In the back of my head I have lots of craft and DIY projects that I would like to get to one day. Most of them require space, tools or other resources that we don’t have. But not all!

So when I was out on a walk in the neighbourhood the other day and saw this sitting on the curb on trash day, I immediately thought of Project # 5901 in my head, and knew this would get me going on it.

It’s not the painting I wanted. It was the frame. “This old thing?” asked Mehmet in disbelief.  He no longer rolls his eyes when I bring home rubbish… he just laughs. But he couldn’t imagine any value in this one.

But I had the vision in my head and it wouldn’t take long. First I threw out the painting and old backing, then sanded the frame. Sure, I could have gotten an inexpensive frame, even one at Value Village. But what’s the fun in that?

Next I put Mehmet to work and had him paint the frame – several coats over the next couple of days.

I bought 1.5 feet of this metal screening at the local hardware store, and we painted one side of it as well.

We cut it to the exact size of the frame and inserted it.

A bit of hot glue to keep it in place…

And then some hooks.

All done! So, do you have any idea what I was making?

It was a jewellery holder!

None of this is expensive jewellery, it’s just my colourful stuff that I wear every day.

What do you think?

In the meantime, I’ve started my next project. It involves this!