Upcycled Dinosaur Diorama

I am so excited about this latest project.  It is a Christmas gift for my nephew who loves dinosaurs. 

I started with a $1 tv from Goodwill.  I gutted it and painted it with plastic paints.

The walls were decoupaged with pages from used children's books, and I painted a bit to blend them together.
I made the volcano from a plastic water bottle covered in news-paper mache.  I installed a red light bulb that came from an old plastic Christmas decoration that was in a box of junk I bought at an auction.  The dinosaurs all came from a flea market for a quarter a piece. 
I positioned the large dinosaur near the hole where the knobs were, so there is something to see if you peek through.

This diorama cost less than $5.00 to make!  And, most importantly, it was fun!

TV Cat Bed

Here's one of my latest UpDos!

I was inspired by Alpine Butterfly's Cat Bed From A Computer Monitor, but decided to give it a retro nostalgia.  I found this old TV at Goodwill, and it reminded me of the little black & white I had in my room as a kid (that I bought with my babysitting money and only could pick up 3 channels with the rabbit ears!).

The picture isn't great.  For some reason, if I take photos in my dining room when there isn't any natural sunlight, they turn out very blurry.  I'll add some better ones later!