Thrift to Treasure How To Dark Academia Gothic & Moody DIY Thrift Flip Techniques for Home Decor

Hi Diane, I love your creations! I also like to add texture to things. I have found that using hot glue with a precision glue gun does a great job and then using a larger chip brush to lightly dry brush covers a lot of area and does a fantastic job. It is so fun to create for Halloween and I look forward to your videos; thank you!

Everything came out so beautiful, wish you could come on more often! 👧🏻

I love your creativity. They all look stunning.❤

fabulous love all of these xx

Linda, these three projects turned out so gorgeous! They are so rich looking with the deep colors and the touches of gold. I do not decorate in the dark academia style, but I would have all of these in my home! Love everything you do!

Linda you are so talented. Love what you do, and you don't go too fast.

You are still my favorite. This is my favorite style all year around. Thank you for sharing your awesomeness!

Oh so nice. Loved every one.

Using brads as screw heads...ingenious! I love this halloween stuff! I appreciate your take on the dark colors! Thanks for the ideas on using some Brocant transfers!! Do you think brown wax would work to darken the white of the flower? It still seemed a little light to me. I LOVED what you did with the candlestick. I've gotta do that!

Can't wait to see what you do!

Very fun projects!

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Beautiful but you need to change your music your music f-ckin sucks. it is so annoying

Please let someone else pick better music for you it is torture to watch your videos I love what you do and I really want to watch them but your music freaking irritates the s*** out of me.

These are unique. Love the ideas for Halloween. Thanks for sharing your talent.

Absolutely beautiful all of them! You certainly did give some great inspiration, thanks!

You are not a crafter. You are an artist. These are amazing.

For sure you are master at what you do 👏 all of the items are gorgeous and well done, you really know what the saying trash to treasure means 😊, thank you for sharing your talents with us, 👍

Hello, I'm new to your channel.
You are a awesome artist. The mixed media you use on these projects are intriguing. Very inspiring and direction in commentary is easy to follow. Thank you for your video.

Have you used sander-deglosser? You rub it on things before painting them to take off the gloss, and it makes the paint stick way better. It's faster and easier than having to prime.

Have you tried drizzling hot glue instead of thread?

I sometimes put a coat of clear acrylic over my base paint so when I wet distress I won’t go down past that color (red)

That tray is just so beautiful! I think I would have added more color to the flowers, like musky burgandies and muted browns. You sure have a good eye for design!

I loved all of your ideas 💀🖤🐈‍⬛ Thank you for sharing

Hi Linda, thanks for sharing these great ideas. You are an inspiration. You take so much time to dry brush all the areas. It took me also very long every time, but then I just started to dip my finger in the metallic paint and go over the area i wanted to dry brush and...it works perfectly.

As with all crafts it always has an awkward phase in the middle of the process but it all came together for a beautiful result in the end! Lovely work, very inspiring

New Viewer, and I really enjoyed watching you create these beautiful pieces. You are so meticulous! Certainly impressed. Going to subscribe.

I absolutely love how it turned out

Yes, your right!!
Detail takes time, but it's worth it...your work is proof...that it's in the details ❤

I love what you did with the tray, excellent!

Awesome.

Hello from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 😊 😀 😄 💕.

Love the Gothic design.

The tray was beautiful and definatley had a dark academia vibe, but then it was painted and transfers put on it and I was not dark academia anymore, it was just crafty cute

Loved everyone of them. Liked platter best.

I just found this video and wow! these are just so so amazing! excellent job!

I love the little feet added to the mirror tray. What a great finishing touch that is often overlooked!

I dont really like black but I loved each of these. The frame around the tray and the box are beautiful.

I'm sorry, I'm going to unload on you because I am frustrated. Every crafter I follow, And I mean EVERY crafter uses IOD transfers. I cannot afford them, they are SO expensive. Is there no less expensive choice?

First video that I've watched from your channel and I love it all! Great work and beautiful pieces!

The tray looks amazing Linda!!

Love every one of your projects! I would buy all 3. Guess I will just have to DIY myself!!!! :)

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Gorgeous!

DO NOT HAVE AIR DRY CLAY Projects Stored out in the shed it cannot handle heat or cold. It breaks down to dust

Loved your music. Great job, Linda❤

I am so pleased to find your channel today and I love these projects in this first video I've seen. This is a wonderful way to upscale modern used silver plate (I would never do it to old silver pieces of course), giving it a refreshing not-so-new look. The transfers are lovely and I like the black base color. These are stunning pieces! What you did in this video is very inspiring and thank you for sharing.

Beautiful!

Fantastic job love them all im a new subscriber 😊❤

I love your artworks/crafts!
New fresh ideas!
Beautiful!