Secret Jewelry Box Hidden Behind a Painting

And yet another great way to reuse a fabulous vintage painting. This time, the painting is used as a top secret box to hide your jewelry in. Your vintage painting hangs like all your other artwork, but inside, your jewelry hangs neatly and orderly out of site. This DIY project could easily turn a painting into a medicine cabinet, key storage, or anything else you might want to hide away.

Wheat-Free Seven Layer Bars

Possibly sinful, but incredibly delicious. I swear by this recipe for Seven Layer Bars. And they're wheat-free too.

Reclaimed Wood Sketchbooks

Yesterday I went through all my sketchbooks, looking back on drawings from elementary school as well as high school and college. There were a few gems mixed in, but mostly failed attempts to capture the picture I had in my head down on paper. I love sketchbooks. They hold such promise. I have far too many with blank sheets in them because I needed to get a new one. If I had a sketchbook like this though, I would do my best to fill it completely and make the drawings inside worthy of its beautiful reclaimed, handmade wood exterior.

Remake a Frumpy Dress Into Something Spectacular

Oh, if only I had a sewing machine... Saw this idea for an amazing remake of a frumpy sailor dress into a cocktail worthy strapless number via ReadyMade's latest issue. I think I need to go pick up an issue.

DIY: Glass Etching with a Dremel

I've been dreaming about etching glass bottles for a long time now ever since I saw this great DIY post about etching spice jars on Design*Sponge. BUT, their DIY how-to said to use the glass etching cream, and after I read the ingredients and warnings on a bottle in the craft store, I just couldn't bring myself to do it! I just kept thinking about all those chemicals and how they were produced and then what I'd be inhaling if I used them. I even searched for more environmentally friendly versions of the cream or other ways to etch, but couldn't find any until this week. Finally a non-toxic way to etch glass! Via Threadbanger, one of their readers posted some pictures on a forum of glass etched jars and glasses.

DIY: Recycling Sweaters Into Boots

This cold snap keeps me in socks and boots pretty much all the time, and this lovely little project is the perfect antidote if you're tired of your boots or slippers. Using a sweater and recycling a pair of flats, these calf-high boots are super cute.

DIY Green Gift: Seed Bombs

Need some handmade gift ideas for this holiday season? Here's one for your guerrilla gardening friend - a seed bomb! Seen over at Inhabitat's Green Gift Guide, the seed bomb is a ball of compost, clay and native seeds, which you simply throw into a vacant lot, backyard, or empty space. Then when the time is right, the seeds will bury themselves and grow into beautiful native flowers. Cheaper than buying real plants and much more secretive than planting them, seed bombs are an awesome way to spread some seeds.

Deconstructed Signs Turned into Abstract Art

Fabio Zanino takes old advertisements, signs and warnings, deconstructs them and rebuilds them into these fascinating abstract pieces. Although there's no way of telling what these signs previously said, it's a cool way to reuse, reformulate and even rethink the message behind these warnings. This is good recycled art. More pics after jump.