Vintage Renewal: Teacup Bracelets

I just discovered these fun bangles made out of vintage teacups by StayGoldMaryRose:

See her full collection here.

Vintage Renewal - Modern Library Storage

The folks at Able + Baker Design had a genius idea - stick the spines of vintage books onto boxes to hide your clutter cleanly on the shelf. Love this idea:

Vintage Renewal - Embroidered Photos

I love the artwork of Jose Romussi - he's given some black and white vintage photos of some elegant dancers a little kick of embroidered color:





(via The Dainty Squid)

Vintage Renewal - Treesizeverse

The folks over at Treesizeverse are turning things like old linen grain sacks and vintage army tents into awesome shoulder bags and totes, all handmade in Belgium.

DIY: Repurposed Trophy Cupcake Stands

I spotted this genius tutorial over on Just Something I Made: you'll feel like a winner when you're eating sweets off of these repurposed old trophies turned cupcake stands.




Grab some old bowling trophies, some spray paint, and make your own.

Vintage Renewal - Vintage Camera Nightlight

Scared of the dark? There is a stylish solution. I love these vintage camera nightlights made by Jason Hull here in the Bay Area. He rescues old cameras and turns them into little nightlights. All the prettier to see you with, m'dear:


If you think you're handy enough, he's also posted DIY instructions over on Instructables, and you can try to make your own.

Vintage Renewal: Sleevefaces

I know alot of people cringe at the idea of re-using vinyl records (unless they're too scratched for playing music any more) in "creative repurposing" projects, which is what makes Sleeveface such an awesome idea. Participants take photos of themselves with a record sleeve obscuring or augmenting any part of their body or bodies, causing an illusion, and no records get harmed during the creative process.

All of a sudden, those piles of records you pass in the thrift store conjure up so many fun potential photos:












And of course, in honor of Animalhead Vintage ...



(all photos from sleeveface.com)

Vintage Renewal: Kasbah Mod Typewriters

Vintage typewriters are pretty cute on their own, but I like the looks of these revamped ones from Kasbah Mod. These "rejuvenated" typewriters are fully-functional and professionally restored to their original working condition, with a little kick to freshen their look: Color block two-toned typewriters, chrome/gold/metallic plated typewriters and artist prints turn each typewriter into a work of art:





If the $800+ price point is a little high, maybe it could be a fun DIY project for a rainy day?

(spotted on sale over at Fab this morning)

Vintage Renewal - Car seats

I always like to see some creative reuse for everyday objects that would otherwise go to waste. These companies are putting good use to the interiors of cars that have seen their last U-turn:

Platinum Dirt makes leather jackets out of leather Cadillac seats. Each VIN Jacket is handmade and completely unique. The $1200 price point is a little steep ... but I guess it is cheaper than actually owning a Caddie. The ladies can always pick up an oddly shaped purse or clutch as well. I like that they keep the Cadillac insignia on the leather, and use the hood ornaments and other decals as zipper pulls:





Kim White uses the interiors of anything from a Mustang to a Volkswagon to create these surprisingly stylish clutches and handbags (some more subtle than others, right Camaro bag?):

DIY: Vintage Tin Candles

I have a huge collection of vintage tins - many from my grandmother, and many that were just too pretty not to buy. I store all sorts of odds and ends inside of them, but loved this easy Design Sponge project on making your own candles out of vintage tins. Can you say my new go-to homemade gift?




You can find lots of lovely old tins on ebay and etsy to make your own.

Vintage Renewal - The BOOMcase

Every generation has worked to make music portable. I am always on the hunt for old record players that run on batteries, perfect for taking to the lake for picnics. And the 80's had the boombox-on-shoulder thing down. So it is only logical that we'd get some portable speakers for our iPod generation as well.

Check out these stylish numbers, or "BoomCases," made by Sacramento-based sound wizard Dominic "Si-Mo." He embeds 30-, 50- and 200-watt speaker systems into awesomely vintage found luggage, and says that the sound from these babies could power an entire houseparty, which means bringing the tunes to your next picnic will be ... a picnic.





If you are someone who is handy with tools and things with wires, you may be able to make your own. Otherwise, prices for the BoomCase start at $250 for a plug-in, or $300 for a battery/plug-in case (though most look to have sold for closer to $400).

(via Thrillist)