The Ultimate Materials Checklist Buy What You Need in Fewer Trips Imagine this: you’re all excited about a project you’re about to start and can’t wait to jump in! You’ve jotted down what you thought you needed… you’ve picked everything up from the hardware store… you’ve even blocked off a few hours to get it done on Saturday morning. Only to discover that you’re missing stuff, so you either can’t start or can’t finish. Now what?? 1 Rub ’n Buff Transforms old, tarnished hardware, to be reused again. Mod Podge Glue and seal paper, fabric, and more to surfaces. Frog Tape Keeps paint lines clean. Works better than any other painter’s tape! STEP Pick your project. Choose something that isn’t too overwhelming, but still challenging. 1 STEP Print off the Ultimate Materials Checklist and mark off as many of the materials needed. 2 STEP Head to the store to buy materials. Buy more than you think. Return the unused. 3 THRIFT DIVING Ultimate Materials Checklist
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The Ultimate Materials Checklist
Buy What You Need in Fewer Trips
Imagine this: you’re all excited about a project you’re about to start and
can’t wait to jump in! You’ve jotted down what you thought you needed…
you’ve picked everything up from the hardware store… you’ve even blocked
off a few hours to get it done on Saturday morning. Only to discover that
you’re missing stuff, so you either can’t start or can’t finish. Now what??
1
Rub ’n Buff
Transforms old,
tarnished hardware,
to be reused again.
Mod Podge
Glue and seal
paper, fabric, and
more to surfaces.
Frog Tape
Keeps paint lines
clean. Works better
than any other
painter’s tape!
STEP
Pick your project.
Choose something that
isn’t too overwhelming,
but still challenging.
1
STEP
Print off the Ultimate
Materials Checklist and
mark off as many of the
materials needed.
2
STEP
Head to the store to
buy materials. Buy
more than you think.
Return the unused.
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Ultimate Materials
Checklist
Has That Ever Happened to You??
If you’re like me, it has happened more
times than you can count!
It’s actually one of the most frustrating things
about DIY. Not having everything you need to
get started or to finish is probably one of the
biggest reasons that we get “DIY ADHD,” which
is when you easily get distracted and move
from one project to the next, never getting any
of them done!
And sometimes it’s that we don’t even know
what we need in order to get our projects done!
If you’re refinishing a dresser, what kind of
paint do you use? Do you need primer? What
brushes will do the best job?
Not getting your projects done has less to do
with “DIY ADHD” and more to do with just not
planning very well or having the tools or know-
how to get it done!
There are so many tips and tricks, and
thankfully, we’ll answer some of them, along
with giving you the Ultimate Materials Checklist
so that you can be better prepared to tackle
whatever project on your To Do list!
“When you fail to plan,
you plan to fail.”
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HEY THERE….I’M SERENA!
What’s up! I’m Serena, the face behind ThriftDiving.com!
My blog started in 2010 when my family and I bought an old 1973
house. And OMG…the amount of work we would need to do to it
was overwhelming! We didn’t even have any furniture! I’ve always
been a creative person, and I loved thrift stores, so I collected “junk”
and taught myself how to paint and refinish it to decorate my house. I
also taught myself how to use power tools so that I could put up
crown molding, lay new tile, and more. I look forward to teaching you
what I know, being creative with you, and learning together as we go.
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