One of my current obsessions is repurposing. Everything. It began as an economic necessity and grew to a creative outlet of epic proportions. I visit the St. Vinny's in my town at least once a month, and that's only one of my thrifty hotspots! (St. Vinny's is the best, I think, though, because of half price Mondays once a month!) Anyway, I'm a beginner when it comes to salvaged goods and I don't own a lot of the proper tools to get some of the jobs done. This leads to a lot of improvisation and, naturally, some sticky situations. I'm always so proud to view one of my finished creations. Watching it grow from the horribly disfigured before into a beautiful and useful after is, after all, what the creative process is all about! My methods may be kooky, I am self taught and far from the authority on repurposed anything, but I'm including some of my projects, the processes I underwent and the aftermath.