Tag: kids

Upcycled Play Kitchen from Kids Desk

Post author By Larissa
Post date March 10, 2020
30 Comments on Upcycled Play Kitchen from Kids Desk

Featured Upcycled Play Kitchen with Working Sink by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces with Video Tutorial | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #kids #play #furniture #upcycle #home #homedecor

Hey, hey, hey! It’s Trash to Treasure Tuesday! It’s the second Tuesday of the month where my blogger friends and I share our latest DIY inspiration for you. I found this super cute kids desk that used to have a hutch (and drawers) set out for trash. It is going to get a new life as an upcycled play kitchen. woot! Hang with me now…

Yes, this little desk is mightily worn and ragged, but there is still life there. You know I’m a sucker for the unloved in furniture, especially when it’s made of wood. Funny thing is my teen daughter was driving to earn driving hours, and I had my older son hop out and grab it. Good kids. haha.

Tags diy, kids, kitchen, repurposed, toys, trash to treasure, trashure, upcycle

Crafts DIY / Tutorials Furniture Home Decor Kids Project Gallery Thrifted

Vintage Rocking Horse Makeovers for Farmhouse Style

Post author By Larissa
Post date December 5, 2019
10 Comments on Vintage Rocking Horse Makeovers for Farmhouse Style

Featured Vintage Rocking Horse Restored & Refinished by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | Details at prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #diy #farmhouse #kids #toys #handmade #home #homedecor #baby #nursery

Do you ever have a certain item that you can’t resist? For me, that goes without saying. ahem. I have many vices and one of them is a vintage rocking horse…in any size. Small toy-size ones, medium ones for tiny tots, and then there’s ones like THIS.

I do believe I have never passed one up whether at the flea market or thrift store. Back when my oldest turned two years old, I created one just for him. Even my kids have reworked a few. You can see another I’ve done in this post. They’re just so fun, provide wondrous play, and even make adorable decor for children from 1-99. However, this particular vintage rocking horse has a story.

THE BACKSTORY

I’ve often mentioned my friend, Mandy, and her ministry Paid in Full. I belong to her group on Facebook and like to do what I can to help. She offers items to those who need it for free, but also auctions items off to help offset funding the group needs. When this wooden beauty popped up in my feed, you can bet

Tags diy, farmhouse, horse, kids, rocking, toys, vintage

DIY / Tutorials Furniture Home Decor Kids Project Gallery Repurposed Thrifted

Upcycled Entertainment Center into Child’s Wardrobe

Post author By Larissa
Post date November 7, 2019
22 Comments on Upcycled Entertainment Center into Child’s Wardrobe

Featured Upcycled Entertainment Center turned into Child's Wardrobe by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #furniture #diy #home #homedecor #kids #nursery

This is what happens when I head into the thrift store looking for a small project to work on. I didn’t find anything but pressed wood junk, and then there’s this big beast. I stop, I stare, I talk to myself. Do you do that? Well, after much discussion with me, myself, and I, I decided to haul this bad boy home. Meet my latest project…an upcycled entertainment center.

The funny thing is that I have seriously backed off my furniture projects for more reason than one. However, I needed to fulfill a requirement and this would fit the bill. It has damage, but

Tags baby, entertainment center, furniture, kids, repurposed, trash to treasure, trashure, upcycled, wardrobe

DIY / Tutorials Family Kids Project Gallery Repurposed Thrifted Woodworking

Pretend Play Grill from Upcycled Bread Box

Post author By Larissa
Post date August 6, 2019
46 Comments on Pretend Play Grill from Upcycled Bread Box

Featured Pretend Play Grill Set made from Upcycled Bread Box by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #diy #kids #toys #pretendplay #home #homedecor #fun

I am definitely a kid a heart and love creating for kids. So, of course, when I first spied this stainless steel bread box at the thrift store I had an instant vision. Do you ever do that? I couldn’t get past that it needed to become a pretend play grill. Let’s have some DIY fun!

*post contains affiliate links so you can find the products I love to use too. (see full disclosure)

In the picture below, this was what I saw at the thrift store. I first thought that it actually was a pretend play grill set based on the fact that it was sitting on that cart. Because of that I actually walked past it thinking we didn’t need one of those. However, I came back around to

Tags diy, grill, kids, pretend, toys, trash to treasure, trashure

Crafts DIY / Tutorials Project Gallery Repurposed Sewing Thrifted

DIY Child’s Apron from Upcycled Vintage Linens

Post author By Larissa
Post date May 28, 2019
16 Comments on DIY Child’s Apron from Upcycled Vintage Linens

Featured DIY Child's Apron Video Tutorial by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | Head to prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #sewing #fashion #kids #diy #tutorial

I am so excited to write this post today because I’m not only getting to introduce you to a group of fabulous ladies, but also share a project that is fun to create. My blogger friends and I are officially launching our Reduce, Reuse, REFASHION fun today. Our goal is to inspire you to whip out that dusty sewing machine, needle and thread, or just plain enjoy watching us create too (for those not sewing minded). My project for you is a DIY child’s apron that can be adapted to kids from 1 to 99.

*post contains affiliate links so you can find the products I love to use too. (see full disclosure)

You will see their projects down below in a bit. For now check out what I dug out of my linen stash. What you see above is some scrap fabric, a remnant of my linen

Tags apron, child, cooking, diy, kids, kitchen, refashion, repurposed, sewing, trashure, upcycled

DIY / Tutorials Furniture Home Decor Kids Project Gallery Thrifted upholstery

Kid’s Storage Bench Upcycle ~ DIY Fun

Post author By Larissa
Post date December 20, 2018
23 Comments on Kid’s Storage Bench Upcycle ~ DIY Fun

Featured Kids Storage Bench with Upholstered Top by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

It’s Furniture Fixer Uppers time! This is the day each month my gal friends and I set aside to create furniture projects to inspire you. You’ll see what they created in a bit. Me…well, I am on an 80’s “heart” journey to show you how these pieces that are plentiful at thrift stores and garage sales can be made new. One of these below is about to become a kid’s storage bench.

While you may think I’m a bit nuts for seeing potential in these hum-drum pieces (or maybe you secretly have a stash of your own as you hold onto the past…haha!), bear with me. You can see

Tags bench, diy, kids, repurposed, storage, trashure, upcycled

Crafts DIY / Tutorials Home Decor Kids Project Gallery Repurposed

Clothespin Sheep Ornament Tutorial

Post author By Larissa
Post date December 4, 2018
10 Comments on Clothespin Sheep Ornament Tutorial

Featured DIY Woolly Clothespin Sheep Ornament with Video Tutorial by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

Can you resist cute farm animals? I, for one, can not. I won’t say I have a favorite, but I truly adore cows, chicken, horses, goats, pigs, and sheep – any and all. A few years ago I made each of my kids a woolly clothespin sheep ornament and that inspired me to make a larger version a while back (tutorial HERE). As a result of sharing that tutorial, many of you asked for a DIY on how to make the smaller ornament too. Well, today’s the day!

This little flock is so easy to create in a few minutes. In fact, even kids can do it! The best part is they make wonderful handmade gifts from kids of any age. You can string them up to be

Tags clothespins, crafts, diy, farmhouse, kids, ornament, sheep, trashure, tutorial, video

DIY / Tutorials Furniture Home Decor Kids Project Gallery Thrifted

Kids Play Table Made Modern Farmhouse

Post author By Larissa
Post date November 29, 2018
24 Comments on Kids Play Table Made Modern Farmhouse

Featured Kids Play Table get Modern Farmhouse Makeover by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

It’s that time of the month where my Furniture Fixer Upper friends and I are all eager to share our latest furniture projects. You’ll see what they have for you in a bit. Today, my project is this thrifted kids play table that has seen better days.

When I first passed it at the thrift store I was like…oh…cute. But then two seconds later, I was like OOOH….cute…POTENTIAL! haha. I love when that happens.

Tags diy, furniture, kids, play, pooh, table, thrifted, tutorial, video

Christmas Crafts DIY / Tutorials Family Home Decor Homeschool Kids Project Gallery Repurposed

Christmas Cupboard Door Projects for Kids

Post author By Larissa
Post date November 27, 2018
46 Comments on Christmas Cupboard Door Projects for Kids

The holiday season is definitely fun for letting our creative side run wild. I love to get my six kids involved in gift making and creating. They all agreed they wanted to inspire you and your kids to get your craft on too. Today, we are going to to show you how you can create an upcycled Christmas cupboard door project for any age. Join me and my gang for a cupboard adventure!

What you see above is a selection of cupboard doors that my kids picked out from my stash below. Did you read the story about how I acquired that pile o’ goodness? If not, you can get up to speed HERE.

As soon as we got that wonderful gift of doors

Tags Christmas, crafts, cupboard, decor, diy, kids, repurposed, upcycled