words that I wanted to spell.

I trimmed the letters and glued down a single letter on each tile.

I let them dry for around 10 minutes.

Normally the adhesive magnetic tape would have fastened smoothly but because the tiles are recycled, the back of the tiles were uneven. I decided to use Gorilla Super Glue to properly secure the magnet to the tile.

You could glue sections of photos so that they are like a puzzle on your fridge. I am planning to make both photo and letter tiles to give as gifts this holiday season. I am going to try to make as many gifts as I can with recycled supplies.

What did you make?

Comments

[Van]

I love your craft, excellent idea! I shared a craft I made out of fabric scraps. The original fabric bits are thrifted so it's a recycle/thrifted craft :) My favorite.

[ana @ i made it so]

i am so excited about this new feature selena! i'm constantly making new stuff out of old stuff, and i'd love to get inspiration from others who do the same.

your craft is cool...words, letters, typography, magnets... it all comes together so nicely!

[Kelsey Kelly]

These are so cool!

[Elizabeth]

Another fantastic idea, Selena - thank you. I've put up a link to a little felt Matryoshka doll I recently finished which is partly made from thrifted materials. I really look forward to seeing all the other links and I love your tile magnets idea.

[Jeanie]

Fabulous - love those!!

[Shara]

You're awesome--I'll join up next week!

[Michele]

LOVE this! It inspires me to look for items to reuse.

[Angela]

Sounds fun! I'll try to actually FINISH something to share next week. :)

[Alyssa @ Clever Penguin]

Great new feature, and I think I'll be participating. I really love your letter tiles!

[DogsMom]

The perfect time of year for this kind of party sharing.

[Teresa Raines]

Thanks Selena for this. It is so much fun to share craft projects.

[Michele]

Fun idea! I just wanted to say though that everytime I look at your graphic, I see a nipple. :0

[Jess]

I made and shared alphabet magnets too! Yours are super cute and I also have been on the hunt for Anagrams after reading that Just Something I Made post too! Thanks for hosting these great link parties.

[Barbara]

Great magnets and I love the Make Share idea. I'll try to get on board with something crafty next week.