Hi, my sweet friends!!
Is it me or time really flies? It seems like yesterday that I was announcing you another Thrift Store Challenge but that was a month ago! As you know, a group of bloggers teamed up together to share our crafts and decor out of thrift store finds. Last month I decided to upcycle wicker baskets in 5 minutes with spray paint and they turned out lovely. This month I thought I could keep decluttering our home and used something I had laying around for quite a long time.
The Rules:
- Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
- There’s no monthly theme.
- There’s no budget to stick to.
Meet the Hosts
Amanda | The Kolb Corner Kim | Made in a Day
Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled Pili | Sweet Things
Debra | Shoppe No. 5 Jeannee | Shepherds and Chardonnay Sue | A Purdy Little House
Kimm | Reinvented Ann | Duct Tape and Denim Kathleen | Our Hopeful Home
Dru | Polka Dot Poplars Toni | Small Home Soul Angela | Simply Beautiful by Angela
Michelle | Our Crafty Mom Marie | DIY Adulation Chelsea | Making Manzanita
Michelle | Michelle James Designs Denise | My Thrifty House Sara | Twelve on Main
Molly | Just a Little Creativity Chelc | Inside the Fox Den
Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek Florence | Vintage Southern Picks
Make sure you follow our board on Pinterest for more upcycled decor inspiration!
On a visit to my favorite shopping center aka flea market, a young girl was selling something she told me it was a game. I had no idea what it was or how to play it, but for 0,50€ I decided to bring it home with me. If my girls paid no attention to it, I could always repurpose it because it was wood.
For me, it was just a pile of wood.
I searched on Google and found out there was a similar game called Jenga. We read together how to play and tried for some time. My daughters lost interest in it and it sat forgot for some time again, so I decided to keep it for me.
One day I was playing with it and suddenly an idea struck me, I could make a vase! Really!
Keep reading to learn how to make a flower vase out of a Jenga game.
I told my daughter the idea I had and miss A wanted to help me. As it didn’t require any power tools or toxics I was happy she joined me 🙂 We only needed some wood glue.
First, we figured out the design we wanted and then we added a bit of glue to all the connecting parts, then let it dry.
We did the same with the rest of the pieces and let them rest flat while drying.
Once they were dry, we added some more glue to connect all of them, like in the picture below, and stuck one on top of the other.
Like this.
When we finished we let it dry and took an old glass vase I had from Ikea ages ago and place it inside the wooden vase.
Isn’t it lovely?
I placed it on my desk for a while.
Then I moved it to a silver console I had in my bedroom, it looked nice on both places.
Love this new vase and I am happy I could give a new use to all those pieces from the Jenga game.
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Super cute idea! Love how unique it looks. Visiting from Thrift Store Challenge.
Thank you, Victoria! I love it too, nothing you can see normally on any shop
Super cute idea! Love how unique it looks. Visiting from Thrift Store Challenge.
Thank you so much, Victoria!
How fun! I love how something so inexpensive can be turned into something that looks so sleek and expensive. Way to go.
Thanks Dru! That’s why I love DIY so much 🙂
I can’t believe you had never played Jenga before! It’s such a fun game but I like the jumbo version the best. This turned out so awesome, I love how 3 dimensional it is 🙂
Reading the comments I am starting to suspect that maybe we were not playing it right… anyway, no turning back now. Glad you like it too
Great idea Pili! Jenga is a fun game, but I love how you turned it into a 3D vase.
Thanks Amanda, it has a fun shape
Oh Pili this is the cutest idea. You got to reuse those wooden blocks in such an ingenious way. And what fun it must have been for you to put it together. It looks like such a modern high end piece now.
This is an awesome idea! I love it! Looks so modern.
Kim
This is so fun and creative. I love it. Thank you for sharing.
That’s just so creative Pili. We love playing Jenga at home but we’ve lost quite a few pieces somewhere or somehow 😉 Now I know what to do with them
This is such a great idea. It is so stylish yet easy to make. And how special to make a memory creating with your daughter.
That’s really clever Pili! Frankly, I never thought Jenga was much fun either. Someone gave me the game & I donated it…another one of the things I wish I hadn’t given away. Ugh. Your vase is beautiful! A great repurpose!
What a genius use for Jenga pieces! I love it!
Jeannee
This is awesome!! I never would have thought of that. So clever!
How cool is that?! I have an incomplete Jenga game and now I know what to do with the pieces!
Oh my gosh you are creative. I would have NEVER thought to create a vase from a jenga game. It is so nice and looks fantastic. I love that the kids could help too!
Very creative Pili!! I love how you glued the pieces and the pattern you made. So glad your miss A could help you. It turned out beautifully!
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