Just a Girl Blog

A Lifestyle and Design Blog

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About JaG
  • Contact Me
  • Project Gallery
    • Blogging
    • Crafts
    • Decorating
    • Fashion
    • Holidays
      • Christmas
    • Home
    • Organizing
    • Projects
    • Shopping
    • Tips/Tutorials
  • Our Home
  • FAQs
  • Travel

Botanical Prints {Thrifty Under Fifty}

April 12, 2016 by Chris

April 12th, 2008. My very first post. Happy Blogiversary to me, eh? It’s really only fitting that my dear friend Beth is having a “back to basics” Thrifty Under $50 blog hop this week. If you’re visiting from Refresh Restyle, welcome! Have a piece of birthday cake and join me!

If you’ve been blogging as long as we have, then you know that it all started with thrifting, repurposing, and refinishing. The general trend among blogging was how to save money and decorate for less. So a bunch of us are showing you examples of that this week!

Thrifty Under $50 hop button

The goal was to show a thrifty tutorial that totaled under $50, and I took the under on that one. Like, way under. I started out with a $27 desk I found, but then I found these botanical prints the other day. It was exactly the type of project I wanted to use as an example. 80% of thrifting is being able to see something beautiful underneath the unattractive. I don’t know what the other 20% is.

botanical framed

Each print was $3.99 (total of $7.98, and I used a calculator to make sure). I loved the prints, but the frames made them seem dated and worn.

botanical prints-2

Once I removed the prints, I glued small wood trim pieces to the top and bottom of each. I had my husband cut the pieces ’cause it was too cold for me to go outside. He’s good to me. I just eyeballed how long I wanted each one to be.

how to frame botanical prints

I hotglued some string to the back of each one and hung them on the wall with a gold thumb tack. Let’s say–for argument’s sake–that I spent money on the trim pieces (which I already had). Sooo total cost is probably $10. High fives all around.

botanical prints

Doesn’t everything just look cooler on a chalkboard wall? That wall is actually a sneak peek into a big ol’ project I’ve been working on. But let’s stay focused on the task at hand.

botanical art

DIY botanical art

Now hop on over to Laura at Finding Home Farms. Her style is impeccable, and she has one of those homes that I could move right into without changing a thing! Throughout the week, you can see all the other thrifty transformations! Click around for tons of inspiration!

MONDAY
Home Stories A to Z 
Design Dining Diapers 
Finding Silver Pennies 
anderson + grant
TUESDAY
French Country Cottage
Refresh Restyle
Just A Girl
Finding Home Farms
WEDNESDAY
Bless’er House
Beneath My Heart
Love Grows Wild
Ella Claire
THURSDAY
Southern Hospitality
Life on Virginia Street
Four Generations One Roof
Nest of Posies
City Farmhouse
FRIDAY
In My Own Style
Sand & Sisal
Julie Blanner
Fox Hollow Cottage

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

  • Bio
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Latest Posts
Chris

Chris

Well, hello. Ahem. Allow myself to introduce..my..self. My name is Chris! And I’m a blogger! I got into blogging after spending months reading all the inspiration that is found in blogland. I thought to myself, “Self, I can do this. I might have something to offer too!” And so it began...
Chris

@https://twitter.com/justagirlblog1

Chris
Chris

Chris

Chris

Latest posts by Chris (see all)

  • Tartan Plaid Bedroom - December 1, 2021
  • Favorite Things 2021! - November 24, 2021
  • Our Christmas Wishmas Tree - January 3, 2021
«
»

Filed Under: Before/After, Projects Tagged With: art, thrifting

About Chris

Well, hello. Ahem. Allow myself to introduce..my..self. My name is Chris! And I’m a blogger! I got into blogging after spending months reading all the inspiration that is found in blogland. I thought to myself, “Self, I can do this. I might have something to offer too!” And so it began...

Welcome Friends!

Just a Girl on Facebook     Follow Just a Girl on Twitter             Just a Girl on Pinterest

Sign Up!

Looking for Something?

JaG In the News

news
Read More

Blog Policies

For full disclosure of all blog policies regarding comments, advertising, copyright, and sponsored links please see my privacy policy page.

Just a Girl on Facebook     Follow Just a Girl on Twitter             Just a Girl on Pinterest

Categories

Archives

A Day in the Life

Copyright © 2023 · Delightful theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2023 · Delightful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in