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Duct Tape and Denim

We love thrifting and repurposing! Thrift store makeovers are my favorite thing. We specialize in upcycled Christmas ornaments and decor but we repurpose all year long! I also share my journey as a vendor in an antique mall + selling on Etsy & Shopify. Join us for lots of upcycling ideas as we work on living a sustainable life.

my handmade scarecrow on our gate
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NOW we can talk about fall!

I'm writing this email ahead of time because we just finished up Antique Alley weekend and I'm going to assume that I'm exhausted. And hopefully will be sleeping late on Monday morning. (Although for me 7:00 am is late now!) Sadly, it was 100 degrees right up until Antique Alley started and I just can't be a Fall Fairy on September 1 like I did back in California. So... I think we'll actually decorate for fall on the first day of fall this year. Here's the scarecrow that I bought at Antique...

our booth at Antique Alley in 2015

Antique Alley week is here!!! And, as always, it’s bringing back a lot of memories. I was looking through old pictures and found one from 2015 — my sister and I had our tent set up at Faith Meadows. 2015!!! How was that 11 years ago?! I can’t wait to see how different our setup looks this year. We’re doing something new this time, too! My son-in-law, Jonathan, has been making wooden planters, so we’ll be bringing some of those along with plants to go in them. And, of course, we’ll have plenty...

A vintage metal slide organizer used to sort Scrabble tiles.

I’m pretty sure old game pieces follow me home. Scrabble tiles, dominoes, bingo cards, puzzle pieces, old children’s matching games… and now Mahjong tiles. Over the years I’ve collected thousands of them, because I’m always convinced I’ll think of something fun to make with them eventually. And usually I do! But there’s one little problem with having thousands of game pieces in the SheShed… I have to be able to FIND them when inspiration strikes. How I Organize My Scrabble Tiles I’m like a...

vintage finds from an antique mall

Last weekend we headed down to Fredericksburg to celebrate Glenn’s cousin’s 50th wedding anniversary... and somehow we ended up getting to be the best man and matron of honor! We had planned to stay a few extra days, but y’all… it was just TOO HOT. So instead of spending much time outside, we did what any sensible junkers would do in 103+ degree Texas heat… We went thrifting. In air conditioning. 😂 On the way down and back home, we stopped at some old favorite thrift stores and indoor flea...